The idea of Saints' easier run-in (based on us having to play 4 of the elite) ignores that they also have 2 of them left.
If we assume that we automatically get zero points from our four games, then it should logically follow to assume zero points from Saints' two games. (pretending that all...
You would obviously take our position over theirs. No argument.
However, I'm still not confident we'll finish above them unless we secure another couple of points. For them to win three of those last five fixtures is far from fantastical.