knockoff pool help

[arnie'sarmy]

In a knockoff/survivor pool and am one of five finalists out of original field of 60. Four get paid, so I need to survive at least one more week. So far have used Detroit (everyone used Miami first week), Green Bay, Indy, Denver, Carolina and St. Louis. This week thinking of using Seattle against Chicago, but Chandler's playing kind of scares me, plus I think several others will use Seattle. Chandler runs Shoop's offense better than Stewart.
Also, I'm thinking of playing the ML on the the team I'm playing against as a hedge.
Any other suggestions?

 

[Drunkn247]

Tampa Bay maybe? Sanfran has looked worse week by week...If your going to play against a team that you pick you should pick a team that has a decent moneyline...Maybe look at Cleveland and play Sandiego on the ML

 

[ChadC]

Seattle @ home looks like the easiest straight up game of the week.

 

[arnie'sarmy]

Thanks for the replies, guys. I think I'll go with Seattle. If Chris Chandalier bites me, so be it.

 

[JESUS]

Arnie im in the same situation as you're in, well almost the same. There are 53 players left and i want to take sea as well, but Chris Chandler is the unknown factor in this game. I also liked atl big and considered st.l, now i don't like st.l or atl in fact i love the saints. Im thinking on this one all week long either the saints or the seahawks. Both their opposing teams have backup qb starting the game. Might not mean much, but you never know what could happen. How about we both take the saints and i will say a little prayer for the both of us. Thank you.

 

[arnie'sarmy]

I've never spoken to Jesus this close up. I can not take the Saints since they are on the road. RULE NO. 1 in survivor or knock-off pool playing is NEVER play the visitor. I've won this thing before and NEVER have played a visitor. ALWAYS take a home team. Now if I get beat by Chris Chandler, I will take it like a man. If I took N.O. AT Atlanta, I would go off. Just my opinion. Thanks for the reply.

 

[JESUS]

I have won a contest of this type as well and road and home team doesn't make a difference. If you think a team will win you select them regardless of home/away. I took gb over chi, mia over nyg, and tb over atl all road teams.