Playoff Predictions: 2020 S1 Quarterfinals

Week 9: Prequarterfinals (January 13)

• Mussel aTrophy (Sully) vs. Caughtfish Defence (Gela)
  Prediction: 20-21 *universe* | Result: 15-18 ✅
• Laura S’cored (Laura) vs. Toasted Defender Karbon Tax (Mehmet)
  Prediction: 21-20 | Result: 19-18 *universe* ✅
• For the Injustices of Fat Hadrians everywhere (Kate) vs. Kelseys Grammer: A Sub Par(ity) Performance (Kelsey)
  Prediction: 20-21 *universe* | Result: 22-18 ❌
• Burnt Toast (John) vs. UnFourTwoNat (Nat)
  Prediction: 22-23 | Result: 21-24 ✅
• ... - --- .--. - .... . - .-. .- .. -. (Mikey) vs. Trout on toast (Morgan)
  Prediction: 22-20 | Result: 20-18 ✅

We're off to a good start with the predictions going 4-1 with ballpark accurate score calls. I was the statkeeper in the one game I called wrong, so I really only have myself to blame for not cooking the books. Geofford's lucky coin went 3-2, so I hold the forecasting crown for now. Onward!

Week 10: Quarterfinals (January 20)

• [QF] Caughtfish Defence (Gela) vs. UnFourTwoNat (Nat)
  Prediction: 22-21
• [QF] For the Injustices of Fat Hadrians everywhere (Kate) vs. Toasted Defender Karbon Tax (Mehmet)
  Prediction: 20-19
• [QF] Mussel aTrophy (Sully) vs. Kelseys Grammer: A Sub Par(ity) Performance (Kelsey)
  Prediction: 19-20
• [QF] Laura S’cored (Laura) vs. ... - --- .--. - .... . - .-. .- .. -. (Mikey)
  Prediction: 21-20
• [5th play-in] Burnt Toast (John) vs. Trout on toast (Morgan)
  Prediction: 22-23 *universe*

Eight teams remain in a bracket that anyone could win. No one looked convincing last week and that's reflected in another suite of tight game calls.

Nevertheless, Laura remains my tournament favourite by a hair over Kate, and I expect both of them to move on tonight in close games (though betting against the Marie-Ange factor makes me nervous). If Gela can adjust to some important absences tonight, I expect her to advance along with Kelsey to round out the semifinal bracket.

The basement game is really too close to call, but I'll give it to Morgan. Although neither team can win the championship at this point, the bracket still allows them to finish as high as 5th. So get out there and fight for it!