The Strategist and Wise Orangutan take the early lead on the front stretch of the 5-week long Fibonacci Stakes IV.
Most Analysts suffered a loss when the Seahawks failed to take flight in Seattle. In the middle of the pack, Big Tuna, Little Tuna, and Atwork contest third place with 1 Correct Home Team pick (each).
The remaining Analysts are checking the batteries on their calculators!
Bye weeks for Home Teams are grayed out (Table 2).
The Analysts step up the pace as no less than six Analysts notch Trifectas in the week 8 of the Marathon of the Ass — nine Trifectas total in the last two weeks!
B-Reezy and The Strategist continue to set the pace in first with 4 Trifectas and 18 Correct Picks each.
Undaunted by the leaders, Big Tuna nets a 3rd Trifecta and his 18th Correct Pick to hold onto third. Ditto, Craft Brew who also nets his 3rd Trifecta and 17th Correct Pick to hold fourth.
Moving up quickly in the backstretch, The Bookie now has sole possession of fifth place with 3 Trifectas and 15 Correct Picks. She pushes Wise Orangutan down to sixth place despite correcting his shaky run down the backstretch with his 3rd Trifecta and 14th Correct Pick.
Atwork struggled down the backstretch after his QB went down with a season-ending injury and now runs seventh with 2 Trifectas. With 15 Correct Picks, he could easily get back into the front of the pack with a couple of Trifectas.
After seven weeks without a Trifecta (!), Little Tuna stinks up 8th place with 1 Trifecta and 15 Correct Picks… Could we be smelling a Home Team swap before the Fibonacci Stakes!
Kal Krome rounds out the field with 1 Trifecta and 13 Correct Picks after his Player Hater picks fail to deliver in the final three legs!
B-Reezy makes his move and now shares the lead with The Strategist at 3 Trifectas and 15 Correct Picks each.
Big Tuna also charges forward to hold third place with 2 trifectas and 15 Correct Picks.
Craft Brew is in fourth with with 2 trifectas and 14 Correct Picks, followed by Atwork with with 2 trifectas and 13 Correct Picks.
In sixth, The Bookie distances herself from the back of the field with 2 trifectas and 12 Correct Picks, as Wise Orangutan continues his fade down the back stretch (2 trifectas and 11 Correct Picks).
Little Tuna and Kal Krome round out the field in 8th and 9th place.
The Bookie comes out of the far turn with a one-length lead. The Bookie’s Home Team is a turnover machine so if any of the other Analysts can catch her, they may win if they can force the outcome to the third tiebreaker.
Craft Brew and The Strategist have fallen into a contest for second with 3 points each. If Bookie does not trifecta, they only need a one point trifecta to win. Craft Brew has the head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over The Bookie. The Strategist needs to take her Home Team or go for a two+ point trifecta to take a clear lead.
Kal Krome and Big Tuna vie for fourth place with 2 points each. These two Analysts needs at least 2-point hater trifecta to catch The Bookie. Kal has the Home Team selection advantage right now. Their Home Teams face each other this week!
B-Reezy in sixth with 1 point still has an outside chance to win. Reezy needs a perfect hater trifecta (3 hater teams) to catch The Bookie.
Tiebreaking advantages between other Analysts are too numerous to consider. See the tiebreakers below to see check on your Analytical fortunes.
The rest of the field is eliminated.
Craft Brew holds a valuable Head-to-Head tiebreaker over The Bookie. B-Reezy has a Head-to-Head tiebreaker over The Strategist.
Kal Krome has 2 Correct Home Team Picks. B-Reezy, Big Tuna, Wise Orangutan, The Bookie and Atwork have one Correct Home Team Pick.
Kal Krome (1.5), Atwork (0.7), Big Tuna (0.5) and Little Tuna (0.5) have the only positive turnover differentials after Leg 3 of the Preakness.
Bye weeks for Home Teams are grayed out.
Not much happening down the middle of the backstretch….
The Strategist maintains a one length lead over the competition (3 Trifectas, 13 Correct Picks).
B-Reezy and Craft Brew hold onto their second place tie (2 Trifectas, 12 Correct Picks).
Atwork falters with 0 Correct Picks in Week 6 and falls into fourth place (2 Trifectas, 12 Correct Picks), while Wise O. continues to stumble along the outside rail in fifth with 1 Correct Pick in Week 6 (2 Trifectas, 10 Correct Picks).
Big Tuna sets himself apart from the back of the pack with 2 Correct Picks in Week 6 (1 Trifecta, 12 Correct Picks), whereas Little Tuna settles into seventh (1 Trifecta, 11 Correct Picks).
Tied for eighth, The Bookie and Kal Krome (1 Trifecta, 9 Correct Picks) reassess their strategies after a breakout showing in the prior week!
Every Analyst fails to score trifecta points in Leg 2 of the Preakness!
The Strategist and Craft Brew hold their lead over the competition with 3 points each. The Strategist’s lead for first place over Craft narrows to 1 turnover per game (-0.5 vs. -1.5).
Trailing by one length (2 points), The Bookie and Kal Krome continue to separate themselves from the rest of the Analysts. As both Home Teams were idle in Leg 2, Kal Krome owns third by turnover differential (3 vs. -2).
Vying for fifth, Big Tuna draws even with Atwork (0 points, 1 Home Team Pick, 0.5 turnovers per game). Wise Orangutan edges B-Reezy for sixth (0 Turnovers vs. -1.5 turnovers per game).
Prancing in last place, Little Tuna trails with 0 trifectas, 0 Correct Home Team Selections, and -2 turnovers per game!
Atwork holds a valuable Head-to-Head tiebreaker over Little Tuna. B-Reezy, Big Tuna, and Wise Orangutan join Kal Krome, The Bookie, and Atwork with one Correct Home Team Pick.
Kal Krome (3), Big Tuna (0.5), and Atwork (0.5) boast the only positive turnover differentials after Leg 2 of the Preakness.
Bye weeks for Home Teams are grayed out.
Breaking into the back stretch, The Strategist makes her move to take a one length lead over the competition (3 Trifectas, 12 Correct Picks).
B-Reezy falls into a three way tie for second place (2 Trifectas, 11 Correct Picks) with Atwork and.. and… Craft Brew… Craft Brew surging from the back of the pack!
Wise O. falters badly along the outside rail with 0 Correct Picks in Week 5 (2 Trifectas, 9 Correct Picks).
Jockeying for the sixth position (1 Trifecta), Big Tuna and Little Tuna (10 Correct Picks) hold off The Bookie and Kal Krome (8 Correct Picks) who suddenly show the spirit of competition!
The Strategist and Craft Brew get a jump on the competition with perfect Player Hater Trifectas (3 points) in Leg 1 of the Preakness. The Strategist noses out Craft Brew for first place based on the third tiebreaker, turnover differentials per game (+1 vs. -4).
Trailing by one length (2 points), The Bookie and Kal Krome ride their Home Teams to their first trifectas of the year and 1 bonus point for two Player Hater picks each. Kal Krome clings to third by virtue of turnover differential in the first games (3 vs. -2).
In fifth, Atwork leads the back half (0 points) with a Head-to-Head win over Little Tuna and 1 Correct Home Team Selection.
The rest of the field struggles to dig deep within themselves to find the Hate worthy of a Preakness crown!
Atwork nets a valuable Head-to-Head tiebreaker over Little Tuna.
Kal Krome, The Bookie, and Atwork score Correct Home Team Picks in what may shape up to be a tight race.
Kal Krome (3), Atwork (2), and The Strategist (1) earn the only positive turnover differentials in Leg 1.
Bye weeks for Home Teams are grayed out in Correct Home Team Picks (Table 2).
Coming out of the clubhouse turn, the Marathon of the Ass is beginning to shape up!
B-Reezy clings to his his lead by a head (2 Trifectas and 10 Correct Picks).
Running neck-and-neck behind B-Reezy with 2 Trifectas and 9 Correct Picks, three Analysts — Atwork, The Strategist, and Wise Orangutan — give chase at the start of the back stretch.
One length behind the front runners, Big Tuna, Little Tuna, and Craft Brew (each with 1 Trifecta and 8 Correct Picks) jockey to emerge from the middle of the pack.
The Bookie and Kal Krome (0 Trifectas and 5 Correct Picks) are struggling to reach the outside rail and avoid the dust cloud kicked up by the leaders!
A close race coming out of the far turn as every Analyst remains in contention for PC-Fecta Derby IV!
Big Tuna (3 points) holds off Wise Orangutan (3 points) as the Analysts head into the home stretch. Big Tuna holds the lead by a head after picking his Home Team correctly twice (Wise O., 1 Correct Home Team selection).
The Strategist (2 points) clings to third, but Little Tuna (2 points) makes a move on the outside rail to close the distance (Strategist wins the tiebreaker with +1.7 point differential per game to Little Tuna’s +0.7 point differential per game). B-Reezy gives chase (2 points) in fifth place.
Craft Brew and Atwork continue to run neck and neck (1 Trifecta Point, 1 Correct Home Team Selection each), with Craft Brew nosing into sixth by virtue of +4.7 point scoring differential per game (Atwork, 0.0 per game).
Kal Krome leads The Bookie at the back with one Correct Home Team Selection.
Strength of tiebreakers:
First tiebreaker: Atwork over Kal Krome; Atwork over The Bookie; Little Tuna over Wise Orangutan; B-Reezy over Craft Brew.
Second Tiebreaker: Big Tuna, The Strategist, and Little Tuna both have two Correct Home Team Selections.
Third Tiebreaker: Big Tuna (6.0), Craft Brew (4.7), The Strategist (1.7), and Little Tuna (0.7) have the only Home Teams with positive point differentials per game!
