☠️ The Cowboys Wiped Out 42% of Circa Survivor. Now What?
We knew Thursday night's Buccaneers upset was going to be expensive.
We underestimated just how expensive.
A staggering 2,554 Circa Survivor entries — 42.8% of the field — picked Dallas to beat Tampa Bay.
All of them are gone.
Add three entries that failed to submit a pick, and 2,557 entries were eliminated before Sunday's games even began.
That leaves 3,415 entries chasing the $25 million prize.
The damage extended to Circa Grandissimo, where nine of the 24 surviving $100,000 entries picked Dallas. Only 15 remain in the chase for $7.7 million.
And here's the next twist.
The most popular remaining Survivor pick is the 0-4 Houston Texans.
That's right. 1,228 entries — more than a third of the surviving field — are counting on a winless team to keep their $25 million dreams alive.
The good news? Houston is playing the 0-4 Tennessee Titans.
What could possibly go wrong?
Now, let's get to your NFL Week 5 betting card.
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Can it make it nine straight?
>> See the Player, Prop and Supporting Trends
🏈 Get Ready for Sunday Kickoff
It's an early start with the Eagles and Jaguars in London at 9:30 a.m. ET.
VSiN has you covered all morning:
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🏈 Everybody's on Pittsburgh
How much do the contestants like the Steelers -2.5 against the Colts?
Consider this:
- Circa Million: Pittsburgh is the No. 1 Week 5 selection, appearing on 1,892 cards.
- Circa Friday Football Invitational: All seven handicappers who selected the game took the Steelers.
- Average Joe: An overwhelming 91% of spread selections — 875 of 958 — are on Pittsburgh.
That's a remarkable amount of agreement across three very different contests.
And the Average Joes have another overwhelming opinion: 97% took Over 54.5 in Lions–Cardinals. Just 11 contestants went Under.
>> See All the Average Joe Week 5 Consensus Picks
>> Circa Contest Selections and Standings
>> Friday Football Invitational Picks and Standings
💰 Missed Out on Survivor?
The Cowboys upset has dramatically reduced the number of live entries. But there's still a way to get into the contest.
Survivor Sweat, the official contest entry marketplace of Circa Sports, lets buyers make offers for all or part of an entry that's still alive.
⚾ Guardians Advance. A Pitching Showdown Opens the NLCS.
Cleveland is headed to the ALCS after a remarkable comeback.
The Guardians shut out the White Sox 2-0 in Saturday's decisive Game 5, completing a comeback from an 0-2 series deficit.
Gavin Williams struck out 12, while José Ramírez's two-run homer supplied all the offense Cleveland needed. The Guardians open the ALCS against the Rays in Tampa Bay on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers and Brewers open the NLCS tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with Tarik Skubal facing Jacob Misiorowski.
Skubal is in the unusual position of being an underdog. But Adam Burke thinks there's a more important question than which ace pitches better.
Which team will have to turn to its middle relievers first?
>> Adam's NLCS Game 1 Best Bet
>> Adam's Full Dodgers–Brewers Series Preview
>> Dave Tuley's League Championship Best Bets
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🏁 Rain Shakes Up NASCAR Projections
Rain wiped out practice and qualifying for Sunday's Bank of America 400 at Charlotte, forcing officials to set the lineup by formula — and shaking up Steve Makinen's race simulation.
Kyle Larson moves to the top of Steve's final projections, while Ty Gibbs drops from first in the initial simulation to eighth.
Steve's projected top five: Larson, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney and Gibbs.
>> Steve's NASCAR Simulation and Betting Angles
>> NASCAR Race Previews From Steve and Adam Burke
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