Monday & Tuesday: D8, WCSSAA, D10 Picks

As I will be out of town tomorrow, here are the picks for today's D8 games, as well as tomorrow's games that are taking place in the D10 and WCSSAA leagues.

YTD D10 Picks:  46-2 (.958)
YTD WCSSAA Picks:  63-8 (.887)
YTD D8 Picks:  19-2 (.905)

....if I can go 14-for-14 in WCSSAA over this week's scheduled games, I can possibly sneak up to the 90% mark for the year on selections in all three leagues (barring a mess-up in D8, of course).

Monday D8

Monsignor Doyle (4-4) at St. Benedict (2-5)
Pick:  MDCSS
Look for the 'Stangs to officially clinch a playoff berth tonight with a win at SBCSS; a win would also keep them in the running for 3rd place overall.

St. David (6-2) at St. Mary's (7-0)
Pick:  SMHS
The Eagles will keep things interesting in the middle of the D8 pack; a win would also clinch them first place overall in the league standings.

Tuesday D10

Centennial (3-9) at ODSS (0-12)
Pick:  CCVI
Although both teams are securely locked in their positioning, the CCVI Spartans will still win this one.

JF Ross (9-3) at Bishop Mac (12-0)
Pick:  Bishop Mac
The Celtics will continue their winning ways, thanks primarily to their interior advantage in this contest.

St. James (2-10) at Centre Wellington (9-3)
Pick:  CWDHS
The Falcons will officially lock up 2nd place overall in the D10 with a win here on Tuesday; against the St. James Lions, I think that should happen.

GCVI (7-5) at Lourdes (6-6)
Pick:  GCVI
Considering that GCVI has Bishop Mac remaining, while Lourdes plays St. James, the winner of this game will likely get 4th overall and homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.  At present, I think the Gaels are the better team, provided they don't take the Crusaders too lightly after beating a shorthanded Lourdes club by a bunch at home last time around.

Tuesday WCSSAA

KCI (9-1) at Jacob Hespeler (3-7)
Pick:  KCI
Though the Hawks are fighting for their playoff lives, they can rest a bit easier knowing that they will be in the postseason unless the WODSS Crusaders can beat both GPSS today and Cameron Heights on Thursday.  In this one, the KCI Raiders are going to be too much for them on their homecourt tomorrow.


Bluevale (6-4) at Elmira (5-5)
Pick:  EDSS
The Lancers are getting healthy at the right time, and the Knights have struggled a bit as of late.  I'll give the slight edge to the homecourt Lancers here.

WCI (10-0) at Forest Heights (1-9)
Pick:  WCI
The Vikes improve to 11-0 here.....and, actually, 12-0 since they have the "bye win" on Thursday as well.

SJAM (3-7) at Cameron Heights (9-1)
Pick:  CHCI
Not sure exactly when the last time that the Gaels were in double-digits in the win column ---- regardless, they've improved a lot from last year's 6-6 mark.  Oh, and they win at home here (in case that wasn't clear).

Grand River (5-5) at Eastwood (8-2)
Pick:  ECI
I'll go with Eastwood against the surging Grand River Renegades, but it isn't going to be the easiest game in the world for them.  A tough ECI schedule this week features GRCI & GCI ---- I expect at least a split or better, and I'll take them at home here.

Preston (6-4) at Galt (7-3)
Pick:  GCI
The Ghosts will set up a showdown for 4th place (and a home QF game) on Thursday with Eastwood by winning at home here.

Glenview Park (1-9) at WODSS (2-7)
Pick:  WODSS
The Crusaders will get right back into the playoff hunt with a win here; however, as they have lost to both of the current 3-7 teams (SJAM & JHSS), they'll also need to beat Cameron Heights on Thursday in order to make the playoffs.

Bye Win:  Southwood