Courtesy of CBS Sports, the Slate of Games for the Division Round of Super Trifecta Bowl II are:
Analysts may pick from any of the four games, provided they do not pick against their own Home Team. Analysts whose Home Teams have been eliminated are free to pick any of the eight teams to win.
As a game of skill, we provide a few links for Analysts to prepare their prognostication research:
Team Stats
ELO Predictions (fivethirtyeight.com)
Colleagues (other experts)
Trifecta Points
A trifecta (pick three correctly) is worth 2 points in the Divisional Round.
Analysts whose Home Teams are playing in the Divisional Round earn 2 Playoff Victory point if their Home Team wins (NOTE: Analysts do not have to pick their Home Team in the trifecta to earn the Playoff Victory point).
Analyst who correctly pick Home Teams in the Divisional Round may earn Reverse PCFecta points: 2 for the best defensive effort (lowest score by an opponent) and 1 for the best offensive effort (highest score by the Home Team).
In the Divisional Round, 2 Player Hater point can be earned for correctly picking an un-owned team.
The following teams earn Seeder Redux points with a win: Steelers (5 points), Chiefs (3 point), Seahawks (5 points), and Packers (3 point).
Strategery
This week we have three head-to-head match ups and only one featuring an un-owned vs. a Home Team.
Keep in mind that Analysts do not have to pick their Home Teams in order to earn the Playoff Victory points (2). The benefit to picking the Home Team is that the Analyst is then eligible for the 3 competitive Reverse PC-Fecta points. Home Team wins thus earn 2 to 5 Super Trifecta points regardless of seeding.
All of the games feature the possibility to earn 3 or 5 Seeder Redux points: SEA (5), PIT (5), GB (3) and KC (3). If an Analyst’s Home Team has been eliminated or an Analyst does not believe his or her Home Team will win, the Analyst may want to Pick teams that yield Seeder Redux points instead.
The Steelers are the only Player Hater eligible Pick remaining and will yield 2 Player Hater points plus 5 Seeder Redux points with a win (7 total). Big Tuna’s Bronocs host the Steelers, so he is the only Analyst who may not pick this upset.
Picking one of the higher-seeded Home Teams will not yield Super Trifecta points to the Analysts who do not own team, but a winning trifecta is worth 2 points whereas an incorrect upset pick will earn 0 points.
Maximum Points Possible
If all picks are correct, base trifecta of 2 points plus:
Kal Krome: SEA (10 HT), PIT (7), and GB (3) or KC (3) = 22 Total
The Strategist: KC (8 HT), PIT (7), and SEA (5) = 22 Total
Minds Blank: GB (8 HT), PIT (7), and SEA (5) = 22 Total
Little Tuna: NE (5 HT), PIT (7), and SEA (5) = 19 Total
The Bookie: CAR (5 HT), PIT (7), and GB (3) or KC (3) = 17 Total
Wise Orangutan: ARI (5 HT), PIT (7), and SEA (5) = 19 Total
B-Reezy: SEA (5), PIT (7), and GB (3) or KC (3) = 17 Total
Big Tuna: DEN (5 HT), SEA (5), and GB (3) or KC (3) = 15 Total
The minimum possible for a winning trifecta is 2 points (2 base trifecta points) if an Analyst were to take three of the highest-seeded teams owned by another Analyst (for example: if B-Reezy picks Panthers, Broncos, Patriots).
