(S22) - PT4 - Road to Glory

[GoonerBear]

Due to how the conferences stacked up this year and how tiebreaks played out, my player will be fuming at home and is still considering whether he will tune in. In the meantime, I'll put down my thoughts on playoffs going in.

The one team I can never count out to win the championship is the Orange County Otters. They earned the number one seed in a tough ASFC and they have been a force from the league's beginnings. On the opposite side, the Yellowknife Wraiths have been phenomenal as well, and their superior record would give an advantage since they would be home for the Ultimus should they win the NSFC title game. Additionally, they enter on a 5-game winning streak.

Of those who must play tonight to reach the conference championships, Austin seems the best of the bunch to take on both Orange County and Yellowknife. Just two games ago, they steamrolled the New Orleans Second Line, who they rematch in the Wild Card. The Yeti have been good when they're supposed to be, though that would likely get them to a date with Yellowknife at the latest. And that's a bit optimistic, given their Wild Card opponent, the Sarasota Sailfish, beat them three games ago. Colorado host, though, so that might swing things in what looks to be a tight contest.

Overall, I predict it'll go chalk until the Ultimus - Austin and Colorado win tonight, Orange County and Yellowknife win on Monday, then Orange County breaks the home streak and wins the title.

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