Playoff Match-Ups And Predictions (Top 8)
(1) Heart, Hustle & Soul vs (8) 3D
3D have had a rough season due to an up and down roster and will need a big game out of Jason Hubbs and Nate Ashmead to be able to hang around with the leagues top team. H.H.S. and their deep line-up will be too strong in the end for 3D to handle. This will be a very exciting game with the H.H.S. pulling away in the end.
Prediction – H.H.S. 93 – 3D 84
(2) Canada One vs (7) EA Sports
The reigning champs are looking to repeat and first up on their hit list is EA Sports. EA will hang around for awhile in this one, but in the end it will be C1 in a walk.
Prediction – Canada One 103 – EA Sports 78
(3) SWAT vs (6) Sonic Boom
This is a rematch for these two teams as they faced one another in the final week with SWAT earning the win. Both teams however were without most of their roster during that meeting, so this should be a much different looking game but with a similar result. SWAT with their significant size advantage will pull out the victory as it will be a seesaw battle that goes down to the wire.
Prediction – SWAT 86 – Sonic Boom 82
(4) Vancouver United vs (5) Bullets
This game could be the best of the first round as these teams stack up quite well with each other. The Bullets are a dangerous team that have one of the deadliest players in the Metro League in Ben Lee and should make quite a game out of this one. United however have a sniper of their own in sharp-shooter Hardeep who goes deep, often. This will go down to the buzzer with United taking it in dramatic fashion.
Predicition – Vancouver United 79 – Bullets 77
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