It's CL week again but I usually don't bet on them as I don't really know what's going on with the other domestic leagues and tend to stick with the EPL.  But this week I found a bet thanks to a newbie for putting it in my attention by posting about it in the CL/Europa League thread.

My bet for this week's matches is Monaco to win +0 at 1.83 vs Tottenham.  The Spurs have a good squad but they haven't been playing as well as expected lately, they are also playing Monaco away so that's another minus for them in this match.  With those odds at +0, it's a bet I'm willing to make.

Yes I know they won vs Westham last weekend, but I'm still not convinced about their form if it's getting better or not.  Maybe it is, but we'll see...

Do you seriously think that?  I mean seriously.  Let's take the Liverpool example.  Coutinho and Firmino are both Brazilians, take into account how tired they are from play and travel in their international duties.  How many miles did they travel, how tough were their opponents, etc...  The same with Mane and the other key players.  So now are you suggesting that Klopp not play these players?  That would even be riskier for them.

When players get back from international duty, take into account that they are still tired from all the playing and the travel back to their clubs.  So it wasn't really surprising that some clubs were not scoring a lot of goals that was expected of them.  The perfect example was Liverpool.  Take into account the nationalities of the players who had international duties and how far they traveled.

WAVES/BTC:  I'm out for now.



I've been meaning to get a post about Waves the minute this sell down happened because it hit my stoploss at .00045, .00046 and .00047 BTC, but Cryptrader was down and the moment it went up a day later, I got lazy. 

Anyway, yeah, I'm out of Waves but there's one thing that perplexes me.  Where is the volume spike?  It would tend to make me think that the whales that got this pumping in the first place are still holding.  But that's a big maybe.  Let's see what developments come up in the coming weeks.

Kraken is also a good option for shorting altcoins.  I personally do short sells only on Poloniex and Kraken and it's what I would advice newbies to use.  Kraken allows you to short ETC and REP which are not available for short selling at Poloniex.  The only think which I don't like with Kraken is the platform is hard to understand.  I hope they make it easier for the sake of their users.

Mayweather is a good boxer and one of the best ever to have played in the sport but he's beginning to be a joke now.  He's surely doing this to gain publicity and hustle McGregor out of his money.  And I think McGregor knows this, hence the 100 million USD asking price to fight Mayweather.

Carles, I would like to pick your brain when you make bets on the NBA.  Can you give us your thought process on why you made the bet and why you think it's good?  We could talk via PM if you're not comfortable discussing your picks in public.  Thanks.

I don't mind it.  As long as Real and Barca are dominant forces they have every right to reach the semis every year.  This would be a good thing for the other clubs in Europe because they would have to challenge them for that dominance.  Real and Barca have set the bar up in all of football, it's for the other clubs' job to reach and try to surpass it.

That's a possibility but I won't be holding my breath for that to happen until the January transfer window is done.  I think Pep will acquire more players to power the City squad up for the second half of this season's campaign.  I think Liverpool would also be dipping their toes in the transfer window too.

Now that's not ever happening knowing how stingy Wenger is during transfer windows.  And I don't think Dortmund is willing to let go of him just yet.  At least not this January, so if a club is truly interested in him, then they should pay for a premium to get his services.  I'm almost 100% sure Wenger will not sign him because of the steep price tag.

Some produce better posts than others if you noticed and imho, the better posters deserve better pay.  No offense but I think it's only fair.  And if you're ok with 100 maximum posts per month then that's up to you.  I personally would want to apply for a 150 post maximum limit if Betcoin reconsiders.

I may disagree with you but it seems you're definitely correct in this case.  I didn't check but I would guess that the bet offered quite more value?  I think 0 - 0 was the more likely outcome imho.  But what do I know...  

Is this campaign full?  I'm planning to transfer to a new campaign after I finish my long stint at Betcoin's campaign.  I was wondering if I'm qualified.  If so then I'll apply if there are spots still available at the end of the month or so.  Thanks.

I beg you to reconsider.  Maybe allow only a number of campaigners to get a maximum of 150 posts a month?  If you reconsider, I would want to be one of them, please.

Ah so it's not confirmed yet.  That still makes it a rumor.  Until the news comes out from the BBC, I will take that with a gain of salt.  The BBC tends to release transfer news only if it's a ready confirmed by the clubs and the player or the player's agent involved in the transfer.

And before the Swansea game, have you seen Ibra more out of form?  Not to my knowledge.  If you watch that game vs Swansea you'd notice that they allowed United to score vs them.  It wasn't because United was playing really well.  There was no pressing from Swansea's side, I don't mean not enough pressing, they were not trying at all.  Go watch that game again.

If you really have been following the EPL then no, it wouldn't be a big surprise.  In fact it's quite expected actually.  Rooney has been out of form since the preseason friendlies and what he needs is a new environment.  It would be both better for him and United of he leaves with mutual consent.  

Anyway, I can't watch the game live, how is it?  Is United parking the bus?  I could imagine Rashford being isolated up front with no one linking up to him.  

It would be better to see Mousasi climb the ladder again and challenge Jacare.  That's gonna be a better fight as there's history between the two.  The last time they fought, Mousasi lost, so it would be good to see him try to get that loss back and be a real contender at MW. 

It depends on your style of trading or gambling.  Looser and more aggressive gamblers have higher risk but tend to have bigger pay days than average.  But it also depends how good they are in playing that style and how disciplined they are during bad runs.  The same can also be said about trading.  So a good answer would be 'it depends'.

Link to the Ramsey to Real rumor?  I find that hard to believe as I agree with erwin.  They have better options out there and there's no need to acquire more players in that position unless Real want to splash the cash and use the players as bargaining chips in future transfer windows.