That upset was unreal from Mouz, they didn't look that convincing throughout the playoffs, while Vitality looked like the best team at this tournament, only to underperform in the grand finals. I had Vitality in my pre-live tickets, then switched midway through the series after they looked flat at the first map and grabbed their -2.5 map handicap @3.00 odds.

No roster changes happened between Mouz, but based on their team page, they did get Xyp9x as their assistant coach. They did get lucky with the series against Vitality, but still, they've always been a top team, it's just they're lacking the experience because of their young roster.

I've gone through that pattern countless times and now it has helped me take an extra step to withdraw everything to my wallet or store it somewhere else whenever I break even.

Despite knowing the risks, it's always easy to keep falling for these mistakes because we always want to make the most out of our luck, but we forget how luck can quickly shift the other way, and all it takes is one streak of losses to waste that opportunity.

What a finish to that high-scoring round 9, only six goals for a point, and i'm glad Arsenal parked the bus to complete the draw. GG imarios and well played to your tough team.  

Our team will use this free week to prepare for round 10, and best of luck to the teams playing in this week's cup rounds.

I have to go with the Nuggets as well, I believe they can pull it off for the second time on the road and deny the Wolves from going up 3-1 before they go back to Denver.



The fatigue is probably setting in for some of their starters since they're always playing 40+ minutes a game.

Weekly Update(link)

Removed 8ombard from the table.
Moved Spinarium from PNYC to CFNP.
Moved Blackjack.fun from OFNP to CFNP.

I'll add the other table back once there's an available slot.

That win from Sweden pushed me back by another point again, I was hoping Team USA would come out on top to tie things up, but now I need both q8 and q9 for the draw.  

$60,200

$59,500

Both underdogs in the NBA just had to win on the road yesterday, and I could be trailing by two points again. They better keep things rolling on game three so imarios doesn't get the point. 

I was also lost on the hockey question and chose the same teams as the one in the example.

$63,800

Time: 35'

I used to have a spreadsheet to track my bets but I eventually stopped because it already served its purpose and helped me take gambling less seriously. It still helps a lot if you're planning to take sports betting seriously, if you don't want to spend much effort you can find some tracking templates shared by other bettors.

If it's for luck-based games, it won't offer that much help because you're set up to lose even if you change your strategy or avoid specific games.

Yeah, that game was a rollercoaster, I thought the Pacers would continue to pull away once the third quarter started, but Brunson and the Knicks quickly brought it back in the third quarter.

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I'll keep rolling the same bets for the Celtics game and better go with the same strategy when it's working since the previous series. I can't find the first-half team total market, so the first-half handicap should be fine. I doubt any adjustment is enough for the Cavs to make this more competitive.



Edit: My bet lost as the Celtics finally got that off day while the Cavs popped off hitting at least half of their three-point shots.

I expected free spins to be similar to free bets in sports betting, once you finish claiming your spins through a specific slot game, you only have to roll it over once.

Yup, i've linked this winning post of mine multiple times before and was lucky enough to hit a 100x multiplier from a few dollars worth of free spins. This one came at a cost, i've lost a few hundred dollars before getting that win.

Nope, free spins will always have a catch(wager requirements, depositing specific amounts, VIPs, etc.), and if they plan to give away money with little to no requirements, it'll only be for a limited time.

We'll see if they'll pick him up after the tournament since it looked like the guys from Nigma Galaxy (Sumail and GH) are officially filling in the missing pieces for Shopify Rebellion. It'll be interesting to see the old EG duo Arteezy and Sumail back together once again.



Also, the tournament organizer Blast posted a teaser, and it appears they're hosting some Dota tournaments in the future, maybe with a leaderboard similar to their CS2 tournaments.

https://blast.tv/dota/news/blast-enters-dota

I skipped the Real Madrid match as I was focused on watching some CS2 earlier.  

I did grab today's NBA special (Knicks to win and Hart double-double @1.80), and I still can't believe this won when the live lines were 1.30 for the Pacers at one point. The Knicks had a perfect start in the first quarter leading by double digits then after Brunson sat out for a quarter and a half because of a hand injury, the Pacers took control, and finished the first half with a ten-point lead. Once Brunson returned in the third quarter the situation completely turned around for the Knicks and the Pacers couldn't get a bucket to stop the Knicks' momentum.

That Ancient CT comeback from VP is wild, I grabbed their live odds in the second half while they were still down 8-11. The Mongolz kept doing force buys that kept VP's economy low enough to be broken in the next buy round, but they're always getting outplayed by VP and failed to get a single one even with a man advantage.

Faze almost threw that second map away from 11-6 to 12-12. Navi did their best to force OT in the second half, but Faze woke up to deny a third map.

This first half isn't looking good with my side only scoring 1/3, and imarios' team is on a perfect 3/3. I wouldn't be surprised if i'll be down by three later today, and Olympiacos can't hold off Aston Villa.

My prediction for the NBA question is the only thing going well, i'm still confident with the Celtics not dropping a single game, and the first game of the Thunder series went as expected.

I have to trust the Knicks today as well, I still can't count out the Pacers from keeping this a close game, so i'm only betting on their match-winner.

After watching the first game, the Pacers had a lot of players who could keep their offense rolling, and it almost made me want to take their spread.

The over should be easy like the last game, and I also placed a small bet since the Pacers won't be slowing down anytime soon when they have that many players that can score while the Knicks mostly rely on their starters.

I'd tell him to keep his expectations low and accept the losses because returning once more to place more bets will always favor the casinos. Your friend will eventually win something, but it might not be enough to satisfy him. Instead of aiming for that big win, it's better to tone it down before it's too late and becomes a bigger problem. If he's struggling to stop his gambling addiction, he needs to look for another hobby that can reduce his gambling time, as that's what I did when I got hooked on casino games back then.