No Analyst correctly picked a trifecta in Leg 3. The Strategist holds her lead over Little Tuna and The Bookie. The rest of the Analysts have yet to leave the starting gate of the Preakness, although tiebreakers give Minds Blank a slight edge over the rest of the nags. Wise Orangutan has butchered his Home Team to recover value from the glue and tiger meat.
The Bookie: Colts/Patriots/Chargers
The Big Tuna: Patriots/49ers*/Raiders* +1
Little Tuna: Patriots/Colts/Browns*
Wise Orangutang: Chargers/Saints*/Jets* +1
The Strategist: Sea Hawks/Rams/Chargers
Kal Krome: Sea Hawks/Saints*/Jets* +1
Minds Blank : Browns*/Jets*/Raiders* +2
B-Reezy: 49ers*/Jets*/Raiders* +2
The Bookie: Colts/Patriots/Chargers
The Big Tuna: Patriots/49ers*/Raiders*
Little Tuna: Patriots/Colts/Browns*
Wise Orangutang: Chargers/Saints*/Jets*
The Strategist: Sea Hawks/Rams/Chargers
Kal Krome: Sea Hawks/Saints*/Jets*
Minds Blank : Browns*/Jets*/Raiders*
B-Reezy: 49ers*/Jets*/Raiders*
* Denotes hater eligible pick.
The first wipe out of the year (no trifectas). The only hater combination this past week was Saints*, Raiders*, and Patriots/Rams/Seahawks.
Little Tuna recaptures her lead after safely riding three undefeated teams to a third trifecta. The Strategist, however, follows by a nose with three trifectas and only one fewer correct pick after 6 weeks of the competition.
In a tie for third place with two trifectas, Big Tuna (13 correct picks) holds the inside position over Wise Orangutan (12) and The Bookie (11). In sixth, Minds Blank and B-Reezy are running neck and neck with one trifecta and 11 correct picks. Kal Krome remains in holdout by his Home Team.
If the season ended after Week 6, only four of eight Analysts would have demonstrated the horse sense to sponsor a playoff worthy steed!
In Leg 2 of the Preakness, The Strategist and Little Tuna overtake The Bookie for first and second place, respectively. The correct player hater pick was Lions, Panthers, and Patriots/Packers/Broncos, as four of the seven active Home Teams loss in head-to-head competition or hate.
The Strategist played the player hater trifecta to perfection in Leg 2, earning two trifecta points and sole lead after Leg 2 of the Preakness. Little Tuna, who played it safe with two Home Teams and the Panthers, moves into second place as her Patriots defeat The Bookie’s Colts in head-to-head competition.
At the back of the pack, five Analysts have yet to register a trifecta in the Preakness. Minds Blank, however, is building a body of tiebreaker advantages with two head-to-head wins over The Strategist and Orangutan) and two correct Home Team picks. The Big Tuna has one correct Home Team selection and the turnovers per game lead.
The other Analysts better get-to-step-step-steppin’ in Leg 3 of the Preakness!
The Bookie: Colts/Browns*/Panthers*
The Big Tuna: Broncos/Patriots/Sea Hawks
Little Tuna: Patriots/Packers/Panthers*
Wise Orangutang: Chargers/Lions*/Panthers*
The Strategist: Broncos/Lions*/Panthers*
Kal Krome: Sea Hawks/Packers/Lions*
Minds Blank : Packers/Lions*/Browns*
B-Reezy: Bears/Packers/Panthers*
* Denotes hater eligible pick.
The Bookie: Colts/Browns*/Panthers*
The Big Tuna: Broncos/Patriots/Sea Hawks
Little Tuna: Patriots/Packers/Panthers* (1 point)
Wise Orangutang: Chargers/Lions*/Panthers*
The Strategist: Broncos/Lions*/Panthers* ( 2 points)
Kal Krome: Sea Hawks/Packers/Lions*
Minds Blank : Packers/Lions*/Browns*
B-Reezy: Bears/Packers/Panthers*
Lions and Panthers were the only correct player hater options in Week 6.
The Bookie and Big Tuna make their moves to shake up the race for the Analyst of the Year award. Bookie earns her second trifecta of the year to join the leader board in a five-way tie.
By picks, Big Tuna moves into a first place tie with Little Tuna with 11 picks. Tied for second, The Strategist, The Bookie, and Wise Orangutan have 10 picks. In a tie for sixth, Minds Blank and B-Reezy have 1 trifecta and 9 correct picks. Kal Krome is still confounded by his Seahawks.
Seven of eight Analysts suffered a black eye as hate misguided our experts in the first week. The only winning combinations was Steelers, Bengals, and a Home Team — which no Analyst picked.
The Bookie played it safe with two Home Teams and the Bengals, to take a slender lead after the first leg of the Preakness.
Minds Blank built a tiebreaker over The Strategist with the Packers’ win. Blank and B-Reezy are the only Analysts to pick their Home Teams correctly, which may prove to be precious tiebreakers in the tight contest that is the Preakness this year.
The Bookie: Patriots/Bengals/Broncos
The Big Tuna: Steelers/Bengals/Chiefs
Little Tuna: Texans/Bengals/Chiefs
Wise Orangutang: Chargers/Bengals/Chiefs
The Strategist: Broncos/Texans/Chiefs
Kal Krome: Sea Hawks/Packers/Steelers
Minds Blank : Packers/Texans/Raiders
B-Reezy: Bears/Steelers/Raiders
The Bookie: Patriots/Bengals/Broncos
The Big Tuna: Steelers/Bengals/Chiefs
Little Tuna: Texans/Bengals/Chiefs
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Bengals/Chiefs
The Strategist: Broncos/Texans/Chiefs
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Packers/Steelers
Minds Blank : Packers/Texans/Raiders
B-Reezy: Bears/Steelers/Raiders
All Analysts have decided to stick with their Home Teams for the 2015-16 Player Haters Preakness. The line up is:
The slate of games for the Player Haters Preakness II includes four head-to-head contests this month (again, the first tiebreaker). Minds Blank’s Packers face The Strategist’s Rams (Leg 1), Wise Orangutan’s Chargers (Leg 2), and Big Tuna’s Broncos (Leg 4). Also in Leg 2, Little Tuna’s Patriots travel to The Bookie’s Colts. REMINDER: No bonus points can be won for picks in head-to-head contests.
Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are several featured games: three Thursday night, two Sunday night, and two Monday night games. The Rams are on a bye in Leg 2, while the Bears, Broncos, and Packers are on a bye in Leg 3.
With four head-to-head contests AND four Bye weeks, the 2015-16 Player Haters Preakness features a narrow slate of games (5 games) in Leg 2 and Leg 3. In Leg 2, only three games feature un-owned opponents that can yield bonus points!
Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may not pick the sponsored team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win, but the second tiebreaker remains the number of correct Home Team selections. See the Preakness Rules for more.
Email three picks to The Bookie before each leg (week) of the Race. The first picks are due on Thursday, October 8.
Check the current playoff standing of Home Teams.
Four weeks into the long season, and four Analysts have notched their second trifecta. Three more Analysts have one trifecta. One Analysts was short-reined by a holdout.
Currently, Little Tuna holds a slight lead with two trifectas and 10 correct picks. Big Tuna, Wise Orangutan, and The Strategist tie for second with 2 trifectas and 9 correct picks. Minds Blank has sole possession of fifth pace with 1 trifecta and 8 correct picks, followed by The Bookie and B-Reezy with 1 trifecta and 7 correct picks. Kal Krome trails.
