This week, we have a rivalry that has been going strong since Season 1 as our highlight game of the week. We also have a rematch of the Season 12 championship game, a battle between siblings, and a fight between friends to regain momentum and climb the rankings. Week 6 promises to be a fun one and an important week since it comes right before a PPV and right before our first off week of the season. So, this week and Survivor Series on Sunday is the last opportunity to try to make a statement before we take a week off.
Here are the current points for the predictions mini game:
1) Austin: 17
2) Ben: 13
3) Phillip: 12
3) Terry: 12
5) Jeff: 9
6) Madelyn: 6
7) Chris: 2
Now, let's have a look at this week's games...
Jeff vs Austin. A rematch of the Season 12 championship game. That match was an incredibly low scoring championship game with a narrow victory from Austin. Our simulator doesn't seem to think that will be the case this time around. It predicts a larger victory for Austin, making him a 14-point favorite and giving him a 91% chance to win. However, last week Jeff was an even bigger underdog and almost defeated the #1 team in the league. Could we see a huge upset in this one?
Madelyn was a 20+ point favorite in her last two games. However, this week, she's only a 12-point favorite to defeat Jacob. Her 79% chance to win is lower than the last few weeks as well. And Jacob actually outscored her last week. But, he lost his game and she won her game. Both teams scored one victory point though. This week's match between the New Day and the Hurt Business for the tag team titles and the match between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton for the WWE championship are bound to have a huge effect on this game.
Last week, Chris lost by 26 points against Ben. Phillip lost by 31 points against Terry. Now, Phillip and Chris are playing each other. For one of these teams, they have the chance to end the losing streak and start making a run for the playoffs. For the other, they'll have more work to do in the second half of the season. Neither team scored high last week but the addition of several championship matches to this week's schedule almost guarantee a high scoring match this week.
Finally, we have our game of the week... a huge showdown between top ranked rivals who have been battling for over a dozen seasons. This is a rematch of the Season 6 championship game and the Season 13 championship game, so these two teams are no strangers to playing against each other.
Terry, currently ranked #2, is looking to score two more victory points and potentially take the #1 spot before Survivor Series. Ben, currently ranked #4, is looking to distance himself from the bottom half of the league. Both of these teams have been fantastic so far and this could end up being a preview of the playoffs. Simulations give Ben a 66% chance to win as a 6-point favorite but this one could go either way.
Both teams have been scoring most of their points on Raw, so we're expecting this one to be settled tonight. Ben broke the record for most points on an episode of Raw two weeks ago only to have Terry break his record last week. Will one of them break the record again tonight in the week 6 game of the week?
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