Here is my bet for today. Just two matches. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FkR0hYFM.png&t=665&c=-UThLd0d-IMcBQ) Sacramento Kings vs Miami HeatMiami Heat is 2-4 in standing and Sacramento Kings has yet to win a game in this season. I am basing my bet on that and taking Miami Heat to win the money line. Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers The sixers are still trying to recover from their poor start of the season with 0-3. They have won their recent games but there is a possibility that Joel Embiid is not playing today. He was out against the Raptors because of a knee ailment and there is a possibility that he won't be playing again today. So, I am betting the Bulls will take advantage of this and try to win the game. Total Odds : 3.49
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Liquid are doing it in map 3 so far with Matu playing an old school hero and build on Night Stalker that most likely will win Liquid the series. I also believe that we will see different carry heroes in Secret series as well as the meta kinda shifted in this 1 week pause regarding safe lane and hard support position ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) They've just kicked Team Aster to the airport and they've ended up with the TI on the 4th place. While for Team Liquid, they're moving to secure the 3rd spot and will match tomorrow whoever will win the Team Secret and Tundra in a while as of typing this. Team Liquid still does not want to go home yet. They have a very strong third map. Aside from the top lane having a hard time, two of the lanes are dominated by Team Liquid. And with their two cores at the top of the net worth, they capitalized on that, and snow balled from there. The Night Stalker pick was a surprise pick. I think even Aster is not expecting that. And that proved to be a good pick for Team Liquid. This team is really getting stronger and stronger as the tournament goes on. It shows how determined they are to give Matu the best sendoff they can give. There are only Europe teams left in TI. The only Chinese team left is already kicked out by team Liquid. Team Secret vs Tundra is up next. This might go all the way to game 3 as well.
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Playing safe today and betting only on two favorites. Placed it in multi to up the odds a bit. Total odds of 1.75 Denver Nuggets vs Utah Jazz Even now that the Jazz is rebuilding, they are still proving to be dangerous and unpredictable. They have beaten some teams that they have no business beating so Denver may be in danger as well. But I trust that Jokic and Murray will be able to put this team away. Phoenix Suns vs NO Pelicans No question here, even with Zion around, Phoenix Suns is still the heavy favorite. My concern only is the pesky defense of this young team. If they can get under the skin of Booker or Chris Paul, they can disappoint the Sun's fans.
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If I was Charles I would talk to Kevin and give him a chance to do the right thing and give me what he owns to me. We were friends before and that should mean something to him. There is no feeling worse than the feeling of getting betrayed by a friend. I may not trust another soul again if this happened to me. So complicated, Charles should look for justice and find a solution to take his piece of cake. They predicted together and bet the similar amounts, Kelvin doesn't deserve living luxurious lifestyle without Charles. Thinking twice before making such decision is necessary since we can't choose friends who gonna lie or cheat us.
I do not know if Charles can go to court and sue Kevin for stealing the profit from their bet. It is hard to prove that Kevin stole the money since Kevin has the slip. All Charles can do is appeal to the good conscience of Kevin to give Charles what is due to Charles. Other than that, there is no legal way that he can get his money back.
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Team Secret and Tundra are the most consistent teams in this TI. They have finished on top of their group and never lost a game in Upper Bracket. They are going strong in this TI. It is possible that whoever loses in this match will come back from the lower bracket and get their revenge in the Finals. The advantage of coming from the Lower Bracket is they will have more games going to the Finals. They will be warmed up before entering the Finals. We've seen a lot of this comeback before.
I remember some of the region qualifier teams that got first place tends to come from the lower brackets so it could work in their favor but it can still backfire since potentially playing 5-8 games in a row can be mentally draining for the team that's coming from the lower bracket while the other team has more preparation time heading into the grand finals. You are right, it is mentally and physically draining, especially if it is done on the biggest stage in the DOTA tournament. But, Team Liquid and Team Spirit have done it before so it is possible to win TI from the lower bracket. Team Spirit actually played the whole 8 games in Lower Bracket Finals and the Grand Finals. It is tough for normal players like us but I think professional players can endure it since they have trained for this tournament.
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Tomorrow, all eyes on Secret vs Tundra right ? One of these should win TI but it will all come to mechanical skills and items builds that will make the different tomorrow. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) That and the drafts as well, both teams have a wide hero pool and could flex some of the common core and support heroes in the mid and offlane position. It is exciting to see how these two teams will draft against each other. They have plenty of time to prepare and I am sure they have studied each other's draft behaviors. Will we see different set of heroes used in this match? It is hard to adjust since it is just BO3. If one team caught the other team off guard, they will surely win. I am rooting for Team Secret to win this game against Tundra. Though both teams have swept all matches up to this match in the upper bracket, I think Puppey's experience will come to play in this match. It will be a big factor in this match up.
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Here is my pick for later ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FjyG99cy.png&t=665&c=G2o__bKnpGxLPA) As usual, I am just betting on the moneyline and avoiding over under bets for the mean time. I am betting the warriors will bounce back from their loss against the Suns and will make strong in their match against Miami Heat. With Oklahoma Thunders vs La Clippers, LA Clippers is a heavy favorite in this match, but I am betting that the losing streak of the Lakers will continue, and Oklahoma will surprise them.
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Looking at the odds last night, they have Team Aster the favorites by a wider margin against Team Liquid which is surprising.
I honestly think it's accurate since Team Aster took down decent teams so far and they came out on top against Team Liquid in the upper bracket. There might be some value on the side of Team Liquid but I still lean heavily on Team Aster to advance here since most of the remaining teams are from Group B. That is right. Team Aster 2-0 Team Liquid in the first round of the Upper Bracket. That is probably why they are heavily favored in this match. But personally, I think it will be different this time. They had plenty of rest and time to study their opponents. I believe Team Liquid can disappoint the fans of Team Aster. It is amazing how resilient Team Liquid was in their last match against Thunder Awaken, and they can carry that over to their next match. I think Team Liquid will do anything just to keep Matu playing and if ever, give the best match before he retires. They will not give an easy match to Team Aster. Team secret is the best balance team right now and all of the hard work of puppey will come up to the TI champ for this upcoming bet I will go for all in team secret.
I couldn't agree more, they're pretty much set up for the grand finals but we'll see if they made enough changes to beat Tundra this time. Team Secret and Tundra are the most consistent teams in this TI. They have finished on top of their group and never lost a game in Upper Bracket. They are going strong in this TI. It is possible that whoever loses in this match will come back from the lower bracket and get their revenge in the Finals. The advantage of coming from the Lower Bracket is they will have more games going to the Finals. They will be warmed up before entering the Finals. We've seen a lot of this comeback before.
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How different is it? Both of them happened to be an assistant coach the same roster for quite some years before they have promoted to be the head coach of the same team they acted as an assistant years before, the only difference is Darvin Ham acted the job much longer way back when there is still Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the Lakers way back in 2011. Yet it seems that Darvin Ham is more struggling in the job unlike Mazzulla who had a much easier journey.
Joe Mazzulla's path is easier. He was the assistant coach of the same team with the same roster that went to the finals the year before. He does not have to change a lot of things and the team can still be effective. He can just run the same plays the previous coach had run. He just needs to improve on it so they can finish higher this year. Darvin Ham, on the other hand, has to coach a team that did not make it to the playoffs the last season, has divas as stars, and a team that was built by a GM that looks like he does not know what he is doing. The team composition is a mess with too many guards that cannot make outside shots. He has been with the Lakers before but that was when it was Kobe Bryant's era, not the poorly assembled Lebron James team. With or without Russ , Lakers still lost so I don't think the problem is Russ and most likely the entire team has a problem and they don't want to play together anymore. But wait , they are not alone because 76ers are looking like Huston 3 years ago when Harder was trying to win games by himself and he is trying but he is trying alone ... . Anyway, I'm happy with my team Bulls with the W and Bucks gave no chance to Nets...another Lakers and 76ers story is happening there as well. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) The Lakers have started this season really badly, I honestly didn't think they would lose so many games. They actually didn't play badly against the Denver Nuggets, but the overall performance of the team wasn't enough to win the game. The Nuggets have an amazing player like Jokic. The Lakers need new shooters to get out of this situation, with new players to replace Westbrook, the team could get a lot better ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) I agree that they need shooters, a lot of them. They need two-way role players that can shoot and defend. If they trade Westbrook, it can open up a lot of cap space. Then they can maybe get 2 or 3 two way role players that could work with Lebron and Davis. I do not say it can win a championship, but it is better than what they have now.
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For around 2 years, PSG LGD line-up remained intact. Now, I expect another change after their weakest TI finish in years.
I think Faith_bian expressed that he will be retiring after this TI, so we will expect a change in PSG.LGD roster. There are still a few months before the next DPC season will start, so we may know before that who will replace Faith_bian or if there will be a rebuilding of the whole roster. I think PSG.LGD is still strong even if they keep the 4 of the current rosters and just replace faith_bian. Most of the hype event right now feature by the Valve in dota 2 is the free arcana, battle pass and also dota plus guide to the players who actively playing in the TI which is just a requirement a minimum of 10 games in any game which is even the old users getting back to have their very first arcana in the game and currently in social medias it is all about post of the players in SEA pub that wear all their arcanas in the game.
Thank you for this information. Time to log back in to my dota account and get that arcana
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What do we bet on while waiting for TI and Worlds on breaks though?Anything good on csgo scene?
There is not much to bet on CS:GO as well, Road to Rio will resume on Oct 31, so it is a long break as well. There are few matches here in there if you are up to it. If you are into sports not just e-sports, then you can bet on NBA and NFL. NBA just started and there are good picks you can bet on. Plus, there are games every day, so you have plenty of matches you can bet on and watch. I don't think that his youth is destined for regrets but I understand those words he has said because it's full of frustration for him. For the past TIs, he was close for being a champ together with Ame but it has never happened.
Now, on this TI, his team except xNova got the virus and they had hard time playing on the main stage and they're eliminated.
I can sense that he is full of frustration and as a pro player, they all want the best outcome but it can't happen to all of them. He'll retire as one of the best mid players.
It's just the worst time for him to retire. He did not even enjoy his last game in TI since they are isolated from their teammates. If it is not meant to be, it won't. They had a hot start, and it was all for nothing because of Covid. They could have easily made it to top 5 or 4 if not for the unfortunate events that transpired. Anyway, I wish him luck to his future endeavours not that he is retired in pro scene. He will still be remembered by the most avid fans of DOTA.
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For today's bet, I am riding the winning streak of these two teams. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCqKaDr4.png&t=665&c=1J9TOtlv2uY_WA) Even though Jazz is in a rebuilding process, they are actually off in a good start this season. They are currently on top of the standing with 3-0. The Boston Celtics is on the roll as well. Even with their head coach out and only an interim coach is guiding them, they are still top of their conference with 3-0 as well. I am hoping that these two teams will continue their winning streak. I'm fancying a couple over and under bets, rather than the spread, I'm still getting used to new season, and players at different teams.
I am avoiding that as well for now because it is just the start of a new season. I am still studying how the teams are doing this year. I am sticking for ML in the meantime, even avoiding parlay bets. Once I get a good grip of how the teams play, then I might start betting on over and under and do parlay as well.
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As a responsible gambler, I know we don't let gambling change our lifestyle. If today is your luckiest day ever in gambling,on your first game you won the sum of $50 000. First, will you quit the game immediately and withdraw all your funds or will you play for awhile because you are excited.
Second, will you use this money to upgrade your lifestyle i.e living big and showing off,even relocating to a better environment and forget about your old friends in your former neighborhood ? Or will you just remain quiet,happy and living a your normal way of life but investing the money into something profitable without telling anyone ?
First, since I won on my first game I would likely play more and push my luck to the limit. We do not know if I can win more since I started very lucky. I might be able to extend my luck. I will do this though with my limit at the back of my head. I will not spend more than I have alloted for that day. I will make sure that I conserve that first game pot so I can take it home even though I still gamble. Second, though the money is big, it is not enough to sustain a more lucrative lifestyle for me. And sure not big enough for me to cut ties with my neighbors and friends in my neighborhood. I would rather spend it for something profitable in the future like purchasing investment or putting some into bitcoin and promising crypto. Of course that is after I have spent some to throw a party or two for my family and friends.
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5 days is still long and I hope that the players would secure themselves to not be contacted with the virus. It's going to be a hard situation if from the top 4 and any of their players would have been affected by the virus. But, let's just hope that no one will have the covid 19 and things will go smoothly for this finals. We all want to see all of them healthy and will play altogether on the stage. Even if we're hoping to see the new champs, there could be some upset, Tundra is also a strong team.
That is the responsibility of the managers. They are there to make sure that their players will obey covid safety protocols to avoid contracting covid while in the tournament. Playing for TI is pressure enough, playing TI with covid is surely a lot more pressure. See the teams that got infected with covid, they could not perform well. RNG started TI strong and after they got Covid, they never won a single series. It would be a disaster if a team qualified for Finals but got covid. The managers are surely working double time to remind their team to keep safe and follow protocols.
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Now they tied with the Philly that has 0-3. The teams that we are expecting to be at the top are now the teams that are at the bottom and still no wins and on the other hand, the teams that we aren't expecting to be on the top are the ones that are the top right now. Talking about Portland and the Utah Jazz.
I never had any expectations for the Lakers since the get-go of this season. Their organization right now is in disarray and seems that they do not know what to do with their rosters. They acquired a lot of guards during the offseason but failed to trade Westbrook. Now they are full of guards that can't shoot. Then Lebron has to play point to because he has to chase those stats. Rob Pelinka has a lot to do but nothing seems to get done. It is still early in the season but unless they make a massive change in their roster, it will be a repeat of last season. Forget about making shots or his shooting percentage. He's suppose to play smart as a point guard but look at how he didn't run the clock in the final seconds of the game while they are leading by 1 point.
24 seconds shot clock but he took a jumper with 18 seconds left. There was nobody positioned to take an offensive rebound.
It's not only a bad shooting night for him. It's also bad decision making.
And he will be crucified on social media because of that. But that is how all superstars are, they take shots even when they had a bad night. It is good that he is still confident to take shots but too bad it is a bad choice.
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Two teams from the last chance qualifiers are still in for the last batch of games for Dota 2, The International. We're now down to the top 4 teams and the two teams that I'm saying are Team Liquid and Team Secret.
I'd totally love the grandfinals to be between Team Liquid and Team Secret. Both Matu and Puppey deserve to lift the Aegis for the 2nd time though. Matu has already announced that this is his final year for competitive dota scene and this could be Puppey's last year as well considering that he has appeared in every TI, massive achievement and so far he is the only one So 5 days break on TI, guess we'll shift focus to Worlds instead huh I too love to see the Last Chance Qualifiers take the Final Stage of TI 2022. It will be a good send-off to Matu. He is already a Hall of Famer and would likely be missed by Dota fans. I wanted to see him one last time on the Finals stage and go toe-to-toe with whoever they are against. I would love to see the same kind of game they played against Thunder Awaken. That would be an epic way to close TI. I do not know if Puppey will retire but he did not make any announcement yet. And the way team secret is doing right now, if they don't bag it this year, he may come back again next year.
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1st 🥇: Team Liquid 2nd 🥈: Secret 3rd 🥉: Tundra 4th 🏅: Aster
It is just pure resilience from Team Liquid that will catapult them to the finals and eventually the Aegis. I like the Cinderella story of Team Liquid. Qualifying late to TI because they have to go through Regional and then Last Chance qualifier. Now they are top 4 of the tournament.
We have seen how resilient they are and how they wanted to win this TI. Even when they are down in net worth and the Ancient is exposed, time and time again, they find a way to defend their Ancient, make a comeback and win the game. That kind of resilience is what makes a champion. It is maybe their experience, their leadership, or just their keen desire to give Matu an epic retirement, but it is totally working for them.
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Did not watch that many games on this tournament but this one was by far the best so far that I watched. It sort feels fair that each team won one of those close long maps with Ancient rush. I am also sure TA does not agree with this statement, they looked gutted when match finished. Liquid is just pushing as far as possible so that Matumbaman can't retire, they wanna milk him as much as possible ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) I’m not updated on Agent M retirement plan but is he staying if they did manage to be a champion on this TI? I really think they can manage to beat anyone on the top 4 remaining teams since they have the momentum. I believe they can do a revenge match against Aster and beat Tundra on lower bracket finals just to sweep Secret on the grand finals. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) This is what I’m thinking for the possible outcome because Team Liquid is really on fire now since all them is doing there part during crucial time. I read that he is happy retiring no matter what the result in TI is, so I think he is serious about retiring. It would be a great send-off if they would be able to win the TI. And it is a great journey as well. Coming from the Last Chance Qualifier and ending in the top 4 of TI is already a great achievement. Considering a few weeks ago they are not even qualified for TI yet and have to battle it out in LCQ. If they win this, it will be epic. It would be nice if the two LCQ qualifiers meet in the Finals. Team Secret is quite strong right now and they are quite a favorite against Tundra. So, they may be the first to take the Finals. Team Liquid will have a harder path through but still doable. After their epic performance today, I am sure they will be hyped facing Aster on their next series. And that momentum may pushed them to take the Finals slot. Yeap , this was the best so far at TI and man , I've lost my voice in 1st and 3rd game with those massive comebacks ![Shocked](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/shocked.gif) . With Liquid moving on facing Aster , we are having a retiring game right here with both Matu and Monet announcing their retirement so I'm expecting a huge game from both teams with Liquid having the upper hand and most likely will move to face either Secret or Tundra. With 4 teams being known now, who do you guys favor in taking it all ? I do stick with Secret until the end. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I will stick with Team Secret as well. They have never faltered yet. If they take down Tundra, they will be well rested going to the finals. Those coming from the lower bracket will have a harder time because they would go to the finals tired from the previous series.
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What a first game between Liquid and Thunder Awaken, still not over with lead switching all the time. Liquid closer to taking it at the moment and they looked already beaten in first 20 minutes. Then again later on TA tried to end the game early before taking all outer defenses and Liquid just managed to defend it.
I need Liquid win for my ticket so I am hoping this will be enough for them to take it.
Aster kicking PSG out of the tournament much easier than I anticipated. I had Aster +1.5 but never thought it will be that easy.
It feels like I am watching the Finals of TI 11 already in this series. Up to the last minute, you will never know who will win in this series. Thunder Awaken in game 1 pushed through the tier 4 tower and the Ancient is exposed but Team Liquid did the impossible and pushed back. They even made a comeback, took the lead and was so near to finish the game in their favor but then again Thunder Awaken caught them off guard and wiped them without buy backs. And since the ancient was exposed earlier, it was free for the taking. The same happened in Game 3. Team Liquid got the early lead with Lesh snowballing. But Thunder Awaken turned everything around and was able to take two lanes of barracks. They got the rosh, refresher on Enigma who has BKB. Meaning double BKB and Blackhole. And in unexpected turn of events, I do not know if it by luck of Liquid or a curse to South American teams, but those two blackhole was rendered useless when both blackholes were stopped by bashes. It should have been a clear wipeout if those blackholes were not interrupted. But it was and that was what Team Liquid needed to turn thing around and win the game. I was just watching but I am exhausted with how the lead turns back and forth and how many times Liquid defended their Ancient. If that series was the Finals, I am fully satisfied. But it is not so I am expecting more from this tournament.
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The LA Clippers depended on Paul George to deliver with their other two big guys absence, and he literally carried them very well tonight demanded of him but for due credits, Sacramento Kings actually gave Clippers a run for their money.
Paul George did it all. He is a monster. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) Everything was easy for PG, let us not forget that, even PG can carry the team to win, the other 2 superstars are not even playing, how much more if they played. Clippers has a huge chance of becoming a champion this season, they just need to protect Leonard as he is the key. Clippers are a playoff team even before Kawhi and PG joined them. They were always a Championship contender since these 2 stars joined but mishap after mishaps cost them even the WCF. Now they have Wall in their lineup and Ty Lue as a coach. If they can keep this core stars healthy, they are again a heavy contender for the Championship. It is early but I am quite inclined to believe that it will be GSW vs Clippers for WCF. I have a very attractive bet tomorrow. LA Lakers is only -3.5 against the Blazers, they are on a two losing streak, I'm sure they'll play harder in order to win. So what you do you think about this betting spread? Should I be confident on betting on the LA Lakers, or will just stay away from this game? Also, we have Jazz +7.5 against Pelicans, I'm thinking of betting Jazz ML. Lakers against a good shooting team? Hmmm that is a risky bet. Lakers is a poor shooting team. They can defend but if Damian gets hot, he can torch the Lakers alone. That Jazz +7.5 is attractive. Pelicans is hot right now with Zion still healthy but a rebuilding Jazz is also unpredictable. That makes them dangerous. Both of these teams are young so that +7.5 is pretty good bet.
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