It appears the lines got taken down early again, so i'll settle with the daily special between the Timberwolves and Sixers. I'm backing the red-hot Timberwolves here since they're clicking while the Sixers lost yesterday in a tight finish against the Cavs and will be playing on a back-to-back with limited rest.

Also, I bounced back yesterday as the MOTD cashed with the Lakers winning comfortably and won all four quarters against the Jazz. I guess not posting the ticket helped.

Good thing someone got a goal during that Brazil vs Argentina match because it was about to go 0-0 with the defensive pace it was going and I thought i'll be down early in the round.

I'm also okay with the Division 2 fee if it becomes a thing in the upcoming seasons. The "penalty fee" sounds interesting as it could be charged through the rewards we get at the end of the season.

The rumors about EG moving away from the competitive scene are now official lol I didn't expect them to drop all their teams this year.

https://escorenews.com/en/valorant/news/53147-insider-evil-geniuses-want-to-dismiss-all-rosters-and-exit-esports-by-end-of-2023

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A few hours ago, Shopify Rebellion revealed their new Dota roster. The players they picked felt like a downgrade but still promising enough to make it work.

I also have to say no when it comes to crowdfunding a fellow gambler who made a mistake while gambling and the money he receives through crowdfunding might encourage him to do it again since it's not his hard-earned money. If the money is handled by someone else so he can't gamble it away, then maybe others would also change their mind. Then again, I agree with the other posts above because helping someone financially is only a temporary fix to his problem when the real problem is the person's bad decision-making.

I'm also on the Pacers' spread, as I think the Hawks will likely win and then fail to cover the spread because they're somewhat bad at covering spreads.

One of the few things going against this bet is probably the road disadvantage since we've seen the other good teams yesterday perform on the road and they didn't have the easiest time winning against teams with slightly worse records.

I wouldn't go that far and blame them only because they're the ones who helped me start gambling. If I have to blame someone, it's only myself because i'm the one making the decisions, and i'd rather spend this time making solutions for my gambling problem than feel annoyed about someone from the past who introduced gambling, knowing it won't change anything. I remember experiencing this kind of scenario with other topics and it only helped me learn how to move on because it could become a habit if you can't adapt and continue to blame others for what they did.

The final minute of the match is usually like that in the NBA. It could sometimes end quickly or last more than several minutes due to the consecutive fouls they force in every possession to close in on the lead. And congrats on winning most of your bets.

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Meanwhile, my Celtics special didn't make it in the end. The momentum shifted to the side of the Hornets in the second half and they got away with a win in overtime.

I agree with the losing and recouping part because that need for recovery would always put you in the same situation and push you in a greedy way, which is always in favor of the casino. If you can't remove the idea, then it could quickly develop into an addiction and eventually become a problem because most gamblers go through countless losses. The idea of earning endlessly through gambling probably depends because when i'm in that losing situation, I usually expect the worst from my next set of bets.

The Texans' win this week is expected, and the real test for them starts next week since half of their remaining matches are against teams within their division.

The Lions' comeback was probably one of the best to watch this week because you don't always see teams regularly come back in the last few minutes of the final quarter while being down by double digits.

I don't have a good read on the totals for the Chiefs vs. Eagles match. They're both solid offensively, so they should be able to score, but it could still go under if they waste too much time in each drive. I've already placed my money on the Chiefs because this is one of the few matches where I don't have to take their spread. 

They should win on paper, but one team might easily ruin the parlay because i've checked some of their road results, and they seem to be barely winning against teams that have no business keeping it this close.

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I also have the Timberwolves spread, and hopefully, we picked the right side because the spread is slowly shifting on the side of the Knicks. They let me down before, but a home match should be different since they always win by a few possessions or more.

I'm glad that the MOTD this week focused on the NBA and NFL matches for the next few days since i'm not having a good time betting on the qualification matches.  

Today, we got the MOTD between the Celtics and Hornets with the usual HT/FT multi. If only the Celtics had enough rest, I would've slammed this MOTD, but i'm only rolling small here because they're on a b2b, and teams usually struggle when they barely have any resting time from one game to another. Also, the last Celtics MOTD they offered didn't hit, and I wouldn't be surprised if this one failed when it's leaning closer to a toss-up than a one-sided win for the Celtics.

In my case, it's the minimum limits that casinos set on their deposits and withdrawals because i'm mostly playing with smaller amounts. Checking the minimum withdrawal thread helped me several times in looking for a casino since it's a hassle to check every crypto casino and in other casinos, you can't find their limit unless you have an account to check their cashier page. Back then, I would've also mentioned reputation as the factor I prioritize the most, but now it's only helpful at a certain level because it matters less for me when their minimum is too high for my budget.

Instant no for me, and my record will always stay on the losing side because i've lost most of my deposits. I remember being up one point with the help of some casino promotions, and then it only went downhill because I continued playing and gave back all the winnings that I won. After looking at the poll results, i'm surprised that it's not as one-sided as I thought it would be since I always see a lot of gamblers complaining or ranting about their losses on other threads.

Congrats on the comeback Strongkored. You made a solid recovery on the final day to win and hand over my second loss. I threw my chances on the last few questions by relying on the underdogs again, and it didn't work. 

Hopefully, Trofo goes easy on me, so I could snag a point or more this week and go back in the middle of the pack. 

The live totals shifted constantly throughout the match, but unfortunately, the gap was big enough between the teams, so there wasn't much urgency to stop the Bengals from scoring in the fourth quarter to reach the over.

I'm going for the same play for the SNF match between the Broncos and Vikings. I expect the Broncos to keep on rolling with their streak and stop the Vikings since they've been mostly facing weaker teams on the road so far.



Edit: What a finish, the under nearly lost in the fourth but the Broncos defense held on.

Weekly Update(link)

Moved Stake from OFNP to CFNP.
Updated Roobet's slot count.
Moved Stresse from CFNP to OFNP.

I also have the same thoughts based on the lineups for the third map, but still, anything can happen since OG got the meta picks.

If they win here against OG, i'd say they have the better chance at qualifying over Entity because the momentum is in their favor and it won't be easy to go against a team that kind of found their groove in the lower bracket.

Congrats to buwaytress on cashing that Uruguay special. I also can't believe they got the second goal in the last few minutes of the match. I thought they'd park the bus against Argentina since they already have the lead.

I missed this one again, and it looks like the markets are going down a few hours early instead of the usual kick-off time.

After browsing through some of the teams and their odds, I ended up going with Finland @2.02 (boosted) since they already won against Northern Ireland on the road during their first meeting and I guess the odds are this high because they're currently on a three-match losing streak.

I'm also going for the spread on OKC -2.5 because the Warriors don't have the best record when Curry isn't around and even though they covered in their last match against the Timberwolves, it mostly came down to luck. The Warriors still have a few players that can put on an impressive performance to keep this close but i'd better go with the team that isn't missing any of their starting lineup.



Thanks, and yup, the Wizards suck while the Mavs made it easy after putting up a dominant first half.  

True. The corner special was around 1.7~ and the under 7.5 was probably at 1.8~ or even better with the odds boost. Then again, I wasn't expecting teams to chill out in the second half when they could keep attacking to increase their goal differential.

Also, our tickets are slowly dying after that first-half goal from Uruguay and we'll need an explosive second half from Argentina to keep us alive.