Nice catch with the Warriors +8.5, I hope you had a bit on the absolute value of the Warriors ML too ? They were able to  win the game with all explosiveness of Jordan Poole.

Orlando Magic with a little surprise of their own too, the starters weren't doing too well and looks like it was going to be a W for the Pelicans until the Orlando Magic had their 2nd unit on the floor, and they took over completely and the coach just had to let the 2nd unit complete the job, Paolo Banchero the No 1 overall draft pick didn't even come on to the court for the entire 4th Quarter, what a show!

I probably could have been tempted with Salah, only if there fixture were to kind enough, but I won't be throwing the stone towards Kane, because even while gets points often and usually they're single digit, so I'm really not cool with that, I literally could live with my opponents getting 7 points from their captain week in, week out, but an haul from Haaland has cost me way to many times already to ignore the fact that just one good week is enough for him to make up for 3-4 bad ones, and 1 goal in a game week seem more like an horrible week for Haaland, while we'll be fine with Kane as captain just managing to secure an assist.

I don't think I'm shipping out KDB for the time too, I'd rather dropped him to the bench before their upcoming DGW again, but I'm foreseeing some trouble in paradise at Manchester City.

I can't remember the last time I saw Pep being that furious as well too, and especially not about the officials or VAR teams or his opponents being overly favored, but he was being livid at his own players, and I can't help but agree with on some certain statements especially the point of the team being overly relaxed and the lack of desire/passion from them, I think that's says a lot about the way he has rotated his squad since the league resumption of the world cup, perhaps some of the players are tired, or some of them actually feel they've achieved all there is to achieve within 5 years, and you can arguably tell that even if the players he uses often now aren't technically better than those on the bench, their passion and hunger for success is what is driving them, and that's the number one factor has Arsenal seemed to have this season, it's the hunger, not players with distinctive individual brilliance, and that's another part I'd agree with Guardiola with, just like when Leicester went all the way to surprise the whole world!

I'd say I'm right with OG on this one, the Pelicans seem to be on another level entirely, and he's pointed out even without Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum is literally just enough to facilitate a win for the Pelicans.

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I'd also love to take the Clippers spread, but I'd have to wait until the lineup is available before making my call, or I'll just settle for the overs without second thoughts, due to how heavy the Spurs have been allowing into the net on their own end of the court.

With what I saw Guardiola did yesterday, I would rather have Salah than De Bruyne, because I'm very sure Salah would always have 90 minutes when fit, but with De Bruyne, I'm not sure I can say the same of De Bruyne.

Martial is already out of my team, I would have gone with Weghorst because I was rather impressed with what I saw versus Crystal Palace, but then Man United are not very high scoring team so I'm very fine with just two of Man United players now.

I thought Man City were the dumb team, but it turns out that Tottenham are actually much more dumber than City themselves, at least City and Pep were able to escape this humiliation, It sure would have put additional dent on their supposed title chase, but I guess the fixture against Arsenal in few weeks will probably settle that issue. It was a complete turnaround, so It's deserving at the end of the day, right ?

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That's literally Tottenham being 2 goals up just within less than 4 minutes, I could have said I saw this coming and now I guess I couldn't have been more right about my prediction of both teams to score and Tottenham not to lose the game, now that's even Guardiola can come up with a plan to get at least one goal as well.

With De Bruyne being dropped to the bench by Pep, I really don't know what to expect of the team to be honest, not even Foden, Cancelo or Bernardo Silva makes the starting lineup, So whatever reservations I initially had of this fixture is already subdued by Pep's choice of selection. So now I'm pretty much opened to both teams to score and Tottenham to not lose the game 🙂

Maguire doesn't seem to be more than just backup for Ten Haag, so he's only being kept at the club just for emergency purposes, I understand that Harry Maguire have been nothing but extremely awful at Man United, but he was and is a better player when representing the England national team, so he might turnout to be just a good defender that he used to be, if he should leave the club.

Ten Haag seemed to have found a better defensive partnership with pairing Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane at the centre back, but it is to be seen if that partnership is better off than one with Linsadro Martinez.

I believe you also got your wish, as both televised game literally very interesting, I think I enjoy the Denver Nuggets vs Timberwolves a bit more, even though Denver Nuggets won the game with 9-0 in the last two 2 minutes or thereabout they were given an intense run for their money, I for a few moments thought Timberwolves were going to secure the win, despite being ahead since late in the first half and never looked back, but Nuggets did a very solid defensive task on Anthony Edwards for almost the entirety of the second half as they kept him very silent.
The Nuggets also played a very fantastic clutch game, even with Nikola Jokic in foul troubles having 5 fouls and needed to sit until the final minutes, Jamal Murray stepped up very well and was vital in the Nuggets getting the win.

New York Knicks eventually couldn't come back from the deficit and lost the game by 11 points, Only Jalen Brunson couldn't do the lifting, Maybe it could actually have happened he had significant helping hands like that of Julius Randle, who's performance was below what I expected of him, or we could all just agree that the Washington Wizards were just the better side, and they most their guys back, I mean the likes of Bradley Beal and Monte Morris, both payers played an important role helping down the stretch of the game.


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Currently watching the Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves, It is an intense games with Nikola Jokic already giving off some MVP standard performance, with all 3 statistically important display, it's just a 3-points difference between both teams, Timberwolves with advantage and just less than 15 secs left before halftime.

Yan Sommer deserved the move and he's done really well in the league over the years so it was an easy decision to make for Bayern Munich, but my only concern is his age, he's also 34 years old already, just 2 years younger than injured Manuel Neuer, so he's also approaching the imminent end of his career too, so he could just be a temporary fix for the team.

We'll be kicking off with an interesting fixture after such  a long break, Bayern Munich vs Leipzig, that should be an easy BTTS game, especially with how long both team have played any competitive game, and while Bayern Munich are much more in some injury crises as well.

And what impresses me the most about both coaches is that they doing all their stunning performance with players you'd have considered less significant individually except a couple of them, while the power houses that have spent hundred of millions money on transfers to increase their squad depth are still the ones struggling.

Man United probably didn't do well enough to earned the win imo, so the result seems rather very fair to me, I had Man United to win 2-1, but at least I would have gotten 1.5 points if they kept the lead.

Martial fitness and injury is of the uttermost concern, all I need is to see how Wout Weghorst fares tonight, since he's been slotted right into the ahead of injured Anthony Martial.

Martial is also heading out of my team, the only decision to be made is for whom. perhaps, it's finally time to get that so due Arsenal player I've been longing for or the Newcastle returnee Alexander Isak.

I believe that most people had no idea that Kyrie wouldn't be playing for the game, but what I understand is how the bookies still deemed the Brooklyn Nets as the favorites despite being fully aware that Kyrie would be out, because Kyrie was ruled out of the game, Nets were still the favorites to win the game, I'm sure that's probably the trap most people fell for, the 2nd unit of the Brooklyn Nets were just out of sync and looked like real amateurs.

1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. 3
8. 3
9. 3
10. 3
11. Kansas City Chiefs

Tiebreaker: 179 points

I'm sure in the next few games, the captaincy will begin to switch once we getting multiple other options and Haaland begins to blank every other game, or Guardiola fixtures is starting to get the better of him as well.

With Wout Weghorst signing for Man United, I might just have to let go of Anthony Martial, even though I'm not really sure he'd fit into Ten Haag plans, because  Ten Haag is highly interested in frontline fluidity and wouldn't like the idea of an isolated No 9, that's the only impression I have of him liking Anthony Martial as his first choice No 9, and Rashford is very much more important to the team on the free role behind the strikers/flanks than being the point man centre forward.

The only downside and ineffectiveness of the number of goals or points Haaland gets to score is that everyone else likely have him as their captain, it will only be slightly beneficial to those who played the triple captain chip.


I would have to agree with you on Tottenham being a pathetic team defensively and Man City could really take that to their own advantage, and there probably wouldn't be a better way to get back from their defeat at Man United thank to take it out on Conte's men.

I'm actually looking to the lineup Guardiola will setup against Tottenham, if he'll still with the lineup he played against Man Utd, or perhaps, we'll get to witness another Guardiola's experimental XI.

15. Glover Teixeira
14. Deiveson Figueiredo
13. Gilbert Burns
12. Jessica Andrade
11. Johnny Walker
10. Ihor Potieria
9. Gregory Rodrigue
8. Thiago Moisés
7. Jailton Almeida
6. Gabriel Bonfim
5. Cody Stamann
4. Terrance McKinney
3. Nicolas Dalby
2. Josiane Nunes
1. Daniel Marcos


Match 15 winner Total Strikes: 89

1.  Eubank Jr
2.  UD
3.  3