Recap...

Winning Bulls vs Raging Bulls

Week 6

 

• Sarge
• 120.3 pts, 3-3
• Weekly Grade

 

 

• Raging BULLS
• 99.8 pts, 3-3
• Weekly Grade

Not only did Sarge keep their momentum alive, but they did so in a decisive fashion. They were the second-highest point total this week, which aided them to their third straight win after they defeated Raging BULLS 120.30 to 99.80. Going streaking usually draws attention to yourself, but not in positive way. Not in this case. Since starting their win streak in Week 4, Sarge has moved from 15th place to 11th. Sarge is averaging 109.35 points per matchup over this run, 123.0% of their overall season average. Raging BULLS stays put in seventh place with a 3-3 record. Sarge has recently beaten $OONER$ (116.70 to 81.85) and Porky Pigmy Pyxies (91.05 to 86.00).

Top Players

• • Le'Veon Bell
  • 28.10
 
• • Carson Wentz
  • 25.60
 
• • Adrian Peterson
  • 25.40
 
• • Jordan Howard
  • 18.60

Smooth Moves by Sarge

• Know what's better than winning your matchup vs. Sarge? Getting into the Toyota Hall of Fame.
• We won't judge you if you want to bow to Le'Veon Bell. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 28.10 points.
• Adrian Peterson put the team on his back with 25.40 points, the fourth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
• The Chicago Bears Defense scored a season-high 18.00 points and exceeded their scoring projection by 154.6%, which ranked seventh in the league.
• Apparently playing within themselves was good enough. Sarge won despite having only 4 of their 8 starters exceed their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

• Dear, Raging BULLS: Sorry to hear you lost. Toyota Hall of Famers don't really know how that feels, but surely it can't feel great. Next week, just win.
• Michael Thomas was last on the team in scoring with 4.10 points, 22.7% of his projected 18.06, which is his lowest percentage of the season.
• The best offense is a good defense. Raging BULLS got beat 18.00 - 7.00 by Sarge at the DEF position.
• Raging BULLS had only 4 of their 8 starters underperform versus their projections, but they still lost.
• With 11.10 points versus a projected 14.23, Lamar Miller scored only 78.0% of his projected point total.

What If

• Sarge would be 2-4 if they played Raging BULLS every week.
• Besides Raging BULLS, Sarge would have defeated 13 other teams this week.
• If they played the same schedule as Raging BULLS, Sarge would be 2-3.
• Sarge would be 44-46 if they played every team every week.
• Besides Sarge, Raging BULLS would have been defeated by eight other teams this week.
• And they say procrastination doesn't pay off! Had they played each other last week, Sarge would have lost to Raging BULLS 117.30 - 91.05.
• Raging BULLS would be 4-1 if they played the same schedule as Sarge.
• Raging BULLS would be 53-37 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

• All three of the losses for Raging BULLS this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
• It was a tough loss for Raging BULLS, which put up the eighth-biggest score for a losing team in the league this season.
• Sarge had their highest score of the season with 120.30 points.
• The 53.50 points by the RBs on Sarge was the season-high for combined points from the position.
• Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn't mean he's one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, Alshon Jeffery scored 11.10 points against a projected 14.30 and has now underachieved in four straight games.
• Sarge has now won three straight games.
• Sarge overachieved and improves to 2-0 when doing so, while Raging BULLS fell short of their projection. They are now 2-3 when scoring less than expected.
• Even in the defeat, the 25.60 points by Carson Wentz was the fourth-highest score of any signal-caller in the league this week.