Well, it's quite easy.
Not only because the above mentioned facts that football has a bigger audience but also the fact that most casinos/bookies are not allowed to operate in the US. An guess what the biggest market for basketball is, right.
This make sense at all, and because of your comment I tried to confirm it by making a research and I see these top countries with high viewership on NBA. https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/research/global-nba-basketball-viewers-2024US 79% UK 77% Germany 72% France 65% Italy 64% China 90% Ps : read the full article to get an idea how that percentage were derived. I'm from the Philippines, our country is not in the list by NBA is very popular here, even popular that our local basketball league which is the Philippine Basketball Association. |
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However, based on my personal observation, the better team is Meralco, as they beat Ginebra in a close game. I don't think the last game reflects how good Ginebra is, because the law of averages will return in Game 5, and I don't think it will be a blowout win for either team.
Same here, I don't think game 5 would be a blowout win for either team but still, I am betting for Ginebra Kings tonight as they got their much-needed confidence on that game 4 win. This is a game of momentum and I think the Kings have high moral going into game 5. My bet for tonight: Ginebra -4.5 @1.83 vs Meralco
Looks like you are on the wrong side, mate. I wonder what happened to the line; it opened at -2.5 and moved to -4.5. Probably the amount of hype is very high after that big win by Ginebra. Now the game is very close, although Meralco led by double digits, Ginebra did come back. On a Sunday game, I think this will favor Ginebra, but since you are getting the spread, that's a tough one. Still, I'm hoping you'll win. --------------- Congrats @bisdak40 , just enough to win your bet as Ginebra won by 5 points. |
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I don’t think anybody should care about them that much. It would be good if they didn’t leave but maybe they found a better place to hang out who knows? There are super newbie accounts popping up every once in a while and they will become legendaries soon and make up for the losses of the old big names. As long as there is an incentive to post, the forum will always attract good posters and good posters will attract more readers and the cycle will keep feeding itself.
I don’t feel that as a signature campaign participant, I am receiving just a very low compensation. In fact, no other company would offer as much as this and to think that it’s a weekly payout, then that becomes more attractive most especially to breadwinners. As long as we are being paid here, new members will continue to enter and hope to be a part of a signature campaign. With how hard it is right now to find a good job outside this forum, having this kind of side job should never be ignored. Except for those who are still not aware that crypto signature campaigns exist. |
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I'm not a professional trader but of course I have experience on doing futures trading. let's accept the fact that most us want to earn extra income and if you have time you can make trade as your part time but before you can achieve this earning you must need to invest too atleast with the knowledge, skills and experience those are your keys to gain profit. Not all the time there's a winning moment in trading there's still as lose but again you are a trader risk is there but you can do is to lessen it.
In this era if you are not rich enough doing a single job doesn't sustain you at all.
Exactly. Even rich people never focus on a single source of income, but they definitely have multiple investments that will generate profits for them. Most particularly for poor individuals, the need to engage in side jobs is not just a choice anymore but a must have so that financial security will be achieved. I’m not actually a trader but having most of my friends going into trading, I was slowly exposed to that until I started liking the idea in order to improve my current life’s condition. I know trading is highly profitable, but it can also be an instant way to make you lose quickly. But with proper knowledge and skills appropriate for trading, and with consistent exposure and experience in the market, I believe the possibility to gain massive profits in trading will be highly possible in the end. |
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JMF will be relax, will probably be streaming with his mobile legend games, LOL.. That's how cool their big guy but is beast in the court because he is unstoppable. I didn't finished the game but i think it was Don Trollano which was named as the best player of the game as he is the reason for the big comeback of the SMB.
Does he plays ML and LOL? I thought that he's only playing Dota 2. But yeah, he can have his relaxation for now while waiting who's going to win against Ginebra and Meralco Bolts. By the way, congratulations to SMB for advancing to the finals after defeating Rain or Shine with a straight 4-0, they really are a strong team no doubt. They rested early, I think they'll easily win the championship again in the Finals. I don't know if it's Ginebra or Meralco, but I like to see Meralco advancing to the Finals so it's MVP and Cojuangco group that will face, no more "cooking show" rumors between the two. It was an impressive performance by Ginebra in game 4, they were able to even the series but I think Meralco will bounce back next game and will also have their big win. They have fresh legs, which is a big advantage for them in the Finals. SMB vs. GSMB might not be a good matchup, but we're talking about the crowd here. We know that when Ginebra is in the Finals, people will be watching the game. However, based on my personal observation, the better team is Meralco, as they beat Ginebra in a close game. I don't think the last game reflects how good Ginebra is, because the law of averages will return in Game 5, and I don't think it will be a blowout win for either team. |
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I wasn't expecting this series to become 2-0, led by the Mavs. ANT has not been consistent for how many games already. Although he is scoring in double digits, it's far from impressive considering he had a lot of field goal attempts. Tonight, he only made 5 out of 17. Also, KAT. One of the Wolves' problems is consistency in offense, unlike in Dallas, where they have Doncic.
The Wolves continue to frustrate their fans in this series. It looks like the Wolves players underestimated their opponent and were very irresponsible in the second half. Just look at the fact that the Wolves led by 18 points with 3 minutes left in the first half but still managed to lose by 1 point. That's an epic fail. They are giving false hope to their fans since imagine that they are dominating on early quarter and they really show an impressive performance which leave some thoughts to their fans that they are winning. But they always come up short especially when it comes in late quarter. They allow Dallas to execute their plays and eat those big leads that's why they got choked and lose. Lucky they have Naz Reid always giving them some hope since he is so consistent on this series. I wonder what Dallas feel on the last shot take by Reid since for sure they provably got nervous when he take that shot knowing that he is capable to knock that off especially that he is doing good on 3 pt area but he come up short with that. Game 3 I think it became more questionable to them since as we see right now that Dallas is already gaining a lot of confident for winning 2 consecutive games on the road. Luka is also hurt since he got a lot of injury but he still provide a solid performance to help his team to win on game two. His clutch 3 point is so solid and that secure Dallas to win this game. Don't blame the Wolves here. As long as the game isn't over, no winner has been declared yet. It's not that they underestimated Dallas; the reality is Dallas is just the better team. But the series is far from over, so just chill out and wait for the next game. If the Wolves want to come back, they need to win the next game, as no team has ever come back in the history of the NBA when down 0-3. It's been two games, and ANT is still not making his usual numbers. He could easily score 30 points in previous series, but here his shooting is very poor, and you can see he's struggling. The first half was great as the ball movement was good, however, when Dallas slowly trim their deficit, the Wolves panicked and tried to play isolation ball, especially ANT. That's why they lost, because Dallas played with good teamwork. |
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That's not for us to say, $20k isn't a lot of numbers for bitcoin to easily cross in just a month and I believe that there's probably even more surprises in that six weeks, it's still unknown but with the volatility of bitcoin and following the chart of the previous halving cycle, I think that we're within bounds that in six weeks, we would see bitcoin go up to that price or maybe even higher, it's not easy though as there's resistances at certain points in the market. Hopefully, a lot of us are prepared for whatever is coming because if you're not then you'll end up losing when what you didn't account for happens.
The whole market will always be unpredictable. And I think that makes it more interesting to invest more in bitcoin since the chances to see it increasing its price in the next few weeks will always be possible. Who knows, we won’t just settle into $84k but cross higher than that, that’s how volatility become an advantage for everyone instead of seeing it a threat to all investors and traders. However, we won’t close the idea as well that bitcoin could end up reaching another dips. The market is uncertain that makes it hard for us to see where bitcoin price is heading, as it could move forward or backward. |
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There is no need to worry bitcoin is now heading to bull season and i believe that few months from now btc will reach anothe ATH which is above 70k$ to 80k$ if we are going to look at the present price which is 66,900$ then we can say that we are only in a few percent away from 70k$ so i believe the bull season is almost here and we only need to wait for a small period of time.
The time cannot be known, we can only speculate or make predictions but the market is extremely unpredictable, it is at $66k today, it can drop back to $60k tomorrow if some FUD or bad news is circulating in the market because retail investors are very sensitive and a small bad news can make them panic and once they start selling out of panic, the market can see a decline once again. In case nothing like that happens and the market stays positive, we will surely see a new all-time high very soon, it wouldn't even take a few months for that to happen if there is positivity in the market, but if we see another correction or decline, then it is going to take more time for Bitcoin to reach $73k or go above it. I would agree to this. The market looks bullish at the moment, but if negative news affect the market again then expect that everything will be bearish again, which opens a new opportunity to DCA more of our favorite coins in the market. However, we can only predict it or speculate when it comes to bitcoin’s future price, but everything still relies to how bitcoin moves in the market despite of its high volatility. The good thing is when we talk about volatility, it doesn’t only mean btc price suddenly going into dips, but it can surprise us with btc reaching new heights, that’s why this volatility really excites everyone here. |
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Big come back by SMB, they were down like almost 20 IIRC, and then they have a big run in the 4th quarter to beat the ROS by 7 points. if we look at the scoring per quarter, https://pba.ph/recap?match=2445863SMB 25 16 34 32 107 ROS 27 28 32 13 100 That 4th quarter was when SMB decided to finished the series in game 4. That is so painful to look if you are a Rain or shine fan. They gave up their big lead in the 4th quarter, that's just too bad, they could have avoided the sweep. Now, SMB will rest early while the other semi are already even, and might likely go to game 7. JMF will be relax, will probably be streaming with his mobile legend games, LOL.. That's how cool their big guy but is beast in the court because he is unstoppable. I didn't finished the game but i think it was Don Trollano which was named as the best player of the game as he is the reason for the big comeback of the SMB. He finished with 20 points from 9-14 shooting, that was very efficient. |
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I would consider a "real bitcoin investor" someone like myself. Someone who spent an entire year studying bitcoin before ever even buying a single satsohi. I wanted to make sure that I fully understood bitcoin, the blockchain and how everything works. The majority of people I know, have absolutely no idea about how bitcoin works. They couldn't even tell you what the blockchain is. Very annoying.
I would agree that a real bitcoin investor should establish a good foundation of knowledge first before deciding to take the risk. However, studying bitcoin even for a year cannot guarantee a successful investment. Experience and continuous exposure to the market by starting to invest at a small amount is more necessary. That way, you can apply everything you have learned and test if they really work for your investment or not. Also, learn from the experiences of early investors as their suggestions and ideas may contribute a big help to the success of your investment. |
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We all know how volatile the market is right now especially since we are still near the all-time high. With sudden price swings and unpredictable trends, traders need to be ready with some strategies.
So, what strategies can you advise especially in protecting our capital, some technical analysis strategies? OR some diversification tactics between stablecoins, bitcoin, or altcoins?
Share some of your experiences or tips on effectively trading in these uncertain times.
One secret you are not going to hear much about, but that is used by experimented traders is that if for some reason you do not feel comfortable with the way the market is behaving, you can simply stay out of it and stop trading for a time, it is not really an elaborate strategy or anything like that, but it is very effective, since you can avoid trading during the times in which the market is presenting some erratic movements and save yourself from trading under those difficult conditions. Oftentimes, traders succeed on their trades because they use reliable skills and strategies. But what if the market is hard to predict and is very uncertain? I believe the best option to that is try not to trade and take a break from trading. You don’t trade and expect positive outcome every time you decide to trade. Some may just gone out of your control and see yourself end up trading at a loss, and that is normal in trading. Even experienced and skilled traders never seize trading opportunities at times, not because they are afraid to lose, but they just don’t have the control to win their trades despite of an uncertain market condition. |
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I belong to a country where jobs are non-existent, offline work is not something that can earn more money with less work or even with more work, it has become very difficult to earn a living with dignity. Online jobs are not allowed in our country, especially trading, so my question is, what job can a person do and improve his condition?
A simple opportunity to make your finances better by having a stable income, without this opportunity there is no chance for us to improve our financial condition for the better. Now jobs are so hard for us to get that it will be much more problematic for people to find a stable income. I don't know why your country prohibits online work when there are many opportunities for people to earn money. Online work can be done in a much easier way and no one will know about it. For example, doing work on this forum and that is also the same as online work. Supposedly if it wasn't allowed then you would never be on this forum now and I doubt what you are talking about and maybe the online jobs that get banned are only limited to a few jobs. Try to make the explanation easier to understand so that people in the forum can give you an idea of the solution you want to get. I don’t understand why online jobs are prohibited in your country. The fact that you can participate in the forum means you can actually do some online jobs because you have the internet connection that will make them accessible for you. I guess your country only prohibit working on those illegal sites, but if you are working on good and reputable sites, they won’t prohibit you from working on that. As far as I know, majority of the country’s government do not want their citizens left unemployed, so if you are earning well from online jobs, then they won’t let you deprived of that opportunity. |
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I agree with your points, these are the things that make Bitcoin strong. But I think the most important thing is that Bitcoin is now accepted by a large part of society. I don't think any government can stop Bitcoin, but if the internet is cut off worldwide, Bitcoin usage will drop. Bitcoin won't end, the blockchain will continue through satellites even if there is no internet, but there will be no practical use for it, so there will be no point. Other than that, Bitcoin will be a part of people's lives for the next century.
Bitcoin’s acceptance to the world is now inevitable. Bitcoin is now here for good and will continue to survive until everything will end up smooth sailing. Although majority of the government are still not open on legalizing bitcoin, but I believe this is only for now since they are still reluctant or in denial about the hidden potentials of bitcoin. In the end, bitcoin will still be accepted by majority, we just have to be patient for now. |
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Any gambler who thinks there is possiblity to make or get some quick returns from funds he borrowed then he alone can know how tell how hard or easy it is because some gamblers I know of actually claim they do get profits whenever they are desperately in need by using some persons funds to gamble, I could say it's just like trading with big company funds.
So because a few gamblers that you know have confirmed to get lucky after playing with loaned money, that is why you are suggesting that it may be cool to actually take a loan and gamble? Well, in my opinion, there is nothing so interesting about taking a loan to gamble; the same luck you get when you stake with your money is also the luck you will be entitled to if you perhaps used the loan money to gamble. Taking a loan to gamble is totally wrong; that's not a good way of being in debt. At least if someone is getting credit, it should be used for other important stuff that is more assured. It's risky, but it's not entirely wrong. For the majority, it might be, but we have different opinions on this matter as we handle risk differently. Some, like me, might be high-risk takers, so I'm fine with borrowing money to gamble. I respect your opinion, though. You're just trying to prevent bad things from happening, as there are gamblers who, when they lose control, want to recover their losses by borrowing money. There's a high chance they'll lose again, creating another problem. Let's just say, borrow at your own risk. |
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Now, we are going into the 2nd game of the SMB vs ROS series, can the ROS even the series as well? Let's see, but as for me, I had my bet on SMB at -5.5. I believe it's either SMB winning covering the spread or ROS will win outright.
Edit, the firsts has been concluded 53-45, SMB leading by 8 points but I don't like the spread in the live betting as SMB is only -7.5. I'm not quite skeptical if this bet will win as spread like that in this situation, normally the underdog will cover based on my experiencce.
Also the pregame total was 204. now live at 201.5, I'll take the over.
You win on the SMB bet as the defense was really superb, and they are healthier now with Terrence Romeo already back in the line up. Unfortunately the over didn't go through as ROS is shooting bricks. Yup, SMB dominated game 2 with that solid and healthy squad there's nothing that RoS tried doing to counter but it's really a team effort for SMB that really hurting both the defense and the offense of RoS it's so hard to beat a great team who's playing alongside with each other and already knows what to do when each players are inside the court. They are just waiting for the play executions and always ready to take the shot when opportunity gave them, no time to be shy in taking shots as the trust with each other already established. SMB is just too much for ROS. Although ROS are sharing the ball very well which is good but their 3 point shooting was really the problem in this game. Just 27% from 3's and since that should be their main weapon to defeat SMB, with a low percentage that's an automatic loss. ROS really struggling to score in the paint as JMF is waiting their to block shots, and sometimes when JMF attack the paint, he can also grab some offensive rebounds which hurts more the ROS. Now, let's talk about game 3, what should be the strategy the ROS has to use? Because they can't afford to go 0-3 where no team have even comeback in the PBA history. |
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Next stop, Dallas. Offense versus defense once again. Let's see if that could still work against a strong team like the Mavs with twin towers too.  It will be fun. I'm excited for this, but I think Dallas is not anymore an offense team because they have already improve their defense. Luka vs Edwards, and I'm not sure if the Wolves will still choose to play the 2 bigs together since Dallas loves to run and there might be a mismatch on the pace of the game. But let's see what would happen in game 1, this is a new series, hopefully another exciting match up that will bring us to game 7. Yup, Dallas already improve their defense I think that young stars inside can work against the two towers of Minnesota, while the competitions between Luka and ANT that's something fans will closely be monitored, both are electrifying and really have that huge impacts with how the team will play the game, adding to that both are the future face of this league, hopefully that friendly competition will serve as good inspiration for both superstars to bring all in winning the confernece title and possibly take the world title. Good thing with Dallas is that they also have Kyrie irving to carry the team if Luka would struggle. I just watch their previous match but that was before the trade deadline, and Dallas actually beat the Wolves in that game with Luka and Irving scoring. As to good teamwork, I think Dallas is a more balance team as what I've seen during the series against OKC, so if they'll be able to maintain that, I think they can beat the Wolves in 6 or 7. |
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Next stop, Dallas. Offense versus defense once again. Let's see if that could still work against a strong team like the Mavs with twin towers too. It will be fun. I'm excited for this, but I think Dallas is not anymore an offense team because they have already improve their defense. Luka vs Edwards, and I'm not sure if the Wolves will still choose to play the 2 bigs together since Dallas loves to run and there might be a mismatch on the pace of the game. But let's see what would happen in game 1, this is a new series, hopefully another exciting match up that will bring us to game 7. |
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Every place has some rules and strategies before starting trading you have to prepare trading plan and trade accordingly. The entry and exit points of various stocks will be recorded in the trading plan. It is better not to take any new decision during trading hours because there is a high chance of making a mistake. A successful trader also needs to learn about the market throughout his life. Because the market is always dynamic and the winning strategy is also changing.
This is why if you are in crypto trading, everyday is like a learning process for you. Because each alt or coin that you will be dealing with is quite different. Just by the various developers/owners who are behind each project, of course, they have their own plans so to speak. And you will only have idea, if you will keep up with their social media channels. Most of the time, they won't give updates via their official website but you can get hints of what's going on by what they are sharing with their social media. In today's generation, most of the time, you will get info via socmed apps. As much as the trading market is uncertain and unpredictable, the coins you trade as well cannot guarantee trading profits all the time. That’s the reason why in trading, we should be more cautious on what to trade and if trading this time is favorable, otherwise you will end up trading the wrong coins and trading while the market is not favorable to trade. Trading has its inevitable challenges. So never stop learning new strategies to win in trading, as thats the only key where you will gain highest advantage to win from your trades. |
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Seems like NY has a few injured players trying to tough it out today. Probably not the best idea in a game 7. I’m guessing Indiana takes the win today but I guess we’ll find out in a couple hours. A shame injuries always play such a big role in the NBA Playoffs.
New York Knicks able to cut it to a single digit deficit but the Pacers have another run in the 3rd as well, so the huge lead still remain and I don't see NYK able to come back in the 4th quarter anymore. OG came played but less than 10 minutes only, while Hart is back but he wasn't contributing much with 10 points only. The biggest problem is Brunson who is shooting poorly, with his current 6/17 shooting, this could only mean that the team will struggle. |
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I would never follow a bet from him.
Easier to win by just fading his bets, he is known to be suck at betting so his consistency in losing would be a big help for us to win. However, I don't really think he loss this much since he is a partner with stake, not sure what's the inside agreement, so can't judge now, unless he bet on other gambling sites. I have a question, which is outcome would people love to take about, Drake losing his bet or winning? I think that such type of bets most people follow it as they think why should someone bet such a huge amount is sure to be a winning bet,at least this is what I think when I follow and copy high rollers bet in Stake casino since this bet is put there and I always play there by copying these high rollers bet,so it is only natural for most people to like and love if such bets are a winning one.I can understand that rappers have fans and haters and those people who don't like Drake would surely love for him to lose all his money and to see him in ruin again yet normal people would love for such bets to always be a win. I think the case of Drake is different because most of his shared bets are losing bets, so maybe he is a high roller but that make sense because he has a big net worth. Also, it's not automatic that when someone risk big money, they'll likely win, and Drake had proven that to us. That's why it's just right to fade him and keep winning, we don't have to overthink just follow the pattern. |
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