Upsets, Blowouts, and a Lot of Wishful Twins Fans
From Bronx bombings to Bavarian... er, Bavaria's not in this one, but the Diamondbacks sure kept us guessing. Here's how the community's crystal balls held up this week.
MLB
The Twins-Yankees saga broke hearts twice — the community kept calling for a Minnesota miracle and got 3-8 and 1-8 blowouts instead. On the flip side, the Rangers rode a hot streak and the crowd rightly jumped on board every time, while the Cubs-Braves rubber match had everyone flip-flopping game to game.
English Premier League
Brighton stunned Arsenal 3-0 at the Amex and the community didn't see it coming, calling NO on the Seagulls. Brentford's 3-0 demolition of Chelsea, though, was called perfectly by a confident crowd.
English League Championship
A weekend of stalemates kept everyone honest — Birmingham, Portsmouth and Stoke all defied the majority call, while Wolves' derby win over West Brom went exactly as the crowd predicted.
Australian National Rugby League
The Warriors' narrow loss to Newcastle was called right by the room, but Penrith's win over the Roosters caught the majority napping — they'd backed against the Panthers.
NFL
Atlanta's 3-34 no-show against Carolina left the majority who called a Falcons win looking rough, and the Chargers-Raiders pick went the same way. Bills fans, at least, got to celebrate both the scoreboard and their prediction after that 41-31 shootout with Detroit.
English Rugby League Super League
Huddersfield's 48-16 romp and Warrington's dominant win over Hull KR both went exactly as the community expected — a rare clean sweep of correct calls this week.
Australian AFL
Fremantle's 12-point away win over Sydney had the majority calling it right from the jump — no surprises down under this time.