Cleveland Cavaliers VS New York Knicks
The stake odds for this game are 1.48 for the Cavaliers and 2.75 for the Knicks, right now Dylan Windler can not play for the Cavaliers, and Isaac Okoro is doubtful if he's able to play for the Cavaliers, while Julius Randle is doubtful if he can play for the Knicks so for this game I am pretty much convinced with the Cavaliers than with the Knicks making their way forward so my pick is the Cleveland Cavaliers,
Out of the 4 meeting of these two teams this season, the Knicks have won the last 3 games. Brunson is a good addition to the team and I think they have a chance to upset the Cavaliers on their home in game 1. Sacramento Kings VS Golden State Warriors
The stake odds for this game are 1.91 for the Kings and 1.93 for the Warriors, right now Matthew Dellavedova, can not play for the Kings, while Andre Iguodala can not play for the Warriors, I really think they need to release Iguodala for a better player going forward, but maybe this will be his last season or Iggy could be an assistant coach for the Warriors or even a different role than playing for the Warriors, right now I am surely siding with the 100% form Warriors now that Wiggins can play,
The Warriors are bad on the road this year. Even with Wiggins and GP2 playing, I do not think they can win against the Kings on the road in Game 1. I am taking the Kings to win the first game against the Warriors. Good luck with your bet. |
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Just watched the game between Tundra and Team Liquid. I think Team Liquid is really doing good this year. They needed 3 maps to beat Tundra but you can clearly see that they are dominating in the maps they won.
 Will take a risk on Beastcoast winning their match later against TSM.
Let's just stop the thought that someone is able to lift the team entirely. Yes, individually, there are talented players that seems to shine out every match but it's not just all about them. Let us not ignore the other players that becomes key based on their plays and momentum. We don't see a pos 5 lifting a team even if he plays the best and it's visible in the eyes of many players.
But sometimes there are players that just become a key component for a team to start winning. Just like what happened to Team Secret last year. They are bad the whole season but they added Reso and suddenly they are playing in the Grand Finals in TI. |
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The Phoenix Suns at 5.50 odds would be my choice. They're 3rd favorite to win the championship, but they are the only team currently that looks to be playing like a team unit. They're 7-3 in their last 10 games and getting Kevin Durant back makes them a very hard unit to stop. Of course, you got Lebron and the Lakers coming in hot at 8-2 in their last 10 games but can Lebron and Anthony Davis sustain long series? Can they handle playing back to back games?
The Phoenix will have to go through the Clippers in their first round in the playoffs. That is a hard task since they do not have that many games played with Durant. The Clippers have a good lineup of bench players and if PG13 will be able to play, the Suns will have a hard time against them. Though Durant is a good addition to the Suns, I think their chemistry will be tested by the defense of Kawhi and PG. They do not have to worry about Lebron or AD yet, as the Lakers may also have a hard time going through the Grizzlies.
I voted for the Celtics to win this year. I think they are ripe to win a championship and their loss last year gave them a good experience to use for this year. |
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Unfortunately, they might exit early in the playoffs as they're up against the Warriors, a proven championship team. If they manage to beat the Warriors, then they'll earn a lot of respect from the fans. Therefore, hopefully they'll pull off a big surprise and upset the defending champions.
I don't know if that's still the case right now because they are different rosters and looks like they can give GSW a hard time in the first round. Unless the GSW will know how to easily break their defensive strategy it will gonna damaged them a lot because if that happens, they will quickly be buried with a double-digit lead and when against the GSW, only a few teams are able to catch up with them. Especially right now, Andrew Wiggins is clean to play and he could be the asset to surprise the Kings and swiftly beat them in this first-round NBA playoffs series. I read somewhere that Barnes got an ankle injury in practice. I do not know if he will be able to play in the first game, but it will be an important factor for the Kings. I favor the Warriors to have a better chance to move forward in the Playoffs because of their experience. It's been a long time since the Kings entered the playoffs. It could affect their game in tight situations against the Warriors. |
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It's actually my first time hearing about the said game though it sounds interesting. However, casinos will adopt such games if they will benefit the casino or would even attract more players. Usually, only common and well-known games are being added to casino sites which could make players stay. It will take a lot of time to test if a game would generate a profit for the casino.
It is weird that there are so many who have not heard of this game. It is quite popular for a time a few years back. It is a good game to pass your time but it is not a game that casinos will profit from. Just like others have said, it is a skill-based game and can be cheated on by a bot. Unless a casino can devise something that could make this a PVP and can make sure that cannot be broken by a bot, then there is no way they would pick this up as a game. |
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Being 2nd on the last TI, they shouldn't be there. I'm now torn how they've ended up being there. Oh, it's because Nisha transferred and resolution as well so there have been points deducted. The system of DPC is I don't know being good or bad to those TI participants.
yeah, after Nisha went to Team Liquid, team Secret is in disarray. Even when they still have Reso in their line up, they cannot win anymore in Division 1. Hopefully, their relegation to Division 2 can help them regroup and find better strategies for them to start winning again. They are off to a good start though. They swept their first two matches so that should mean something. They are heavily favored to win this tour and hopefully get back to Division 1. On their week 1, they've got 2 matches and all of them got 2-0 as results. So far, that's a good start for them for having an entire new squad for pos 2, 3 and 4. If it's not for Puppey, fans of Team Secret will be gone honestly. But, they're still a top tier team and many tier 1 teams are struggling on division 2 and that's deciding them on what type of team they are. It's just so hard to win games to the point that these are pro teams, having hard times. There's still week 2 and week 3 remaining for the WEU Division 2 tour and more games for Team Secret. One might think that Team Secret will easily dominate Division 2, but I see that have good competition there. Ancient Tribe is currently leading the group with 3 wins. They even swept Old G in their match, and it is a quick match as well. I think this team will give Team Secret a headache when they meet each other this weekend. I expected Old G to come on top of Division 2 but they are slowly slipping. They are beaten by unknown teams. Are they not that strong that they can't get out of Division 2? |
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It will be an interesting matchup with the Lakers as we see that they are really aiming to move forward, against Minnesota
yeah it can be an easy game for them considering the healthy squad now.
But facing the Grizzlies, they will be tested here if how good the coach is and how the players will blend when facing an unpredictable team.
I would like to see how Ja and LeBron take their responsibilities for being the alpha of both squads.
It would be fun to watch them play though I do not think that Grizzlies have it already to beat a veteran team. They are impressive in the regular season, but I think the experience gap between the two teams will be a great factor in determining who will move to the next round. The Grizzlies do not really have a veteran leadership that I think they really need. Both Lebron and AD already have been through a lot and are not lacking in experience to crumble in pressure. As long as these two remain healthy in their series against the Grizzlies, I think they will come on top. |
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The Lakers on the other hand need to locked in at the 7th spot and there's a lot of speculations on Youtube now with NBA analysts that they might get it.
But, I would not underestimate the power of BI and CJ. Those two can go hot at any instance, a good defender should be posted on them. Vanderbilt will be a good choice to be posted against BI and Reaves for CJ.
I thought they will play against the Pelicans but when I checked the schedule, they are matched against the Timberwolves. I guess the Timberwolves have the tiebreaker against the Pelicans. This makes it easier for the Lakers to sustain their position for the playoffs since I think the Timberwolves are imploding. I just saw it in passing but I think there was news on Gobert punching a teammate. That is bad to the team if it was true and could spell disaster on their run in the playoffs. I go also with the Suns here, knowing that KD is also hungry to win another title with a set of another super team behind him for sure he will bring everything here to help in winning the series.
But like what you have said, WB will be on hype here knowing that it might be his last chance to play with a caliber
team, even without PG13, they've got a healthy Kawai and a support role player who can compete and have a possibility to win.
The Clippers have a tough first round. Since there is still no set date for the return of PG13, it will be hard for them to beat the Suns. Even with a healthy Kawhi and an inspired Westbrook. They will need Paul George since they are against KD and 3 more stars on the Phoenix Suns side. Though they are still lucky since they are facing the Suns in the first round. They are still rested and healthy. |
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Team Secret will always have a personal style of playing the meta of Dota 2 heroes and I'm sure they will promote into Division 1 this year and then , I hope they won't relegate anytime soon.
Maybe they should replace Puppey already in their roster. I think Puppey will better serve the team by being a coach and let the younger players take his position. He is still good, but he is getting old, and his mechanical skills might be not that good anymore. His experience and knowledge of the game is a good resource for the new player that could join the team. He already had his time in DOTA. He should give way now to younger and capable players. |
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Stake does not have lines opened for this tournament. Where do you make your bets?
maybe you missed something, screenshot from Stake  in this DreamLeague 19 dota 2 match I have a good feeling about Team Liquid and Tundra. both of these teams have the opportunity to dominate in this tournament. but unfortunately this is just a hunch I'm not sure because I haven't done any research about this DreamLeague. I'm going to do today to get a little advantage over some matches. It was not yet available when I checked it and posted my reply. We have 12 hours difference, so maybe stake picked it up already. Anyway, there are too many games going on at once so we have a lot of chances to make bets and make money. I'll bet later on Team Liquid, Tundra and Team Spirit later. These teams have higher chance of winning over their respective opponents. |
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Yeah, it won't happen anymore. Somnus has retired, so just as ame and then the rest of the original PSG.LGD roster during TI8, together with fy.
Well who knows if these players will still play for some fun and accidentally manages to get a spot on the division 1 and then road to TI. Just a fun thought but yes, it's more unlikely to happen.
Just like what the OLD G is doing? Though OLD G is still young and still very competitive. Maybe we will only see them play together in exhibition matches but I do not think we will see them in any DPC tournaments. They retired for a reason and they already have a good run. AME's loss in TI8 was a good run and they lost to a team who will eventually win TI back-to-back so he should not be ashamed of it or regret what happened. They were outplayed by the humble god and Topson but they gave the fans very memorable TI matches. I still get hyped whenever I replay the games in their final match against OG. |
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Who do you think will be the champion in this tournament?  It is hard to tell, there are lots of good teams in this tournament. Hellraisers were able to sweep their opponents in EEU in their last DPC tour. Though they are now ex-HR, they are still the same roster that swept EEU. Team Liquid is still a strong contender so as are the other WEU teams like GG, Tundra, and OG. This will be a tough tournament since it has a decent prize pool but the real prize here is getting qualified for Riyadh Masters which has a 15M prize pool. I bet all the teams are eyeing for that. Stake does not have lines opened for this tournament. Where do you make your bets? |
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I think people don't understand that there is no strategy in gambling. Gamble but consider your spendings on it as an entertainment expense. Got luck on your side and won? Good. If you don't you still had fun.
It is more like a plan on how you will proceed with your gambling rather than a real strategy. As you said, gambling is more on luck especially if you are playing luck-based casino games. But you can always plan ahead on what will be your move when you are winning or when you are losing. If you have an exit strategy, you will not lose too much when you are losing and not lose your winnings when you know when to stop. About other strategies, if it gets you a better batting average in your games, then you should continue using it. If not, then just move on and know that it does not work. |
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Day 1 is all set and done for the DreamLeague Season 19. Groups A and B matches still has 3 days left remaining until we go to the next level which is the Group Stage 2. And after the group stage 2, we head to the playoffs and finals. Group Stage 2 will take 7 days in the process so this is gonna be a long group stage but with this, we'll see how teams have prepared well for this because it's a mental draining process for all of them. All information are posted here --> https://liquipedia.net/dota2/DreamLeague/Season_19And whoever wins this DL S19 goes to Riyadh Masters which has a $15M prize pool. DreamLeague does not have a small pot either, the prize pool is 1 Million dollars. But the real prize is getting qualified for Riyadh Masters. Riyadh has upped their game. I think last year, the prize pool is just 4 million USD and now it is 15 million. That is a big leap from their first tournament. I guess DOTA is quite profitable for them. Being 2nd on the last TI, they shouldn't be there. I'm now torn how they've ended up being there. Oh, it's because Nisha transferred and resolution as well so there have been points deducted. The system of DPC is I don't know being good or bad to those TI participants.
yeah, after Nisha went to Team Liquid, team Secret is in disarray. Even when they still have Reso in their line up, they cannot win anymore in Division 1. Hopefully, their relegation to Division 2 can help them regroup and find better strategies for them to start winning again. They are off to a good start though. They swept their first two matches so that should mean something. They are heavily favored to win this tour and hopefully get back to Division 1. |
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Looks like the Clippers winning today has cemented the lakers into the play-in tournament. Most likely against the Pelicans without Zion who will once again be healthy a week after his team’s season is over. Minnesota if they matched up with the Lakers might be a tougher challenge for the Lakers but I think they’ll emerge from the play-in regardless.
If the Clippers meet the Lakers again, it might indeed be a tough challenge for the Lakers because in the previous game last Thursday, the Clippers managed to beat the Lakers with 125 - 118 points and include quite a lot of points difference. But I'm not sure if the Lakers want to beat the Clippers and it looks like the Lakers will have a hard time advancing to the rankings in the west. So far the Lakers have had pretty good players but it doesn't guarantee they can be the strongest. If the Lakers retain their current ranking, they will not face each other until the Conference Finals. That is if they both survived the first and second rounds. The Lakers should not worry about the Clippers yet. They still have to go through the Play-in tournament. And the Clippers have to deal with the Phoenix Suns in the first round. It is a tall task since Durant will be there. Looks like the Clippers winning today has cemented the lakers into the play-in tournament. Most likely against the Pelicans without Zion who will once again be healthy a week after his team’s season is over. Minnesota if they matched up with the Lakers might be a tougher challenge for the Lakers but I think they’ll emerge from the play-in regardless.
Yep, the Pelicans would be a preferable opponent for the Lakers than the Wolves. However, even if the Lakers win the Pelicans in the play-in tournament and make the first round of the playoffs, their opponent would likely be the Grizzlies, and I think that could be an insurmountable hurdle for the Lakers even though they won the Grizzlies twice during the regular season. Well, both #1 and #2 are quite hard opponents. At least the Grizzlies are quite shaky and could be beaten by them. The Lakers have a better chance of moving to the second round if they go against the young Memphis. The experience of Lebron and AD will help a lot against the less experienced and no veteran Memphis Grizzlies. |
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I'm especially looking forward to see who will be the winner in the faze-mouz match. Faze is one step ahead but they don't inspire confidence.
I was expecting for an effortless 2-0 victory for FaZe yesterday against BNE, but boy, was I mistaken. While I initially believed that their loss to NaVi was simply due to NaVi's strength (which is true, npl was phenomenal), it's now clear that FaZe isn't performing at their peak, even against non T1 teams. Can't for the FaZe vs. Mouz match today. Despite the odds favoring FaZe, I'm guessing that it's going to be another close match. Faze is sometimes shaky in my opinion. There are times, against strong teams, they are good and times they just bad. I will not put my trust on Faze to consistently win matches at this point. They have been shaky since late of last year.
Watching DOTA 2 Division II Spring tour. I am still not used to see Team Secret in Division 2. They are doing good though, they won their first match and now dominating their second match against ITB. |
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Utah Jazz + 8.5 vs Denver NuggetsThe Utah Jazz (36-44) will host the visiting Denver Nuggets (52-28) tonight at Vivint Smart Home Arena. With the Nuggets riddled with injuries, I am taking the Jazz +8.5 to win. Nuggets key injuries: Bruce Brown (knee) probable, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (illness) questionable, Aaron Gordon (shoulder) questionable, Reggie Jackson (back) probable, Nikola Jokic (calf) questionable, Jamal Murray(thumb) questionable, Michael Porter Jr. (heel) questionable Jazz key injuries: Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) out, Lauri Markkanen (hand) out, Kelly Olynyk (rest) out, Collin Sexton (hamstring) out Los Angeles Clippers -14.5 vs Portland Trail Blazers The Lost Angeles Clippers will host the visiting Portland Trail Blazers tonight at Crypto.com Arena. Almost all in the roster are in the injuries list, it is too easy for the Clippers to win this game. Trail Blazers key injuries: Drew Eubanks (ankle) questionable, Jerami Grant (quad) out, Damian Lillard (calf) out, Nassir Little (ankle) out, Jusuf Nurkic (knee) out, Cam Reddish (back) questionable, Anfernee Simons (foot) out, Matisse Thybulle (knee) out, Trendon Watford (ankle) probable, Justise Winslow (ankle) out Clippers key injuries: Paul George (knee) out, Marcus Morris (back) out 
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My bets for today:
New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks
The New York Knicks (47-33) will battle the New Orleans Pelicans (41-39) tonight at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans need to win in order to get a better position in the playin or playoffs.
Knicks key injuries: RJ Barrett(illness) questionable, Jalen Brunson (hand) out, Julius Randle (ankle) out
Pelicans key injuries: Jose Alvarado (tibia) out, Zion Williamson (hamstring) out
Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls (38-42) and Dallas Mavericks (38-42) square off tonight at American Airlines Center. A much needed win also for the Dallas Mavericks to keep their playin dreams alive.
Bulls key injuries: Alex Caruso (foot) questionable, Demar DeRozan (rest) questionable, Zach Lavine (rest) questionable
Mavericks key injuries: Luka Doncic (thigh) probable, Josh Green (rest) out, Tim Hardaway Jr (ankle) out, Kyrie Irving (foot) out, Maxi Kleber (hamstring) out, Christian Wood (rest) out
Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors (42-38) will visit the Sacramento Kings (42-38) tonight at Golden 1 Center. A much needed win for the Warriors to avoid a potential playin.
Warriors key injuries: Andre Iguodala (wrist) out, Ryan Rollins (foot) out, Andrew Wiggins (reconditioning) out
Kings key injuries: G Matthew Dellavedova (finger) out, De’Aaron Fox (ankle) questionable, Kevin Huerter (knee) questionable, Trey Lyles (shoulder) questionable, Davion Mitchell (knee) questionable,, Malik Monk (leg) questionable, Keegan Murray (foot) questionable, Domantas Sabonis (ankle) questionable
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings (47-31) will visit the New Orleans Pelicans (40-38) tonight at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans have won 7 of their last 10 games and are on the roll. I am betting they will try hard to get this one to be in a better position in the post season. King key injuries: Malik Monk (leg) questionable Pelicans key injuries: Jose Alvarado (leg) out Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston CelticsThe Boston Celtics (54-24) will visit the Philadelphia 76ers (51-27) tonight at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers is favored to win this game but I am rooting for an upset. Boston Celtics key injuries: Jaylen Brown (back) questionable, Robert Williams III (knee) out 
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I think it is logical to bet on Tundra since they won against GG the first time they meet on this tour but I do not think that GG will commit the same mistakes they did in their last meeting. Anyway, there is not much at stake in this match since they are both qualified already for the Major.
I will still go for GG, If I’m not mistaken, That is the first loss of GG against Tundra but GG manage to recover from that loss by winning all their remaining matches. Although it’s really tempting the odds given on Tundra so I won’t blame him for choosing that pick.
On the bright side for OG, They might be qualified on the majors by managing to comeback from last place to being qualified. I think they can manage to win this tie breaker because they already find their sweet spot to capitalize DM talent as offlaner. I still feel cold from Yuragi performance. Unfortunately, GG did not win their tiebreaker against Tundra but it is all good still because they are still 3rd in the region and qualified for the Berlin Major. OG also qualified by beating OT on the third map. After starting very poorly, OG was able to make a comeback from being the last to snatching a slot for Berlin Major. Hopefully, they will not be like this in the major and start strong. |
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