YAHALLO AND WELCOME BACK TO THE UNBIASED PREDICTIONS
Lessons learned in Week 8:
1. The BIGs are officially out. Rest in peace.
2. After a whirlwind season, the Tyrants have regained their place as SPL favorites. I think it's pretty neck and neck between them and the Cryos right now, but we will see.
3. The Wolfpack season is not over yet LOL The team managed to pull off an impressive win over one of the best teams in the tour, and remains alive. They need some serious help to get in, but it's not as crazy as you might think. That being said, they still have some pretty dire slots, like LC for example. Gonna need some luck.
4. Floppy has ascended. idk what to say at this point. He somehow beat FEAR and is 6-2. I honestly have no words for this.
5. The Ruiners have some fight left in them after all. After a crazy freefall, the team desperately needed a result against the Sharks to make the playoffs. They managed to secure the tie, and with the Scooters on the docket this week, there's a solid shot they make the playoffs. They still might miss out on BD, even if they win, but with the Sharks taking on the Tyrants, things look to be in their favor.
6. This isn't really a lesson, so much as a reinforcement of prior knowledge. It really is impossible for the Sharks to win a week when all 3 of John / xray / Borja don't win LOL jesus.
7. LOOOL THIS WEEK IS CRAZY HELLO NO ONE'S EVEN 100% IN YET. wow this is gonna be the craziest week in a while. hype as fuck
Congregation of the Classiest (3) vs (7) Team Raiders
SS OU: Insult vs Lusa | this one's weird. I wasn't the biggest Insult fan before this tour and thought he was overhyped. He started off strong but fell off a bit. Lusa's been pretty heat, and I don't really think he's been lucky either if my memory serves me right. miniscule edge.
SS OU: blarghlfarghl vs Vulpix03 | bolding blargh really just a routine at this point LOL vulpix has surprised, but he's not as proven.
SS OU: suapah vs Simia | simia's had a surprisingly solid tour, but suapah's been one of the best players in SPL XI when you factor in how hard his schedule has been. I was never really impressed with simia before this tour either so.
SS DOU: stax vs kaori
SS LC: Serene Grace vs LilyAC | both are 5-3, but Lily was more hyped going in.
SM OU: Relous vs Trosko | Relous caught Indigo Plateau syndrome pre-Week 1 so. He's 0-6 and has been an absolute shell of himself LOL Surely can't bold him against anyone. I'm still a huge GODSKO supporter so, easy wins here.
ORAS OU: Persephone vs reiku | Persephone hasn't really been too impressive. reiku hasn't been great either, but I think he's a hair better.
BW OU: Raiza vs Posho | this game is a disaster LOL I will admit I haven't been following raiza's games after his unlucky start. He hasn't been 1-7 bad just based on those. It seems like he tilted quite a bit, though. At the same time, it feels really bad to bold Posho in 2020. That being said, I think he's still a serviceable BW player, so gonna give him another week.
DPP OU: Excal vs ToF | ToF is lucky as fuck, and is more proven so.
ADV OU: Tamahome vs pasy_g | pasy hasn't been too great, and Tama's one of the best players ever. solid edge
GSC OU: KratosMana vs dice | Well. We're back to bolding dice every week LOOOOOOL anti's really impressed me, but dice has been solid in GSC too. Overall, I think dice is slightly more skilled than Anti, so giving him a small edge here.
RBY OU: Amaranth vs MetalGro$$ | both have been solid. Metal's 6-2?? like? LOL HOW he's so mediocre omg. Whatever. tossup it is.
Circus Maximus Tigers (2) vs (9) Cryonicles
SS OU: Kebab mlml vs soulgazer | congrats SG, you can finally be bolded. this kebab dude is probably unviable so. sg's been decent enough.
SS OU: Eternal Spirit vs Updated Kanto | not hopping off the kanto bandwagon just yet. I think he'll finish strong. Gama hasn't been too great this tour, either, and it's fair to wonder whether he can return to his spreadsheet warrior clicker form.
SS OU: Steve Angello vs Sacri' | sacri's pretty solid in this tier, and Steve is unproven as hell in SS OU.
SS DOU: MajorBowman vs Tman
SS LC: Osh vs ggggd | osh is heat, but Pablo is somehow a god LOOL idk how he's 8-0, but I think I've seen all his games and he hasnt; really been lucky either. small edge
SM OU: le LLiolae vs Eo Ut Mortus | I think LLL is overhyped and I've never been too impressed. Eo's fire and he should finish strong here. big edge
ORAS OU: Luigi vs Garay oak | Garay's been pretty lackluster, and Luigi's had a nice run.
BW OU: Eeveeto vs Finchinator | no evidence that eeveeto is viable, really. finch is good at BW OU.
DPP OU: Raichy vs shawyu 1313 | there's also no evidence that the Tigers aren't dogshit at DPP OU LOL They're somehow terrible at the thinking gen. raichy's really done nothing noteworthy on Smogon. shawyu's had a solid enough run. small edge in the madhouse
ADV OU: robjr vs z0mOG | z0m's been the luckiest player this SPL LOL There's no way in hell he should be anywhere near a 6-2 record. That being said, rob was overpriced and has been pretty bad himself. There's also no real evidence he's viable at all in ADV OU. solid edge.
GSC OU: Zokuru vs Mr.E | zokuru has impressed in GSC this tour, and has shown flashes of talent. MrE is more proven, though, and I'll bold him here just off that.
RBY OU: McMeghan vs HML am | well. It's Roro so I guess I'll bold him. small edge in the meme tier.
Alpha Ruiners (4) vs (5) Indie Scooters
SS OU: Empo vs starry blanket | LOOL dude I swear Empo only plays clowns every week. I'm tired of bolding him OMG AND HE WON LAST WEEK AGAINST JOHN SOMEHOW. whatever. no evidence starry is viable so. big edge
SS OU: Twixtry vs Leo | leo's probably unviable, and twixtry's serviceable enough I suppose.
SS OU: FLCL vs Quaze | FLCL's had a nice tour, and Quaze got relegated to the bench for the 2nd worst team in SPL after a terrible showing in the first few weeks of the tour. That doesn't really inspire much confidence. big edge
SS DOU: qsns vs talkingtree
SS LC: jake vs ZoroDark | zeb's been solid, but ZoroClick did display his LC proficiency back in Snake 1. I think Zoro's definitely a better player, and LC seems easy enough to where he should be able to figure it out and win this.
SM OU: xImRaptor vs Lopunny Kicks | lop kicks is a more proven spreadsheet warrior. Raptor's been solid, but he has fallen off a bit lately. small edge
ORAS OU: Gondra vs Adri | Adri is probably unviable so. Even if he was viable, he's going up against GOATDRA, who has been magnificent this tour outside of his Week 7 hiccup. big edge
BW OU: Caetano93 vs zf | the doctor's impressed me a bit, but zf is a bit more proven, even though I think he was pretty clearly overhyped
DPP OU: Emeral vs Honor | lol. this game's literally a complete tossup...and it's in the madhouse.
ADV OU: Alexander. vs CyberOdin | I'm a big Prinz fan, but this is 2020 CYBERODIN OML he's been a fucking machine, and he had a great World Cup too. Hard to bold against him nowadays. small edge
GSC OU: FriendOfMrGolem120 vs Fear | Ah, yes. The Fear game. He finally lost last week after not getting lucky as balls. took long enough vros. Either way, I never drank the FOMG kool-aid, and Fear's definitely better than him in my eyes. solid edge
RBY OU: ErPeris vs Kevin Garrett | ........... LOL jesus what a game KG is crust as fuck and he probably hasn't played a relevant RBY game since the Body Slam mechanic got changed. That being said, ErPeris is winless and is probably unviable. tossup in the meme tier.
Wi-fi Wolfpack (6) vs (3) Ever Grande BIGS
SS OU: 1 True Lycan vs Santu | idk honestly. didn't really have a high opinion of either of these players going in, but both have been superb this tour. tossup it is
SS OU: Star vs Sabella | sabella has struggled and star's finally having a nice breakout tour after being hyped to no end by the entire jerk. including me. big edge
SS OU: The Hallows vs xtra$hine | The Hallows is pretty bad, but at the same time, there's really no evidence xtra is viable in 2020. tossup it is.
SS DOU: SMB vs Ezrael | you know the drill
SS LC: Jytcampbell vs idiotfrommars | LOOOOOOOL oh my god why is this series such nonsense LOOL both these slots are dire as hell. Wolfpack LC is an auto-fade, but the BIGs LC is somehow worse. I definitely can't bold 2020 HODOR in this tier, but I sure as hell am not bolding jytcampbell either.
SM OU: Welli0u vs ima | ima's salvaged his record in the past few weeks, but the well has been on fire since the start of Snake 3. As someone who never drank the ima kool-aid, this is a solid edge for the well.
ORAS OU: Sjneider vs Mannat | LOL FUCK IT SPL MANNAT OML mannat got robbed last week. unfortunately, he has to play another competent plaeyr this week. sjneider's had a decent tour, and he has the all-important ABR support. solid edge
BW OU: Pearl vs Frania | idk honestly. Pearl hasn't been too great, but I'd normally just bold him here off experience. frania is somehow 3-0, though, so I guess I have to take that into consideration. miniscule edge.
DPP OU: BIHI vs jacob | bihi's been solid and has BKC support. There's really no evidence jacob is viable so.
ADV OU: BKC vs CALLOUS | The goat's been outstanding this tour, and he's definitely eons better than Callous
GSC OU: sulcata vs Diophantine | sulcata's been absolutely terrible, but the BIGs GSC currently sits at an 0-8 record. Diophantine is a random who is so unviable that he hasn't managed to play a game this season until just now. There's no way he's gonna save this slot from going 0-9.
RBY OU: rozes vs Nails | Nails is more proven and has had a better tour. miniscule edge.
Stark Sharks (4) vs (7) Dragonspiral Tyrants
SS OU: bro fist vs blunder | I usually auto-bold both these people, so this is a fun game. John's better, so.
SS OU: xray vs Christo | LOL idk honestly. xray's been good, but he's definitely been lucky. I don't think Christo's been that lucky, but he's also way less proven in OU. tossup it is.
SS OU: teal6 vs TDK | another very interesting game. TDK hasn't been great, and we all now how bad of a slump he was in coming into this tour. teal's surpassed my expectations so far. this is virtually a tossup, but something tells me teal's just gonna use some nonsense tech and win.
SS DOU: Kiichikos vs marilli | imagine not bolding whoever's playing against the Sharks' 0-8 Doubles goons. lol.
SS LC: Alkione vs Luthier | EviGaro's season really fell off a cliff after that ill-advised Kobe comment. The team has turned to Alkione, who is probably unviable. Luthier's been fire so. big edge
SM OU: frisoeva vs CTC | frisoeva's been serviceable this tour, and I can't trust the basedlord too much in 2020 so.
ORAS OU: Erzengel vs CrashinBoomBang | Erzengel has exceeded my expectations, but CBB's still a better player, and looks to be getting back on track after a horrendous start.
BW OU: SoulWind vs John W | borja's really gonna 9-0 LOL jesus.
DPP OU: DeepBlueC vs The Grand Babido | there's no way BAB is about to be 7-2 LOOOOOL I can't believe this. That being said, I've never been a big DBC fan and thought he was overhyped going in. bab's been better, I suppose. miniscule edge.
ADV OU: @Blightbringerr vs Gilbert arenas | not too impressed with blight, and marcop's had a solid tour.
GSC OU: Conflict vs gorgie | what has the world come to?? LMAO I JUST BOLDED GORGIE IN 2020 OVER CONFLICT EWLJKLDJKFLDJGKLJ man idk what to say LOOOOOOL conflict's looked absolutely broken this tour, and floppy's been otherwordly. He's somehow 6-2, and took down Fear last week. I have to bold him here man.
RBY OU: Genesis7 vs Heroic Troller | troller's the best rbyer bop.