Greetings, UCL heroes, submissions for Matchday 4 are now open! As usual, with reluctance, I've submitted my responses first but at least I'll never forget, eh? Regular league football doing me in, don't forget to all-in on Young Boys @25  Young Boys managed to get ahead in the first match. Why not it doesn't happen again?  Joking aside I'm thinking of betting all my stakes on a surprise match again. However this match isn't going to be the Young Boys-Manchester City match absolutely. If Bayern didn't score 4 goals against Dortmund away today I was thinking of betting on a draw for the Galatasaray match. And there will be no Haaland for Man City this time around, who else want to go all 10 stake points in on the 25 Odds value for Young Boys, that'd be 250 points, and probably game over  Another upset could be Sevilla against Arsenal, I might go for this I really need 10x Odds for my whole stakes before the end the group stage, I don't want to keep looking over my shoulder during the knockout stages. |
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^Why is everyone so hyped on Arsenal? They are actually quite bad this season if you compare their current data with last season data. Yeah, they had some nice results and got a lot of points so far but other then Saka I wouldn't really want any of their players for long time.
I completely have the same idea with you. For example they played very bad in the Chelsea match. Besides they were horrible in the matches they won home against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest as well.I'm always trying to give Saka a place in my fantasy squad because of his always being a player who can score and make assists anyway. Finally Haaland can rest and give us the managers breathing space without too much tinkering, replacing him would be very essential and would separate the sheep from the goats, the Haaland template is beginning to get boring, you can't think of a replacing him even during his drought period because of his ownership would put you at a huge disadvantage. I didn't watch a second of the match but after seeing the scoreline I was ecstatic, that this must be a good week, not nothing he didn't more than a single point  |
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The match outcome was not bad; the defenders did their best, but at the end they couldn't withstand the pressure from Manchester United, which is why Manchester United were able to score one goal at the end of the game.
This is a painful defeat for them because they put in more effort to secure a draw in the match, but in the end, the match ended in favor of Manchester United, which has moved Manchester United to the sixth position ahead of Brighton, West Ham United, and Brighton in the Premier League table. It was a narrow escape for Manchester United, I wouldn't say it was a well deserved 3 points, because Fulham did bring the game to them and deserve at least a point from that game, tbh. Man United were the better side for the second half and were able to create some chances for themselves, however Fulham must feel very heartbroken to have conceded a goal that late into match, and there was no way back for them surely after that goal. |
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Schar is ill, and I'm not sure how long he'll be out, so I took him out for Crystal Palace Ghehi. Crystal Palace has a good run of games ahead of them, and I expect them to keep at least three clean sheets.
@Igebotz why didn't you captain Haaland? Surely this week he hauls again? I would say Liverpool are facing an easier opponent in Luton compared to Man City playing against Bournemouth, although both teams are doing similarly awful, so Salah or Haaland for captaincy seemed more like a coinflip, however, I switched my captain back to Haaland for this week, because he seemed to have found his fine strokes yet again, and he doesn't even need to do too much before scoring huge amount of points. Having both of them is better regardless of who gets the captain band, you won't miss out on too much points if you choose the wrong between either players, but not having the one that gets the most points could have a significant adverse effect. |
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Salah and Haaland are both having a great fixture, and Haaland seem to be finding his goal scoring for back, I was hoping to bring a couple of Man City players, but after this game week their fixtures aren't looking so good. Hence, my restraint for going that way, Salah have been scoring quite a but lately too, but it doesn't feel like the vintage FPL Salah we all know and liked, quite a number of his goals came from a coincidental stand point, not that it matters though in as much as we get decent returns from him.
A lot of people are buying into the Eddie Nketiah project, it's looks like a good deal imo, especially if you got two transfers, a 4.5 FW option like Archer, you could just use the little upgrade for Nketiah by sacrificing a medium value midfielder like those with Pedro Neto.
I'm not buying Eddie Nketiah's hype! We all know how it will play out; the Arsenal engine duo (Sak and Ode) aren't in great form right now, and their fixtures don't look promising either. The team looked frail against West Ham and I'm not sure how they will survive Newcastle United if they keep playing like this. Bar their fixture for this game week, Arsenal run of fixtures is one of the best there is to attack with 3 players from the team, only if they can find their attacking form, Gabriel Jesus is still going to be out for about a month, which gives Nketiah already the time in the world rack up some good returns with large play time assured for him, and mean while he cost just 5.7m, I was going to fancy my chances with Brighton's Evan Ferguson, due to Brighton good fixtures as well, but I'm quite short budget for him, so Nketiah might likely live up to his expectations, but I won't be throwing the chip in against Newcastle, their best fixtures are after this week. Maybe it will be Watkins, Nketiah, Haaland or Watkins, Ferguson, Haaland for my forward line, I'm not sure yet, I'll be paying a very close attention this week. |
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Still, not having Haaland makes me more and more nervous every round. Still time to go until the deadline - but I'm deciding whether to wildcard or not for 2 weeks already.
Manchester's City fixture for this weekend will be a home game, the type that there will be many goals scored and Haaland and Alvarez will score. This GW for me with Liverpool playing Luton makes me hurt more too for not having Mo' Salah. Salah will score in this game, It has become a normal these days to score in almost every game for Liverpool. I'm captaining Salah again this weekend since it's a nice game for him to haul. I'm tempted to use my triple captain chip, but I still think DGW is the best moment. This week was the most tough for my captain pick because Halaand and Salah both have easy games. Schar is ill, and I'm not sure how long he'll be out, so I took him out for Crystal Palace Ghehi. Crystal Palace has a good run of games ahead of them, and I expect them to keep at least three clean sheets. Salah and Haaland are both having a great fixture, and Haaland seem to be finding his goal scoring for back, I was hoping to bring a couple of Man City players, but after this game week their fixtures aren't looking so good. Hence, my restraint for going that way, Salah have been scoring quite a but lately too, but it doesn't feel like the vintage FPL Salah we all know and liked, quite a number of his goals came from a coincidental stand point, not that it matters though in as much as we get decent returns from him. A lot of people are buying into the Eddie Nketiah project, it's looks like a good deal imo, especially if you got two transfers, a 4.5 FW option like Archer, you could just use the little upgrade for Nketiah by sacrificing a medium value midfielder like those with Pedro Neto. |
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I would say I shot my self in the foot with choosing Leicester City to be honest, I didn't check the match up at all, It's easier and I probably would have gone for no as well If had I checked the match because Leeds weren't doing bad at all so, a win/draw for Leeds should have a very safe call, however, I only got fooled by the write up of the question that portrayed Leicester as Barcelona of the Messi Neymar and Suarez era playing against a team like Real Mallorca, nice one there Cro2 team |
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It is really very troublesome to make bets on NBA in regular season. I wanted to make a bet when I saw the Philadelphia 76ers - Toronto Raptors match last night. I was thinking that my betslip would win comfortably after there were 34 points scored in the first 5 minutes. My betslip won however there were only 22 points scored in the last 7 minutes of the first quarter.  Nice one mate! Congratulation! ____________________ I have got Gianna Antetokounmpo on player props' for tonight, he's offered at Over 27.5 points @ 1.88, I believe he's really gotta turn up at some point right, and better soon rather than later, that's why I've gone with him tonight, I think he should hit those numbers easily, and help the Bucks snap out of their slumber, with Middleton starting tonight, that should help the Bucks be able to spread their plays across the court much easier and he's got a fantastic chemistry with Middleton. A must watch game for me to say the least! |
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Djokovic is currently leading and yeah it seems pretty close between those two but Djokovic is better
Pretty close one indeed there have been just 4 break of serve so far in the game and we already into 5th game of match deciding set, Rune is really giving Djokovic a run for his money, but I think Djokiovic mental toughness will see him through this one because Rune is already showing quite a bit of frustration and that's one thing you can't afford to show against Novak, as he'll prey on that weakness. ____________________ It's still goalless between Leicester City and Leeds, and unfortunately for me Leeds have been the better team and should even be ahead already, I honestly wouldn't a single goal win for from Leicester right as my opponent also wouldn't get any point off it. |
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<> but afaik his role would be as a point guard.
According to the latest roster list, his position is not point guard but shooting guard. https://www.espn.ph/nba/team/roster/_/name/lac/la-clippersIf he were to play as a point guard, it would mean Westbrook would be moved out of the starting lineup and placed in the second unit. I think that might not be a good move because Westbrook is known for his hustle on the floor, unlike Harden, who is not known for playing strong defense. James Harden might not be the primary point guard for the Clippers, Russell Westbrook is doing a perfect job at the position being deputized by Bones Hyland, it's more likely that Harden will occupy the shooting guard position while Paul George and Kawhi Leonard keep the forwards positions, but there will be also huge number of minute with Harden as the PG in some games because it will make them have more ball handlers and creator on the court for 48 minutes, which is very positive thing, like the Golden State Warriors currently have with Draymond Green, Chris Paul and Steph Curry. |
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Then Tsitsipas has let you down once again, and he did it in straight set and almost effortlessly too.
That means my opponent already have one correct answer too, so I really need Djokovic to overcome Holger Rune for me to win that H2H as I'm still one point down, and it's not looking good yet for me for this round.
Honestly I didn't expect anything leševima from him. That man has let me down so many times that I already mark a lost point when we have him in the question. When I answer that he will win, he looses. And vice versa. Every single time! Unbelievable. That would be Casper Ruud for me, I don't think I've ever won a point from him too, it's always the opposite case scenario for whatever result I pick him for, and the same goes for Chelsea FC too. ----------------------------------- Holger Rune vs Djokovic is about get started H2H is quite interesting has Holger Rune have 2-1 advantage over him, and Rune have also won the last 2 games when they met the most recent one being this year, can he do it, though! I surely hope not, but that doesn't mean I'm not interested in it being a great fixture. |
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Would never see anyone say Rune has a chance against Djokovic in last year but I guess people are seeing his performances dip. I have a feeling champs like Djokovic raise their levels when meeting guys like Alcaraz and play "disappointedly" when meeting weaker opponents. I feel also like sports is getting more demanding. It's not first tournament I see players play so soon after last game. 1 out of 3. I'm getting so bad at BSFL but nice if we get greens even on our same answers  /snip When I saw that Rune is in the same bracket as Djokovic, I knew how to answer it. And after Tsitsipas has let me down so many times, I had to go with him not getting to the semi-final. That man has ruined so many of my would be victories in the past... If I'm not mistaken, first of the three different answers gets settled tomorrow. That's why I don't like having much answers the same as my opponent - there's not much to discuss Then Tsitsipas has let you down once again, and he did it in straight set and almost effortlessly too. That means my opponent already have one correct answer too, so I really need Djokovic to overcome Holger Rune for me to win that H2H as I'm still one point down, and it's not looking good yet for me for this round. |
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Do you have any early picks for tomorrow's games?
How do you see the Dallas vs. Nuggets matchup? Dallas is the underdog on the road, getting +6.5 points, and they are still undefeated. Could this be a trap, or can we trust Kyrie and Luka to beat Jokic and the Nuggets?
Additionally, is it a good idea to bet on the Knicks against the inconsistent Bucks? I wouldn't call the Bucks inconsistent, they're going through a patch obviously, they've lost a huge part of their game play, Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen were core components of the Bucks while Khris Middleton still isn't 100% healthy and missing games this early into the season isn't that good for the the Bucks, while Damian Lillard, Payne, Beasely are still trying to build a solid chemistry with Giannis are the other including Brook Lopez. |
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Denver Nuggets got destroyed by Minnesota from the very start of the match. Murray was just off and without him things couldnt go the right way. Jokic cannot play on his own and win all of the games. Warriors also got lucky. Klay Thompson with a game winner and they keep on beating the Kings.
Yes, they did. The Denver Nuggets should've just taken the rest here if they knew they could not win. But what's intriguing is our sports bookies which seems like they knew the Nuggets would lose that game. The handicap was just -1.5 in favor of the Nuggets which means they are not a super favorite in this match. I forgot to think about traps. My bad. Devin Booker played and the Phoenix Suns are still being defeated by the San Antonio Spurs. Damn, Wembenyama is killing them. Worse, it might become a blowout game with the Spurs at 20 points lead with just 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter. The Suns would need all their strength to return in the 4th quarter and make many stops. A lot of work to do. I don't know what is happening to the Suns or it is Wemby proving that he could defeat even the most offensive team in the league. I actually love it even though I might lose my bet. It gives the unpredictability of the game and it also changed my way of thinking about the young Wemby. He might really give Coach Pops another playoff appearance. Wenby was crazy tonight, and if not anything, they showed that coming back from 22 points down the last game against the Suns was no fluke, they dominated the game from the get go if when Devin Booker was going crazy and the Phoenix Suns tied the game 116, the Spurs handled the game perfectly well, it's very hard to believe that squad are just a bunch of very young guys, I for one thought they'd struggle after losing Devin Vassel to a groin injury in the first half, but it never deterred them from being still very perfect and protective of the ball while in possession, with Wenby, it's still very too early but the conversation for the Rookie of the year might already be over. |
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This thing with Sinner is total disgrace. He was maybe even first favorite for me in Paris and then the organizers make him play without any time for recuperation. It is usual to at least give players in his situation late slot so they get about 20 hours between the matches. That gives them time for recuperation before sleep.
Good thing he forfeited even though that probably screwed my pick (not sure what my opponent picked), there is already several players heaping pressure on ATP for such behavior.
Yeah, Sinner was one of my favorites together with Medvedev, so I already know that I won't get point for this question. First of all, they shouldn't start to play after midnight. It's not good for players and specators. They ended to play somewhere 2.40 AM local time what is ridiculous. Sometimes players have 2 matches same day, usually when tournament had lot of rain delays, but in this situation organizers made bad decision. For example Roland Garros have curfew when matches should be stopped at 11 PM, but as I understand it doesn't counts for indoor tournaments. But after watching WTA Finals, I understand that ATP is ages ahead them . Tiny stadium looks like made for 250 torunament, not Finals and players have to fight not only against their opponent, but also huge wind. I probably I haven't seen tournament with top players and so many 6:0 sets . It was more like a coin flip betting on tennis games in Paris honestly so many swings in their result, I wouldn't say it is unusual to see such results, but the anomaly here is beyond the usual I've ever witnessed, at least there is still a Djokovic match to see, if not, I don't think I'll be watch any other match in the tournament, their different courts doesn't seem of equal measurement, I don't even know if there is a specific standard for tennis court measurement, but with the games I watched in Paris, I can make an informative guess that the court sizes aren't the same, even if there is a standard measurement range enforced by the ITF for ATP and WTA tours, I'm sure the courts in Paris even they meet the standard ranges aren't of equal sizes across all courts, as it is obviously very tough for the professionals to make lob shots that they do make on other courts with significant force without the ball going wide or out. |
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Jaw breaker for the tennis question, question No. 8, with Danil Medvedev eliminated early into the tournament, we have Jannik Sinner had to forfeit his 1/16 match up against Alex De Minaur due to fatigue has he had just about 14 hours after a 3 set game win against McDonald to be on court against, there is absolutely for him to recover for a game in 14 hours, after he had played until 2:37 AM against McDonald, that's surely a very poor fixtures schedule from the organizers to be very honest. However, that's to my very own advantage, I have all players No for my answers, and my opponent have otherwise, meanwhile 2 players are out already, while Holger Rune is likely to face Novak Djokovic in the Quarter finals, increasing my chances there. Tsitsipas had just won his own fixture against Zerev, had the result gone the other way, that would have been a wrap for me on that question, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.
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a. Newcastle
b. 1-2
c. Newcastle
d. Newcastle
e. Yes
f. Dortmund
g. Newcastle
h. 30'
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^^ There's just too many weapons for the Celtics right now, and I do believed that Tatum and Brown are the best duo in the NBA. And then when they acquired Jrue and Porzingis, I think they just made an upgrade as Porzingis can score outside and then we all know that Holiday can give you points and then play hard defense.
So no surprised why they are now the outright favorite to win. But we will see, just like last season they are also one of the favorites.
They just need to be consistent and not allow mental lapses specially in close games if ever they will have against the toughest team. 155 is obviously the biggest points that we have seen but I'm thinking that it can be broken by let's say Nuggets as it is one of the highest scoring team. What is the best way to stop this Boston Celtics roster, I really can't think of any, I understand they've lost a couple important players of in Grant and Robert Williams, Brogdon, and Marcus Smart, but they made up for it with even a more deeper roster and better options with Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, and a couple of really good reserve players like Oshae Brissett and Lamar Stevens, they Celtics are rather now a team to beat, and they look scary to be very honest, looking at their starting 5, and their players off the bench too are decent players. I'll rate them as the best team in the NBA right in terms of all around plays, from defense to their attacks, and shooting behind the arc as well, I'm really looking forward to their fixtures against the likes of Lakers, Warriors and Denver Nuggets before I can solidify my opinion, though. |
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Game 1: 47, 17'
Game 2: 47, 17'
Game 3: 47, 17'
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