Predictions Week Five: Center Cans on Center Stage

[MrJ-3974]

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

(MAR) Upper Darby Event
Most established solo scorers- 225, 2607
Shorter stackers- 103, 316, 1143, 3974
Have potential, but need a major finish to reach Lehigh- 3929, 4954
Established canburglar- 365

Thanks for the mention.

Upper Darby doesn't have the starpower of some other MAR events, like Hatboro-Horsham in week 1, but the top-tier teams have the potential to make this a very unique competition.

225, 2607, and 1143 have banners already but TechFire's to-date OPR of 64.9 blows the other teams' out of the water. However, there are a number of teams attending that, I believe, have yet to hit their stride. 365 is a can-thief no doubt, but I expect MoE's stacking/capping ability to be on display even more than it was during their quarterfinal exit at Chestnut Hill. I expect the Fighting RoboVikings of 2607 to also improve on their qualifying scores and challenge TechFire for the #1 rank.

Speaking of Chestnut Hill, two finalists (3974 and 1712) will be on hand as well as Pioneer Valley finalist 316. Likewise, 1143 captained the #6 alliance to victory at Mount Olive.

Just below the top teams, there are some very unique machines looking to be the 2nd or 3rd teams that will help an alliance wrap up a victory. 1712 showed stout stacking-and-capping ability at Chestnut Hill, as did 433, who ranked #3. Beyond that, 103 and 272 are perennial contenders with OPRs in the low-20s and will likely improve those numbers.

The X-factor here might be home team and mechanum experts 357, who were bounced in the Hatboro-Horsham quarterfinals and have an OPR of 7.5, which leaves plenty of room for improvement.