Previous round was a tad bit easier to predict, could barely find anything that i really like today, so here's my only 3 fold of the day which has CFR Cluj + Ferencvaros + Celtic 1X @1.93 ✓

If you trust enough CFR Cluj you can perhaps opt-out for the -1.5 ah given the difference in classes between these two teams.

Ferencvaros defeated Prishtina 3:0 and 3:1 in the previous round, however, if you look closely, 5 of those goals came late after the 70th-minute mark. Zalgiris allowed goals in both games against pure amateurs from Northern Ireland, i don't think they stand a chance against a much stronger team, the Hungarians will have no trouble in this one.

Celtic have failed to qualify for the Champions League group stages in the previous three editions, the match against Midtjylland won't be an easy one by no means, but i don't see them losing at home.

^Those are outdated odds, the link you provided was posted weeks before the final four qualifiers and half of the teams mentioned did not even qualify for the Olympics.

More recent ones:

source: https://www.covers.com/olympics/basketball


Not to be a jerk, but if you don't know which teams qualified for the Olympics, i don't think this thread is for you. I will 100% regret not making this one a self-mod. smh

It's bo3 now, whoever wins tonight will be holding the Larry O'Brien Trophy with one hand, historically the team to take 3-2 lead wins it all.

source: https://www.nba.com/news/phoenix-suns-milwaukee-bucks-gear-up-for-pivotal-game-5


Suns ml @1.61

ngl the thought of Budenholzer winning an NBA title is fucking depressing, and if it is to happen, someone do me a favor and prune me out of this reality with one of these little tva batons.

Middleton U26.5 pts; C. Paul 7+ assists @2.05

I'm parlaying The Khris Middleton Cycle + C. Paul's total assists, CP3 has been playing like shit of late, but at least he keeps his assists number up.

Crowder 5+ rebs; C. Johnson 1+ 3pt; Booker 20+ pts; Ayton DD @1.94

The lowest amount of rebounds Crowder has got so far in this series is 6. Suns' role-players had all subpar performances away from home, now that they're back home they should do a lot better, which includes C. Johnson hitting a few timely threes.

Booker put on an all-out performance in gm4 but it was not enough, i expect him to take fewer shots tonight and see more of what the Suns are all about, which is team ball, not hero ball. As for Ayton, undoubtedly a bounce-back spot for him after just 6pts in gm4.

It says "Grouped" in your screenshot, which means you most likely hit two award marks simultaneously. Your prize should be grouped together with Silver reward 1, look under Silver rewards. If it isn't there, then contact live support, and i'm sure they will be able to help you.


I believe the Clubhouse raffle is either temporarily or permanently called off, there hasn't been one for the past two months.

Nice, let's run it back, i have a title to defend. 

I'm hoping for 10+ guys again, though it could be a reach. Last season, we had 11, and i see a few names from our pool are inactive (forum wise).

You'd think that with the everyday activity the main Serie A thread generates, we'd be able to acquire some fresh blood, but last year there was barely any interest, peeps over there only for the spam, don't care about prediction pools and stuff. Dummies don't know what they are missing...

So yeah, you can count me in!

^
It's standard scoring, you get 20pts for HC and 2x the points if the stage finishes at HC climb. It should be the first eight riders receiving points for HC climbs, not sure the exact breakdown, but it goes something like this: 20-15-12 and 40-30-24, etc.

There will be two HC climbs today (stage 18) Tourmalet and Luz Ardiden, i could totally see a big breakaway group early with nobody from GC guys in there with 10+ minutes gap and UAE controlling the pace. If Wout Poels has the legs and he is in that breakaway group, he should able to beat both Quintana and Woods (or anyone else) at Tourmalet.

With 64 pts, Wout van Aert could be a wild card, but JUMBO-VISMA will most likely have him help Vingegaard on the final climb, i expect a battle between him and Carapaz for the second-third place in the final kilometers at Luz Ardiden.

tl;dr Pogacar already won a tough mountain stage, as well as the Tour. In my eyes, Wout Poels is 90-95% favorite to win the polka dot jersey, unless of course something extraordinary happens.

No Scott Foster today, so a level playing field for both teams.  

Bucks +4.5; U236.5; Giannis 25+ pts @1.69 won

Variation of the Bucks ml which was way too low even for my liking.
I won't mind seeing MIL lose this one though, i simply can't stand Budenholzer, he's one of the top five worst coaches in the NBA right now, with a bball IQ that is sub-zero. I swear i will not watch basketball for a year if the Bucks win a championship with him. lol

Middleton 3+ assists; Portis 10+ PRA @1.64 lost

Middleton has a 13-game streak of three or more assists entering tonight's game. Portis had a nice game three for MIL, and he normally performs better at home, quite a reasonable line for him imo. I like the Bucks more with him on the floor and Lopez on the bench, their pnr defense is surely better that way.

Suns U117.5; C. Paul 7+ ast; Booker 30+ PRA @1.88 won

Even if the Suns manage to win today, i don't think they'll score more than 110 points. I'm riding with C. Paul's total assists again, 12 consecutive games with 7 or more. As for Booker, he had one of the worst games this year with just 10pts and abysmal 3/14 shooting, not to mention he got benched in the 4th Q, so this is obviously a highly motivated spot for him.

Those are the old 20/21 kits, the last remaining stock that they have.

Watford are yet to reveal their new jerseys for the upcoming season, i would speculate they haven't yet signed a front of jersey sponsor deal, otherwise, they would have shown them by now, as the new season begins next month.

Watford's logo was recently removed from the front of Sportsbet's website, and Watford-related articles/news were relocated under "Past Partnerships", so take that as you will.

Zalgiris and Ludogorets were my only wins yesterday, both teams won but not in a very convincing way. I had sweat out the last minutes with Zalgiris playing with two red cards, thank god those Irish amateurs didn't score a second.

Here's one win from today's early matches:



I had no idea Vagner Love was playing for Kairat Almaty, hmm, dude has to be around 40 years old by now, some of you may remember him playing in the Champions League with CSKA Moscow back in the day, i believe he also won the UEFA Cup with them, damn that was a long time ago. He also scored Kairat's opening goal today.

Thoughts on the late game between Legia and Bodo/Glimt?

Some big names are missing from the tournament, no Greece, Serbia, Lithuania, Brazil also didn't make it.

Czech Republic and Slovenia are making their first-ever Olympic appearances, the Czechs had two impressive wins over Canada and Greece to make the games, Luka qualifying his team single-handedly after an amazing triple-double in the final against Lithuania.

Team USA has shown signs of struggle so far in the exhibition games after two terrible losses and a win over Argentina. They will need some time to get the team chemistry that they need, also to adjust to the FIBA rules and more importantly how the games are being officiated, no easy fouls.

I think we are set for a great tournament!

Hey everyone, the Olympics are just around the corner, as is the basketball tournament. I thought we should have a separate thread to talk, make predictions, and have fun while watching the games. The tournament begins on July 25th and concludes on August 7th. Although this is not a self-moderated thread, please do not spam!




                                                                                          





● 12 teams divided into 3 groups (A, B and C) playing against each other.
● First two teams in each group and the 2 best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
● FIBA has 4x 10 minute quarters. Two timeouts in the first half and three timeouts in the second half (1 minute), only coaches can call timeouts.
● FIBA courts are slightly shorter including the three-point line compared to the NBA.
● There is no basket interference when the ball is around the rim, there's also no defensive 3-second violation.
● 5 fouls allowed.

● Group Phase 25th July to 1st August
● Quarter-finals 3rd August
● Semi-finals 5th August
● Gold and Bronze medal matches 7th August

Games           Gold             Silver           Bronze

1936 Berlin     United States    Canada           Mexico
1948 London     United States    France           Brazil
1952 Helsinki   United States    Soviet Union     Uruguay
1956 Melbourne  United States    Soviet Union     Uruguay
1960 Rome       United States    Soviet Union     Brazil
1964 Tokyo      United States    Soviet Union     Brazil
1968 Mexico     United States    Yugoslavia       Soviet Union
1972 Munich     Soviet Union     United States    Cuba
1976 Montreal   United States    Yugoslavia       Soviet Union
1980 Moscow     Yugoslavia       Italy            Soviet Union
1984 LA         United States    Spain            Yugoslavia
1988 Seoul      Soviet Union     Yugoslavia       United States     
1992 Barcelona  United States    Croatia          Lithuania
1996 Atlanta    United States    Yugoslavia       Lithuania
2000 Sydney     United States    France           Lithuania
2004 Athens     Argentina        Italy            United States
2008 Beijing    United States    Spain            Argentina
2012 London     United States    Spain            Russia
2016 Rio        United States    Serbia           Spain

I got a few winners last week, looking to double down in the reverse fixtures today and tomorrow. Some awfully good spots in those early rounds as always!

Hiberninas Clean Sheet No; Lincoln Red Imps Clean Sheet No; Malmo to win @1.99 ✖


Watched some of the matches (or should i say highlights) from last week, some notes i'd like to share, i'll probably take more bets but have to check the starting lineups first:

Sheriff Tiraspol AH -1.5 has good odds, the Moldavians won the away fixture easily (0-4), they have the better squad, a lot of Brazilians, Columbians, overall good mixture of international players, whereas the Albanians play local boys, and if there are no major changes in the lineups, Sheriff should get another comfortable win. ✖

Great odds for Zalgiris to win at around 2.20, Linfield are a bunch of amateurs that like to play attacking football, which of course is a recipe for disaster, Zalgiris could have scored at least 5 in the first match, can't see anything other than an away win. ✔

Shakhtyor Soligorsk will play their home game on a neutral location (Serbia), Ludogorets hit the post like three times and missed on few good chances before taking the lead in injury time. It will be a huge surprise if the Belarusians win today, Ludogorets could be extremely dangerous on counter- attacks, and there will be plenty of opportunities since Shakhtyor has to open up and look to score. ✔



Hibernians from Malta.  

I don't mind either option, if you have the time go with blocks hash idea, don't how many leagues have their draft order set through bitcoin blocks, if any. Kinda cool when you think about it!

Here's something you might find helpful, teams' full schedule cheat sheet, i use it primarily for betting, but you can scheme out with it throughout the season and pick good spots for trades etc (click images for high-res):





source: https://twitter.com/whale_capper/status/1413175083615408135

GG! lol

The NBA does not want to see a sweep in the finals, fucking Scott Foster, you won't believe how much i (and everyone in the betting world) hate that guy.


Anyways, here's a few tickets that i got for gm3:

Suns +10.5; O204.5 @1.80 lost

Knowing who the ref will be, the Suns' prospects of winning gm3 are next to none, despite that i don't see them losing by more than 10 points. As for the over 204.5: except for two games against the Nets, every other playoff game played at home by the Bucks has been rather high-scoring.

Giannis 25+ pts; Middleton 2+ 3pts; C. Paul 7+ assists @1.75 won

Giannis' knee should be better having some extra days, he should be able to get 30+ in a bleep. Middleton had a really bad performance in gm2, with only 11 points and 1/6 from deep. I'm hoping he can bounce back, though i cannot say i trust him very much. C. Paul has covered 7+ assists line in the previous two games against MIL, that trend should continue imo.

Holiday 1+ steal; Ayton 12+ pts/ast; C.Johnson 1+ 3pt @1.75 won

Holiday had an excellent start to gm2 both offensively and defensively, he is a good on-ball defender who should be able to get a steal or two. Ayton got into foul trouble in gm2 and finished with 10 points, this is a bounce-back spot for him. As for C. Johnson, he is shooting 50% from 3-point range in the finals, so i don't see him not making at least one from deep.

Gl, everyone!  

edit; Scott Foster 1 half masterclass  , Tim Donaghy should be proud of him.

FINAL GAME COMPETITION
1. First team to get to 3 corners? Argentina
2. Team to get more yellow cards? Argentina
3. First team to make a substitution? Brazil
4. Red card in the game? Yes
5. First team to have a shot on target? Argentina

Tie breaker: 30th minute


ARGENTINA FLAVORED COMPETITION
1. Number of corners Argentina will have?  6-7
2. Number of yellow cards for Argentina? 4
3. Shots on target for Argentina? 6-7
4. Number of subs for Argentina in regular time? 4

Tie breaker: 60th minute

They will allow fans at least for the final, with the Copa this year, you simply don't know anything until the very last minute. lol

10% ain't much but it's better than nothing, certainly better than fox1 artificial crowd noises. 

source: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/rio-allow-some-spectators-copa-america-soccer-final-2021-07-09/

This is great news!

Congrats to everyone at Sportsbet, from what i've read, it's a three-year deal that will last until 2024. SB now has two of Brazil's top three teams under its wing: Flamengo and Sao Paulo!

I'm not sure if you guys noticed, but the Watford logo disappeared from their website a few days ago (that tiny one on the top where it reads "Official Partner of"), and i thought, well, there's a free slot there, we could see a new one show up soon...hehe much sooner than i imagined.   Anyways, congrats again!

ps. @Steve, I'd like to see promos similar to what we had with Arsenal, with the highest odds/stake and a chance to win a Sao Paulo jersey, that will be dope!

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Southampton revealed their third kit earlier today, not bad:


image source: https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1413411312126808065

a) 24  b) 3:22

13)  Dustin Poirier
12)  Stephen Thompson 
11)  Greg Hardy
10)  Irene Aldana
9)   Sean O'Malley
8.)  Max Griffin
7)  Niko Price
6)  Ilia Topuria
5)  Dricus Du Plessis
4)  Jennifer Maia
3)  Brad Tavares
2)  Zhalgas Zhumagulov
1)  Alen Amedovski

80 total strikes

3/4 not bad, congrats!

I'm hella pissed at Malmo, they ruined two tickets of mine, i had them live bet at the half (red card for Riga) to score O1.5 but they couldn't at 22 to 1 goal attempts at the end, this should have been 3 or 4 to nil. The Swedes and Maccabi Haifa screwed my hail mary parlay with almost 100/1 payout, this one was so close, as you can see from the screenshot. My only win x2 btts at around 5 total odds...it could have been better.

The story of the night was Dinamo Zagreb conceding two late goals from Valur (88' and 89' minute), AH -1.5 /-2.5 bettors on suicide watch.