WES document policy change from 1 Dec might temporarily slow down ECA a bit for this round and/or the next ? (maybe, we don't know the impact).
CRS 450+ would be setting a bad precedence in 2019 . Given that there are zero pending applications with 440 and above on Dec 19, cutoff of 450 would imply 165 new entries [plus about 20 IELTS score upgrades every day on an average] in the pool everyday with 450+ score. Seems a bit on the higher side or may be that is how it is lately.
Still hoping for 445-448, we will know in a few hours. Fingers crossed.
Cheers !!