Big Baller Barraskewdas (1) vs
(2) Trigger-Happy Thwackeys 
SV Bo7: eblurb vs
DripLegend
Cool matchup, but I think this is a somewhat iffy matchup for eblurb. I'm a fan of the barras's SV prep so far this season, but I think that Drip matches up well into eblurb in a pure clicking matchup, but it's still pretty close. I think Drip also doesn't have to help when it comes to prepping other slots this week, and even though that's probs the same for blurb, I think the buff helps Thwackeys more here. Even with all of this, it's a really close matchup, especially since iirc the PL7 series went to the seventh game in the bo7, and since the Barras SV prep squad's been looking pretty strong so far. Looking forward to this one.
45 - 55
SS Bo5:
Aliss vs Mishlef
I'm gonna be dead honest, I completely expected Blanched to be slotted here. I think that Thwackeys on paper have very slightly better SS prep, but Alice is the stronger clicker, while Barras SS prep is definitely not that far behind. It's incredibly hard to argue with an 8-0 record, so I think Alice should take this pretty comfortably as someone who (in my eyes) is the better clicker with pretty close to even prep between the two teams. I'm curious about if we see a Blanched tactical sub or something later this week, which I think would make the matchup pretty even, but I'm not the biggest fan of the slotting here by Thwackeys in terms of purely clicking.
70 - 30
SM Bo5: crow crumbs vs
Waylaid
I saw someone on the barras say that it would probably have been better for the Thwackeys to pick SV as their secondary tiebreak, but I don't really see this. I think the Barras have better support in the slot, so I think that it would just be a throw on the part of the Thwackeys. This is, in my opinion, the best option for Thwackeys, as I think they have a pretty clear advantage in SM, especially given that the Barras SM slot has not won since they played the Megarays in Week 4. Waylaid is a really solid player in SM, and I think he should probs take this game, as SM feels like a tier where a good deal of knowledge is somewhat of a baseline to perform well. Of course, crow crumbs is a formidable player as a whole, and tiebreaks tend to have less of a mainer diff than slotting in something like semis, but I think the advantage goes to the Thwackeys here.
40 - 60
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If I were to add up every single one of these matchups, it gets us to 155 - 145, which does give the edge to the Barras if I was just looking to add up percentages, which is a testament to how close this matchup is, given that I gave the win to the Thwackeys here. The Barras have a strong tiebreak, but I think the Thwackeys are pretty uniquely positioned here to pull of a win here.
Good luck to both teams, looking forward to all the matchups this week!!
