That was a long time ago, over 5 years, maybe they'll get the championship this time but we never know since SMB is also a strong team. Sure enough, they will be the underdog, compared to the last time they won a championship.

The first game is over and the Phoenix Fuel Masters have avoided getting eliminated today. They came back from a huge deficit with a good run in the 2nd half. At some point, they are down 20 points but their strong come back in the 3rd quarter changes the momentum in their favor until the end of the game.

Final score 103-85... Huge win, who would expect they'll beat the Magnolia by 18 points.  This team does fight in every game they have, they might win game 4 and make this series very interesting. Everyone was contributing but it was Jazul's  3 straight 3 point shots IIRC that gave the team a good lead and Magnolia were not able to come back anymore. Magnolia always play phyisical, but tonight, Phoenix matches it and even outdone them on that area.

Same here, PBA will be able to make a good amount of money if they'll extend this series. Both teams are capable so this will be very close game but we can trust the refs to do the right thing to make this series more exciting to watch. SMB has taken the lead but it's far from over, 1-0 lead is not safe, but 2-0 is already different, and Ginebra should not allow that to happen.

Also, I don't know Tim Cone or the PBA would allow Ginebra will be swept, that's not gonna happen even in my dreams. Therefore, it's not brainer that we should bet on Ginebra in game 2, and double them in game 3 if they lose.

I'm taking the sixers tonight and as a hedge I'm taking the over on embid 35.5 points.  If this game is close and the sixers don't cover embid will get a lot of playing time and he will absolutely dominate the inside with wemby in there.  Might take a stab at the over on rebounds too.  Embid has been dominant and I'm riding his overs until he cools down.

All talks now should be about the unification of the light heavyweight between Beterbiev and Bivol, all fighters in the light heavyweight division will not have a chance against these two fighters so negotiation should start now.

I'm not very familiar with Nery's fighting style, but it seems he's got a pretty decent power in his punches. But his winning record is not made up of hard opponents. He will just be an easy opponent for Naoya. If Nery is one aggressive fighter who does not fear trading blows against an opponent, he may will lose the fight in the first 6 rounds. Naoya likes this kind of battle. This is where his monstrous blows are best at and be most useful.

Betting odds will definitely be very heavy in favor of Naoya.

I think most of us losses tonight.

Both heavy underdog losses but cover the handicap. The first game, I thought SMB will get the spread covered since they are in control at the first half, but I could not believe that Blackwater came back and at some point make it even a close game, it's just weird, maybe because I'm a bit bias. LOL

Mukhang tahimik ang mga NBA bettors ngayon ah, hehehe. Hirap kasi nitong mga nakaraang araw, may mga dehadong nanalo tapos OT and then unpredictable ang mga laro.

Isa lang natipuhan kong tayaan, OKC -11.5 laban sa Portland. Parang sa tingin ko kaya naman tambakan ng OKC to at talagang solid sila ngayon sa pangunguna ni SGA at lahat ang nag contribute.

Natalo ako dun sa Mavs nung nakaraan laban sa Memphis. Parang easy lang dapat at wala is Morant pero tinambakan sila. 

Tough luck mate. NLEX won but short by 1 point to give you that win.  They did play well though but converge are just not giving up although it's already a non bearing game for them AFAIK. Sometime, there are games like this that you get thrilled watching but in the end will break your heart.

Another thing, why do this ban have to be lifted just to give way for this fight to happen when it can be outside Japan?

I'm not betting yet, I'll wait for the outcome of the first game, if I win, then I'll double my bet, but I have not decided yet on what team to bet on.

We have a game coming up, hopefully this will be an exciting one.

Phoenix and Meralco will face off in less than an hour. And as we are all aware, Meralco's import was a kind of a beast on their last outing, he impressed everyone with his debut, so the question now is, can the import of Phoenix minimize his output?

As to the betting lines, Meralco is currently favored at -6. Last time they played, they beat the Magnolia by 5 points.

You forgot to mention the Magnolia Hotspots who is currently the number 1 in standing.

Actually, 3 (SMB teams) and 1 (MVP team) only that will reach to the semis, if Meralco will advance in the Finals, this would make a finals more interesting. And to make the PBA to generate more money again, most likely Ginebra will advance, I don't know how they'll do it, but if JMF isn't 100%, that could happen.

Magnolia is good though, no underestimating them but they don't attract the crowd, it's only Ginebra that could help the PBA to make big money during the Finals.