YAHALLO AND WELCOME BACK TO THE
UNBIASED PREDICTIONS
Lessons learned in Week 5:
1. The Wolfpack season is in REALLY dire straits right now. They can't stop letting down the goat, and multiple tiers look like a disaster right now. They still have the tools to make the playoffs, but things look like a pretty uphill battle from here, with duels with the Cryos and Tyrants still on the schedule. They really might be out
2. The Tyrants are still in it. Last week against the BIGs was basically a must win, and the team managed to take diwn a surging squad even with CBB and blunder both losing. ctc looks like a trainwreck, though, so therr are still some flaws here. I think they'll make playoffs, though.
3. Speaking of the BIGs, their season is back to being a mess. It's gonna be a real struggle for them from here, especially with Charmflash still being squandered in GSC for whatever reason, Fakes not showing up for his games, and Leftiez hitting the bench already. Well, at least they tilted the Sharks lol.
4. The Ruiners are still fire. I ranked them 3rd in my mids PRs, and they seem to be unstoppable now.
5. The Tigers are basically eliminated LOOOL They aren't getting 7 points in 4 weeks bros
RIP
Circus Maximus Tigers (5) vs (6) Dragonspiral Tyrants
SS OU: Kebab mlml vs
blunder | this guy's definitely a meme LOOL people kept asking me to add him to the undrafted frogs team, but who the hell is this bro?
SS OU: Eeveeto vs
Christo | christo's been solid lately and I'm not a huge eeveeto fan
SS OU: Rexus vs
TDK | tdk's been pretty solid and I'm definitely not bolding some meme pu main against him
SS DOU: MajorBowman vs marilli
SS LC:
Osh vs Luthier | I think osh is the best lcer and he's more proven in individual oturs
SM OU:
Eternal Spirit vs CTC | the basedlord looks pretty bad right now LOL I'm sure if he's the answer in 2020 bros...gama has also looked pretty fucking sketch, but i'll trust him in this one
ORAS OU: Luigi vs
CrashinBoomBang | LOOOL pretty sure this is the first meeting between these two since
CBB's struggled with matchup and has had made some misplays. He's not 1-5 bad, though. And while I am a Luigi fan, I don't think he's 5-1 good LOL That being said, it wouldn't be surprising if GB took this one home; however, I'll trust CBB for one more week.
BW OU:
Steve Angello vs John W | haven't really been convinced by john w as of late and steve's more proven
DPP OU: Vay vs
The Grand Babido | bab hasn't really been that impressive, but I was never really a vay believer and didn't really understand the hype. he's been pretty bad too so
ADV OU:
McMeghan vs Gilbert arenas | marcop's solid, but mcmeghan's an ADV legend and is definitely better
GSC OU:
Zokuru vs gorgie | this is a weird one LOOL I don't know, honestly. There's just no conceivable way that floppy is going to be 5-1; I can't see it. Zokuru's more of an unknown quantity to me, and he is 2-0 in GSC with a nice win against Conflict, who I think very highly of. Miniscule edge
RBY OU: Kaz vs
Heroic Troller | troller's the best rbyer bop
Ever Grande BIGS (5) vs
(7) Team Raiders
SS OU: Adaam vs
Lusa | haven't really seen much of adaam in ss ou. the fact that he hasn't played it this entire time is a bit concerning, since it's not like the bigs lineup is rife with talent or anything...lusa's been solid enough so.
SS OU: Sage vs
Simia | well, before this tournament i had negative confidence in sage LOL she shattered expectations with a 3-0, but took her first loss last week. simia is on a nice 2-0 run, so I guess in this case, I'll go with the hot hand.
SS OU:
aim vs Vulpix03 | the vulpix guy is definitely a meme so.
SS DOU:
Ezrael vs Lunar | you know the drill.
SS LC: idiotfrommars vs
LilyAC | ifm looked WASHED in gsc like LOL I'm not sure how he's gonna suddenly turn into an SS LC mastermind overnight. Lily's hyped and I think she's decent. solid edge
SM OU: Sabella vs
Trosko | GODSKO is gonna go 7-2 in this tour after bein stuck in ss ou for the first 2 weeks. solid edge
ORAS OU:
Santu vs reiku | reiku's looked lost at times, but has had some nice showings. Santu's surprisingly been pretty good, though, and currently sports a 4-1 record. I like his odds of winning this
BW OU: Frania vs
Posho | LOOOOOOOL fucking posho omg. he's looked completely unviable in this tour, but I do still think he's solid at BW OU. I don't know why the hell FRANIA IS STARTING OVER LEFTIEZ??? but whatever. no faith in him so. solid edge for posho
DPP OU:
Fakes vs ToF | ToF has had some luck on his side so far. I'm a big Fakes fan, so hopefully he shows up for this game LOL small edge
ADV OU: eden vs
pasy_g | the fact that that EDEN is back in just highlights how dire the BIGs situation really is. If you've watched this guy play in the past few tournaments, you would definitely think he's unviable. Not really a pasy g fan, but he should easily take this
GSC OU: Charmflash vs
dice | bro, put charm in sm LOOL jesus the gsc situation is so dire. charm's looked absolutely terrible this tour, and timed out last week as well. I honestly don't know how good dice is at GSC, but I'm a big fan of his talent as evidenced by the fact that I bold him every week. solid edge
RBY OU:
Nails vs MetalGro$$ | I think Nails is a hair better.
Indie Scooters (5) vs (6) Wi-fi Wolfpack
SS OU:
Lopunny Kicks vs 1 True Lycan | the baron's had some nice wins against empo, but I still don't think he's that great. lop kicks has struggled a bit, but he's far more proven over the past few tours.
SS OU: Leo vs
Star | bro who the hell is this LOOL I didn't even know Leo played pokemon, I just thought he was one of the armchair spectators like me. wild. massive edge for star
SS OU:
Jayde vs The Hallows | jayde's bounced back the past 2 weeks and he definitely has way more skill than the hallows, who has looked pretty terrible this SPL. I don't really think he's viable.
SS DOU: Memoric vs SMB
SS LC:
tazz vs Jytcampbell | LOOOL NOOOOOOOOOOO my boy ht is finally benched. what a tragedy. jesus ht for 3k really was one of the worst moves of the auction considering how low the average lc price was. I don't really think jyt is a viable player, especially in LC. tazz has been pretty lackluster, but I'll trust his experience for this one
SM OU: ZoroDark vs
Welli0u | zoroclick is above average, but the well has been a machine since the start of snake. I like his odds here
ORAS OU: Adri vs
Sjneider | the other guy probably isn't viable, although he did win last week I guess. sjneider's like decent or like slightly below average maybe? idk but he does have abr teams and has won some games lately so just off that he can have the edge,
BW OU: zf vs
Pearl | Pearl was definitely a massive overpay, but I never drank the zf kool-aid before so. He's struggled pretty mightily this tour, and I don't expect Pearl to do that badly in bw. small edge
DPP OU: Kevin Garrett vs
BIHI | wow we're really flexing kg everywhere LOOL jesus. He's definitely crust like come on people LOOOOOOL bihi has the goat's teams so. small edge
ADV OU: CyberOdin vs
BKC | odin's been p heat this SPL, but BKC's looked otherworldly. He's playing the best Pokemon of his career. solid edge
GSC OU:
Fear vs sulcata | time to bold Fear again and watch him luck the milk to 1-5 bop
RBY OU:
Bedschibaer vs rozes | beds is a bit more solid and way more experienced
Alpha Ruiners (5) vs (6) Cryonicles
SS OU:
FLCL vs soulgazer | flcl's been pretty impressive this tour, and won last week even after missing power whip on seismitoed. sg, meanwhile, is pretty unproven in ss ou, and won last week off of flinching 905834 times with togekiss LOL solid edge here in the clash of nu titans
SS OU: Twixtry vs
Eo Ut Mortus | eo's struggled more than I thought, but I still think he's pretty fire. twixtry's been a bit better than I thought, but I'm not really a believer yet. solid edge
SS OU: Empo vs
Sacri' | finally, I can confidently bold against empo LOL I think he's definitely overrated, and I really like how Sacri has played.
SS DOU: qsns vs Tman
SS LC: jake vs
ggggd | pablo's been amazing this tour, and no reason to predict against him now
SM OU:
Gondra vs Updated Kanto
| damn, what a game LOOL I really want to bold Kanto, but man GONDRA'S BEEN SO GOOD SOMEHOW WTF he's ascended. he really might 9-0 oml. this should be a very tough match for him, but I'll give him a very slight edge.
ORAS OU:
xImRaptor vs Garay oak | still don't really know how viable garay is outside of lower tiers, and raptor's been pretty impressive. solid edge
BW OU: Caetano93 vs
Finchinator | the doctor has somehow lit the world on fire so far, but finch has matched him in terms of record and is way more experienced. solid edge
DPP OU: Emeral vs
shawyu 1313 | bro who the hell is emeral LOL he's french I think? anyway, he's probably unviable, but it is dpp so he might win anyway. that being said, shawyu's been solid and has osgoode support so, small edge
ADV OU: Hyogafodex vs
z0mOG | man, just put prinz back in adv like seriously LOL being weak in adv when u could just be weak in rby is retarded. hyoga is unviable like have you seen his past games??? z0m's been lucky as fuck to be 4-1, but he's definitely more talented. solid edge
GSC OU:
FriendOfMrGolem120 vs Mr.E | mre's been worse than I anticipated and fomg's ben trending a bit upwards. small edge
RBY OU:
Alexander. vs HML am | prinz is way better.
Stark Sharks (6) vs (4) Congregation of the Classiest
SS OU: xray vs
suapah | xrays been good, but suapah's in contention for best performer of SPL so far, going 4-1 against a ridiculous stretch of eo / blunder / flcl / star / lop kicks. he's been amazing snd no reason to expect him to slow down
SS OU:
bro fist vs blarghlfarghl | i bold blargh a fair amt but i bold john every week lol
SS OU: teal6
vs Insult | both these players started hot before cooling off lately. teal needed luck to win his last game and insult misplayed a fait amount in the endgame against jayde. this game is a straight tossup to me
SS DOU: Kiichikos vs
stax | stax has been heat and sharks doubles is a meme and a half
SS LC: EviGaro
vs Serene Grace | these ppl are probably equal in skill and i don't really have a read here
SM OU:
frisoeva vs Relous | i RARELY ever bold frisoeva, but he has been serviceable and relous has been a disaster this tour. small edge
ORAS OU:
Erzengel vs Persephone | Persephone's been making me question his viability lately and erz is on a slight upswing
BW OU:
SoulWind vs Raiza | raiza's definitely better than 1-4, but he's almost assuredly gonna be 1-5 after this LOL
DPP OU:
DeepBlueC vs Excal | not a big dbc fan, but it will take more than 1 thinking gen victory for me to think excwl is viable
ADV OU: Blightbringer vs
Tamahome | blight was clearly a big overpay, although he hasn't played that bad honestly. tama's amazing, though, and should wash most people in this tier. he even made me good at adv for a while after tutoring me
GSC OU:
Conflict vs KratosMana | anti should only get bettet at gsc as the season progresses, but I'm a huge conflict supporter and think he will overwhelm anti
RBY OU: Genesis7 vs
Amaranth | tin's been hot, which is enough for a small edge in the joke tier