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661  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 18, 2023, 12:30:44 AM
I watched a little bit of the NBA basketball preseason in between watching the Monday Night Football game last night.  I can't believe that we are already at the pre-season mark for the NBA as well as the NHL having already starting.

I can't wait to see how the Chicago Bulls do coming out of the gate.  No Ball is still quite depressing and I hope he starts to make progress but I feel he may be done for good.
I just wait until the regular season to come as well as the in-season tournament and what might be excited to watch would be on West C and East B, (I've been doing some bets already even it's only the preseason). For West C we have that two 7 footers Victor and Chet and they are fun to watch even in their preseason match just recently, flexing how they dominate the court. For East B, I think it would be excited to watch Bucks and Heat. I wish he will recover, what a waste of a young rising star if he'll be gone for good tbh.

The Bulls lost against the Nuggets, and the difference was pretty noticeable. Of course, I also should mention that this was a preseason game. So probably we should not think much about it. The next preseason match for them is against the Raptors, n it is ongoing now. to be honest, I am not very much excited about these preseason matches. I will actually give my time to watch some games after the season starts.
662  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 18, 2023, 12:18:22 AM
I would have expected Milan to be the leader in Group F. Because I really liked their game against Newcastle in the first match. They could have just been better at finishing. I expected them to improve this side against Dortmund however that match also ended in a 0-0 draw. Milan are just in 3rd place with 0 goals scored and conceded.  Grin

Newcastle's show against PSG was really too much. Technically their squad quality is way below PSG but team performance changes everything. If Newcastle collect at least 4 points from Dortmund then they can even finish the group as the leader.

My prediction was that PSG would be the group champion of this group and AC Milan would be second. But now it seems unlikely that this will happen. The Newcastle team is changing all accounts. Newcastle are now at the top of the table after a draw with Milan in the first leg and a big win over PSG in the second. Dortmund, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the points table.

The most inexperienced team in this group is Newcastle. Still they are able to perform well. And their match strategy is excellent. I think the team will be able to qualify for the knockout round. But it is very difficult to predict which team will finish second in the table at the moment. I consider PSG as favorites for second place in the table.
663  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I am 19 years old boy living in South korea. Please give me an advice on: October 17, 2023, 09:23:26 AM
So.. I am really confused. I receive about $100 a month from my dad. I am planning to use them to buy some bitcoin.
Please give me an advice to be successful Bitcoin investor in the future.
You have told us that $100 dollars is all you recieve monthly, but we do not even know if it is enough to conver all of your expenses monthly and how much you get to save from it. If you get some spare money off the $100 at the end of the month and you don't know what to use it for, you can buy BTC slowly through dca, but if you are going to be buying BTC and depriving yourself of what is essential, then no, because you will eventually end up selling it at a loss.

If you aren't making your own money yet and you do not have enough to invest in BTC, you can invest in knowledge for now and understand everything about it and when you have money you buy some for yourself.

I'm not from Korea, but I don't think 100 USD per month will be enough for a student considering all the living expenses such as accommodation, tuition, food...Korea is a developed country so I think it will be difficult for OP to live with that amount of money, let alone invest. But if he can save and has some spare money then investing in bitcoin would be ideal rather than saving in fiat currency.

It cannot help him become rich, but if he persists in accumulating and can hold bitcoins for a long time, his life will improve a lot and he will even have some capital to do business after graduation.
664  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Vs Gold, land which better? on: October 17, 2023, 09:12:43 AM
His father's income is 500 USD per month and they use 400 USD for monthly needs. Furthermore, he was just a student and the whole family depended on his father's sole source of income. Do you think his family can have a fund of 10 thousand dollars?

You misunderstood it. His father earns 500 USD per month and sends 400 USD to them to support their family. Did you notice his father spending $100 per month only to live in a country like Malaysia? That does not really mean they spend all their 400 each month. The cost of living in the village side of Bangladesh increased in the last two or three years. But before that time, even $50-80 was enough for a two or three-member family to cover up the expenses. Everything was way cheaper than it is today. If you talk about today's expense, it won't exceed the $150 limit for a member's family if he lives in the village side because most of the people live in their own houses and have firm rice and necessary vegetables. I know many family who's monthly earning was around $500 a month, and they have $30K cash in their bank. If he lives in the town side (Which I guess is not), the expenses are totally different.

150 USD/month for a family of 3 is a quite modest number for me, it's really a very low standard of living compared to the standard of living in my country. My family consists of 4 people, every month I have to spend about 400$-500$ and we are a poor family, belonging to the low-income class in my hometown. I am actually quite surprised with the level of spending in Bangladesh, it is so different from my country while my country is not richer than Bangladesh.
665  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 16, 2023, 08:37:34 PM
I don't agree that ETH should be fired from Manchester United. In my opinion, the worst situation at Manchester United recently is not only the coach, but all the players must be responsible for their own play.
If Ten Hag is fired, then Manchester United will perform the same way Chelsea performed last season, they will find it difficult to stabilise the team, any new coach coming to the team will have to take time to adapt to the new club, and if Manchester United does not have patience, then they will end up changing their coach frequently if they don’t get the expected result within a short period of time. Ten Hag should be given more time, let’s see if he will be able to fix all the errors.

I would say now is not the time to fire Ten Hag. Because last season we saw ten Hag was able to stabilize the performance of the Manchester United team. The players of the team were very confident. And consistently they were able to win. But this season they are not doing well. I don't blame Ten Hag entirely for that. Several important players in Manchester United's squad are out of the squad due to injuries. And this is why United's performance has been so erratic. With these players back in the squad I believe United's performance will improve. However, if United's performances continue to be erratic after returning from injury, Manchester United management may be looking for a new coach.
666  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 16, 2023, 08:06:15 PM
As the target is only 210 runs. Australia's chances of defeat in this match are very low. A target of more than 250 would have been difficult for Australia to win. Because Australian batsmen are not in good form now.
The team is batting at a target of only 210 runs. I thought Australia's top order would be able to bat responsibly. But like the last two matches, Australia's top order could not play well today. The team lost two wickets for 24 runs and the third wicket for 81 runs. Labuchagne and Inglis are batting very well now. Australia collected 106 runs in 19 overs. Only 104 runs were needed to win. Collecting 104 runs in 31 overs is not a difficult task.
Australia plays very well, and I know that Australia can win this match if they maintain their partnership because the partnership is very important to win the match and the Australian team can make it but I hope that the current batsman Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne make the partnership of at least 100 scores. The player who lost their wicket also tried to make a partnership but they couldn’t make it, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, and Steve Smith were also trying to make a partnership.
Steve Smith is always out with LBW when Australia plays against India so Steve Smith is also out by LBW. Australia can chase the target because they play very well in today’s match. They did 155 in 22 overs and the target is just 209 scores. I want to hear that Australia won their first match in this World Cup.

The performance of Australian players is still erratic. Australian bowlers bowled brilliantly today so they won. Australia would not have been able to win this match if the bowlers did not do well. The way Sri Lanka started the batting, the team was likely to score more than 300 runs. But Sri Lanka couldn't do it because of Cummins' excellent bowling. Cummins took the wickets of the two openers. And then we see Adam Zampa's brilliant bowling. Maxwell's bowling was also very controlled.
Australia's middle order seems to have returned to form. Labuschagne, Inglish, Maxwell and Stoinis played well today. If we can maintain this consistency, we will see better performance from Australia in the upcoming matches.
667  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 16, 2023, 04:02:01 PM
Lillard finally made his debut with the Bucks. They defeated the Lakers on the road by 11 points (108-97) for the Bucks. He played only 22 minutes and 23 seconds, but his production wasn't that impressive, with a 3-10 shooting performance for the whole game, which is not what we were expecting. I guess he is still adjusting to his new team, or maybe he hasn't taken it too seriously since it's just the preseason.

But there is some positive news from the team; the points are well-distributed, which means the ball movement is on point.

Lopez    11
Antetokounmpo 16
Payne 12
Connaughton   12
Portis 10
I know almost everyone realizes this but it is only a pre-season performance. As you have pointed out, the ball movement is more important sign for them. Obviously Giannis and Lillard will shoot the most positions but if they can get good performance from the rest of the team, then they might have a real chance. But we cannot expect Lillard to join the team and bam! 25-30 points, especially on a pre-season game. I am actually quite excited about the league this year, after the recent developments, like Wemby and this new Bucks team.

I would say that the performance from Damian Lillard was very decent, to be honest. And it looks like he will be able to perform well enough with the team. But obviously, there is a thing we should understand that it is preseason right now. If he will be able to continue his performance consistently throughout the season is something we will have to watch later on. I think he still has the capability of performing well in the actual competitive matches, but overall the Bucks team does look to be good right now. They have a lot of potential. Let's see if they can perform up to the expectations.
668  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Vs Gold, land which better? on: October 16, 2023, 03:16:35 PM
Putting it aside, I don't know why the OP brings land into the equation, unless it is so cheap that you can buy chunks of land for $50.

Op and I are from the same country. Since he mentioned land, you should understand his investment amount is more than ten grand. Because you cannot buy land with less than $5K in most areas of my country. No matter where the location is. But if you want to buy land in town sides, you need at least $100K to buy a little-sized land. His father lives in Malaysia and works there. Most of the people worked there for decades. So, I guess his investment fund is more than $10K. Which is why I asked him not to put more than 10% in Bitcoin. After all, it's his father's earned money. If anything goes bad, his father will blame him for rest of the life.

His father's income is 500 USD per month and they use 400 USD for monthly needs. Furthermore, he was just a student and the whole family depended on his father's sole source of income. Do you think his family can have a fund of 10 thousand dollars?

One more important thing as you mentioned, it is not the OP's money and his persuasion or decision to invest in bitcoin was a wrong move. Maybe he doesn't care about the hardships his father had to go through to get that money. If he cares about them, he won't force them or try to persuade them when they don't like it.
669  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 16, 2023, 02:53:12 PM
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye Grin, Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.
Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The match between Sri Lanka and Australia was delayed because of the DLS method, but now the match is starting again. Sri Lanka gave a very low target so Australia should win this match because the Australian team has the last position on the point table and this is a good opportunity to come back, I know that Australia will take advantage of this opportunity.
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
Australia started the game well but now three wickets have fallen.  Which basically the batsmen are out of the field because they didn't collect many runs only the opening batsman Mitchell Marsh collected 52 runs. However, Sri Lanka is also performing well in terms of bowling. But the main point is that the Sri Lankan team set a target of 209 runs which is a small challenge for the Australian team. But if the Australian team can play patiently till the end of the match then there is definitely a chance of winning. At the moment, only 115 runs are needed for the Australian team to win.

As the target is only 210 runs. Australia's chances of defeat in this match are very low. A target of more than 250 would have been difficult for Australia to win. Because Australian batsmen are not in good form now.
The team is batting at a target of only 210 runs. I thought Australia's top order would be able to bat responsibly. But like the last two matches, Australia's top order could not play well today. The team lost two wickets for 24 runs and the third wicket for 81 runs. Labuchagne and Inglis are batting very well now. Australia collected 106 runs in 19 overs. Only 104 runs were needed to win. Collecting 104 runs in 31 overs is not a difficult task.
670  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 15, 2023, 08:33:04 PM
Despite not being financially sound, Barcelona managed to build an excellent squad last season. And since Xavi took over as coach, Barcelona's internal squad has improved. Xavi boosted the confidence of the team players. Strengthened the bond between the players. As a result, their performance in the last season was quite stable. Xavi has tried to strengthen the team this season. Barcelona don't have enough money to afford star players. Due to this they are not able to add star players to the squad. However, the Barcelona management has added several talented players to the squad. It is expected that this team will try their best for the title this season as well.
Barcelona reportedly have made a good business strategy so that they can afford to shop for quite good players. Last but not least is Joao Felix. He is quite expensive but he has a very good contribution to Barcelona. Reportedly even Barcelona are ready to increase Joao Felix's salary. Reportedly Barcelona are ready to increase Felix's salary 10 times. I think the current conditions are realistic enough for Barcelona to win. Although the condition of the opposing team like Madrid is also in a good situation.
If the news about the salary increase is true then it will be a very pleasant thing for Joao Felix. The reason is that currently his salary per season is only 400k euros, but that is also the wish of Joao Felix himself who wants to cut his salary at Barcelona. We can calculate how much he receives per week and it is even very small for football players in Europe. That's a disproportionate amount for a player as talented as Joao Felix and despite the joy of being able to play for Barcelona, this needs to be updated in terms of the salary he is paid. If we compare it with the current highest salary in Barcelona which is held by Frenkie de Jong who earns 400k per week, that is a very big gap. It is clear that this is a very big difference and Barcelona's financial management must give appreciation at least to players who also have a significant impact on the club.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyRgyALoeSm/

I would say Barcelona players are very loyal to the club. If we consider the top-tier clubs, I think Barcelona is paying the lowest wages now. Because the club has not been financially sound for the last few seasons. Players are not leaving the team even after getting lower wages. Most of the players are very loyal to the club and are willing to play with Barcelona even if their wages are reduced. I would say this is a big achievement for Barcelona management.
Joao Felix's wages are very low. He is quite a talented striker. The Barcelona management may have thought that if Joao Felix is not paid enough wages, then he may not be interested in staying with Barcelona for a long time. Increasing the wages of Joao Felix is definitely a good decision by the Barca management.
671  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 15, 2023, 08:13:06 PM
About Osimhen I don't think he will stay for a long time in Italy.

After what happened 2 months ago, when he removed anything related to Napoli on his social media, I can't see it happening.

I would say the chances of seeing Osimhen with Napoli next season are very unlikely. Osimhen is an excellent striker. He has a lot of scoring ability. But the Napoli management is not giving him enough respect. Several big teams like Real Madrid, PSG are interested in adding Osimhen to the squad. And they are also ready to pay higher wages for Osimhen. Even if he doesn't leave Napoli in this next transfer window, I think he will leave Napoli before the start of next season. I think I will see Osimhen in PSG jersey. Enrique needs an experienced striker.
672  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 15, 2023, 08:03:05 PM
Big day for Afghanistan as they've won the match against England by 69 runs. One of the unexpected result of the World Cup have taken place today. Batting from Gurbaz is really impressive and missed his century for an unwanted run out. Ikram Alikhil contributed good when the team kept losing wickets. 284 runs is really good and an unlucky day for England as it is second loss in the World Cup. Pacers and spin bowling had contributed equally. At the tail end Rashid Khan took the Wickets for a faster win. Other than Harry Brook no solid score came from England players being the reason for the loss.
I think most gamblers today lose their bets. Such a good performance from Afghanistan, again against a strong team like England, I think it was unexpected by most people. I think England's loss to Afghanistan could set England back a lot in this World Cup. As Afghanistan have been one of the weakest teams in this World Cup, and lossing with them, England's lack of points in the points table will certainly be noticeable.
However, England's next matches are going to be against stronger team, so I think England lost a big advantage in this match. However today I will praise Afghanistan's batting performance more than their bowling performance. Because in this year's World Cup, it is seen that the run score is high in most of the teams. However, I would like to congratulate the Afghanistan team for their upcoming matches.

No one expected Afghanistan to win today's match. Lots of gamblers lost bets today. This was a completely unexpected result. We did not perform well in the first two matches against Afghanistan. Even against Bangladesh, the team is playing very badly. On the other hand, after the defeat in the first match, England dominated and won the second match. No one would have guessed that they would play so badly in today's match. Also Afghanistan was not a strong team.

Both batsmen and bowlers of Afghanistan have done very well. A target of 284 runs can be said to be a big enough target on this pitch. The pitch was spin bowling friendly. Afghanistan's bowlers bowled controlled from the beginning of the innings. So they got a pretty easy win.
673  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 15, 2023, 02:24:12 PM
Afghanistan surprised me by posting a total close to 300 which is a decent target though I don't think that will be enough to win against the English who have plenty of capable batsmen. Am expecting England to thrash them.

They need to trigger a batting collapse if they somehow want to win this match in my opinion.
Afghanistan's 284 is undoubtedly a big achievement but against a big team like England, this collection is not enough to win much. In the beginning, the Afghanistan bowlers were able to put great pressure on the England batsmen and England lost two wickets for 33 runs which is a cause of concern for the England team. If England's batsmen can't make a big wicket in today's match, there may be no chance of England winning against Afghanistan. But it must be said that Afghanistan are bowling brilliantly.
284 runs in the first innings is a big target for any team. England are a big team and they have a strong batting line-up but they should struggle to score 284 runs. England did not get off to a good start as they lost three wickets in the first 70 runs.
Losing three early wickets is a big blow for England as the three batsmen who get out early are very important for the team. Even after three wickets, I will still favor England as England have a number of match-winning players and they will surely try to leave the field with a win today. The betting rate for Afghanistan has been slightly reduced and the betting rate for England has been increased, however I will still favor England to win.

The target of 285 runs has become quite big as the pitch is not batting friendly. Spin bowlers can do very well on this pitch. And so even though the England team is very strong, it will be very difficult for them to score 285 runs against the bowling attack of Afghanistan.
England stumbled early in the innings. They lost their first wicket for just 3 runs and lost two wickets for 33 runs. They lost 4 important top order batsmen before collecting 100 runs. Now Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have become more difficult for England to deal with. England collected 108 runs in 19 overs. England need 177 runs in 31 overs to win.
674  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 14, 2023, 07:38:43 PM
In the India vs Pakistan match, Pakistan scored 191 runs in the first innings and lost all the wickets. India are currently batting as Rohit Sharma continues his brilliant batting performance to meet the target set by Pakistan.
Pakistani middle order really bull shit the entire momentum Carrey on by baber and Rizwan, I didn't expect Pakistani middle order will be exposed in such way. It's really disappointing moments for any fan cricketing fan because we want a tough competition and victory with a narrow margin for any deserving team but unfortunately paksitan unable to done his job properly, one things every Pakistani fan should understand that paksitan batting order is litterely trash rather than baber and Rizwan and if you has to win the match then entire team contribution is really necessary.
India won by 7 wickets. India chase down the target 192 runs in loss of 3 wickets in just 30.3 Overs. India Captain Rohit Sharma brilliant 86-run inning and Shreyas Iyer fifty have 53 runs unbeaten in just 63 runs easy win for India against Pakistan in Ahmedabad. Shaheen Shah Afridi bowling performance is outstanding picked 2 wickets by giving 36 runs in 6 overs. An incredible performance by the Indian bowlers, creating pressure and ultimately leading to the Pakistan from 152 runs in loss of 2 wickets to 191 runs all out. The player of the match is Jasprit Bumrah for his amazing bowling performance picked 2 wickets by giving 19 runs in 7 Overs.
First thing I want to say that Good job Indian team they do not break their winning streak today they already won three matches of World Cup and now let's see how will they continue this streak in upcoming matches from other teams. Beginning of Pakistan's batting, some players showes actual struggle when Babar dismissed from pitch after scoring 50 runs for Pakistan then next batter players dismissed from the field after scoring few runs like 2, 4 and 6 runs. Their bowling and fielding was also very bad. Right now, India team is in top position by winning all past matches they were played including this one. Sharma performance was outstanding not only in today's match rather in past matches. Their bowling attacking was too strong in this match. I hope they perform well in next match verses Bangladesh team.

Apart from Pakistan's first 4 batsmen, no one can score runs. Pakistan's middle order players in particular batted like fools. I can't even imagine that Pakistan's middle order will do such a bad thing. Now I don't see any difference between Pakistan team and Bangladesh team. Bangladesh's top order is weak and Pakistan's middle order.
The team lost the match due to poor performance. I will not blame the bowlers. It was impossible to win with so few targets. Indian batsmen dominated from the beginning of the innings. Even then, the Pakistani bowlers managed to pick up three wickets. However, I have no expectations from Pakistan in this World Cup. The team cannot even be in the top 5 of the table.
675  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 14, 2023, 12:47:14 PM
Very disappointed with the performance of Pakistan's middle order. I don't expect such a poor performance in such an important match. After Babar Azam's dismissal, no player is able to stay at the crease. Pakistan lost the wicket of Babar Azam for 155 runs. And they lost 4 more wickets to collect only 16 runs. Pakistan lost their seventh wicket for 177 runs. Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed for 49 runs. Scoring 200 runs is now a challenge for Pakistan. India will win this match very easily. Indian batsmen are in great form right now. If the target is around 200, the team will reach the victory target by losing one or two wickets.
Pakistan gave the target only 192 runs. This target is impossible to win. A completely one-sided match. Pakistan's two openers could not play a big innings. Babar and Rizwan were batting very responsibly. But after Captain Babar returned to the dressing room for 155 runs, none of Pakistan's batsmen could stay at the crease for a long time. I never thought Pakistan's middle order would collapse so badly. My estimate was that the team would deliver at least 250+ targets. But the Pakistani batsmen played very badly. Also Pakistani bowlers are not doing very well in this World Cup. Pakistan is going to concede a humiliating defeat in this match.
Pakistan team were all out at 42 overs. If Babar Azam stayed at the end then Pakistan can’t be all out. When Babar Azam was out all teams were going to lose their wickets. I want to see a 100 partnership of Rizwan and Babar Azam but we can’t see. Babar Azam did a half-century and Rizwan did a 49 score. He is too near to a half-century and another thing is that we want to see Jasprit Bumrah vs Babar Azam but we can’t see it today.

India's bowling was amazing, they took 10 wickets of Pakistan. Ravindra Jadeja played very well, He took the wickets of the best players of Pakistan. Another great Indian bowler in this innings is Hardik Pandeya, what a great bowling spell by Hardik Pandeya.

Every Indian bowler bowled well today. Each took two wickets. Bumrah picked up two wickets for just 19 runs in 7 overs. With Babar Azam out, Pakistan's batting line-up suddenly collapsed. However, it is not possible to win with such a low target. Still, Pakistan will try their best to win the match. Had the Pakistan bowlers been in form, the match would have been a competitive one. But now I guess the match will be completely one sided.
India lost the wicket of Shubman Gill to collect 23 runs. Now there are two experienced Indian batsmen Rohit and Virat Kohli at the crease. India's collection of 38 runs in 5 overs.
676  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 14, 2023, 11:56:59 AM
Very disappointed with the performance of Pakistan's middle order. I don't expect such a poor performance in such an important match. After Babar Azam's dismissal, no player is able to stay at the crease. Pakistan lost the wicket of Babar Azam for 155 runs. And they lost 4 more wickets to collect only 16 runs. Pakistan lost their seventh wicket for 177 runs. Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed for 49 runs. Scoring 200 runs is now a challenge for Pakistan. India will win this match very easily. Indian batsmen are in great form right now. If the target is around 200, the team will reach the victory target by losing one or two wickets.

Pakistan gave the target only 192 runs. This target is impossible to win. A completely one-sided match. Pakistan's two openers could not play a big innings. Babar and Rizwan were batting very responsibly. But after Captain Babar returned to the dressing room for 155 runs, none of Pakistan's batsmen could stay at the crease for a long time. I never thought Pakistan's middle order would collapse so badly. My estimate was that the team would deliver at least 250+ targets. But the Pakistani batsmen played very badly. Also Pakistani bowlers are not doing very well in this World Cup. Pakistan is going to concede a humiliating defeat in this match.
677  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 14, 2023, 11:32:33 AM
Barcelona could still win it, but they are doing something much bigger than that right now if you ask me, the yare actually building a club without money. Look at their roster and look at the squad overall and how many young talents they have. They haven't spent that much money on these kids, most of them are from their own youth team, and Xavi knows La Masia all too well, so he is getting to use his connections there to find kids that are young and talented.

They could keep loaning some younger players to their league rivals as well if they want, they are doing that too, and as long as they play some themselves, and let the others grow somewhere else, they could end up with a good squad without spending much money. I feel like that's a good thing.
Actually, this is the result of them committing suicide last season when they brought in players like Raphinha, Lewa and Joules Kounde who were not cheap and the strategy worked because their spending was in line with their achievements and this season they did a good thing when they brought in some great players on loan without even a permanent option, which is very good and in accordance with their current conditions.
Barcelona still have financial problem but now it seems like they are slowly trying to solve that. 

Despite not being financially sound, Barcelona managed to build an excellent squad last season. And since Xavi took over as coach, Barcelona's internal squad has improved. Xavi boosted the confidence of the team players. Strengthened the bond between the players. As a result, their performance in the last season was quite stable. Xavi has tried to strengthen the team this season. Barcelona don't have enough money to afford star players. Due to this they are not able to add star players to the squad. However, the Barcelona management has added several talented players to the squad. It is expected that this team will try their best for the title this season as well.
678  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 13, 2023, 11:19:35 AM
New Zealand is having then upper hand as of now, as Bangladesh has lost 3 wickets. The ever-reliable Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson have picked up the wickets. Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Tanzid Hasan are back in pavilion, while Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto are at the crease for Bangladesh. The Kiwi pace trio (Boult-Henry-Ferguson) have so far done a decent job. Now the focus shift to their spinners (Mitchell Santner-Glenn Phillips-Rachin Ravindra). They didn't picked Ish Sodhi for this match, which I believe may turn out to be the correct decision.
4 wickets down for 81 runs, the current run rate is hovering around 4.5. Very bad start by Bangladeshi team against the New Zealand pace attack. This pitch is helpful for pacers than spinners. I feel the a target of 250 or more is defendable on this pitch. Bangladesh need a big partnership, Shakib and Rahim needs to stop any more wickets from falling. One big partnership and this game will become balanced. For now I believe New Zealand is in control of this game.
New Zealand bowlers are bowling well. They destroyed Bangladesh's top order. No top order batsman can do well without Miraz. Miraz's collection was 30 runs. Now the two experienced batsmen of Bangladesh squad Sakib and Mushfiq are batting very responsibly. The team has collected 62 runs from this partnership so far. And Bangladesh's collection is 118 runs in 25 overs. The way Bangladesh started batting. This is quite a good collection. Batsmen should try to stay at the crease. They should not be in too much of a hurry. Then the team will lose all the wickets before 200 runs. Apart from Sakib and Mushfiq, Mahmudullah and Tawhid Hridoy are still in Bangladesh's squad. These two batsmen are capable of batting quite well. If the Mushfiq-Sakib pair can take Bangladesh to 200 runs then Bangladesh might be able to set a target of around 260.
Shakib Al Hasan returned to the dressing room with 40 runs from 51 balls. Although not a very big innings, it was very necessary for Bangladesh at this moment. But if Shakib can collect 60-70 runs, it would be a bit easier for Bangladesh to collect 250+.

Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim are batting now. Mushfiq's batting is a bit slow now. Bangladesh collected 168 runs after losing 5 wickets in 35 overs. Their run rate is now 4.8. The Towhid-Mushfiq duo will need to stay at the crease for at least 45 overs if Bangladesh are to provide a decent target to the New Zealand team. If this pair is broken, the batting of Bangladesh players will become more slow. And there is a possibility of losing all the wickets quickly.

Bangladesh lost Mushfiqur's wicket for 175 runs. Right now I don't think Bangladesh will be able to bat fully 50 overs. Mushfiqur's survival at the crease was essential for Bangladesh. Mushfiqur Rahim got out after collecting 66 runs.
Mahmudullah and Hridoy are batting now. Mahmudullah must prove his ability. Because the Bangladesh coach was probably not interested in keeping Mahmudullah in the World Cup squad. We have heard many controversies regarding this. And so Mahmudullah has to perform well in today's match to let everyone know that he deserves to be in the World Cup squad. Let's see if Mahmudullah can play well today.
679  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 13, 2023, 10:27:47 AM
New Zealand is having then upper hand as of now, as Bangladesh has lost 3 wickets. The ever-reliable Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson have picked up the wickets. Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Tanzid Hasan are back in pavilion, while Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto are at the crease for Bangladesh. The Kiwi pace trio (Boult-Henry-Ferguson) have so far done a decent job. Now the focus shift to their spinners (Mitchell Santner-Glenn Phillips-Rachin Ravindra). They didn't picked Ish Sodhi for this match, which I believe may turn out to be the correct decision.
4 wickets down for 81 runs, the current run rate is hovering around 4.5. Very bad start by Bangladeshi team against the New Zealand pace attack. This pitch is helpful for pacers than spinners. I feel the a target of 250 or more is defendable on this pitch. Bangladesh need a big partnership, Shakib and Rahim needs to stop any more wickets from falling. One big partnership and this game will become balanced. For now I believe New Zealand is in control of this game.

New Zealand bowlers are bowling well. They destroyed Bangladesh's top order. No top order batsman can do well without Miraz. Miraz's collection was 30 runs. Now the two experienced batsmen of Bangladesh squad Sakib and Mushfiq are batting very responsibly. The team has collected 62 runs from this partnership so far. And Bangladesh's collection is 118 runs in 25 overs. The way Bangladesh started batting. This is quite a good collection. Batsmen should try to stay at the crease. They should not be in too much of a hurry. Then the team will lose all the wickets before 200 runs. Apart from Sakib and Mushfiq, Mahmudullah and Tawhid Hridoy are still in Bangladesh's squad. These two batsmen are capable of batting quite well. If the Mushfiq-Sakib pair can take Bangladesh to 200 runs then Bangladesh might be able to set a target of around 260.
680  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: October 12, 2023, 03:07:54 PM

While I wanted more to watch Chimaev vs Costa due to their trashtalk drama, a fight against Usman is also a good challenge. I would say that Usman is more challenging than Costa. At least Usman is in p4p rating Cheesy Well, we gonna see if that highkick that Edwards landed in 2022 was a game changer for Camaru or not. Based on Chimaev fight against Burns, it seems that Chimaev gas tank isnt unlimited, in third round he breathed heavily. While Usman had 9 5round fights.

I think if he can actually go directly to fight Leon if he can beat Costa easily because there is no point going to fight with Usman since he has been losing straight in his last two fights, he should at least win one fight to get a shot on Chimaev because that would be a waste for them giving him a chance to beat their fighter. Also, Leon has never been in a hard fight since he won against Usman and I think Chimaev will be a decent match for him if Chimaev wins against Costa.

Yes, I agree. There is no reason to give a fight to Khamzat against a fighter who has been losing. Usman is on a losing streak. If he even won the fight before the recent loss, I think it would have made sense if they gave him the fight. But now it is not going to make much sense. Leon is probably the right decision at this moment. I believe we will be able to see a good fight between him and Khamzat. This is also going to be a real test for Leon. Maybe this will also be the end of his winning streak as well. the thing is he is on a three fight winning streak right now.
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