Recee James just after barely half way into the first 45 minutes, had to be substituted out, that’s yet another injury for him, and it seems like the same injury he’s been battling with for while a now, this one shouldn’t keep him out for too long, I guess.


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I’ve got many zero points for this week and also a couple of my players have lost their position in their team’s starting XI, Chelsea’s Colwiill and Matty Cash no name a few.

The cup break couldn’t have come at better time for me, that should helped get me getting the needed breather and get back to winning ways.


I think I know who to expect to be my opponent for second, but with due respect to both parties, I’ll rather just wait and see who makes it to the next round.

This is justa glitch in the matrix, just see it Guardiola losing back to back games, it doesn't count him out of the race just yet, you might want to follow my predictions and progress for the next few weeks and see the kind of turnaround that would emerge from my team.

It's just a reality check and wake up call that's needed for my team to get their chemistry back.

With Dortmund down to 10 men, I can technically say It's official that I completely got all the question in this round wrongly, that would be the first time it would happen to me since inception of BSFL, and hopefully it's going to be the last time too.

Looks like the management would be having a close door talk with the coach, the manager likely could be without a job before next week, and the assistant coach taking over as the interim manager, for the time being.

Is anyone else following to Bayern Munich demolition at Eintracht Frankfurt, It's currently 5-1, I didn't not watch the match live but I'm finding it hard to believe the score line.

Not so much for me in the week though uptil now still, but there are still 3 matches left and I could still get something off it.

Kelleher time in the Liverpool's starting XI didn't last long, I don't think anyone thought Allisson would return this early, I'm definitely shoving him off team with my free transfer for next game week, as Areola is a doubt for this game week already, there is no way I can afford to have a squad with no goal keeper that'd be playing, I just need to wait for the result.


Salah with some healthy points return, a goal and an assist, that surely should come with an extra bonus 3 points, not so bad, I just need Haaland to outscore him tomorrow because of the potential captaincy difference, as some players have Salah as their captain.

We surely are approaching the last chance saloon here, it can only get tougher, the fact a lot of the big favorites are travelling away from home and have secured their place in the round 16 makes them a tougher choice to pick in the SuperBRU and a more tempting one for the pool, too bad for me that I submitted my pick already with an all out stake again, I probably should have waited till late monday in order to know the players that each big teams are travelling, as that should help mitigate some unnecesarry risk, however, my entire stake is one a team that is also in a win or burst situation so there is no need to think they might get conservative with their resources.

There are just way too many games tonight and I really can't get anyone to pick out so I decide to just enjoy watching the games and go with the last 2 games of the day being Clippers vs Jazz, and Trail Blazers facing Dallas Mavericks, I'll be having my picks once all teams lineup are confirmed, but a Parlay for both favorites ML is already in the books, Mavericks ML + Clippers ML @ 1.7 Odds.

I have been consistently awful in this round, still looking for first point, and the best I could end the round with now is a draw, and that would only happen If Dortmund should win and Jude Bellingham doesn't get involved in any of Real Madrid goals against Real Betis, quite a chance that is for me right ?

Thanks mate!

Lakers energy was too high for the Pelicans to cope with, and that's what you get when Lakers just can't miss a shot, LeBron James finished with a perfect stats. 4/4 from 3PT, while Bradon Ingram, Zion Williamson and McCollum went missing in action.

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Can the Pacers complete the treble with the final win against Lakers ? I mean they've defeated two powerhouses from the East in consecutive games Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. Now, the final hurdle would be Lakers and Lebron, can the Indiana Pacers go all way ??

I couldn't agree more about the positive impact of Myles Turner on the Pacers terrific run of form either, he's such a lethal score for a Center, especially from behind the arc. This Pacers roster is also a mixture of a very young and hungry lads, and it's evident on their level of confidence right now, everyone on the roster including their bench and role players are also bringing a lot to the table, the likes of Nesmith drawing offensive charges, Buddy Hield despite not being as lethal a shooter for the team is also contributing to the general game flow, when you have a squad with 2 players on double digits rebound and 4 other players with 6 or more rebounds, that shows the level of their collective efforts, and why they're looking unstoppable and a though puzzle to solve.

I actually want the Pelican to win here, I'd rather watch them play Pacers for the finals than Lakers, I however have a hunch that the Lakers are going to grind out a win here, and it might look quite easy, while the Lakers are very short of offensive options depth compared to the Pelicans in my opinion, the Lakers defense have been really magnificent I'm not going to lie, so that might be the huge deciding factor here.

It's the Lakers ML for me and then, LeBron James Over 26.5 points on the props as well.

It is no longer a close one, Indiana Pacers have really been so clutch in this in season tournament, just like they did against the Boston Celtics in the 4th Quarter, here were are again with Tyrese Haliburton putting on a show, and carrying the team, he should be an easy MVP candidate for the IST should they win this NBA Cup on Sunday.

You probably would have had a change of thought about your decision after seeing the Indiana Pacers getting fired up in the first half, going into the locker room at halftime with a 12 point lead, but the Bucks are here in the 3rd Quarter with huge 43-28 score line from Dame Time and Giannis to take a 3 point lead in to the 4th quarter, it's still pretty much anybody's game and the Bucks can't get comfortable here just yet by coming back from that 12 in the 3rd.

a. Yes
b. 2-0
c. Newcastle
d. Newcastle
e. Yes  
f. Milan
g. Milan
h. 29'

Exactly, and the fact that he's already making available about 6-7 different lineup combinations that are very competitive regardless their opponent is what give Man City the edge to have his usual 13-14 straight winning streak, or without losing. The festive season is fast approaching already, and that is when the essence of a great squad depth is most relevant. I wouldn't even say there is any cause for alarm for Man City to be honest, my only observation would be that Haaland has become quite rusty(perhaps, wasteful), I can't say if it's fatigue or just lack of psychological confidence, maybe he's just a victim of his own last season success, regardless, Guardiola would highly be in need of their goal scoring machine to weather the storm yet again this season.

Crazy scene right ?!!

I just can't get a hang of it, but I guess it's just about being rather not so physically stable to make proper research about teams, or have a rethink about my picks, it's been pretty much just my first draft that I get to send before the deadline, and that's also the basic reason behind my poor performance across other pools.

That makes two,
I remember complaining about having Matty Cash in my facing Manchester City not knowing he would eventually miss the game, and Man City wouldn't even score a goal in the game, I'm glad to have kept hold of my transfer because it would have gone to almost total waste, but now I can get my team to my preffered taste with just an additional 4 points hit, or even my 2 free transfers could do.

I still can't get just a single point from this round, I really just can't catch a break right now, and I just don't get it lol, perhaps it's time for me to start going against my own picks here on sportbooks because I'll be making a fortune right now for this round If I do just that.

Lucky enough for me, I was able to get the Phoenix Suns on a +8.5 @ 2.20 when the Lakers were up by 14 points or thereabout towards the end of the halftime.

It was really an unlucky game for the Suns, they could easily have tied things on get a run for the overtime, but Lebron and Lakers were able to get away with being saved by a timeout call, with the ball lose after a Suns double team on Austin Reaves with about 9 seconds left on the clock, the referree that awareded the timeout clearly never paid any attention to the ball not being in possession of a Lakers player as of the time Lebron made the request, and I feel the Lakers got away with quite a number of the officiating calls being in their favor.
Nevertheless, that was yet another masterclass performance from Austin Reaves, he reminded me of the Reaves we saw in the playoffs last season.