Yeah, it's actually good that the Bay Area Dragons are a strong team and this is a wake-up call to all of the teams. Honestly, I want to see more guests team now.
They're more entertaining to watch and they're adding flavor to the PBA. There are other strong teams from different leagues like EASL and other leagues in South East Asia. If the PBA management allows more of them at the same time, that's going to be like a royal rumble in the league and that will gather more fans getting back their interest in it.
I doubt that it is a wake-up call for the PBA management to have a strong guest team because team owners like the SMC group and MVP group won't mind that one because as i saw it they will do whatever they want to strengthen their teams and the commissioner got no power stopping it hehe but i do agree that it is good to have a strong guest team every now and then to check with reality how are we faring with other countries in this game we love. Dragons 1.64, Kings 2.22 Can the Kings slay the Dragons tonight? Tough question but i think we will have a game 7 if we follow the trend. |
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Sayang yung bet mo kabayan, muntikan na pero di din talaga binigay eh no? Sure na sure yan na mananalo ang Mavs dahil kulang-kulang ang manlalaro ng Pelicans ngayon. Bawi tayo, 2 days din akong di nakapag bet dahil pinagpahinga ko muna sarili ko hehe. Ano, game ulit?
Muntikan na rin yon kabayan pero kinapos din sa huli. Hindi pala naglaro si McCollum sa larong yon, pinagpahinga. Pahinga rin ako kahapon kasi mukhang bugbog na tayo sa talo ahh pero hindi pa rin tayo susuko hehe, "Winners never quits". Para sa araw na to try ko muna yong Chicago Bulls kontra Celtics, this time sa underdog ako papanig pero with a handicap.  Nakadalawang muntikan ka na kabayan ah hehe. Pansin ko di sumasabay sayo mga taya mo sa twing sa underdog na with handicap ang ang bet mo, sa ibang game nakataya kaba? Ako sa tatlong binuhusan ko, tanging ang Bucks ML lang nakuha ko laban sa Knicks. Idol talaga sila pag nasa ibang bahay pero pag sa kanila, kakapusin bigla. Ano bawi ulit? Live games muna ako. Actually kabayan naka-tatlong bet ako kahapon, di ko lang nai-share yong dalawa pero tumama yon kaya profitable pa rin yong Martes ko hehe. Kung naitaas ko sa 8.5 yong HC ng Bulls, tatlo sana yong panalo.  ^^ yan yong isa sa dalawang taya ko na nanalo kahapon, yong isa ay sa Spurs vs Grizzlies, sa Spurs 10.5 @1.95 ako tumaya. Cavs -2.5 @1.88 vs Jazz, maalat ngayon ang Jazz, mukhang senyales na to na mai-trade na si kabayang Clarkson sa susunod na buwan. |
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I heard lots of stories online that there are people who are making a living in sports betting
If there is one telling this kind of story, this could be one in a million and i don't think that we have users here that rely on sports betting for a living. You may have a winning streak but in the long run, you will have a losing streak as well and eventually lose some money in the process. Unless you are doing "arbitrage betting" which i have not tried myself as this is a complicated thing, sports betting is just for us to win some money if we are lucky and enjoy the sports that we are betting. |
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If this is just between local teams, especially smc and mvp, it won't be as exciting as this. I'm rooting for Bay Area to push this series to game 7 with Powell being reactivated. They should have done it as early as Game 4 to have a chance in better standing. Always take the advantage if there is one. Now, the pressure is even greater since they are the ones in a do-or-die situation.
I think that their priority import is Nicholson and they are waiting for him to get better at this stage but it didn't come that way, i mean his injury has worsen or not yet healed as of this time while Powell is more usable than him. Let's not be deceived with this activation of Powell because he is not 100 percent healthy, people might think that it is good to bet now for the Dragons as Powell will be playing but this might be just a mind game for the coach of the Dragons. Note that once they replace Nicholson, the Dragons can't revert back to him as an import, would be Powell till game 7 if needed. But nevertheless, it's welcome news for the backers of the Dragons that somehow the Dragons will have an import playing in game 6. |
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Sayang yung bet mo kabayan, muntikan na pero di din talaga binigay eh no? Sure na sure yan na mananalo ang Mavs dahil kulang-kulang ang manlalaro ng Pelicans ngayon. Bawi tayo, 2 days din akong di nakapag bet dahil pinagpahinga ko muna sarili ko hehe. Ano, game ulit?
Muntikan na rin yon kabayan pero kinapos din sa huli. Hindi pala naglaro si McCollum sa larong yon, pinagpahinga. Pahinga rin ako kahapon kasi mukhang bugbog na tayo sa talo ahh pero hindi pa rin tayo susuko hehe, "Winners never quits". Para sa araw na to try ko muna yong Chicago Bulls kontra Celtics, this time sa underdog ako papanig pero with a handicap. |
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Or his future will be dimmer if he will not be able to fight again because he forces himself to continue despite the injury he already committed. Just look at Margarito, he fought Pacman and his eyes were injured by the punches of Pacman, but because of his pride, he still continue fighting, and look what happen after that fight. You need to be brave in boxing but most importantly you need to be smart, and that includes knowing how to accept your defeat, as there's always time to come back.
Yup, when he said to his corner that he can't see, the fight was over. His spirit left him when he was hit by those power punches late in round 8 and I'm impressed with his toughness that he still stood up despite absorbing those punches. For me stopping or not continuing is the way to go to prevent further damage to Hector Garcia, he can still fight as he is tough and I don't see any reason that promoters will throw him away because of not continuing to fight. |
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In the post fight press conference, he said that he is ready for Ryan Garcia. Yes, it was a good test for Gervonta Davis in this fight, Hector Garcia is no easy tune up fight, I thought he is going to finished him under 8 rounds. So no shame in Hector Garcia, he won some rounds in my book. It's that Gervonta's power is very difficult that if you were really caught by it, hard to recover even in between rounds.
So the stage is set in April for Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia, can't wait.
Hector Garcia was a tough test indeed, i even thought that Garcia would upset Davis before that round 8. From what I saw, Davis has difficulties dealing with bigger opponents like Hector and i personally thought that if the fight with Ryan Garcia pushes through, he will have trouble dealing with size, speed, youth and power of Ryan Garcia considering that the latter would mentally prepare for this biggest fight of his career. |
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Will be interesting if upset will happen on this match but seems unlikely to happen.
If upset, don't know if davis vs garcia will push thru. But let us see...
It seems that this will go the distance, with odds of 4.xx, whereas, if this fight will be over 7.5, has the odds of 1.7x.
The odds for the fight going the distance is very tempting to place your bet with but bookies are highly favoring davis on this match.
With all the distraction on the Davis camp, i do think that this fight will go the full twelve rounds but i'm still favoring Davis to get the nod of the judges so that 4.40 odds for Davis by Decision is very attractive and i'm betting on that. Upset is probable as Garcia is a live underdog but i'm not gonna throw some money on him for this fight. |
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Walang Zion at Ingram mga kabayan, na report na sila kahapon palang na din na makakalaro si Zion. Di pa malaman kung kailan ang balik nya kaya siguradong iti-take advantage ito ng mga ibang kupunan sa liga habang di pa buo ang line-up nila. Si McCollum nalang ang natitirang reliable at si Jonas, pero yun nga di na matatansya kung makakapanalo paba. Pansin ko din sa game kanina na di gaanong ganun kapagod ang Nets Big Three, mahaba-haba naman ang nilaro nila pero di rin gaano ka pressured dahil kumpleto sila at makakapag pahinga din in-between. Dito ako tumitingin sa injury report: https://www.espn.ph/nba/injuriesHirap kasi hanapin yung wastong mga tip-off ngayon dahil napapansin ko iba-iba ang label bawat article. Salamat sa link kabayan, napakalaking bagay to para sa akin. Panalo yong Nets kahapon pero hindi madali yong laro nila kahapon dahil naghahabol sila buti nalang at nagkaroon sila ng big run sa third quarter at pumutok na naman uli si Irving sa huling mga minuto sa fourth quarter. Mataas na talaga kompyansa ng Nets sa ngayon sana lang ay tuloy-tuloy na ito hanggang sa play-offs. New Orleans Pelicans +9.5 @1.85 vs Mavericks
Tingin ko mananalo yong Mavs pero di gaanong tambak kasi nandoon pa naman si McCollum at Jonas na parehong sanay na wala si Zion sa kanilang lineup. |
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Nets vs NOP - Nets babalik to sa winning column, -3.5 @1.83
Gandang laban nito mamaya ahh, ito lang muna sasabayan ko. Sana lang maglaro si Zion kasi pag hindi mismatch tong laban na to kung kompleto yong big 3 ng Nets. |
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Great start by Bay Area, they seem to keep this game close, even without their import, they are still competing very well against the Gin Kings. They definitely have a chance to win here, but they should keep their composure especially in the 4th quarter where they usually choked.
Japeth was the missing link, here, let's see if he can contribute with better numbers.
End of the first half and the Gin Kings is up by 8 points. If this trend continues, Bay Area Dragons will lose this game as they are reduced to a jump shooting team and no plays down low where they can fish for a foul which they were crying for while Cstand and Justine Brownlee wreak havoc the middle which the Dragons hard a hard time stopping. With what a witnessed in the first half, i already accepted that i'll lose my bet.  It turns out this was a trap. Ginebra will lose this game, and the series will be 2-2. I think they want to extend this series, we will probably see a game 7 here and there's also a big chance that Bay Area will win the championship. A great way to rig the series, LOL.. more games means more money for the league. More money indeed lol. Good thing that Kobe Lamb catches fire in the fourth canto that anything he throws went in but still not a good thing though that they are now just a jump-shooting team but a win is a win so congrats for those Dragons' believer out there who bet for this game 4. I hope Nicholson will be back this coming Sunday as i saw him in the Dragon's bench and he seems fine. This series has created a lot of buzz in the social media which i think a good thing for the PBA hehe. |
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Great start by Bay Area, they seem to keep this game close, even without their import, they are still competing very well against the Gin Kings. They definitely have a chance to win here, but they should keep their composure especially in the 4th quarter where they usually choked.
Japeth was the missing link, here, let's see if he can contribute with better numbers.
End of the first half and the Gin Kings is up by 8 points. If this trend continues, Bay Area Dragons will lose this game as they are reduced to a jump shooting team and no plays down low where they can fish for a foul which they were crying for while Cstand and Justine Brownlee wreak havoc the middle which the Dragons hard a hard time stopping. With what a witnessed in the first half, i already accepted that i'll lose my bet. |
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I've read an article today, and according to it, it will still be Nicholson who will be their import in game 4. Maybe that's the reason why the odds favored the Ginebra and they are now favored by -2.5 points. This is the first time where Ginebra was listed as the favorite, and we all know that game 4 is a very important game for the Bay Dragons as they need to win to even the series.
I have also read that Nicholson won't be playing today because of injury and they will not field Powell as their import so i think that is the reason on the shifting of the odds and this may be a bad sign for those who bet for the Bay Area Dragons as not fielding an import is a sign that they are conceding this early in the series. |
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Kings -4 ulit ako ngayong araw kabayan kontra sa koponan ng Hawks, good luck sa inyo.
Napagod yata ang Kings sa kakapanalo, hehe. Natalo sila sa homecourt nila, medyo close game ang laban pero mas clutch itong Hawks sa laro nila. Better luck next time nalang kabayan, meron pa namang bukas, nasa 4 games na nga lang, pero pwede ng pagtiyagaan. Clippers ML Magic ML Dallas ML Rockets ML Hehe, akala ko mahahabol ng Kings yong Hawks pero kinapos pa rin, better luck next time kabayan. Hindi ako nakapusta kahapon dahil pahinga muna, medyo maalat yong mga hula ko lately. Sasabay nalang ako sa Dallas ML @2.24 kabayan baka makadali sila ngayon sa Celtics pero delikado rin tong bet na to ahh kasi napahiya ng sobra yong Celtics laban sa Thunder nong isang araw. |
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We have mixed reactions, some are criticizing the bay area players for being cry babies, while some agrees with their sentiment. They call it an 8 vs 5 game, that's 3 refs favoring the Gin Kings. But anyway, I think it's not totally dirty, Ginebra also have some great shots and good defense that's why they were able to come back.
And with that crying over the officiating of game 3, coach Brian Goorjan of Bay Area Dragons was summoned by PBA commissioner Willy Marcial maybe to discuss or talk about his comments which were not good for the PBA while the PBA has also fined Powell and Blankley for their comment on the said officiating. I'm betting for the Dragons but what they have done (crying on social media) will not do good on them and after watching the replay of the game 3 fourth quarter I would say that the calls were not too obvious against them, its just that they missed some crucial shots which could have put the Gin Kings away. I'm beginning to think that Dragons is not appropriate as their moniker, Dragonfly may be appropriate for their action. Haha, they cried because they think they can dominate the Gin Kings. They have a huge lead in game 3 but slowly Ginebra were able to come back. Their import is really good but he was limited in that game compared to his production in game 2. I also like to believe that the new import is not better than Nicholson and I would say we will have a close match again in game 4, as to the winner, let's guess. Personally, i would prefer Powell over Nicholson as an import to the Dragons. Powell can shoot 3's and slash to the basket which is lacking in Nicholson's arsenal which explained why the Dragons only have 10 FT attempts in game 3 while the Kings have 38 attempts due largely to Brownlee's drive to the basket. Did you also observe that when the score was tied at 79 with two minutes left, all attempts of the Dragons were from the rainbow area which is a low percentage shot and no 2-point FG attempt, hope the coaching staff would see that disparity and make adjustment in game 4. |
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We have mixed reactions, some are criticizing the bay area players for being cry babies, while some agrees with their sentiment. They call it an 8 vs 5 game, that's 3 refs favoring the Gin Kings. But anyway, I think it's not totally dirty, Ginebra also have some great shots and good defense that's why they were able to come back.
And with that crying over the officiating of game 3, coach Brian Goorjan of Bay Area Dragons was summoned by PBA commissioner Willy Marcial maybe to discuss or talk about his comments which were not good for the PBA while the PBA has also fined Powell and Blankley for their comment on the said officiating. I'm betting for the Dragons but what they have done (crying on social media) will not do good on them and after watching the replay of the game 3 fourth quarter I would say that the calls were not too obvious against them, its just that they missed some crucial shots which could have put the Gin Kings away. I'm beginning to think that Dragons is not appropriate as their moniker, Dragonfly may be appropriate for their action. |
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Just a quick trivia. 50 of the 78 teams who won Game 3 in a best of 7 PBA Finals are winning the whole series.
Interesting trivia huh, thanks for digging mate. So, if we play with statistics we have a higher chance to win if there is someone who would still bet for the Dragons in the series especially if they win game 4. Have not watched the whole game, only the first half as i'm busy with something. With the first half, i could say that the officiating was fine though Nicholson picked up two personal fouls in the first quarter but that's an obvious foul i would say. In my social media feed, i have read that the Dragons (especially Blankley) were complaining on the officiating in game 3. Maybe there were questionable calls that happened in the second half, your thoughts. |
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I have about 6 hours until I have to be at the hospital. Heart catheter a couple hours later. They always want you to arrive 2 hours early. After that it'll be home sweet home til a heart comes for me. I'll have my computer with me, so you guys will still see me online here and there.
I have read your story days ago and I'm out of words on what say. Just letting you know that i've included you in my prayers that you will overcome these trials in life which I'm very optimistic that you can as you are a strong person. Hope to see you soon after the transplant stronger than ever. |
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~snip~
That's the beauty of this fight, one has an advantage over the other, not a total mismatch that bettors would always pray that the result will be an upset lol. They say that you are only good as your last performance but I think its not the scenario with Devin Haney because IMO, the style of Kambosos is tailored-fit for Haney to look good in the ring, and no matter how many times they fought the result will be the same. For Loma's last fight, though we think he lost some steps in there but probably ring rust was also a factor as he was fighting a war in his country for months until he decided to fight again in the ring and his performance was way beyond our expectation but for me this would not be my basis if i'm going to bet on this fight as Loma will prepare hard for this fight as this is the biggest for him because a win is a career record, a unified title.
Kambosos actually had a good chance against Haney in their rematch had he stuck to the plan. Haney had a difficult time when Kambosos was quickly switching from southpaw to orthodox and vice versa, but it seemed like Kambosos could easily be frustrated within the fight and that's enough for him to lose focus and forget about the strategies and the trainings. And everything would wound up as a replay of their first match. I don't think this would happen to Loma in this match. I can't imagine the veteran acting a bit childish inside the ring. And I don't share the early odds released. Loma at +172 and Haney at -225? That's too much underestimation for the legend and overestimation for the boring undisputed champ. We'll see. I'm cheering for Loma! I'm a big fan of Loma so I'll be rooting for and will be backing him in this fight. Bookies will definitely put Haney as the favorite on this match and that's a good thing because I'm betting for Loma all this time as the huge favorite which means I can win bigger than usual hehe. Like I've said before, Haney is not a one-punch KO artist so this will be the loophole in Haney's armor as Loma will be moving in without fearing that he will be knocked out if he walked on a punch, unlike his fight with Lopez where he was hesitant to engage early. Fearless prediction that judges will be having a hard decide who win on this one lol. |
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