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.

What was the line for the under/over? I do hope you cashed on the under since the shooting performance of these two teams was all over the place. In the first quarter, they dropped 74 points then barely put up 34 points in the second quarter, and i'm glad they secured my over before they started bricking in the last few minutes. The same thing happened in the second half and earlier, I noticed the over bettors getting tilted by the state of the game.

Nice, our tickets cashed as Dortmund exactly ended up with four corners.  

It's tempting to roll it all over on Real Madrid tomorrow, but i'll probably look for something else.

They underperformed, which is rare to see at home. I'm thankful I switched from PSG to win to the team total corner bet I shared above after seeing the others believe in Dortmund to hold.  

I also fell for BetBoom, they're close to 2-0ing FlyQuest once they had the lead in the second half of Mirage, and then it all fell apart.

The Navi vs. Faze rematch might be a toss-up, but I like Faze's chances after Complexity stunned Navi from the group stage.

Regardless of the small odds, the VP and G2 series are the only ones i'll be betting on due to an ESL promotion, and i'm avoiding the Team Liquid series as FlyQuest can force the upset.

I'll still ride with the Celtics' first-half team total like last time since these guys can't be stopped from scoring, and I think the Cavs will only push the pace even further.

Based on the Magic series, the Cavs haven't been that solid on the road, and even without KP, the Celtics are still a tough team to stop. The Celtics should drop at least 60 points here unless they suddenly have an off day and I hope it's not today.

Unfortunately, i'm one of the guys who took the Nuggets. After watching the first quarter, I accepted the fate of my Nuggets bet and decided to live bet on the Timberwolves with their odds still around 2.00~ while being up by double digits.

If the Nuggets still can't find an answer against the Timberwolves defense, they'll surely lose 4-0.

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There are still no specials for the Champions League, so this is what i'll be betting on, the total corners for Dortmund felt more than doable even if they'll get pressured by PSG throughout the game.

In my situation, i'll still go through without KYC and my reasoning is similar to the posts above. I've been playing with smaller bankrolls for the most part, and hitting the winning threshold for KYC is very low. In one of the casinos i've played, I remember they mentioned it being around $10k~ in one go or something close to it. Even if the casino has a lower max win that would trigger my account to go through KYC, my decision will remain the same.

I'd rather deal with the KYC situation once I have no choice because completing it in advance still has its downside, what if that max win doesn't come at all?

It's more like passing the lesson i've learned from my gambling mistakes. I'm always down to tell a friend the stuff I know about gambling and pass on what I know so they don't go through the same mistakes.

I don't see the need to hide my gambling activities only to help someone, it's still mainly up to them to fix their gambling issues. I'd rather tell them about my gambling activities and make them understand that it's common for gamblers to fall for these countless mistakes.

I also like those four teams to advance, but i'm more confident on Faze and BetBoom. The odds on G2 and VP are too low, it's too risky when these two recently lost to weaker teams.

I'm not sure about the updated Vitality logo, and yeah it used to be white and yellow. Maybe they just wanted to update their logo including their merchandise, some teams do it almost every year.

They're so lucky to participate in that tournament after Tundra failed to secure their visa, and OG declined the invite due to them having other plans.

I'm playing it safe with the Knicks match-winner @1.44 because I don't know if they'll get overwhelmed by the offense of the Pacers or if they could control the tempo and hold them below their average total points. I still trust them to win here as the Pacers dropped two games against a Bucks team that barely had the firepower to extend the series. I likely expect this one to be tight if the Pacers come out firing with their shooting and if not, we could see the Knicks get it done today.

It's my first time seeing that shared bets page, and one of my settled bets was listed there. They're probably adding a feature where we could earn some coins whenever someone bets through our links.



I agree with that, and it's what i've been doing on most of the specials that I think has the best chance of winning. I just hope they don't take it away once I start to win more than usual.

There's no need to be sorry with the Nuggets bet, it's for the match later today unless you came from the future.  

I'm still waiting for now, and see if the odds will go up even more. I'm more worried about the Nuggets winning today than Jokic scoring enough points since he can always put up 30+ points.

I also didn't see that upset coming from the Mongolz, and they're probably lucky to face a shaky side of G2 at the time. They'll face the winner of the GamerLegion/Virtus.Pro series in the playoffs, both teams aren't doing great, but it won't be easy to defeat any of these two.

This season of ESL Pro League had more upsets than expected like Navi losing to Complexity, then some of the good teams (Heroic, FURIA, and ENCE) failing to qualify. Still, the playoff situation is looking spicy, specifically for the side of Faze/Monte, the winner faces Navi and Vitality.