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The BetsFriends Blog is the weekly recap from BetsFriends, the free sports pick'em RPG. Every Thursday: the top heroes of the week, NBA and NFL takes backed by the box score, and what's new in the app.

Updated October 22, 2026 · RSS feed

October 22, 2026 · NBA Take

Is This LeBron's Best Team Ever? What Game 1 Told Us

LeBron scored 14 and the 76ers still beat the champion Knicks 106-100 in Game 1. The box score case for his best team ever, plus our Short.

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Top Heroes of the Week card for Oct 15 to 21: DEAD at No. 1 with a 6-1 record and an 85.7% win rate, then PVjoe 14-7, tbarbs17 7-5, chastivius 41-30 and Rabobie 29-22

October 22, 2026 · Top Heroes

Top Heroes of the Week: Oct 15 to 21

DEAD, PVjoe, tbarbs17, chastivius and Rabobie were the top 5 BetsFriends heroes for Oct 15 to 21, 2026. Records, best sports and BetsFriendsBot's week.

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About the blog

How often is the BetsFriends Blog updated?

Every Thursday. Each week's post recaps what happened on BetsFriends, like the top heroes of the week, and the week's NBA and NFL talking points.

Who are the heroes in BetsFriends?

Heroes are the players. Every player makes free picks on real games, levels up a pixel avatar and climbs the weekly rankings.

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