DraftKings AFL: Round 8 Saturday Cheat Sheet
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Following Western s loss in Round 7, an interesting situation has made this Saturday slate extra important at both ends of the ladder. At the top, Melbourne has the chance to widen the gap over the Western Bulldogs in second place, while a matchup of the league s worst teams in Collingwood and North Melbourne could have big implications in who finishes last this season. In that first matchup, Lance Franklin and Dane Rampe will return to bolster the Swans while the Dees still haven t had to make many changes to their best lineup. Around the league, a tight game could be expected between Gold Coast and Saint Kilda as they both look to prove they re capable of sneaking back into the top eight by the fall. For this week s lineup, some familiar faces join other talented stars in the hopes of being the best of the bunch.
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Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions host another premiership contender in the
Port Adelaide Power at their Gabba fortress in what looms as the match of the round. Check out all the
live scores from Brisbane right here at
The Roar from
7:25pm (AEST).
Two consecutive impressive wins have reignited the Lions’ premiership hopes after a sluggish start to season 2021. Last week’s 18-point win over Carlton was done despite dealing with injuries galore, a score of walking wounded having to tough the game out.
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Last week was tough for me and (to a lesser extent) the ELO-Following Football rating system.
That said, despite our five count in picking winners, we also picked five winning wagers and ended the weekend exactly a dollar to the good on our nine hypothetical $2 wagers, making our weekly total $10.16 profit on $108 from 54 games so far this season.
The ELO-FF rating system also outperformed the bookmakers in five out of nine games last week, meaning that, except for a 5-4 loss in Round 3, it has gone a perfect five-for-five in outpredicting the oddsmakers every week this season.