Travis Reed

I work in operations for @ActionNetworkHQ and still get yelled at sometimes about @Bet_Labs. I watch sports and I know things.

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This is the best description I've ever seen for me. Thanks @PJWalsh24

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@HPbasketball As a fan with no rooting interest, this is the best playoffs (so far) that I can remember.

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Everyone's got a mock draft nowadays. Here's mine:

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No article from me, but here is the contrarian bracket Final Four.

With so many brackets funneling towards Duke/Florida you don't have to get too weird to be different.

Others in play: Iowa St, Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, Gonzaga

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@tjross @splashsports Can you enter in a legal state and then update your survivor picks in a state that currently does not offer survivor pools?

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My contrarian bracket right now has two 1-seeds in the championship...weird stuff.

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@Psychoward586 Ouch. Thanks

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With a group of friends for football and none of us can remember the last time we watched an NBA regular season game start to finish.

Seems bad?

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Rough couple of weeks for sure. If you haven't used DET yet, I think they are a good pick.

HOU is good but still plays TEN twice + JAX again.

MIA is the chalk, pivot if you can. MIN is a good contrarian option this week.

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For survivor, Chicago is my favorite pick. Their remaining schedule is hell. They've looked terrible but a home game against NE could fix that.

Not sure why SF & NYG are favored as much as they are. Avoiding.

Minnesota is fine.

Chargers are chalky, but I get it if you have to.

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For survivor, Chicago is my favorite pick. Their remaining schedule is hell. They've looked terrible but a home game against NE could fix that.

Not sure why SF & NYG are favored as much as they are. Avoiding.

Minnesota is fine.

Chargers are chalky, but I get it if you have to.

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@BrendanGlasheen That sucks Glash. Thanks for making me look smarter than I am on the pods. Best of luck in your rise to calling the WNBA Finals.

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Stuck w/ Denver last week, happy to avoid the BAL/NYJ upsets.

I love Saints this week, especially w/ Bryce starting instead of Dalton & Carr back.

For entries where I used NO, I am liking Cincy, still want to hold on to BAL for now. TEN is also tempting in large field.

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On to week 8, with everyone loving the Lions. I'll again go a different direction. RIght now, I'm leaning Denver but they are more popular than when I looked yesterday.

KC, BAL, LAC, PIT all good but have more future value than DEN.

Can save DET against JAX in 3 weeks.

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I forgot to mention the Jets (because I've used them in every pool) but they are fine too.

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@BetLabsTravis For me across 4 entries I’ve got NYJx2, Den, Pit

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On to week 8, with everyone loving the Lions. I'll again go a different direction. RIght now, I'm leaning Denver but they are more popular than when I looked yesterday.

KC, BAL, LAC, PIT all good but have more future value than DEN.

Can save DET against JAX in 3 weeks.

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SURVIVOR UPDATE: Was happy to squeak by with PHI last week.

This week the field is high on WSH/BUF but I think both have more future value than my pick, the Rams.

Will keep an eye on Kupp returning but this looks like a great spot to go contrarian to the field.

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@Maximumcalves I think they are fine, but have more future value than the Rams (CLE again at home, TEN, LV, DEN)

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SURVIVOR UPDATE: Was happy to squeak by with PHI last week.

This week the field is high on WSH/BUF but I think both have more future value than my pick, the Rams.

Will keep an eye on Kupp returning but this looks like a great spot to go contrarian to the field.

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Feels gross, but I'm thinking Philadelphia even though I know they are chalky.

The field is consolidating around 3 teams, so by taking PHI, and still getting an upset of HOU/ATL, still a good outcome.

And PHI only other games are vs CAR, JAX, or NYG.

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@bkrtwtz Yeah, those late games against Patriots is kind of a bummer but good to have a late season play.

Also, if you get stuck in a tough spot, more likely that BUF is available as a -3/3.5 than LAR.

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A perfect sweep...

Road favorites finish 9-0 straight up and against the spread in Week 6 and are 12-0 SU/ATS over the last two weeks.

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I'd rather QBs get injured than have that call in the game. Pathetic.

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@jeff_gpstrade It's your entry, if you like them go for it.

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Assuming percentages are similar, I'd go away from PHI/HOU/ATL and take someone like BAL or TB.