NHL Best Bets for Tuesday (11/19)
Kenneth Le
Week 10 of the Hall of Fantasy league is behind us as we now venture into the second half of the NFL season.
If you are unfamiliar with the league, they do a fantastic job of laying everything out clearly and concisely on their homepage:
“The HOFL consists of 10 Football Franchises representing key markets throughout the U.S. Teams will be managed by a dedicated Front Office of fantasy experts who will compete on behalf of their respective Stakeholders.”
For more information, I wrote up the ins and outs of the entire league, including who is involved. You can read it here.
In regards to this piece, in particular, this will be a weekly piece highlighting where things stand in the league and a matchup to look forward to in the upcoming week.
Stake Rankings
The biggest draw to the HOFL is a fan’s ability to stake a team and have skin in the game without needing to keep up with the day-to-day management. Below is a reminder as to where teams ranked heading into the season in terms of the total stake, with the Vegas Pocket Kings being the league leaders.
| Stake Rank | Team (GM) |
| 1 | Vegas Pocket Kings (Jeff Mans) |
| 2 | Ohio GOATS (Michael Fabiano & Bob Harris) |
| 3 | NY Bodega Cats (Scott Engel & Raphael Rabe) |
| 4 | LA Sidekicks (Christopher Harris) |
| 5 | Chicago Hogmollies (Jeff Ratcliffe) |
| 6 | Texas Y’allers (Sigmund Bloom & Joe Bryant) |
| 7 | Boston Barflies (John Paulsen & Jennifer Eakins) |
| 8 | Atlanta Hot Wings (Graham Barfield & Joe Dolan) |
| 9 | Seattle Haze (Melissa Jacobs & Pat Fitzmaurice) |
| 10 | Philly Powderkegs (Adam Caplan) |
Outlined below is how the week shook out around the league last week.
Week 10 Recap – Hall of Fantasy League
Below is a snapshot of how the entire league is shaking out after Week 10’s slate:
| Record | Team | Points Scored | FAAB |
| 7-3-0 | Chicago Hogmollies | 1676 | $57 |
| 7-3-0 | Ohio GOATS | 1655 | $5 |
| 7-3-0 | Atlanta Hot Wings | 1490 | $2 |
| 6-4-0 | NY Bodega Cats | 1588 | $7 |
| 6-4-0 | Boston Barflies | 1533 | $0 |
| 4-6-0 | LA Sidekicks | 1474 | $0 |
| 4-6-0 | Vegas Pocket Kings | 1426 | $12 |
| 4-6-0 | Philly Powderkegs | 1319 | $1 |
| 3-7-0 | Seattle Haze | 1365 | $33 |
| 2-8-0 | Texas Y’allers | 1360 | $0 |
After holding a stranglehold on the league for the first seven weeks, the Atlanta Hot Wings now find themselves in a three-way tie for first place, as the league has all of a sudden become much closer than we had seen before the first 8-9 weeks.
Week 11 Overview – Hall of Fantasy League
Looking at the league as a whole, below is a preview of week 11’s matchups in the league.
With so much stake on the line, every week counts. Will teams make a statement and separate themselves, or will they sink in Week 11 and make it even harder to climb out of the hole at the bottom of the standings?
