A great WR matchup is lined up for Week 2, as Randall Cobb goes head-to-head against Antonio Brown when 3rd-place Morkestaad Vikings (1-0, 122.32) battles 8th-place Carroburg Bears (0-1, 107.70). Cobb projects as the No.-4 WR this week and is expected to score 15.30 points, while projected No.-3 WR Brown is predicted to score 15.90. Last season, Morkestaad Vikings went 3-1 against Carroburg Bears, including a 108.40 to 99.00 win in their last meeting in Week 15. Morkestaad Vikings enters the matchup after they beat Darkside Mavericks 122.32 to 101.04 last week, while Carroburg Bears was beaten by Orange Crush, 132.44 to 107.70. There should be an exciting finish, with Morkestaad Vikings favored to win by just 5.60 points.
These two teams are scheduled to play one another twice, with their next matchup coming in Week 11.
Last week, both teams scored under their expected point total. Morkestaad Vikings scored 82.7% of a projected 147.98, while Carroburg Bears reached 71.1% of their projected 151.38. Carroburg Bears has Peyton Manning (18.34 projected points) playing in the game Thursday night. Every player in the starting lineup for Morkestaad Vikings are scheduled to play later in the week. For the rest of the league, three other matchups crank up on Thursday.
Each team has a remarkable advantage at one position. Morkestaad Vikings has the edge at QB, where they're projected to outscore Carroburg Bears 26.24 - 18.34. On the other side, Carroburg Bears should beat Morkestaad Vikings at K 11.00 - 8.00. To add to their projected matchup lead, Morkestaad Vikings might be interested in picking up Cairo Santos (K, 11.00 projected points).