

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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Feb 24, 2021 • 51min
Episode 163: Coaching Change Fallout
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva analyze all seven coaching changes around the NFL plus offensive coordinator changes. What kind of impact will these changes have on players? What is the new outlook for the team? 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: Podcast News & Notes (1:52) | Atlanta Falcons - HC Arthur Smith (2:34) | Jacksonville Jaguars - HC Urban Meyer (7:00) | Los Angeles Rams - HC Brandon Staley (11:28) | Detroit Lions - HC HC Dan Campbell (17:03) | Philadelphia Eagles - HC Nick Sirianni (21:54) | Houston Texans - HC David Culley (27:32) | New York Jets - HC Robert Saleh (34:36) | Tennessee Titans - OC Todd Downing (40:32) | Miami Dolphins - Co-OC Eric Studesville/George Godsey (42:26) | Minnesota Vikings - OC Clint Kubiak (46:18) | Pittsburgh Steelers - OC Matt Canada (48:11) SHOW NOTES: GoFundMe for Wess' family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/For-lakisha-and-lincoln ETR 2021 Draft Kit: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe/

Feb 19, 2021 • 25min
Episode 162: Looking Back at Later Round Hits and Misses
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva review their 2020 results. They discuss their biggest hits and biggest misses, trying to learn from the process. 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: Evan and Adam on Chris Wesseling (0:49) | Podcast News & Notes (5:47) | Derrick Henry (7:05) | De’Andre Hopkins (9:53) | Josh Jacobs (15:28) | James Conner (17:44) | Chris Godwin (19:23) | Calvin Ridley (21:52) | Early Mid-Round RBs (23:55) | David Montgomery (27:10) | SHOW NOTES: GoFundMe for Wess' family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/For-lakisha-and-lincoln ETR 2021 Draft Kit: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe/

Feb 16, 2021 • 34min
Episode 161: Looking Back at Early Round Hits and Misses
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva review their 2020 results. They discuss their biggest hits and biggest misses, trying to learn from the process. 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: Evan and Adam on Chris Wesseling (0:49) | Podcast News & Notes (5:47) | Derrick Henry (7:05) | De’Andre Hopkins (9:53) | Josh Jacobs (15:28) | James Conner (17:44) | Chris Godwin (19:23) | Calvin Ridley (21:52) | Early Mid-Round RBs (23:55) | David Montgomery (27:10) | SHOW NOTES: GoFundMe for Wess' family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/For-lakisha-and-lincoln ETR 2021 Draft Kit: https://establishtherun.com/subscribe/

Feb 12, 2021 • 56min
Episode 160: How to Beat Best Ball with $200K winner Justin Herzig
Adam Levitan sits down with Justin Herzig, who won Underdog's flagship Best Ball tournament for $200K last season. They discuss Justin's process, mistakes he sees people making in Best Ball, when to draft, what the optimal strategy is for roster construction and lots more. Editor's Note: Our 2021 Draft Kit is live and it includes our first run of Best Ball rankings! It's just $34.99 and will continuously update until Week 1. Head to www.EstablishTheRun.com for more. TIMESTAMPS Who is Justin Herzig? (1:00) | The Work/Life Balance (4:11) | The Weekly Fantasy Process (6:20) | Keeping a low profile (7:49) | Becoming a leading Best Ball player (10:38) | Justin’s championship winning team (17:34) | Common Best Ball mistakes (21:47) | Should you diversify? (28:00) | Using ADP when drafting (32:28) | When to draft (34:56) | Best way to spend $50 in fantasy (41:51) | Losing finals to Leone (44:03) | Navigating injuries through roster construction (45:19) | Strategy behind 3-mans (49:10) | Max entering strategy vs. Pot shots (52:38)

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 18min
Episode 159: 1-on-1 with Poker End Boss Doug Polk
Adam Levitan sits down with Doug Polk, who just beat Daniel Negreanu for $1.2 million in a highly publicized heads-up blood match. They discuss how the match happened, how Doug prepared, the current state of poker and Daniel's "luck" mantra. They also hit on YouTube content creation, Doug's potential aspirations in politics, the NFT space and lots more. Finally, Doug answers Listener Questions ranging from his sock choice to how he's deciding where to move. Editor's Note: Our NBA team is covering hoops DFS just as thoroughly as we cover the NFL. For a limited time, promo code NBAROS25 gets you 25% off any package. For more on Doug's Challenge, check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyI7FNTudkyALBh9N7hwI9Q Be sure you're following @adamlevitan, @establishtherun and @DougPolkVids on Twitter. TIMESTAMPS: Doug’s Start in Poker (1:38) | Polk vs. Negreanu Challenge (5:41) | Preparation for Negreanu (17:54) | Are Poker Advancements Ruining Poker? (19:29) | Poker/Football Game Theory Similarities (24:44) | Nice Guy Doug (28:35) | Signed NDA? (31:17) | Unlucky Negreanu? (31:55) | Doug’s Future in DFS (37:34) | Nice Guy Doug (28:35) | Doug Polk - YouTube Poker Star (39:17) | Dipping Toes Into Politics (45:45) | TopShot and NFTs (50:24) | Doug’s Next Ventures (55:46) | Views on P2P Competitions (1:00:30) | Phil Helmuth’s $10K 3-Pointer (1:02:38) | Doug’s Poker Team (1:05:02) | Was Online Poker The Edge? (1:06:30) | Old Man White Socks (1:08:30) | Doug’s Limping The Button (1:10:04) | Doug’s Next Relocation (1:12:00) |

Feb 2, 2021 • 50min
Episode 158: Super Bowl DFS Showdown Preview
Cody Main has carved out a niche as the industry's foremost expert in DraftKings 1-game Showdown format. Using a data-based background to evaluate both players and optimal strategy, there's an edge to be found in this game. Cody, Adam Levitan and Mike Leone discuss Sunday's Super Bowl through the lens of Showdown. Editor's Note: For DFS projections and ownership projections ahead of the Showdown slate, head to EstablishTheRun.com. Editor's Note 2: Be sure you're subscribed to this podcast (it's free!) as we have big plans for the offseason. Season-long, Dynasty, draft, free agency, interviews and lots more.

Feb 2, 2021 • 1h 4min
Episode 157: Super Bowl Props with Adam Levitan, Evan Silva & Mike Leone
The Super Bowl means hundreds of possible bets. Adam Levitan, Evan Silva and Mike Leone sit down to discuss how they think the game will go and what props they've taken. Byron Pringle's role, the Chiefs offensive line injuries/sack props, MVP bets, completion percentage analysis and lots more. Editor's Note: The NBA prop market is among the softest markets in the world. Get access to Adam Levitan's NBA props through our NBA package. Click here for details. Editor's Note 2: For DFS projections ahead of the Super Bowl Showdown slate, click here.

Jan 26, 2021 • 20min
Episode 156: Solo Pod Finale for 2020-21 Season
It's the last solo pod of the season. Adam Levitan reviews the Conference Championship, says his goodbyes (for now) and takes a 7-pack of listener questions. Editor’s Note: We have a free NBA Podcast! It features Drew Dinkemyer, Mike Gallagher and Andrew Wiggins. Go here for all the info you need to get ready for the season: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/establish-the-run-nba/id1523126252 Editor's Note 2: Looking for more free content? Check out our YouTube page for strategy, podcasts and lots more. We also have two free podcasts per week, click here for more. The NBA is back! We are covering hoops with just as much attention to detail and thoroughness we cover football. Projections, Live Shows, Top Plays, Analysis and much more. Go to https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/ for more. SHOW LINKSSilva’s Matchups: https://establishtherun.com/in-season-package/matchups/ Defense vs. Position Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/establish-the-run-nfl-dvp/ TIMESTAMPS Conference Championship Week Review (0:29) | Listener Questions (4:50) |

Jan 19, 2021 • 21min
Episode 155: Solo Pod Divisional Round Recap
Adam Levitan examines if Patrick Mahomes stacks in tournaments were a good play, the Michael Thomas situation and lots more. He also takes listener questions on various topics, including the $35K TopShot purchase. Editor’s Note: We have a free NBA Podcast! It features Drew Dinkemyer, Mike Gallagher and Andrew Wiggins. Go here for all the info you need to get ready for the season: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/establish-the-run-nba/id1523126252 Editor's Note 2: Looking for more free content? Check out our YouTube page for strategy, podcasts and lots more. We also have two free podcasts per week, click here for more. The NBA is back! We are covering hoops with just as much attention to detail and thoroughness we cover football. Projections, Live Shows, Top Plays, Analysis and much more. Go to https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/ for more. SHOW LINKSSilva’s Matchups: https://establishtherun.com/in-season-package/matchups/ Defense vs. Position Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/establish-the-run-nfl-dvp/ TIMESTAMPS Divisional Round Review (0:29) | Slant Boy drop in production (6:22) Listener Questions (9:13) |

Jan 12, 2021 • 19min
Episode 154: Solo Pod Wild Card Recap plus William's Conundrum
Adam Levitan recaps a Wild Card weekend which saw three notable players take zeroes. He also discusses canceling head-to-heads ahead of lock, struggles to get through a listener Q from William and defines "fake hippie." Editor’s Note: We have a free NBA Podcast! It features Drew Dinkemyer, Mike Gallagher and Andrew Wiggins. Go here for all the info you need to get ready for the season: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/establish-the-run-nba/id1523126252 Editor's Note 2: Looking for more free content? Check out our YouTube page for strategy, podcasts and lots more. We also have two free podcasts per week, click here for more. The NBA is back! We are covering hoops with just as much attention to detail and thoroughness we cover football. Projections, Live Shows, Top Plays, Analysis and much more. Go to https://establishtherun.com/subscribe-nba/ for more. SHOW LINKSSilva’s Matchups: https://establishtherun.com/in-season-package/matchups/ Defense vs. Position Rankings: https://establishtherun.com/establish-the-run-nfl-dvp/ TIMESTAMPS Super Wildcard Review (0:29) | QB against opposing defense (4:07) | Coaching 4th Down Decisions (5:21) Listener Questions (9:19) |


