Whatever makes you comfortable mate, just go with it. We cannot deny that despite the Suns being the favorite to win the series, they are not so dominant in the game just like what the Bucks did to the Bulls in the last 2 games, so it's a tough call as that means Suns will have to beat the Pelicans on their home court twice in a row.
It's expected that the odds are close since Booker is still out and the Pelicans' have been stepping things up and no lead is safe as we've seen certain teams quickly chunk down double digit leads. Series is now officially tied now, Pelicans played a the best game so far in the series as everyone was getting involve, Suns are not sure which players they will defend well as even Valanciunas was playing very well, probably his best game so far this playoffs. He finished 26 points from 9/15 shooting, that's a great percentage and most of his attempts attracts the defense so he draws some fouls. |
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If Pelicans will win tonight, I would believe that they have a high chance of upsetting the Suns. They are not an easy team to beat, no only Ingram is scoring for them but other starters are involving themselves as well, and Jonas is such a great addition to them as he is more efficient in the playoffs.
Currently Jonas has 8 rebounds and 11 points, and we are only in the 3rd quarter.
I tell you, this is an exciting series, I see a game 7 here.
Let's see if the Pels could hold on, though they are leading but the Suns are not going anywhere. They have their weapons but the good thing about this game is that CP3 is very limited, he is not even in double digit yet, so I like the Pelicans chances to win here. |
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I have a feeling there's no more game 5.
Denver Nuggets steals 1 game of their series a while ago with a 126-121 win over the Golden State Warriors. Although yes, nothing will change the fact that they are really struggling to win against the Warriors. After all the games tonight, I wonder what will be the odds on all teams. Still, I won't change my stand for the Dallas Mavericks to win the Finals. Sounds unlikely to others but I am able to totally gain a decent odds now for them since they lose on Game 1. Probably will change, however, I still believe that the Warriors will remain as the favorite to win the NBA championship as it's very obvious they are winning the first round. It was suppose to be a swept but the Nuggets played well of course refs are favoring them a bit. lol.. |
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I'm taking the heat -1.5. I think with capella out the heat will find a way to win on the road. And then I'm taking the Suns ML. Chris Paul looked amazing in the 4th quarter last game and I'm thinking today will be more of the same. Pels have a tough time with cp3, Suns with the win here tonight.
I'm on the same side, Heat and Suns should take a win tonight, for Heat, they would not make a mistake again giving a chance for the Hawks to have a big run to beat them, their defense will be tighter and they are going to win tonight with a good margin. Suns... hmm... I think I would still bet on them but on a lower size, Pels is good in making an adjustment every time they lose. Whatever makes you comfortable mate, just go with it. We cannot deny that despite the Suns being the favorite to win the series, they are not so dominant in the game just like what the Bucks did to the Bulls in the last 2 games, so it's a tough call as that means Suns will have to beat the Pelicans on their home court twice in a row. |
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That's a good one, if there will be a home cooking in Kambasos home, then most probably Haney would have the same treatment in favor for him once the rematch will happen. But of course, we don't want to see a dirty officiating or judging because it's a disgrace of the boxing organization. |
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Have you guys noticed that CStand was playing so well in the finals series? Ordinary fans could not notice his contributions but the hassle he gave to the Ginebra Kings was amazing plus the fact that he control the boards so well in the absence of Japeth Aguilar.
I hope that all the rumors of CStand's relationship with teammates is not now under the bridge and he stays with the team and win more trophies with them as he also a crowd drawer IMO, so he is fit to play with Ginebra.
C Stand have proven himself to be a champion, he won a championship on both SMB and BGSM, so he is a true San Miguel Warrior. Yeah, I love the way he played in the Finals, he was aggressive and in fact I saw a big improvement on his mid range shooting. Having Japeth and him in the middle is really a big problem for the opposing team, so as long as C Stand will stay, the management would probably keep him. Yes, this is the best season he has with Ginebra, now that he has a great chemistry with the Ginebra, I would expect them to win more championship together. The good thing with Ginebra is that C. Stand is not expected to carry all the load, he has his teammates whom he can trust, and an improve Scottie Thompson is really big for the team. |
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Casimero and his camp should just accept their fate that their preparations to have a fight is now gone, they knew that they are already been watched since he got in UK because of his sudden weight loss and the sad thing is they still bend the rules into their benefit even if they knew it's unfair to the opposing party. Casimero's weight problem wouldn't be a problem if he moved up but instead he remained in this division trying to force himself sink his weight even if he cannot do it.
I believe Casimero's camp thinks that if he moves up his power won't be a big thing in that category so they decided to stay in his present weight category to take advantage but it backed fire. I hope I am wrong but I think he will be just another ordinary boxer if he moves up. That might be true but they wouldn't really know unless they try moving up in the next division, he have nothing to lose now because he will be stripped on his current belts so it might be best now try another division as his regular weight belongs to super bantamweight or even featherweight division. Also I don't think he will remain in the bantamweight either because he will always have a problem with his weight and that won't change. |
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I usually like underdogs. So I am rooting for Bivol to score an upset. He's got the skills and size to utilize over Canelo. But I am not betting here. It is very hard to beat Canelo by decision even if he is losing in the actual fight. Only Floyd beat Canelo and the scorecards were even close despite the former clearly out boxing and out smarting the then young kid from Mexico.
I hope Bivol's training camp is doing well. I hope Bivol is 100% come fight night. I hope the Russian will be treated fairly. I said this because just nearly 2 weeks ago, Russian Petr Yan, an ex UFC champion had issues leading to his title fight. The fight was close and many (including me) thought he won that fight but he lost. Boxing (and mma) is an individual sport and should not be included in world sanctions against Russia IMO.
I guess the issue of these Russian fighters isn't that bad anymore unlike the few weeks when the invasion had started, I also do hope Bivol won't experience such thing to discourage him just like Petr Yan have experienced. Being an underdog doesn't really mean that he's no chance to defeat the favorite at all, an upset is always available in the fight no matter how slim that chance is. Bivol is much more confident in this division than Canelo as he is the defending champion but knowing Canelo, he will always find a way to defeat his opponents. Agree with what you said. The frying pan for news related to Russia is not as hard as it was before although there are still a lot at this time because Russia hasn't stopped it yet but now there are some rules that are starting to loosen. Bivol still have a chance and don't really care about being underdogs or anything but the chances are still open now. what to do now he must focus and not be distracted by anything Well, to start the Russian invasion is now much harder than before and the cities of Ukraine is still burning into pieces but yes I agree that there are some certain rules that have loosen if you're talking about these fighters. In the past, this fight was threatened not to be sanctioned because of Putin's actions and trying to get back to the Russian citizens is a way of other countries to boycott the Russia's move towards Ukraine. Back to the fight, I hope Bivol won't experience an unfair traits from the live audience but he still needs to prepare himself for that situation and get himself focus on the fight. He should not be distracted by any means because he might get surprised by Canelo's punch  |
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Who's watching GSW and Nuggets game 3. A lot 3's raining down for GSW. All of them is so good on 3's and very thrilling to watch. How can Nuggets answer on this kind of high precision 3pts if GSW won't stop. I feel the pain watching the best effort of Jokic but he can't do anything for the GSW outside attack. The game is so close though and I hope they keep on this phase so that it will be good to watch.
It's been a while since there is a 3 guards on a team who puts more than 20 points in the game just like what the Warriors did earlier, this trio and line-up is very deadly. I mean, Nuggets is good but if it's against the Warriors where they have the splash bros and then now Poole is added. They can't just keep up against the Warriors who have much more experience in the playoffs. It's now 3-0 and I don't think that the Nuggets can recover from that deficit. And not to forget Wiggins, who also has his own night, right? It's a deadlier Warrior now with a healthy core. Just reminding me of how they win their first title, no known stars, but all are role players who can shoot the ball and play a tough defense. More adjustment for Nuggets if they still want to extend their chance, without doing anything Warriors will have an early trip to semis for sure. Not just Jokic, but the entire Squad needs to work it out to win a game. Wiggins played exemptional on the 1st game vs Nuggets on which he put an almost 20 points and doing some rebounds for the rest of the team. All of them actually have their own role and they are not struggling to do it, a deadly line-up indeed for the Warriors. Now the series is already 3-0, can the Nuggets win at least one game? I think they cannot anymore because no times have recovered from that deficit. |
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Warriors move up to @7 now after a dominant win against the Nuggets, I believe it's still worth to take them at that odds.
Agree with you, Warriors @7 is still good to take. they played with great chemistry and their defense was really great. Maybe they had some problem during the regular season as they lost straight games but this is playoffs, their favorite time of the year, especially for Curry, KT, and Green. I guess its true that Warriors turn back the clock in this NBA playoffs as they have seen with brilliant performances in their last game. Kudos to all the star players led by Curry that bring the Warriors into the championship contender status. Warriors may have lose their spot in the last season, but now they're starting to climb the highest peak once again. Well they are definitely back to climb the championship this season, they deserve it as they really showed how good and competent they are against another top heavy teams in the league. They may have showed some weakness in the regular season because they are struggling to get their rhythm back but it's really worth it because Poole have given enough exposure to gain an experience and look at him now. |
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Kambosos has beaten Haneys trainer (Mickey Bey) 2 fights previously, this is a big feather in the cap for this fight because Mickey and Haney have similarities in style, particularly jab and back foot defence.
I think this comparison are no longer valid since Bey's prime has passed when he fight against Kambosos, he was an active boxer on 2007-2014... after he lose from Kambosos, he never fought anyone anymore. The interesting thing is Haney get exposed when he fought with Linares on a year ago, Linares throw quick combination of right and left punch to Haney on 10th rounds, Haney almost fell but he can still walk to the corners. This could be an advantages to Kambosos as we know he's quick puncher, Haney wouldn't survived if Kambosos can throw a quick clean punches. However Haney has a good surprise punch, his left hook was insane. Even if Kambosos have beaten Mickey Bey last 2019, it's not an outstanding win because that time Bey was already 35 years old and he's inactive in the boxing industry as he is only doing 1 fight every 2 years before he was defeated by Kambosos by a split decision. Haney and Bey's only similarities is their boxing style but in terms of power, it's clear that Haney has it more. |
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You are absolutely right, for me Donaire is on another level, however with everything that has happened not only here in the forum is the best predicted for him, in social networks, on twitter, in some forums that have to do with sports favor him, and also like you, I'm surprised about CASIMERO, it's actually the hardest news that boxing can bear for now.
Don't be surprise with that, there was a rumor already before that Casimero is having a hard time reducing his weight, so that is maybe the reason why they are doing everything just to pass the weight, and the bad thing is that they violate the rules. Casimero and his camp should just accept their fate that their preparations to have a fight is now gone, they knew that they are already been watched since he got in UK because of his sudden weight loss and the sad thing is they still bend the rules into their benefit even if they knew it's unfair to the opposing party. Casimero's weight problem wouldn't be a problem if he moved up but instead he remained in this division trying to force himself sink his weight even if he cannot do it. |
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I usually like underdogs. So I am rooting for Bivol to score an upset. He's got the skills and size to utilize over Canelo. But I am not betting here. It is very hard to beat Canelo by decision even if he is losing in the actual fight. Only Floyd beat Canelo and the scorecards were even close despite the former clearly out boxing and out smarting the then young kid from Mexico.
I hope Bivol's training camp is doing well. I hope Bivol is 100% come fight night. I hope the Russian will be treated fairly. I said this because just nearly 2 weeks ago, Russian Petr Yan, an ex UFC champion had issues leading to his title fight. The fight was close and many (including me) thought he won that fight but he lost. Boxing (and mma) is an individual sport and should not be included in world sanctions against Russia IMO.
I guess the issue of these Russian fighters isn't that bad anymore unlike the few weeks when the invasion had started, I also do hope Bivol won't experience such thing to discourage him just like Petr Yan have experienced. Being an underdog doesn't really mean that he's no chance to defeat the favorite at all, an upset is always available in the fight no matter how slim that chance is. Bivol is much more confident in this division than Canelo as he is the defending champion but knowing Canelo, he will always find a way to defeat his opponents. |
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Still looking forward to another Dallas Mavericks win even odds for them are telling me how they are much being an underdog here in Game 3. They need to badly win here to somehow extend Luka Doncic's rest and be ready on either Game 4 or Game 5, of much better in Game 5.
Trusting them that their role players will do their best again especially Jalen Brunson and Maxi Kleber while Spencer Dinwiddie still finds his good rhythm.
For a Mavericks fan, the odds are really tempting for them. As I said, I will keep continuing betting on this team regardless of their status.
Dallas Mavericks was able to win again without Luka Doncic and this is really surprising,i wonder what will happen once he returns to the field. Dallas is looking really good. Also Denver will probobly get sweeped by Goldenstate and i think the Joker is really missing his best players in the playoffs. Everyone is trying to step up their game especially Jalen Brown and Kleber, they are trying to hold their position to survive while Luka is still recovering from his injury. Jason Kidd said that Luka may return on Game 4 but it's not yet confirmed. Meanwhile the Jazz is out of bounce and inconsistent even if Mitchell is contributing 30+ for the team but it ain't enough to defeat the Mavs. |
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Who's watching GSW and Nuggets game 3. A lot 3's raining down for GSW. All of them is so good on 3's and very thrilling to watch. How can Nuggets answer on this kind of high precision 3pts if GSW won't stop. I feel the pain watching the best effort of Jokic but he can't do anything for the GSW outside attack. The game is so close though and I hope they keep on this phase so that it will be good to watch.
It's been a while since there is a 3 guards on a team who puts more than 20 points in the game just like what the Warriors did earlier, this trio and line-up is very deadly. I mean, Nuggets is good but if it's against the Warriors where they have the splash bros and then now Poole is added. They can't just keep up against the Warriors who have much more experience in the playoffs. It's now 3-0 and I don't think that the Nuggets can recover from that deficit. |
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Suns is still the favorite to win a champion, however, Booker's injury may have affected their chances already. I doubt that they'll win without Booker, or even get into the first round, I'm afraid we might see a first round exit here, hopefully not gonna happen.
They can escape this first round for sure, CP3 can lift them up but moving to the next one would be very tough for them, whoever will be the next opponent will surely much heavier than NP. Booker though only got slight injury and the time frame to rest is good enough while they are still in this series against NP. Still have many changes within gamblers pick if upset may take place moving to the next round. Keep watching and enjoying every bet during this first round and hope that the team you bet on to be the champ will move to the next round. No doubt on that, CP3's talent to react in these kind of situations are already proven in the past years. He may not be the highest pointer or the biggest contributor on the team but we certainly know that he already have some plan on who will take the spot of Booker while he cannot play. Though this might be crucial as they will going to face the Pelicans in a back to back game without Booker. As said, they can still figure out a way to win this series and may face the Jazz or Mavericks on the next round. |
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Check out the training videos of both fighters side by side and make your conclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMas9aiJxLsYeah for sure this is just sessions with their trainers, but you can clearly see who has more power in those videos and who has more finesse. So it will be a stylistic match-up and whoever dictates early will probably win the fight. It is unlikely that someone who participates in competitive sports likes to show all the cards. Rather, on the contrary - maybe in this video one of the athletes deliberately behaves awkwardly in order to create the wrong impression about himself? I think that the one who excels in agility will dominate by the end of the fight (if he lives), usually such confrontations go exactly like this: if the advantage in strength is not realized in the early rounds, then it becomes less and less noticeable because the one who focuses on strength gets tired faster. Yes of course. When it comes to training their special and specific strategies it will be confidential. Even sparring sessions, top fighters will prohibit their spar mates to take videos or at the very least they can only release and disclose it after the fight. I kind of agree that the faster guy will dominate the fight since both have speed and Haney is also a defensive fighter. But whoever throws more combinations and maintain its energy and stamina will be good indicators too. I hope they aren't that seriously dumb to expose their preparations and trainings to the public and have their boxer in a tight spot because he is exposed, though I think it's unlikely for that event to happen as trainings is a closed venue and it's guarded as there could some paparazzi and media lurking somewhere just to make a headline. About Haney and Kambosos, I can't really choose between the two of them for now. I won't deny that Haney has the advantage but Kambosos cannot be underestimated as well. Nah, both camps seriously know about that because they have already reached this state so meaning all the people surrounding this boxers are knowledgeable enough and professional enough not to give any tips/hint that could be used by their opposing camp. As for media or paparazzi's are concerned, I'm quite sure that their venue isn't that easy to penetrate so if there's some news or leaked videos then I assume it came from the inside. |
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Here are my picks for today's games
Boston Celtics VS Brooklyn Nets SCORE 114 - 107 - LOST
I really though the Brooklyn Nets could win in this game they are doing a great job leading the game up to the 3rd quarter until that turn over on Durant have cause them the lead and Celtics made the game a tie, Kevin Durant has 27 leading point for the nets while Jayson Tatum has a double-double of 10 Assist and 19 Points while Jaylen Brown has 22 Lead Point for the Celtics, now Celtics has 2 while nets still none.
Toronto Raptors VS Philadelphia 76ers SCORE 101 - 104 - WIN
It was a close game for the Raptors VS 76ers Toronto Raptors has the lead 1st but the 76ers have gained momentum to follow, Achiuwa has 20 points, Trent Jr. has 24 points while Anunoby has 26 lead points but it was not enough for 76ers double-double performance of Tobias Harris of 12 Rebounds and 11 points, James Harden has 10 assist and 19 Points, and Joel Embiid's 13 Rebounds and 33 Points, ad massive 3 win lead for the 76ers,
Milwaukee Bucks VS Chicago Bulls SCORE 110 - 114 - LOST
It was now a draw and both teams had 1 point; it was a very close match for these two teams. I may have lost the bet, but it was a great game to watch. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a double-double of 18 Rebounds and 33 Points, for the bucks, but it was not enough Nikola Vucevic had a double-double of 13 Rebounds and 24 Points, while DeMar DeRozan has put the Bulls with 41 points, and winning the game.
Many have thought that the Nets will have a win this team, including me but Celtics is just really good too and won't give some space to Durant and Irving because they know they are lethal in making some crucial shots. So, I also lost it. But thankfully my Sixers bet did go through thanks to Embiid for making that shot to cover the spread and my Bulls bet also have won, haven't thought they could win though because I'm just thinking that a +10 spread is possible. |
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Curry had a great game, but so did everyone on that Warriors team as well. Poole seems to be growing into a great player as well, it is really unfair to the league that they got another good player  . Now they have curry, klay, draymond, wiggins and now Poole as well . This is just getting insane at this stage, doubt that they could put all five in at the same time, just doesn't work when you look at the positions, even if you put Draymond at C on that situation, who will play the PF position? Klay? Wiggins? It just doesn't work, I get the small ball, but that is tiny ball at that stage . But, it is just so deadly that it is unbelievable and I believe they could go for the title yet again. That's actually the exact 5 they threw on the court and labeled the lethal rotation. Golden state took over the game and stretched the lead with that rotation. Small lineup but unguardable. Who are you going to double or take away? Everyone of those players can create their own shot. The Golden State Warriors is really impressive since the playoffs have commenced from being an inconsistent in the near end of regular season to a lethal line-up as Poole is now part of their Big 3. I'm seeing that they are confident enough towards the Nuggets because Curry isn't included in the starting five and only allowed him to play whenever it's needed. Once their line-up is complete, it's really hard to guard them because the Nuggets is really struggling whom to focus because yes as you said everyone can make a shot even if it's deep. |
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Money cannot make that happen overnight even if they will pour their money up to the last cents. There will be some changes but that will take some time and definitely won't happen so sudden just because they have the money, time by time and little by little they will win some titles along the way as there will be some new good players who will join them along the way if the price was good enough for them.
Moreover, even if they get like world's best team type of situation going on, it will not be easy to put a whole system around it and make it work. Look at PSG, they got like world star level players and they still ended up failing against Madrid, why? Because Madrid has been a team for a long time and learned how to play with each other, which is a proof that having a proper system means a lot more. They are ruthless as well, if you suck, you are gone. Look at Ramos and Bale, they are players that Madrid played for so long and paid so much, and as soon as they became bad they let them go. This is why I highly believe that Newcastle could be a PSG level team even after many years, and it would take decades before you could be a team that can sustain even without spending much money. Exactly, I agree. Real Madrid is on a different level because their team is already so seasoned because they have been lots of through ups and downs before they got the position they're in now, it takes time and patience when investing for a team like that. As even if you put the best players in the whole world in one team you cannot just expect that they will be so harmonious in an instant and give you a positive result/win. Best thing to do is to scout and invest in some good experienced players first. |
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