The battle for the 4th battle in the Big 8 is extremely interesting this year.
JoĂ£o Felix FC and Columbus are tied in standings and point differential for the 4-spot. Both will play Indy, San Diego before ending the season with a potential deciding game against each other.
CC Mavs sits a game behind, but has a relative cakewalk of a schedule. They get to play the 2 bottom dwellers of the conference. They also have to play the Bunnies, but it is a home game.
If CC can pull out a win on Saturday, things get really interesting. It will most likely force JoĂ£o Felix or Columbus to steal a game against one of the top 2 seeds AND win their last matchup of the season. If only 1 attempts to steal with a CT, the teams are so closely matched the other team will surely be favored as the victor. If both do, they'll be on equal footing at the end but will have an uphill battle for their playoff or relegation match.
But even if the Mavs lose against the Bunnies, they still have a decent opportunity to get in by running up the score in their final 2 games while JoĂ£o Felix and Columbus are slugging it out in 3 very competitive games.
Last edited by indy-aaron at 11/20/2020 3:46:49 PM