How big will Recliners' win be? (We're guessing BIG)

Eight teams will try to bust out of logjam as Week 7 play begins tonight with Saints @ Cardinals

Is this the week someone picks up OBJ en route to a title? Who knows.

As Yahoo! Insider Andy Behrens so eloquently wrote this week, “We’re entering one of the most painful bye weeks of the season for fantasy purposes, with the Bills, Rams, Vikings and Eagles all out of the mix.

“In all likelihood, no one in your league is gonna feel particularly good about their starting receivers in Week 7 (six of the Top 20 fantasy WRs will be resting).”

Well, that is probably true unless you are Chris Zimnoch, owner of the Recliners (sitting alone atop the Shit Talkers Division with a 4-2 record). He could roll the dice and pick up free agents Marquise Brown (out several weeks with an injury) and Odell Beckham Jr. (unsigned) and he would still probably win by 20 against the hapless Invalids.

But no one in this league gives a crap about a likely blowout. They would rather hear about a pair of crucial games on the docket involving six teams all caught in that 8-team logjam at 3 wins apiece. Talk about reverting to the mean.

The tightest one of those three big matches to call is the Spreadbeaters’ standoff against the Rangers. ESPN is giving Matt Pringle’s squad a 5-point edge to pull this one out. Earlier Wednesday, the margin was only 3 points, so the sharks were laying down some serious money this afternoon.

The bye week comes home to rest solidly for these two teams. Spreadbeater QB Jalen Hurts will be at home Sunday popping M&Ms while watching his backup, Jacksonville QB Trey Lawrence, gets the nod as the starter. Derrick Henry, fresh off of his Week 6 bye, should have fresh legs and could be the difference in this one against Indianapolis. Free-agent find Kenneth Walker III (Seattle) comes off a big first start on the roster and gets the sieve that is the Los Angeles Chargers’ defense.

For the Rangers, WR Justin Jefferson takes the week off. But the Las Vegas combo of Derek Carr throwing to Davante Adams both get the advantage in their pairings, as does Jets’ RB Breece Hall.

In Jefferson’s place, we get to see if Amari Cooper (Cleveland) can thrive with a sub-par QB at the helm. Take the Beaters by 6.

Pillow Biters (-10) vs. Tirades: The second battle of .500 teams features the Pillow Biters as 10-point favorites against the Tirades. We were hoping Ron was over the Atlantic winging his way to a job in the Netherlands and he had forgot to set his lineup … Naw, he is not that lucky. Who he rolls out there is a who’s who of “Who the #$&@ is that?” Ron goes into this one handcuffed with starters Dalvin Cook, Stephon Diggs and Miles Sanders all taking the week off. Thus, Huey’s lineup -- with the exception of QB (Mahomes always gets the nod) and TE (Kyle Pitts over Hunter Henry) – all looks to be favored over the slate of Tirades’ backups. The foursome of Nick Chubb, Alvin Kamara, CeeDee Lamb and Michael Pittman Jr. all might be too much for the Tirades Goodwill team to overcome. Getting the nod in Ron’s starting lineup this week are free-agent finds Rhamondre Stevenson, Raheem Mostert and Michael Gallup. Ron, score early and pray for rain. Pillow Biters by 12.

The Rest of the Best

Packers (-6) vs. Gerbils: One last battle of .500 teams will feature the Pack against Chuck Nelson’s Gerbils. Starters on bye in this one include Josh Allen and Darrel Henderson Jr. (Pack) and the Buffalo trio of WR Gabe Davis, TE Dawson Knox and K Tyler Bass for the Gerbils. The Pack calls on Jared Goff (yikes!) against the ferocious Dallas defense to fill the void of the league’s top scorer. Even with that handicap against Gerbils’ star QB Joe Burrows, the Pack has the edge in all of the meaningful matchups this week. Returning from rest and byes in Week 6, RBs Josh Jacobs and Dameon Pierce should counter whatever Chuck can get from Christian McCaffrey and Austin Ekeler. The Pack rolls out WRs Deebo Samuel and Ja’Marr Chase and should easily douse whatever points Chuck can muster with WRs Courtland Sutton and Jaylen Waddle. Always take the Pack, by 5 in this one

Blazing Saddles (-3) vs. Band Aids: When you look at the head-to-head pairings in this one, the Band Aids actually are favored in three of the positions. The Saddles are favored in only two, but those two are crucial. Sorry, Bob, it has been that kind of a season. The Saddles should mop up points galore from Justin Herbert taking on Seattle and Jonathan Taylor returning from injury to take on Tennessee. TE Mark Andrews (Band Aids) is the only advantage that seems to make sense for Bob. The other two are Ezekiel Elliott against Aaron Jones, and Mike Williams against Mike Evans. ‘Zeke and Williams could put up doughnuts like they did last week. The sneaky position to watch is defense as Bob’s Dallas squad gets to take out some frustration on the Detroit Lions. The aforementioned Jared Goff might be carried off the field on a stretcher in this one. The son-in-law beats the old man, Saddles by 8

Recliners (-many) vs. Invalids: Jesus, We have to Write About this One? Then, there is that awful, alleged battle between the Recliners and the Invalids. Chris will ride through this one without starters WR Devonta Smith, TE Dallas Goedert and the Los Angeles Rams defense. Who cares when he still has QB Lamar Jackson, RBs Joe Mixon and Saquon Barkley and WRs Tyreek Hill and Tee Higgins lighting up the scoreboard. Vern might petition for a mercy rule on this one …. If the lead exceeds 55, we head for the locker room and wait for Cooper “Fucking” Kupp to return in Week 8. Recliners by a bundle, let’s say at least 30