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September 14, 2016 By  Featured, MLS

MLS Pick ‘Em 2016 – Playoffs – Semi-Final

MLS Pick ‘Em 2016 – Playoffs – Semi-Final

Round one was a doozy with a tie, and two writers that picked 50% of the games correctly. Here’s how everything shook out after the round:

Bracket

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| Source: Lastwordonsports.com - Joseph Goldstein

Eric Walcott, the supporters shield winner, faces off against Ned Joyce. Ned came into the playoffs as a dark horse, but he proved the skeptics wrong with an amazing performance in round 1. Can Eric buck the trend of the first round bye?

The second matchup is a battle of the Joes. Joe Hojnacki also had five right in round one, and looks to continue his hot streak into the finals. I came into the playoffs ranked second, and that is exactly what my picks were last week. I survived my draw with Dan thanks to Bradley Wright-Phillips scoring 10 points last week. Will I be sent to the sidelines this week for more foul play?

Picks

 

Expert CHI v. DC SEA v. VAN POR v. PHI NYC v. DAL ORL v. CLB MTL v. NE COL v. SJ RSL v. HOU SKC v. LA TOR v. NY Fantasy Player
Joseph Goldstein

@_JoeGoldstein

DRAW DRAW Bradley Wright-Phillips
Joe Hojnacki

@SportsDeskJoe

DRAW DRAW DRAW David Villa
Eric Walcott

@ericwalcott

DRAW DRAW Sacha Kljestan
Ned Joyce

@nedjoyce

Giovani Dos Santos

About Joseph Goldstein

Joseph has been an avid soccer fan since birth and has been writing about all things Red Bull since 2009. His main area of focus is statistical analysis.

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