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After a 10-week hiatus, the Experts return with the better part of a season's worth of scouting (or beer) to help them make their picks. I wish I could say that the break was nice, but the truth is that I was so damn busy I didn't even notice it.

A lot has happened since we last saw each other here – Saigon has backed up a lot of their preseason trash talk, even if they've only notched three 100-point wins on the year. (And yes, I know one of those was against the Mountain Men … bastards.) The Smurfs have also looked very strong, but they are admittedly a notch below the Whores – as is everyone else in the league. Over in Garuda, Tet and Buffalo have remained undefeated to set up what is sure to be a good ol' slobber-knocker in Week 15, a party the DREAM wouldn't mind crashing this week. And there's more than a couple of really good teams lurking a little bit off the radar in both conferences.

So what do we have in store for Week 13? Quite a few duds, actually, as mismatches seemingly dominate the schedule this week. Fortunately, though, there are a few games that look to be exciting dotball.

=============HAOLE'S GAME OF THE WEEK =============

Tet Offensive (12-0) at Lucid D.R.E.A.M. (11-1)
GARUDA CONFERENCE

After an early stumble to Buffalo, the D.R.E.A.M. are riding a 9-game winning streak into a matchup of one of SEA Pro's current Top Dawgs – the dynamic Tet offensive attack.

The Offensive have lived up to their name so far this season, scoring at least 51 points in every game this season (an SEA Pro-leading average of 124 p/g) and even dropping a 53-spot on the World League's Battle Chickens in a recent ranked scrimmage.

Lucid, on the other hand, hasn't been daydreaming this season. The D.R.E.A.M. are averaging a cool 100 points per game, putting them in second place to Tet and the defense has only given up a fourth-best 14 points per game.

The only real difference between these two powerhouses is their preferred method of attack – Tet leads the conference in passing yardage and passing TD; Lucid is so dominant in the run game that the next-closest conference competitor (Munich) trails in yards per game by nearly 150. Tet also leads the league in special teams – yards per return and touchdowns in punts and kickoffs.

How will the experts score it?

THE EXPERTS: Tet 4, Lucid 0

<0> Dujoman <0>
LUCID is a great team who is heading for something big, sadly Tet is slightly bigger and more bad-ass. Its going to be very close and the slightest mistake will cost the game. Tet

<0> Polorl69 <0>
The game both teams have been looking forward to this game all season. It will not be the 83-27 thrashing http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=1019841 that Tet laid on the DREAM last season but I do believe that Tet will be able to hang at least 40 points on them. We all know that the DREAM can show up when it counts and i think ijayarider is looking for some redemption and respect after losing to Buffalo while he was on vacation. Tet's new found defense wins this one. Tet, 49-24

<0> CMON <0>
No Offense to Buffalo, but i really feel as if this could be a preview of the Garuda Conference Championships. Lucid has really been beating the tar out of teams and is probably one notch below Tet. This is going to be a classic game of Tet's Pass vs Lucid's run and at this point I don't think there are many teams that can handle Tet's passing game. Tet, 42-21

<0> Victory Jones <0>
Lucid has been growing stronger and stronger all season. They have the top HB in the conference, which will keep them in the game... the Lucid D is one of the better Ds in lolgaruda. The question that needs answered is, can they stop the Tet offense. Slow them down? yes... Stop them? Im not sure they can. Tet, 45-38

=============THE REST OF THE BEST =============

Saigon Whores (12-0) at Semarang Red Dwarfs (10-2)
NAGA CONFERENCE

Here comes Semarang. They entered the league with such high praise and a sparkling 60-game winning streak, but had early-season setbacks to TKW and the Funk'N-Vicious© Smurfs. But since that last loss, the Dwarfs have quietly begun a new nine-game winning streak and manhandled teams like PDP and the Monks.

But standing in the way of that new streak are the World League-destined Whores, who have the conference all but officially wrapped up and a 12-0 record that doesn't have a single close game on it.

Saigon has SEA Pro's most dominant defense, have only given up 3 passing TD the entire season, lead the league in sacks, and have allowed a grand total of negative 45 yards rushing.

That will present an interesting matchup with the pass-happy Dwarfs, who have dominated SEA Pro with a staggering 608 passing yards a game and throwing for a league-best 100 TD passes.

Will any of our experts see the possibility of a surprising upset?

THE EXPERTS: Saigon 3, Semarang 1

<0> Dujoman <0>
A great match-up at a great point in the season. I'm going with the Whores on this one, they just seem unstoppable and unbeatable. And if they get past the Dwarfs, they are home free to16-0. So I think they will make sure to win this. Saigon

<0> Polorl69 <0>
Well the only bright spot for the Red Dwarfs is that this game is on a Sunday and the Whores will probably just waking up in the woods with a condom hanging out of their ass, so not much game planning from them. That being said the Whores are just too strong. Saigon, 63-24

<0> CMON <0>
This is a great game in Naga pitting 2 of the top 3 teams against each other. I really don't want to count out Semarang here who has shown to have the #1 passing attack in all of SEA Pro. When your passing attack is that good, it's tough for anyone to stop you. Saigon on the other hand has looked unstoppable at times. I really think this will be a shootout and it will come down to the end and maybe a little bit of SIM Luck. Upset special. Semarang, 52-49

<0> Victory Jones <0>
Saigon looks unstoppable... and although, the Dwarfs may be the team of S16, they will be hard pressed to keep it close against the Ho's here in S15... I'll leave all the 'Dwarf on Ho action' comments for the kids with small penises... Saigon, 60-24


Blue Renegade Wino Smurfs of Funkalicious Labatt (11-1) at Shadow Lake Snakeheads (8-4)
NAGA CONFERENCE

The knee-jerk reaction here is to take the Smurfs in a walk – they've manhandled everyone but the Whores, and gave Saigon its best game so far this year. But don't overlook the Snakeheads too quickly.

The key to this game will probably be which team can establish a rushing game against the other team's staunch rush defenses – and that would certainly give the edge to the Smurfs, who have the best rushing offense in Naga and the second-best rushing D. But Shadow Lake doesn't trail the Smurfs in either category by a lot.

Do any of our experts sense an upset?

THE EXPERTS: Smurfs 4, Snakeheads 0

<0> Dujoman <0>
The Blue is just too strong for SLS. Now they are going to make an effort, no doubt, but in the end...Smurfs don't turn purple when you choke em, they fight back. Smurfs

<0> Polorl69 <0>
I saw that pee wee herman will be doing the voice of one of the Smurfs http://www.cinematical.com/2010/04/28/paul-reubens-aka-pee-wee-herman-heads-to-the-land-of-smurfs/ ....relevant...no, It just came to mind when I looked at their name. Smurfs are on their way up and SLS isn't. Smurfs, 48-14

<0> CMON <0>
Blue is probably the 3rd best team in all of SEA Pro and i really think next season will be there. that being said, i think they are going to handle SLS pretty easily. It should be over quickly. Smurfs, 42-13

<0> Victory Jones <0>
SLS is a solid squad, but the Smurfs have played an impressive independent schedule of teams from all over the GLB and fared pretty damn well against most all of them. if the Hos are the measuring stick by which all SEAPL teams are measured, then the Smurfs should roll as they hung tough with them in their only loss of the lolregular season Smurfs, 45-31



Hell's Reapers (4-8) at Vietnamese Sweatshop (4-8)
GARUDA CONFERENCE

Yeah, it's not exactly a marquee matchup, and neither team is really playing for anything more than pride, but I dare you to show me a more evenly matched game this week.

On offense, the edge goes to the Sweatshop, who have a middle of the road rushing and passing game, while the Reapers have SEA Pro's third-worst passing offense. But on defense, the slight edge goes to the Reapers, who have a slightly better pass and rush defense.

What do the experts think?

THE EXPERTS: Sweatshop 3, Reapers 1

<0> Dujoman <0>
I just like Reapers more than the Sweatshop Reapers

<0> Polorl69 <0>
Who cares? Sweatshop, 40-26

<0> CMON <0>
Vietnamese has been bad this year, sort of a rebuilding year for them and Hell's hasn't been much better. I have to go with Vietnamese on this one, they have the Pro seasoning and I think they will come out on top here Sweatshop, 31-28

<0> Victory Jones <0>
This is probably the toughest game of the week to pick... if the Sweatshop gameplan they should handle the Reapers. I dont think the Reapers have the horses to stop the Sweatshop for all four quarters... Sweatshop, 31-9

props haole

Glad to have these back. Couldn't get in my picks due to RL, but I'll have me on the next go round.

nice. I'm glad to have these back since my travel/work schedule is messing with my picks right now!

Originally posted by haole


<0> CMON <0>
This is a great game in Naga pitting 2 of the top 3 teams against each other. I really don't want to count out Semarang here who has shown to have the #1 passing attack in all of SEA Pro. When your passing attack is that good, it's tough for anyone to stop you. Saigon on the other hand has looked unstoppable at times. I really think this will be a shootout and it will come down to the end and maybe a little bit of SIM Luck. Upset special. Semarang, 52-49




CMON i have no idea what your snorting but you should let the rest of us in on it as its obviously strong enough to make your mind crazy. Just dont try and cut off your arm.

Originally posted by roronoa_zoro
Originally posted by haole



<0> CMON <0>
This is a great game in Naga pitting 2 of the top 3 teams against each other. I really don't want to count out Semarang here who has shown to have the #1 passing attack in all of SEA Pro. When your passing attack is that good, it's tough for anyone to stop you. Saigon on the other hand has looked unstoppable at times. I really think this will be a shootout and it will come down to the end and maybe a little bit of SIM Luck. Upset special. Semarang, 52-49




CMON i have no idea what your snorting but you should let the rest of us in on it as its obviously strong enough to make your mind crazy. Just dont try and cut off your arm.

I figured i wanted to be different. it's probably a long shot but Semerang is explosive and anthing can happen

Originally posted by CMON
I figured i wanted to be different. it's probably a long shot but Semerang is explosive and anthing can happen


I LIKE IT!

Yeah, I had to catch the bass on the Potomac River today. Not a bad day. I'll try to jump in next time on the picks.

Good work fellas! We in Lucid land hope to make this game worthy of the write-up!

Week 14's games:

NAGA
Shadow Lake Snakeheads (8-5) at Palembang Drunk Monks (10-3)
Portland Dirty Penguins (9-4) at Cambodia Mountain Men (7-6)

GARUDA
Buffalo Rampage (13-0) at Three Kingdom Warriors (10-3)
Bangalore Monsoon (10-3) at The New York Empire (6-7)

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I will PM these to people who have participated before, but I also wanted to post them here in case we have other people interested. If so, just message me with your picks and one or two sentences explaining why you picked the team you did.

The deadline for submitting your picks is 5 p.m. (EST) Monday.

And, as always, anyone is eligible.

Originally posted by CMON

I figured i wanted to be different. it's probably a long shot but Semerang is explosive and anthing can happen


u wrong