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4741  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2021 NBA Season on: March 25, 2021, 09:39:55 AM
What a pain watching the game of Nets vs. Utah Jazz. The starting five for Nets wasn't that even strong to face the first 5 of Jazz.  Undecided
I guess that the Nets, they'll try to win the next game against the Pistons.

They got really a huge defeat and couldn't score even more than 100 points. Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving all were absent in this game and of course they were affected very badly because of that. For the Pistons game, Durant still will not play and it is doubtful for Harden and Irving. If they have the same lineup again, they could get another loss even against Pistons which are at the last place in the EC.
4742  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2020/2021 on: March 23, 2021, 01:37:20 PM
I personally believe with Harry Kane, Kane has a stronger and more creative style of play in the field and that is very different from Salah and therefore in my view Kane deserves the golden boots. Just look at how Kane is more active and better on the field, because not only does he score a lot of goals but Kane is also diligent in making assist goals.


Actually Salah wasn't playing this selfish in the past seasons but it is not the same in this season. There is a big drop in Mane's performance this season and Salah is trying to carry the team. Maybe the reason is it. But still, I like Kane much more than Salah for this season. In addition to that, Kane wasn't making this many assists in the past seasons and he was focused on scoring more. His playing style has changed and it is a superb change I think. I love this Kane more than the old ones.
4743  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: March 23, 2021, 01:25:13 PM
Atlético cannot make mistakes anymore because Barcelona is playing too well now and their bad performances are a thing of the past. Simeone should try to motivate his players more since this Liga is something they can win. They need to avoid losing points with those easy teams and be focused when they play important games. I still hope they can make it. Sevilla, for instance, is going to be a tough game!

I really wonder how the game vs Sevilla away will end. Barcelona managed to defeat Sevilla away 2-0 a few weeks ago. Atletico Madrid can succeed in gaining a victory here also. But Sevilla have been getting good results for some weeks and they could make really big difficulties for Atletico. And Atletico couldn't win their last two matches in Sevilla's stadium. It will be an interesting match and Atletico may manage to defeat them by one goal I think.
4744  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread on: March 23, 2021, 01:16:07 PM
I personally don't see any chance for Madrid and Liverpool to play in the final
That's your personal opinion only, but in fact no one knows what will happen in the future. Sure, Real Madrid or Liverpool has a chance for the final because it is always possible for a surprise happened in the football competition.  Especially for Real Madrid, they have won many times in UEFA Champions League, they must be familiar and know well how to play effectively in this competition. Moreover, now Real Madrid is getting better in its performance since Sergio Ramos and other key players come back from injury.


Ramos got injured again a few days ago and the return date is unknown. But still Real Madrid have Benzema who is very important and vital for scoring goals. They are depending too much on him and having problems in the absence of him. Liverpool also have some missing players and the absence of van Dijk has weakened the defense. But still, I see Liverpool's lineup as better than Real's now. However, it won't be easy for any side to advance to the semi finals. My favourite team for this draw are Liverpool.
4745  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 23, 2021, 01:05:50 PM
Can I laugh at Juventus too? How bad you really need to be to lose against a team that is coming from Serie B? Is it the best these weak millionaires can give on the pitch? They should spit blood or at least that'd be what I'd do if I was given a chance to play for Juve.

Many people are laughing or getting angry at Juventus now. Their loss vs Benevento is completely unacceptable in such situation. They had a little chance for being the champions but there is none now. Even if they didn't have a chance, still I can't believe how Juventus can lose a match like this. They couldn't defeat the same opponent in the first half of the league too (1-1). These simple point losses ended them for sure.
4746  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 23, 2021, 12:59:55 PM
After 30 minutes, The PSG and Lyon match is going to be held. I think it is one of the best competitive match in this season. Both teams played 29 matches and their point is equal. I think Both teams wants to share points in this match cause no team wants to lose points and fall behind in the title fight. Let's see what will happen tonight.

To be honest, I also was expecting them to share points but PSG played incredibly good in this match. Actually Lyon were also very good on finding the target but PSG already ended the match by making the score 4-0. Lyon's effort after that wasn't enough for a comeback and it ended 2-4. Mbappe was really great that he scored 2 goals. I really enjoyed watching this many goals in this match but I wish Lyon were more competitive when it comes to the score.
I don't think anyone thought PSG would score 4 goals and win the match 4-2. Although PSG had a great performance in the Champions League, they were not able to perform well in Ligue 1. In this match, they made it clear to everyone that the title of the season is still within their reach. And now they are at the top of the table. The lineup of Mbappe, Neymar, and Di Maria is remarkable. In Neymar's squad, the team will actually become stronger.
Yes but 8 matchdays remain to be played until the 23th of May, and the next Ligue 1 match for the PSG will be against LOSC Lille the former leader of the championship in 2 weeks (Saturday April 3). Even if the two teams have the same amount of points(63) a draw will be enough for PSG to remain number 1 because the Goal Difference is very large though (46 vs 31)
3 april PSG will play against Lille. I am considering this match as a preparation match against Bayern Munich. Lille is the best team in Ligue 1, if PSG can win against them then I believe they will be able to do well against Bayern Munich on 8 April. Both matches are very important for PSG. PSG can take the top position in Ligue 1 if they can beat Lille. On the other hand, to win the Champions League, they must win against Bayern Munich.

The game vs Lille will be very hard for them for sure.  But after seeing their awesome performance vs Lyon away, I started thinking that they can defeat Lille too. It is also going to be in Parc des Princes which is another big advantage for PSG. Besides, they will most probably be more focused on the game compared to Lille. Because Lille got a shocking loss against Nimes 1-2 home. And they haven't been winning in the league for two matches. I'm favoring PSG in that game.
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4749  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2020/2021 on: March 18, 2021, 03:00:19 PM
I think the top 4 is settled now, the current top 4 is likely to be the end of season top 4. And 2 of the 3 relegation places are settled, I think, too.
The main questions are
a) Who will take the final relegation spot? Anyone up to Southampton is vulnerable.
b) Will Liverpool qualify for Europe at all? Personally I think their most likely final position in the table will be 8th.

Maybe not mathematically yet but I assume we can reach an agreement on that Manchester City already guaranteed the championship. I can't make a clear prediction for the places between 2nd and 4th. But it feels like Chelsea will be able to close the gap with Manchester Utd and Leicester both and we will see a big competition between them on the last weeks of the league.

My answers for:

a) I think Sheffield won't manage to rise to upper places and they will say goodbye to the EPL as the last.
b) There is a huge race for the 5th place to be able to qualify for the EL at least. Liverpool got a nice win vs Wolves in their last match but this doesn't prove anything yet for them. After seeing their performance and results they will get in their next a few matches, I can say something clearer for their chance. For now, it looks like it will be really hard for them to qualify for even the EL.

4750  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 18, 2021, 02:49:11 PM
So to say due to covid-19, Inter's match vs Sassuolo this week has been postponed. But only Handanovic and de Vrij who played in the last match won't be able to play in this match when we compare these matches. So the decision seems interesting to me. I think it is really not fair when we think about the other teams that had bigger problems with covid-19 and their matches postponed also because of it.
4751  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 18, 2021, 02:30:26 PM
The club needs new players to fill several positions that are considered as weak position. What should they do to save the club and back to winning track is to fill the weak position with new players and also when the club needs to reduce expenses from the star's salary who may no longer be contributing to the good income from his merchandise sales. This is what I thought was why clubs like MU and Madrid were selling Ronaldo. IMO

It seems probable that they will use the Ronaldo money (money that will not go towards his wages) for Pogba transfer. There's a lot of talk about Pogba going back and there's no way Juventus can afford him while keeping Ronaldo.

I think everything's better than spending money on Pogba but the press is saying all parties want that deal done. If that's true, Ronaldo needs to go.

I don't know whether Pogba could go back to Juventus but there is a very big weakness on their midfield for sure. They need to make the necessary transfer(s) for there in this summer and strengthen the lineup. Losing Ronaldo of course will be really bad for Juventus as he still plays great and makes a great deal of contribution to the club. They can't continue with only Morata and Dybala (who will most likely be leaving this summer). They should also make a good striker transfer.
4752  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: March 18, 2021, 02:22:14 PM
As the matches played are already equal now, there is only a 4-point gap and it is not too hard for Barcelona to make it. Atletico made many simple point losses on the last weeks and as long as they continue like it, it will cost them the championship for sure. Barcelona have a much better form and performance now than Atletico and Real Madrid both. I really started believing that Barcelona will catch up with Atletico and take the lead soon. And it is for sure that we will see a huge competition until the end of the league.
It is not going to be easy even with the gap being closed right now. Barcelona is not going to be just hoping for wins for the rest of the season but we are talking about also ATM losing points as well, expecting the other team to lose is a bigger problem than trying to win your games, Barcelona has enough talent to win all the games left, they may end up not winning all as well which will probably be the case, they will probably either have a tie or even a loss somewhere in there, so they are waiting for ATM to do even worse.

What could happen however is that ATM could lose 4 more points than Barcelona, that looks possible, they have come thus far greatly but recently they haven't been that great, they won only 2 games out of last 5, have 2 ties and 1 loss as well, if they keep this up they are going to be out of top spot in a month.

As Atletico Madrid are out of the Champions League now, they only have La Liga. This could really help them focus fully on winning the La Liga right now. So we can now say that Barcelona's job could be harder. And there are still huge matches ahead of them so of course it is early to make a prediction which team will win the title. Barcelona also have very important games ahead of them vs Real Madrid away and vs Atletico home. I feel like Barcelona can make things really harder for Atletico as I said but especially the results they will get in those 2 huge games can give a clearer opinion for the championship.
4753  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread on: March 18, 2021, 02:12:12 PM
Lack of experience in Champions League!
This is what happened yesterday between Real, which has won the highest number of cups so far, and Atalanta which evidently still need to get a sense of what's like to play big teams in the final stages.
I enjoyed the game and I won my bet, I had no doubts that RM was going to win the game.

The match was very close when it comes to the statistics actually. But Real Madrid were the side that made a very good use of their goal chances and finished Atalanta home 3-1. Benzema and Ramos both were injured in the first leg but they have come back and each of them scored a goal last night. And I must admit that I enjoyed Muriel's free-kick goal also.  Grin
I am a bit disappointed by Atlanta, expected that they have enough power to at least make Real Madrid sweat a little. As mentioned before experience matter a lot in these games and there are very few teams with more experience than Real, if any.

Atalanta could also be pissed on referee and VAR calls. That red card from first game would have been yellow if it happened for Real and also this penalty yesterday looked a bit off. I am thinking the foul started outside the box and that should have been a free kick.

No matter, Atalanta scored that one goal and I had both to score on my ticket so all good here  Grin

I agree with you. I would also expect much more from Atalanta in this match. I expected them to fight back against Real Madrid and it would be a very hard match for Real Madrid even if they advance to the quarter final. But it was a different match than expected unfortunately. I wonder which team will be Real's opponent next and whether they will manage to eliminate them too.
4754  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: March 18, 2021, 02:05:18 PM
if you had seen the last math between these two sides then you’ll know that Ac Milan was the better team between these two sides, and hence I don’t expect Manchester United to win this game easily. Furthermore it’s normal for teams playing in the Europa League to have these kind of headaches, and that is why these teams have a big squad of player’s whom they can rotate and aim for best results.
With a score of 1-1 in the first leg, AC Milan certainly had more advantages, because in the second leg tonight, the match will be played at the San Siro (AC Milan's home). In addition, there is news that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be able to return to play against Man United.

Even so, Man United still cannot be underestimated, because after all Man United is also a great team that has a winning mentality. Reportedly Paul Pogba will also go to Milan. Of course, this is a good thing for Man United, Pogba's experience in Italy will certainly be useful for his team.

It is very good news that we will see Ibra in the rematch. Milan had a better performance than Manchester Utd in the first leg despite the absence of Ibra and they managed to get a draw with a very dramatic goal. Now they have a huge advantage for having Ibra in this and I believe they will be much better on attacking and finishing. I believe Manchester Utd's job is much harder here but of course we shouldn't forget how strong Manchester Utd is actually. If they show a greater performance compared to the first leg, they can still manage to make a comeback and advance to the next round. And I'm thinking of placing a bet on 'both teams to score' which has a nice odd around 1.7 .
4755  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 17, 2021, 10:23:50 AM
In only four days, we are going to have a great match between Lyon and PSG. Both teams lost nearly the same amount of points in their last five matches in the league. Both side will of course want to win this and get ahead by three points from the other. It is also a big opportunity for Lyon to get past PSG in the table of course. PSG got a really shocking loss vs Nantes three days ago and they will also want to do their best to make up for that. I'd also like to remind you that Lyon defeated PSG once in this season in a match which Lyon had a more effective performance. This time, I expect goal(s) from both sides and also a draw wouldn't make me surprised.
4756  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2020/2021 on: March 17, 2021, 10:10:04 AM
I don't think injuries affect Liverpool's championship chances even slightly. If all players were healthy and get no card ban Liverpool couldn't win the league.
Many players injured must influence big for the chance to win the title. Especially, if the injured players are the key players of the club. If all players of Liverpool are healthy, I am pretty sure that Liverpool must be in the top 3 standings right now. If you are a real football lover, you should know it well. You need to remember what Liverpool could achieve in the previous season once their players are healthy and in their top performance.

Yeah I agree with you, some of the Liverpool core players who suffered injuries greatly affected the team's performance and the results made them really have to fight, it's sad if compare the current results with previous season, I'm not saying that they should be able to be champions, but at least they must be better rated than now.


Of course injuries have an important role on the performance of a team. But for weeks, there has been no injury preventing them from scoring more goals than the conceded amount and winning their matches. I understand that their defense is weaker in the absence of especially Virgil van Dijk. But they don't have any excuse for the attacking side. Players like Salah, Mane and Jota (He has been playing for a few weeks though) all have been playing for a long time. But they still are having big problems on getting a comfortable win or even getting a win. I hope the win vs Wolves has boosted their morale and we can see them playing better in the next matches ahead of them.
4757  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers on: March 17, 2021, 10:00:37 AM
... The Germany vs Iceland match will be worth placing a bet, since the latter is famous for upsetting big teams.

It is really true that we have seen many times that Iceland defeated more powerful teams than them. But they have been too bad for a long time as they won only one time in the UEFA Nations League. I really wonder how they will play in the Qualifiers for the World Cup. Germany are still much more powerful and I expect them to be fully focused as it is the World Cup we are talking about. I think they will win this match.
4758  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: March 17, 2021, 09:51:32 AM
Great to see Leo Messi having fun again. Huesca couldn't do anything yesterday to even try to avoid this defeat when facing this kind of Barcelona! Good to see also that now Atlético Madrid has got a real contestant until the end of the Liga. Without playing in Champions League, Barcelona doesn't have much else to do too  Grin

Of course they do! Paying the bills  Grin I can picture a very large stack of t-shirt laying somewhere in a closed shop waiting for a vaccine and win that will never happen. But that's all right because...


Very funny  Grin
Anyway, Barcelona has some great chances to disrupt Atlético Madrid's plans for La Liga. Barcelona is playing very well now and the players look all perfectly tuned with the new course. My question is that if Atlético will be able to forget about the pressure that's coming from behind or if that will be something psychologically challenging.
Either way, good for us who watch the league since it's all very exciting.

As the matches played are already equal now, there is only a 4-point gap and it is not too hard for Barcelona to make it. Atletico made many simple point losses on the last weeks and as long as they continue like it, it will cost them the championship for sure. Barcelona have a much better form and performance now than Atletico and Real Madrid both. I really started believing that Barcelona will catch up with Atletico and take the lead soon. And it is for sure that we will see a huge competition until the end of the league.
4759  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread on: March 17, 2021, 09:44:43 AM
Lack of experience in Champions League!
This is what happened yesterday between Real, which has won the highest number of cups so far, and Atalanta which evidently still need to get a sense of what's like to play big teams in the final stages.
I enjoyed the game and I won my bet, I had no doubts that RM was going to win the game.

The match was very close when it comes to the statistics actually. But Real Madrid were the side that made a very good use of their goal chances and finished Atalanta home 3-1. Benzema and Ramos both were injured in the first leg but they have come back and each of them scored a goal last night. And I must admit that I enjoyed Muriel's free-kick goal also.  Grin
4760  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 16, 2021, 08:41:50 AM
What it is nice is that this season Bundesliga is very exciting considering that Bayern is not dominating the league like they usually do. Now it remains to be seen whether Leipzig can be a serious challenger for the title or not; after all, 4 points are not that much.

It is absolutely true that a 4-point gap is not very hard to be closed especially while Leipzig have been having a wonderful period for weeks. Of course, it should be frustrating for them to lose points to Frankfurt in a match that they played really well. But they can still change things and continue threatening Bayern for the lead. I will enjoy the competition even if Bayern win the title in the end but I'd really like to see Leipzig put an end to Bayern's domination in the league.  Grin
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