I went with TIE because I was ok with the loss. A win would assure my 4th, but I wasn't confident I could even with a normal. And a loss with a Lake Charles win would put me in a relegation series. I didn't care about 4th place, so I played it safe and went with TIE so that even if the worst should happen, I'd bring more enthusiasm into the relegation series.
And I didn't really care about 4th because there was virtually no chance to win. I'm ready for the Traptors to be gone and not be my rival anymore.