

Establish The Run Fantasy Football
Fantasy Football
Renowned fantasy experts Adam Levitan and Evan Silva cover fantasy football, DFS, prop betting and sports betting. This podcast is for fantasy players serious about finding their edge!
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Apr 7, 2021 • 1h 6min
Episode 175: NFL Win Totals with Chris Raybon
Win total lines are up. The real sharps will get to them early, so Adam Levitan and Evan Silva sat down with Chris Raybon to discuss. They each give their favorite bets and debate them against one another. Editor's Note: Our Draft Kit is live! Continuously updating Best Ball rankings, strategy articles, Silva's Top 150 (coming soon) and tons more. Head to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. TIMESTAMPS: Win Total adjustments in the 17-game era (1:56) | Buffalo Bills (5:36) | Houston Texans (8:49 ) | Minnesota Vikings (13:23) | Tennessee Titans (17:04) | Oakland Raiders (28:06) | Jacksonville Jaguars (19:52) | Seattle Seahawks (31:17) | Carolina Panthers (36:37) | New York Giants (41:05) | Philadelphia Eagles (47:53) | Washington football team (54:15) | Miami Dolphins (56:40) | New England Patriots (1:01:00) | SHOW NOTES Adam on Twitter Evan on Twitter Chris Raybon on Twitter

Apr 1, 2021 • 39min
Episode 174: AFC Team-by-Team Roster Breakdown
Evan Silva and Adam Levitan go team-by-team through the AFC, resetting each roster. They give takes on futures bets, win total bets, fantasy players gaining/losing value and draft outlooks. Editor's Note: Our 2021 Draft Kit is live! If you're playing Best Ball or Dynasty, we have industry-leading rankings and content. Go to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. TIMESTAMPS: Baltimore Ravens (1:36) | Buffalo Bills (5:41) | Cincinnati Bengals (8:15) | Cleveland Browns (10:43) | Denver Broncos (12:50) | Houston Texans (15:07) | Indianapolis Colts (17:31) | Jacksonville Jaguars (19:03) | Kansas City Chiefs (21:16) | Las Vegas Raiders (23:43) | Los Angeles Chargers (25:20) | Miami Dolphins (27:59) | New England Patriots (30:41) | New York Jets (32:32) | Pittsburgh Steelers (34:26) | Tennessee Titans (36:32) | SHOW NOTES: * Best Ball Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/etrs-top-300-for-underdogfantasy/ * Silva's Free Agency Fallout: https://establishtherun.com/silva-2021-trades-and-free-agency-fantasy-fallout/ * Levitan's Free Agency Fantasy Winners: https://establishtherun.com/levitan-free-agency-fantasy-winners/

Apr 1, 2021 • 43min
Episode 173: NFC Team-by-Team Roster Breakdown
Evan Silva and Adam Levitan go team-by-team through the NFC, resetting each roster. They give takes on futures bets, win total bets, fantasy players gaining/losing value and draft outlooks. Editor's Note: Our 2021 Draft Kit is live! If you're playing Best Ball or Dynasty, we have industry-leading rankings and content. Go to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. TIMESTAMPS: Arizona Cardinals (3:21) | Atlanta Falcons (6:19) | Carolina Panthers (9:15) | Chicago Bears (11:15) | Dallas Cowboys (13:02) | Detroit Lions (15:53) | Green Bay Packers (18:53) | Los Angeles Rams (21:33) | Minnesota Vikings (23:52) | New Orleans Saints (25:38) | New York Giants (28:38) | Philadelphia Eagles (30:11 ) | San Francisco 49ers (32:56) | Seattle Seahawks (36:20) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (38:14) | Washington Football Team (40:11) SHOW NOTES: * Best Ball Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/etrs-top-300-for-underdogfantasy/ * Silva's Free Agency Fallout: https://establishtherun.com/silva-2021-trades-and-free-agency-fantasy-fallout/ * Levitan's Free Agency Fantasy Winners: https://establishtherun.com/levitan-free-agency-fantasy-winners/

Mar 25, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 172: Pro Options Trader Jason Strasser Returns to Talk Markets
Jason Strasser runs his own options trading firm. After his wildly popular appearance on Episode 69, he returns to discuss the last 12 months in finance. The wild bull run, what's really going on, crypto, NFTs, DeFi and lots more. Timestamps Will it end badly for everyone? (1:39) | Has it shifted to online? (6:32) | Can anybody really do it? (9:15) | Changes to Jason’s approach (12:18) | RobinHood explained (14:00) | Was BTC inevitable? (22:20) | Venturing to NFTs (27:00) | Explaining DeFi (34:39) | Is it a threat to banking? (43:02) | Listener Questions (45:09) | SHOW NOTES Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/strassa2 Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamlevitan Episode 69: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-69-one-on-one-with-options-trader-jason-strasser/id1473055758?i=1000476863536

Mar 23, 2021 • 43min
Episode 171: Free Agency Fallout, Part 2
The second wave of free agency saw wide receivers settle for smaller contracts and some second-tier running backs get deals. Adam Levitan and Evan Silva analyze the outlooks for Will Fuller, Curtis Samuel, Kenny Golladay, Chris Carson and lots more. Also -- is the Jared Cook signing a death blow for Donald Parham? Editor's Note: Our Best Ball Rankings are updated to reflect all the latest free agency news. They're part of our Draft Kit, which will stay updated through Week 1 and is just $34.99.

Mar 17, 2021 • 39min
Episode 170: Free Agency Fallout, Part 1
The first free agency dominos have fallen. Aaron Jones is returning to the Packers, but Ryan Fitzpatrick, Corey Davis, Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry and others have new teams. What are the Patriots doing? What is Jones' fantasy outlook? Adam Levitan and Evan Silva break it all down. Editor's Note: Our Best Ball Rankings are updated to reflect all the latest free agency news. They're part of our Draft Kit, which will stay updated through Week 1 and is just $34.99. TIMESTAMPS: Cam Newton (2:04) | Jonnu Smith & Hunter Henry (5:30) | Aaron Jones (9:41) | Ryan Fitzpatrick (12:24) | Corey Davis (16:44) | Jameis Winston (19:57) | Marvin Jones & Carlos Hyde (22:15) | Emmanuel Sanders (25:04) | John Brown (26:45) | Jamaal Williams (27:44) | John Ross (30:05) | Devontae Booker & Phillip Lindsay (31:48) | Andy Dalton (34:22) | Mike Boone (35:50)

Mar 12, 2021 • 44min
Episode 169: How to Win March Madness Pools
Adam Levitan is joined by Jason Lisk and David Hess of TeamRankings to discuss optimal strategy for NCAA Tournament bracket pools. Much like in DFS tournaments or Best Ball, there's a lot more than just "picking the right players." Editor's Note: To get a discount on TeamRankings' NCAA Tournament win probability model, picks to advance, public pick percentage and more, go to http://www.teamrankings.com/etr. TIMESTAMPS: The right bracket strategy (1:50) | Approaching standard bracket pools (5:13 ) | Projecting bracket ownership (8:31) | Taking every favourites (13:09) | Projecting future round win probability (16:28) | Using final four odds to project wins (23:13) | Undervalued teams (25:29) | COVID bracket adjustment (28:28) | How strong are the top teams? (35:01) | Winners and best value (39:42) |

Mar 10, 2021 • 59min
Episode 168: Dynasty Rankings with Pat Kerrane
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva are joined by Pat Kerrane, who just released his fresh 2021 Dynasty ranks. They discuss outliers in Pat's rankings, who he is higher or lower than market on. They also talk about players to get in front of before free agency and the draft hit. Editor's Note: Kerrane's Dynasty rankings are part of our 2021 Draft Kit, which is live now. It costs just $34.99. Our entire kit updates continuously until Week 1. For more go to www.EstablishTheRun.com. TIMESTAMPS: Catching up with Pat (1:54) | Strategy for ranking early (5:33 ) | Antonio Gibson (13:31) | DJ Moore (17:33) | Tee Higgins (21:30) | Ezekiel Elliott (25:14) | Josh Jacobs (28:53) | Laviska Shenault & James Robinson (32:19) | Chase Claypool (37:04) | Age Model Danger Zone (42:07) | Upcoming Free Agency Winners (44:53) | Kenny Golladay (51:17) | Hunter Henry (53:09) | Kyle Rudolph (54:37) SHOW NOTES Kerrane's Dynasty Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/dynasty-rankings-2020/

Mar 5, 2021 • 1h 30min
Episode 167: 1-on-1 with $20M Top Shot Collector Mike Levy
Top Shot has taken the world by storm, generating an incredible amount of interest, investors and collectors in just a 2-month span. Adam Levitan sits down with Michael Levy, an early adopter whose collection is now worth roughly $20 million. They discuss how he accumulated his moments, the outlook for Top Shot, bear and bull case plus much more. Editor's Note: Our 2021 Draft Kit is open. If you're playing Best Ball, we have you covered with rankings for every format. Go to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. TIMESTAMPS: Who is Michael Levy (1:37) | Finding Top Shot (2:42) | Predicting the Top Shot rise (4:34) | Keeping a low profile (7:49) | The early days of Top Shot (13:58) | Investing in Dapper (19:48) | Are valuations accurate? (25:28) | What happens when the bubble bursts? (32:28) | Top Shot’s withdrawal issues (44:20) | Is Top Shop a ponzi? (53:00) | Top Shot Strategy (58:53) | What is the importance on serial number? (1:07:00) | Will NFTs change the world? (1:12:11) | $20m in Top Shot or $20m in CryptoPunks? (1:19:05) | Adam vs. Michael’s Tennis bet (1:20:38) | Mike’s favourite investment (1:22:11) | Plan on realising profits (1:24:21) | Adam vs. Michael’s Tennis bet (1:20:38) SHOW NOTES Follow on Twitter. Adam: @adamlevitan Mike: @HiJDFenz EstablishTheRun: @establishtherun

Mar 3, 2021 • 28min
Episode 166: Free Agency Preview and Rankings, RB+TE
The NFL Hot Stove aka Free Agency officially opens in two weeks. Adam Levitan and Evan Silva break down the top options at running back and tight end. What will happen with guys like Aaron Jones and Hunter Henry? Editor's Note: Our 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Kit is now open! It will grow and update in real time until Week 1. Head to www.EstablishTheRun.com for details. TIMESTAMPS: Aaron Jones (1:17) | Chris Carson (4:50) | Leonard Fournette (7:27) | Kenyon Drake (9:55) | Le’Veon Bell (12:18) | Duke Johnson (13:58) | James Connor (15:42) | Hunter Henry/Donald Parham (18:11) | Jonnu Smith (20:10) | Gerald Everett (22:17) | Rob Gronkowski (24:56) | The best of the rest - Tight Ends (25:59) SHOW NOTES: GoFundMe for Wess' family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/For-lakisha-and-lincoln ETR 2021 Draft Kit: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe/


