Happy Thanksgiving from the Takes

Hello and welcome to Hoff's Hot Takes. We are in work purgatory here for a few days - not a ton going on but I gotta sit here and pretend I am doing something, right? We got some LOGJAMMIN in the Player Haters Ball this season. Mike is in 2nd place with 16 points. JB is in 7th with 15 points. Anybody could free fall or shoot up depending on the week. We have three more weeks left, so let's see who is man enough to nut up. We have a week 11 recap, a week 12 preview, Thanksgiving bets for you to win (read lose), and much much more. Today's Takes are brought to you by Doritos Flamin Hot Cool Ranch, The Maui Invitational, and Jewel Osco.
Week 11 Business - Jordan is red hot! He takes down Mike and Nolan back to back weeks to crawl out of 10th place to 9th!!!! Jordan gets 75 points from Daniel Jones, Chris Olave, and Tyler Bass to lead the way. Justin Jefferson only had about 5 points for Nolan. Nolan drops to 5-6, and does not pick up a point this week... Micah drops to 7-4 this weekend after a loss to Kyle. Kyle's teamis as pretty as a flower, a cauliflower! Kirk Cousins had 3 points, but when ya get 65 from your starting RBs you are probably gonna win. Kyle keeps on pushing his way up the standings and Derrick Henry season continues... Joe gets 70 points from TE,D/ST, and Kicker to beat Beej. Beej put up a decent fight, and is trending up, but he will lose this week. Joshua Palmer had a ton of points for Beej. More promise for his young WR as Treylon Burks and Christian Watson both had 18 points. Joe is staying alive and working his way to a playoff berth. Joe moves to 7-4 with the win... One of my favorite games of the year happened this week. The Cousin Bowl. Peter vs. Tidwell. Tidwell got net 0 from Barkley and his D/ST, and Tidwell loses by about 10 to Peter. Peter had a monster game from Jimmy G on Monday night. Peter had Jamaal Williams on the bench, and he still wins. George Pickens gave him some keeper hope. Is there an Andrews trade looming?.... Nick's team had 5 players on bye, and still won by 23 over George. Real good year to have George's first round pick (Joe). Geroge just cant wait until next season where he can go in with Chase, Likely, and Williams and have a fresh start. See ya at Louie's real soon... We wrap up our Week 11 business with the game of the week -> JB vs. Mike. I was confused all day reading this scorboard as JB pulled the move where he copies the team name of the guy who he is playing. Real cute, Jayblez. Mike got a disapointing game from Lamar, and it probably cost him. JB got 62 points from Mahomes, D/ST, and Kicker.
Thanksgiving Football Betting - Below are my 9 favorite bets for Thanksgiving. All bets are $10
1) Bills to win the first quarter = $17.30
2) Cowboys ML + Over 44.5 = $24
3) Under 54 Bills/Lions + Over 44.5 in NYG/Cowboys + Over 42.5 NE/MIN = 69.69 (Nice)
4) Over 21.5 points in 2nd half of Giants vs. Cowboys = $19.10
5) Bills to win by 13-18 points = $51
6) Patriots ML = $22.30
7) No team in NE/MIN to score over 30 points = $14.40
8) NE -3.5 + Over 39.5 = $28
9) Bills ML + DAL ML + Over 42 Points MIN/NE = 28.91
King of the Hill - JB beat Micah to claim the first inaugural payout for King of the Hill. congrats JB for winning $75. See everybody next year.
Week 12 Preview - Jordan and Peter play each other this week. Peter needs a win to keep the playoff hopes alive. (editor's note 11/22 and 11:40 AM, Peter has traded Josh Jacobs) Jordan is hot after beating two playoff teams in a row. Give me Peter... Game of the week, and perhaps the year, between Mike and Kyle. Mike has been slipping a bit, and Kyle is surging. Give me Mike in a rebound game... Micah plays Beej this week in a game Micah should win to keep his place in the standings. Both Mike and Kyle are above him in the standings, but one of those will lose, so a good week will vault Micah into the top three for sure...JB and Nolan play in the game with the biggest playoff implications of the year. Nolan needs it to keep up, and JB needs it to make the 'yoffs. Give me Nolan by 2.3 points... Tidwell should kill Nick, and Joe should kill George.

Interview - We ask the league this week besides turkey, what other four items are on your ideal Thanksgiving plate?
Kyle - Mac and cheese, stuffing, side gravy, and mashed potatoes.
Mike - Green bean casserole, broccoli cheese, stuffing, and mac and cheese
Nick - Mashed potatoes, green bean dish with onions and bacon, stuffing with sausage, and gravy.
JB - Stuffing, mashed potatoes, tortiere (French meat dish with spices), and green beans.
Jordan - Stuffing, Sweet potato, roll, and gravy
Joe - Mac and cheese, green bean casserole, stuffing, and mashed potatoes.
Micah - Potato casserole, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and a mixed green salad.
Nolan - Stuffing, mashed potato with gravy, creamed corn casserole, and green bean casserole
Fun Stats - Travis Kelce now has the best 10 game start for a TE in league history, beating Shannon Sharpe in 1995 by 17 points. Kelce also passed Gronk for most 100-yard receiving games by a TE... Patrick Mahomes now has 3 of the best 7 10 game stretches in fantasy history for a QB...Only three running backs have scored more over a three game stretch this season than Tony Pollard has the last three games... Justin Fields has 5 games in a row with a rush TD. The record for a QB is 6... Davonte Adams scored his 10th TD of the season this weekend, he becomes only the 6th player to have 6 seasons of 10 touchdowns.
Hoff's Hot Takes Power Rankings - Tidwell, Kyle, Nolan, Mike, Micah, JB
Player Haters Ball Standings - Tidwell, Berrones, Stone, Yarbs, Gaza, No Balls