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I also went on a bad 0-2 day with MOUZ and Eternal Fire thinking they got the edge. I guess the difference in experience started to show between their opponents and I got caught up with recency bias.

I sometimes get an error when i'm staying on the page for too long.

I also expected a third map, but Vitality showed up with flameZ taking the lead on those two maps and Cloud9 without a main AWPer became a big problem.

The Faze vs. Spirit series is unreal it keeps on giving just when you think it's over. Faze was up 12-5 on a map they don't play and somehow Team Spirit brought it back in OT. The momentum was on their side, but Faze woke up before Spirit could get to 16 rounds.

I also get that similar feeling when I hop on to a sports betting group and sometimes on the live casino tables chatting with other gamblers while playing. I feel less bad about my losses knowing others had the same bet and maybe risked bigger units too.

When you're together with your friends or a group of gamblers, the experience becomes different because our focus suddenly shifts towards having fun while the wins are only a bonus.

The others already mentioned the obvious answer, and it's a given that gambling provides excitement to most gamblers.

In terms of motivation, it started with winning my bets, and now i've switched to the fun side and moved away from seriously winning because i've accepted the reality that I can't have a profitable betting record like the best tipsters. Once you step back from that winning mindset, you'll find other ways to get entertained and have fun.

Doing it every other time is fine because there are days when matches are too chalked and it's the best bet to take than to go for a toss-up play. If you're placing those bets regularly, always prepare for the worse results because your bankroll can quickly plummet with that strategy as favorites will eventually have a letdown day and sometimes would go on to lose more matches than you'd think. Not all favorites can deliver our expectations and only a few teams can remain consistent within their league.

I got to top up my account for the weekly free bet and found this decent-looking special for the NBA match between the Nuggets and Suns. The Nuggets currently have one of the best home records in the league, and this made me think it's a good bet.

The risky part about this special is the lineups for the Nuggets since they won't be having Murray and potentially Gordon in their starting lineup. Despite the missing key players, I still think it's enough for them to beat the Suns from start to finish.

My over for the Warriors match got cooked yesterday, it was on pace to hit the over until the game slowed down in the second half.

This might be one of the rare days where i'll be fading the Warriors, but only for the first half because the Magic are similar to the Celtics where they always get off to a hot start in the first half. Going for the full-game handicap is too risky since I still think the Warriors can cover if they bounce back in the third quarter.



Edit: Never mind what an atrocious first quarter from the Magic, I doubt they can cover this one within the next quarter.

I'd say it's still somewhat achievable because there are still on-chain casinos, it reminds me of the good old days when we didn't have to worry about any KYC but we are slowly moving away from that point now that most crypto casinos are sticking with the same style as fiat casinos.

There's still a noticeable difference between the fiat and crypto casinos. Then again, they're slowly diminishing with the newer crypto casinos because some of them could sound the same as fiat casinos given that they have more similarities like playing with a fiat balance and the usual countless casino games from third-party providers.

It's the same for me, i've been returning my profits only because of esports while i've been having more success through other sports.  

The only team i'm confident on is MOUZ, and i'll probably do a max bet on them to win their series. They're the cleanest team so far and will be up against G2 who have been lackluster regardless of their lucky win against VP.

IMO MOUZ is one of the best teams that could go to the final given their consistency starting from the qualifiers.

That's one costly mistake and I think a lot of us have been there because of the losing streak we get at some point. I remember making a similar mistake like inputting my bet with an extra zero on mobile and it's why I mostly do my bets through my desktop.

Aside from this, always try to make a plan in advance so you don't end up betting at one of the worst hours knowing we'd be tired at that moment.

I avoided that match as we had a full slate yesterday with better matches to bet on.

Unfortunately, that's how the Celtics always roll, they always have a perfect start and then sometimes have a subpar second half. That's why the most recommended bets to take on most of their matches are usually the first-quarter or first-half handicap depending on your preference.

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I don't dig these close matchups for today and will go for another total bet (over 215.5). The Miami Heat usually hits the under on their matches, but I think the Warriors will change that since their pace is significantly higher, and with these two needing the win, i'm expecting nonstop buckets.

I don't care as much if the international break gets removed because even if the others get a break and use this opportunity to return to their country they still have to play more matches. Then again these national matches aren't bad overall because they serve as a good alternative training or build-up to the bigger matches like the World Cup.

I wouldn't force them to be a fan of a certain team because it could ruin the fun for them and there's no need to take away their freedom to choose.

It looks like we'll only have 9 questions this round since Iga Swiatek lost against Ekaterina Alexandrova, and having one less question might give me the advantage against Jinetics. 

Also, the NBA question sounds interesting even though the choices are tricky. I might have to toss a prop bet on Steph Curry for their next few matches.

My leans are also the same, i'd assume Team Spirit can end the series within two maps because FaZe keeps underperforming against good teams and starts winning once they get to meet weaker teams like Imperial and Complexity.

Team Vitality is a bit iffy because Cloud9 was kind of impressive with their performance, it could easily go to all three maps or even a series win for Cloud9 if they don't wake up. Also, i've heard from a previous interview that Zywoo played while he was sick and that might've been one of the reasons why we saw him struggle in one of their series.

The amount of points they've made is similar to an all-star game.

The Lakers can always match the pace of the teams they face when they're at home and I think the biggest difference is the number of free throws they've made, which was close to 40 while the Pacers only had like 16 and missed half of them.

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Time to ride one of the hottest teams recently and that's the Houston Rockets. They lost against the Blazers in their last meeting, but I don't think we'll get to see another close game with how they've been winning dominantly.

You can get away with profits if you only play a few rounds, but once you keep playing the house edge will start to take those profits away and your future deposits. Others try to find patterns through these games because maybe that's how they find the game entertaining.

That's how our luck goes, you can't win them all and it's always a losing battle against the house edge.

If sportsbooks are stopped in a certain country then another sportsbook with minimal geo-restrictions will try to capitalize on that change if that happens because gamblers will always try to find something similar and even go the extra mile if they can find a way to bet on football matches once more.

Gambling will probably lose its popularity within the country, but I think the casinos will always look for a solution to bring it back (or even compromise) because they don't want to lose out on a big chunk of profits.

I agree, as much as possible we should have a spare wallet where we can send the borrowed money instead of relying on the casino's deposit address. And it's better to be cautious by going through the extra effort of creating another transaction to avoid those unexpected problems.

Also, it's good to hear that the casino helped you recover the money in the end because i've heard similar cases from others and I rarely see them getting it back.