I lost my bet on the Philippines vs. Italy because I thought Italy would win by a huge landslide but it only won by 7 points which is not enough to cover the spreads. I did not even bother checking the USA vs. Jordan odds because it won't be profitable unless someone is trying to do the spreads which is also very unpredictable knowing the USA is already secured at the top spot even if they don't play seriously for as long they manage to win.

Currently watching Slovenia vs. Cape Verde. Luka Doncic and his team need to win in order to secure the top spot but it seems like they are getting tough opposition by Cape Verde. Luka is only 2 of 11 but I assume that they will start to figure it out here and will take the win.

Many superstars nowadays are different from the past. In the past, most of them stayed loyal to a team but most teams would trade them when they felt they were not in their primes anymore. And it was understandable since it was business as usual. Nowadays, some superstars not only want to get a ring by joining other superstars but they are also looking for better cities and places like Los Angeles, Florida, and the other big cities. There were even questions if Lebron could be compared to Jordan's greatness if he never left Cleveland. It's a fact that it is more difficult to get a ring by staying loyal to a team especially if the team is not that rich and the city is not that big nor has great weather or good places like white sand beaches. But it is also hard to judge these superstars choosing their preferred cities or joining a superteam because it's their own careers and lives to spend and at least they do not have regrets.

Giannis still has two more seasons before he can exercise his option to continue or leave or to extend. Before signing his super contract a few years ago, there were many teams that wanted to take him. IIRC the Miami Heat was one of those teams that were expecting to have a good chance of getting him. But at the end of the day, Giannis decided to stay in the smaller city of Milwaukee. Giannis delivered also a ring to the city so it could be that he also wants to play for another team or relocate to a better place. 

OP are you a newbie in sportsbetting or you haven't tried it yet? Because I don't get why you mentioned if there are good platforms that cater to last-minute bets. As long as the game is not yet starting then most likely the odds remain available and unchanged Most platforms I used actually offer live betting. So there is no such thing as late unless someone is racing to get the odds before the game starts and is affecting the betting odds already.

Personally, I like to bet on live games as well until I get easily annoyed by the non-stop changing of odds and your bet having a hard time processing because of the changing odds. But for someone who has the patience and doesn't mind being distracted watching the game, it is actually good to bet live.

Johnreil Casimero is actually bashed a lot these days and one of the reasons behind it is the choice of his next opponent. This is only the second fight of Yukinori Oguni in 4 years and his last fight which was more than a year already ended in a draw against a mediocre opponent.

Prior to picking Oguni, there were two or three ranked fighters who challenged Casimero. One of them is former 118 champion Luis Nery who is ranked WBC #1, WBO #2, and IBF #7. Casimero at the moment is ranked WBO #3 and WBC #8. Maybe Casimero's team thinks that this type of fight deserves a belt which makes this a high risk with low reward. Besides, Nery is banned in Japan after being caught using illegal substances. And I doubt Casimero agrees to travel to Mexico which is also very risky IMO.

With regards to Casimero choosing a top 5 in the WBC rankings, I believe the target is becoming the WBO mandatory where he is more recognized just in case he is not getting the winner of Inoue-Tapales. WBO #1 Sam Goodman is already the IBF mandatory while Nery the WBO #2 has also won a WBC eliminator already so these guys are waiting for their shots at the titles. And it also means that Casimero is unofficially the real WBO #1 unless someone below overtakes his ranking. The WBA did not rank Casimero in their top 10 and it already mandated former champions Akhmadaliev and Kameda to fight with the winner being the mandatory.

Italy needed this win so they would not give the Philippines a breathing air in this game. I really want an upset although it might still not be enough for them to lead by 13 points. The best scenario here is Italy winning by more than 13 points. I expect a heavy blowout win by Italy as they are trying to get the second spot while at the same time trying to boost the team's confidence which is needed in the knockout stage.

I think Chot Reyes the Philippine coach for many years already should be ashamed and give up the job after this event. I remember when he mentioned that the most important during games is the learning experience. Yet most players he coached before are already retired or past prime and are not part of the national pool.

Yes, at least Casimero is staying active rather than just waiting for a big fight that might make him rusty if it takes so long. Yukinori Oguni became the champion a long time ago. In 2016 he outboxed then-dangerous KO artist Yonatan Pena and took the IBF belt. Too bad though as he lost it in his first title defense.

A December return for Casimero is still possible but only if he makes an easy work on Oguni. But if Casimero sustains some cuts and spends a lot of energy in this fight then he needs at least a month of rest plus two months to train so that makes him only available in January of next year. Hopefully, we'll see Casimero winning easily because this is only a tune-up fight for him. 

If someone is planning to invest in bitcoin for long-term purposes then I guess the perfect time is when you already have the excess funds. Make a regular dollar-cost averaging (DCA) regularly. The problem with waiting for the price to dip is there is no assurance that bitcoin will drop again. What if bitcoin pumps and then the dip later is only half of the pumped price? This is actually happening since bitcoin touched $15k late last year. So it would be better to make a regular purchase without paying much attention to its price since the goal is long-term anyway. The price of bitcoin is still very far from its previous ATH of $67k.

I have been making a monthly DCA on bitcoin since December of last year. I am following the same strategy even if the $25k level is very tempting since I already purchased this month at $26k+. So my next chance to buy again is this coming September and I don't know if the price will be lower or higher than the current price right now. One thing is clear, I will continue my monthly DCA until bitcoin reaches $50k again.

Yes, a total of $14 billion bitcoin in just 3 exchanges is very huge. But then again, the market capitalization of bitcoin right now is more than $500 billion. So that $14 billion is like 2% of the current bitcoin valuation. These big exchanges may influence the price of bitcoin but probably only in the short term period.

This information tells us that the crypto market is still too young and low. The largest stock brokers in the world right now are the Vanguard Group and Charles Schwab with $8 trillion each while Fidelity Investments at #3 has $4.5 trillion.

Bulok kasi sistema ng Felipenas kaya karamihan zero idea pagdating sa mga ganyan. Kahit stocks na masyadong na matagal ay hindi alam ng karamihan. Hindi masyadong binigyan ng importansya ang financial management. Sayang opportunities, kung namulat lang sana mata ng ating mga kababayan kahit hindi nila ito kurso ay baka marami na sana nag benefit.

Yeah, Josh Taylor should've just moved up even before. So he ended up being injured again and inactive which benefitted Teofimo Lopez. For me, he looked like a fighter without motivation anymore. We'll see if he can still show something impressive in his 147 debut because I don't see the fire in him anymore.

As for this fight, I don't know what's the fuss on Haney wanting an earlier date. Why not just do it in the middle of November something to give Prograis enough time to prepare? Haney is still very young but he is becoming like a b1tch already trying to exploit his opponents. As if he is not boring to watch.   

Even before the start of the tournament, I am doubtful if the USA will win this tournament. I was tempted to make outright bets on France, Australia, and Canada.

With regards to the lineup of the USA, it is the trend that its biggest superstars are not paying attention to the FIBA World Cup. They're more interested in playing in the Olympics which makes that quadrennial event the biggest basketball event. The mighty USA has always dominated the basketball gold medals in every Olympics ever since I watched television. So it's only the upcoming younger players and the not-so-bigger names are given the chance to represent the USA during FIBA World Cups but they are always the favorites in the betting odds.

The Japanese fans are probably not cool with Johneriel Casimero calling their living legend a turtle. But still, Casimero is the main attraction here. He is actually promoted by a Japanese since bolting out of MP Promotions. Oguni is just a stay-busy fight but we're hoping Casimero delivers a good performance to bolster his reputation. Though Oguni was a former world champion, he quit fighting for 3 years already and then went for a return last year which ended in a draw against a mediocre opponent. At present, Oguni has been inactive for over a year now and he is fighting an active 3-division champion so this should be an easy win for Casimero.

Some are bashing Casimero's level of opponent but I'm just happy that he is making himself active. I am confident he will get his title shot next year so he better stay active and fit.

There is no truth behind OP's words. He's spamming probably to bolster his posts and activity. First, it's not Twitter anymore but X. I also haven't heard about Elon Musk actively selling X. It's also fake news that Elon removed all the former employees and replaced them with bots.

People are quick to call Elon's acquisition of Twitter a failure. I guess most of these people don't even know that Twitter was already a losing company before the takeover. So it's dumb for the new owner not to make huge changes otherwise the company will stay having a negative net income. I actually believe that Elon will turn X into a successful company soon.

So are you involved in fixed matches? Let's say you are directly in contact with the player or team, there is still no such thing as a 100% sure win. I heard about basketball-fixed matches in our local league here after a player made a confession. But there is still no 100% guarantee because not all of the players and coaches are part of the shameful acts. Fixed matchmaking is a little near 100% correct on individual sports since the player has 99% control over his own results.

If I have a $10k bankroll and I have direct connections with the player or the team itself then I'll go all in. But I will never take a loan or even withdraw all possible savings because educated bettors don't believe in a 100% sure win.

Without a doubt, finding more sources of income is the ultimate way of improving someone's financial status. Maybe some of those so-called lazy people are not lazy after all and only need something to motivate themselves? It's normal though since I know and heard a lot of people who are contented with their current situations and they are not even rich.

Anyways, as per OP's point, it is also very important to discipline ourselves when it comes to our expenses. Even if people are receiving high-income monthly but keep on living lavish lifestyles they will still end up without savings or even in debt which is also common in my country.

Against a team with deadly offensive guards, GSW will be forced to bench CP3. Actually, it is okay to bench him since he is already 38 and will be 40 by the end of his contract. The issue though is that CP3 will be paid $30 million per year which is too high for someone to play 20sh minutes per game, especially during the playoffs if they can qualify.

Anyway, it remains to be seen if this GSW experiment will work. I still value young Poole over CP3 but I understand that GSW needs to let go of him since they prefer Draymond.

Yeah, both KAT and Clarkson are US-born with foreign heritage. I believe both are dual citizens but FIBA has a unique rule. If someone was born outside of his heritage country and only secured a passport from that country after his 16th birthday, he can longer play as a local. This is the case of Jordan Clarkson, but he is still playing in his heritage country since FIBA allows one naturalized player per country. KAT secured his DR passport before his 16th birthday so his heritage country can still pick another naturalized player for its team. Just like Timberwolves' Kyle Anderson who is of zero Chinese blood but was naturalized and granted citizenship by China. FIBA however does not allow a player who already represented a country before to shift to another country which means KAT cannot play in the US team.

Takuma Inoue just won his belt and so far there is no mandatory from the WBA to force him to fight the number 1 ranked. So this is just a voluntary defense of Takuma's belt. I am not sure about the WBA's voluntary defense ruling but most likely it's fine for a champion to defend his belt for as long as the opponent is in the top 10 or maybe top 20 depending on the organization. Maybe Ancajas is the only available fighter easy to negotiate and is willing to travel to Japan.

Ancajas was also dominated twice in his last title fights. But Ancajas was a long-time champion and had issues with his weight before moving up so it was probably taken into consideration by the sanctioning bodies. Jerwin Ancajas' last opponent and only fight at the division lost his last 7 fights and only won a single fight in his last 10 but it was enough for the former champion to enter the top 10 in the WBA and IBF rankings.

Nice observation. Fulton was there trying to outbox Inoue. Fulton thought he could be effective by being slick with his longer reach. What Fulton and most fans didn't anticipate was Inoue's underrated jab which was so effective and somehow it set the tempo of the fight. Fulton before facing Inoue has a 10-0-3 KOs in his last 10 fights.

We're not saying Tapales has a 50/50 chance because it's not. But Tapales has a totally different style from Fulton. People are misled by Tapales' only 19 KOs of his 37 wins but they don't notice that he is actually 9-1-8 KOs in his last 10 fights. If Inoue gets reckless, Tapales will make him pay with counter hooks. 

Right. It is really hard to imagine how Marlon Tapales winning against Naoya Inoue who's in his prime right now. Inoue seems to have the advantage in all aspects. He is the bigger puncher, with better hand speed and footwork. Inoue is most likely the stronger fighter although he doesn't brawl. The world-class experience also favors Inoue.

But still, we cannot count out Tapales. Although he only won a very close fight against former unified champion Morudjon Akhmadaliev, Tapales was a champion for a reason. Tapales is a 2 division world champion and has an underrated power. I can see Tapales trying to set up counterhooks every time Inoue goes offensive. I have this feeling that a perfectly timed hook by Tapales is enough to hurt the Japanese champion and change the pace of the fight.