Week 4 survivor pool

Week 4 survivor pool I've used New Orleans, Wash, and Balt already, as have quite a few people. What does everyone think about using Cincy against Clev? What's the best strategy to use?

Save em for when they play Cleveland at home. I'm taking the Texans this week as it will be the only time to use them (although I don't necessarily trust them).

[QUOTE=kgbted21;3984]Save em for when they play Cleveland at home. I'm taking the Texans this week as it will be the only time to use them (although I don't necessarily trust them).[/QUOTE] I don't trust the Texans myself. I never know which team is going to show up. What's the best strategy to use in these pools? Home teams?

[QUOTE=texansfan;4021]I don't trust the Texans myself. I never know which team is going to show up. What's the best strategy to use in these pools? Home teams?[/QUOTE] Many people like to play lesser favorites and hope that the big faves lose knocking out most of the field. It really depends on what the other players are doing to develop your strategy. If most players are picking the highest point spread team, then you definitely want to go with a weaker team. Of course, you want to look at the whole season and think through your use of teams. I think the Texans won't be the most used team this week and there are still good spots for Chicago.

[QUOTE=kgbted21;4030]Many people like to play lesser favorites and hope that the big faves lose knocking out most of the field. It really depends on what the other players are doing to develop your strategy. If most players are picking the highest point spread team, then you definitely want to go with a weaker team. Of course, you want to look at the whole season and think through your use of teams. I think the Texans won't be the most used team this week and there are still good spots for Chicago.[/QUOTE] Thanks, I ended up with Houston. They can't lose 3 home games in a row can they? ;)

I think the best strategy is to go with the biggest chalk (moneyline), taking into consideration team schedules (how many opportunities you might have to select a particular team). This would not be the optimal strategy if everyone else did so, but surprisingly many players do not do this. It's a close call this week with a lot to pick from. You could make a case for Texans since this is your only chance to pick them. Looks a little too dicey to me. Niners look a little more solid but Rams nearly pulled upset 2 weeks ago. Colts are the "basic strategy" pick, but I'll go ahead and grab da Bears while I've got the chance. Bears, 55-3. Ditka. Wk1 Saints Wk2 Skins Wk3 Ravens

Indy is my play of the week. Take the strongest team possible, and by doing so you are playing the percentages. Yes, most people will be on Indy. Let those who are not on Indy take chances early on, and those will be the ones who get weeded out. Of course, anything can happen, and you just hope the play comes in to move on. Don't be like my buddy who got cute and took Pitt in week 3, when he could have had Baltimore. Now he's out and not feeling pretty good about it.