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Week 6 Headlines
5 Straight Wins! Lickers Defeat OKC Despite Anthony Edwards 180 Point Week
Zyndiana Back to .500 After 0-3 Start To Season
Another Week, Another Big Doinks Loss
Master Baiters Reels in Another Win Over High Scoring KnicksTape With Help From Returning Tyler Herro
Week 6 Matchup Recap
- Master Baiters 1229 defeats KnicksTape 964
- Ass Lickers 1179 defeats OK(C) More Boobies 1102
- Nip City 1119 defeats Silly Billys 1005
- Zyndiana Zest Fest 1158 defeats Miller Killers 1062
- Cuban National Team 1280 defeats Boston Big Doinks 863
Week 6 Leading Scorers
- Anthony Edwards (OKC)- 180 Points
- Cade Cunningham (Zyndiana)- 173 Points
- Luka Doncic (Billy’s)- 158 Points
- Austin Reaves (Cuba)- 152 Points
- Josh Hart (Zyndiana)- 147 Points
Season Leading Scorers
- Nikola Jokic (Killers)- 1033 Points
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (KnicksTape)- 945 Points
- Tyrese Maxey (Cuba)- 793 Points
- Jalen Johnson (Nip City)- 735 Points
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Doinks)- 729 Points
Week 7 Betting Odds
- KnicksTape (3-3) @ OK(C) More Boobies (4-2)
- ML: KT -135, OKC +120
- Spread: KT -32.5, OKC +32.5
- O/U: 2410.5
- Silly Billys (1-5) @ Master Baiters (5-1)
- ML: MB -375, SB +330
- Spread: MB -112.5, SB +112.5
- O/U: 2335.5
- Nip City (3-3) @ Boston Big Doinks (0-6)
- ML: NC -200, BBD +175
- Spread: NC -65.5, BBD +65.5
- O/U: 2290.5
- Zyndiana Zest Fest (3-3) @ Ass Lickers (5-1)
- ML: AL -160, ZZF +135
- Spread: AL -38.5, ZZF +38.5
- O/U: 2385.5
- Cuba (5-1) @ Miller Killers (1-5)
- ML: Cuba -235, MK +210
- Spread: Cuba -81.5, MK +81.5
- O/U: 2340.5
#10 Silly Billy’s (1-5)
- Current W/L Record: L5
- Week 6 MVP: Luka Doncic (158)
- Week 6 100+ Point Scorers: Luka Doncic (158), DeMar Derozan (105), Brandon Ingram (101)
- Season Leading Scorer: Luka Doncic (714)
After the team’s first victory in Week 1 under the new regime, nothing has gone right for the three-headed Silly Billys. The 5 Straight Losses are due to the obvious lack of waiver additions & pile of injuries the Billy’s have been collecting all year, and unless some serious moves are made it looks to be only getting worse from here.
The Positives: TJ McConnell addition alone almost put them in contention this week, and despite the random minutes with the Pacers, TJ looks to be a solid add for the time being. Luka is doing Luka things, Anthony Davis has returned from a 2-Week Calf Strain, despite still on the Billys IR, and Jaime Jaquez continues his waiver wire add of the year push. Mathurin looks like it’s going to be Cam Thomas-ish role of scoring anywhere between 5-40 points a night.
The Negatives: It amazes me that this team is still rostering Cole Anthony (Avering 9.5 the last week) & DeAngelo Russell who put up a whopping -2 for them this week. Trae Young has to wait another two weeks to get re-evaluated, which could push his return past December
The Billy’s play the 5-1 Master Baiters in Week 7, in a game in which would earn them Upset of the Year in a victory.
#9 Boston Big Doinks (0-6)
- Current W/L Record: L6
- Week 6 MVP: Pascal Siakam (125)
- Week 6 100+ Point Scorers: Pascal Siakam (125)
- Season Leading Scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (729)
Despite not winning a game so far, the Doinks come in 9th in the PRs over the Billy’s for the simple fact that they are least trying to win games this year. This was the worst loss for the Doinks so far, in a 400+ Point loss to Cuba. Luck hasn’t been on the Doinks side either, as aside from Week 1, every team they have faced has dropped 1200+ points in the victory, leading Boston to be 2nd in Points Allowed through 6 Weeks.
The Positives: The Zach Edey 14th Round stash looks to be a great one, averaging 29 PPG, including a 60 Point performance since his return 2-Weeks ago. Reed Sheppard looks to have found a permanent home with 25 PPG the past week for the Doinks. Giannis returned after a 4 Game absence with 2 40+ performances, and Devin Vassell looks to be the underrated additions in the massive Siakam-Herro Trade.
The Negatives: Matas Buzelis hasn’t lived up to expectations and is close to droppable range despite his 28 Minutes per Game. Cam Thomas won’t see the lineup for at least another 2 Weeks, Edgecombe has yet to return to Week 1 status.
The Doinks roster is 2nd to last in scoring, while consistently putting up too many high/low performances and can’t seem to put on one big week. They play two at the moment playoff teams in Nip City & the Master Baiters, before finishing out the 9 Game Stretch vs a very winnable Silly Billys.
#8 Miller Killers (1-5)
- Current W/L Record: L4
- Week 6 MVP: Keegan Murray (135)
- Week 6 100+ Point Scorers: Keegan Murray (135), Nikola Jokic (128)
- Season Leading Scorer: Nikola Jokic (1033)
Despite a solid week on a very short BBA week, the Millers Killers couldn’t get the job done verses a red-hot Zyndiana in Week 6. The team’s sole victory is against a winless Big Doinks, although the team has had close lose margins against playoffs teams KnicksTape & OKC. Currently 6th in scoring, led by 4x MVP Nikola Jokic, the team currently sits in 8th place in the standing & 8th place in the rankings.
The Positives: Even with the loss, this week was a bright spot for the Killers, as this was an IR clearing week in getting some of the team’s big names back. Keegan Murray led the way this week after spending the first 5 Games on the shelf, Porter Jr. is back for Week 7 after missing 4 games, and franchise keeper Jalen Williams finally made his season debut.
The Negatives: Joel Embiid only played 3 TOTAL GAMES in the month of November but looks to be back for now. Kuminga’s minutes seems to continue to decrease, and Claxton struggled in Week 6.
No team with Jokic is technically ever out of contention, but the Killers need to go on a run sooner then later.
#7 Zyndiana Zest Fest (3-3)
- Current W/L Record: W3
- Week 6 MVP: Cade Cunnigham (173)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Cade Cunnigham (173), Josh Hart (147), Josh Giddey (103)
- Season Leading Scorer: Cade Cunningham (663)
The last three-week span for Zyndiana could not have gone any better. After 3 consecutive losses, the team entered their easiest stretch of the season against the three teams with a combined win total of 2 and beat all three comfortably.
The Positives: Josh Hart finally lived up to the 4th round capital Zyndiana spent on him, avering 37 PPG the past 7 days. Lauri Markkanen is the team’s 2nd leading scorer, and Dyson Daniels continues to be dominate with the absence of Trae Young. Dylan Harper also returned after missing 10 Games for the team.
The Negatives: The injury bug can’t seem to stay away from Darius Garland, as he’s been questionable & had multiple “rest’ games. Andre Drummond is droppable, espically with Zest Fest’s lack of players to drop for waiver wire adds.
The next 6 Weeks are the real test for Zyndiana to prove if their a contender or pretender this year, as they play the 6 “playoff” teams above them, with 25 wins total amongst themselves.
#6 Nip City Night Owls (3-3)
- Current W/L Record: W2
- Week 6 MVP: Jalen Johnson (113)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Jalen Johnson (113), Evan Mobley (112). Julius Randle (103)
- Season Leading Scorer: Jalen Johnson (735)
After a massive win against an undefeated Master Baiters in Week 5, the Night Owls had a scary close win over the struggling Silly Billy’s to put the team at .500 on the season.
The Positives: The team continues to be put on the back of Jalen Johnson, leading the team in scoring once again. Santi Aldama is making a case for waiver add of the year, averaging 25 PPG since joining Nip City. Brandon Miller & Grayson Allen officially returned this week as well.
The Negatives: Jakob Poeltl can’t seem to stay on the court consistently, Kon Knuppel has regressed a little with the return of Ball & Miller, and Myles Turner has yet to get over that 20 PPG hump, even with Giannis not playing.
The Night Owls have their easiest stretch of the season with games against the Billy’s, Big Doinks and Miller Killers these upcoming weeks, before taking on a top contender in the Lickers.
#5 OK(C) More Boobies (4-2)
- Current W/L Record: L1
- Week 6 MVP: Anthony Edwards (180)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Anthony Edwards (180), Mikal Bridges (109), De’Aaron Fox (102)
- Season Leading Scorer: Miles Bridges (579)
OKC is a very two-sided coin so far in the BBA. On one side, this team is winning and finding ways to compete without Wemby in their lineup no matter what team they face. On the other side, this team is NOT a high scoring team, even in their wins. The team was very close to their biggest win of the season verses the Lickers in Week 6 but didn’t have enough juice Sunday to pull it together. The different a year of experience in the BBA is doing wonders for OKC, as the team is 4-2 going into Week 7.
The Positives: It’s been Keeper central in OKC, as Miles Bridges & Anthony Edwards (Week 6 Leader in Scoring) lead the team in scoring both putting up 30 + PPG Weekly, while the teams other 30+ Point scorer De’Aaron Fox looks to have been the right stash on draft night with his current numbers. Mikal Bridges might be the most consistent player in the BBA, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker is making the league look silly for falling to Round 14.
The Negatives: The only real thing holding this team back right now is the injuries to the star players Wemby & Ja Morant, who are both out for multiple weeks.
OKC plays three 3-3 teams, and two 5-1 teams in the next 5 Weeks, so its a uphill battle for the team, but if they knock of KnicksTape in Week 7, they really high chance this team is ranked amongst the Top 3 in the PRs.
#4 KnicksTape (3-3)
- Current W/L Record: L2
- Week 6 MVP: Karl Anthony Towns (134) & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (134)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Karl Anthony Towns (134), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (134), Jalen Brunson (133), Jaren Jackson Jr. (106)
- Season Leading Scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (945)
A tough two week stretch for KnicksTape, as this week’s loss to the Master Baiters was the first time all season the team did not score over 1000 Points. Not only that, but this was also the first time in 4 Weeks since Opening Day that the team did not put up 1300+ in a week, a feature no one else has done. Four players were able to crack 100+ despite this being realistically a 5 Day Matchup with the day off & a barely any Tuesday games, but no one past that was able to surpass 70 Points.
The Positives: The Heavy-Hitters on KnicksTape came to play, as Shai, KAT, & Brunson all had 130+ weeks. Ajay Mitchell had himself a 20 PPG November, and Norman Powell’s minutes are still there with the return of Tyler Herro.
The Negatives: Injuries are happening at the worst time. Steph Curry seems to be out for 1-2 Weeks with a quad injury, RJ Barrett will miss at least a week, and Kristap Porzingis can’t seem to play more then 3 games in a row. Daniel Gafford, also injured at the moment, will take a hit with the return of Anthony Davis as well.
I don’t believe KnicksTape needs to be worried with these last two losses, their still the #1 Scoring BBA team, and as long as the outstanding injuries don’t linger, the 1300+ scoring team we know and love should return to form soon.
#3 Cuban National Team (5-1)
- Current W/L Record: W2
- Week 6 MVP: Austin Reaves (152)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Austin Reaves (152), Deni Avdija (123), Kawhi Leonard (110), Tyrese Maxey (109)
- Season Leading Scorer: Tyrese Maxey (793)
Tied for first place at 5-1, the top 3 teams in the league have currently separated themselves from the pack. Finding a difference between Cuba & the Lickers so far this season is impossible. Both teams have 7600+ in scoring, both have wins over KnicksTape, Big Doinks & Silly Billys, and with each their only loss being to the 5-1 Master Baiters. The only real difference is Cuba has a win verses Nip City, and Lickers have a win verses OKC. So count the #2 & #3 rankings pretty much as a tie. However, this was by far Cuba’s easiest & most dominating win of the season, beating the Doinks by over 400.
The Positives: One outlying factor is Cuba has yet to score less then 1000, and in 5 of their 6 weeks the team has put up over 1200+ points in a matchup. Tyrese Maxey continues to rescale his fantasy value into the elite tier, and Austin Reaves has averaged OVER 50 PPG the past week. Kawhi Leonard returned this week from a long absence with a 33 PPG performance, and Payton Pritchard dropped 54 after a couple low games.
The Negatives: Without a timetable might be the three worst words in fantasy basketball, and that seems to be the case for OG Anunoby for the time being. Kyshawn George has taken a hit from his first couple week heroics, and despite his return Coby White hasn’t shaken off the injury bug quite yet.
There’s a high chance that Cuba & the Lickers both win in Week 7, and the battle of the two 6-1 teams in Week 8 is already shaping up to be a game of the year candidate.
#2 Ass Lickers (5-1)
- Current W/L Record: W5
- Week 6 MVP: Scottie Barnes (144)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Scottie Barnes (144), Jaylen Brown (120)
- Season Leading Scorer: Jaylen Brown (704)
As previously stated in the Cuba rankings above (read first paragraph), the distinction between Cuba & this team is very slim. The Lickers being 5-1 is just routine at this point, and a big win over 4-2 OKC make them even stronger. With over 7600+ points scored, the Lickers are averaging 1270 Points per matchup and have dropped 1200+ in 4 out of their 5 wins.
The Positives: For the first time all year, 1st Round Pick Lebron James is “healthy” at the moment. Keyonte George averaging 28 PPG as a 11th Round pick is just absurd, and Ryan Rollins had himself a 25 PPG run in the month of November as a waiver wire pickup. CJ McCollum seems to find himself with a 50 Point game once every week, and despite the early criticism, Jaylen Brown is leading the team in scoring through 6 weeks. I’m sure Manager Bobby is smiling too knowing Jalen Duren is having an even better season than last year.
The Negatives: The loss of 28 PPG Starter Isaiah Hartenstein isn’t ideal, as he’ll miss up to 2 Weeks. Paolo Banchero is set to miss his 9th Straight game with no clear date in return, and the inconsistency of 5th round pick Zach Lavine is frustrating.
Zyndiana won’t be no easy matchup for the Lickers in Week 7 coming off a 3-game win streak, but if the team can move to 6-1, the macthup with Cuba should be one of the best this season.
#1 Master Baiters (5-1)
- Current W/L Record: W1
- Week 6 MVP: Jamal Murray (116)
- Week 6 100+ Scorers: Jamal Murray (116), Tyler Herro (108), Jimmy Butler (105), James Harden (102)
- Season Leading Scorer: James Harden (695)
The Baiters are one of three 5-1 teams in the league, and the major factor between them and the other two, the Master Baiters have beat them both. The Baiters have set themselves up real nicely, they defeated 5 out of the 6 current playoffs teams, with their only loss being by 32 points, and having 7100+ points so far on the year. In addition, they have their easiest stretch of the season coming up, facing the three lowest teams with only 2 wins combined out of the 3 of them.
The Positives: Aside from the win over KnicksTape, the real victory was the return of Tyler Herro in Week 6. Desmond Bane has been efficient enough to where the loss of Siakam hasn’t hurt the team until Herro’s return, and now only 3 games in he’s already averaging 36 PPG. Kel’el Ware had himself a unreal month of November after a slow start to the season, averaging 31 in the 15 Days & 28 over the last month. Tobias Harris’s return has been a nice addition, and Cooper Flagg has been figuring it out when you need him to.
The Negatives: From what should have been a sure-fire pickup, Luke Kornet has been a letdown in a high opportunity situation without Wemby. The Sabonis injury looks to keep him out until almost Christmas, and Kelly Oubre is most likely out for 2-3 Weeks.
If the Baiters can stay right where they are at in this next 3 game stretch, were looking at a 8-1 team going into the 2nd half of the season.
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