I believed it is just the standard bookies rules that would apply here because as for NBA rules, for a player props to count even if the said player is said to be on the roster and substitution list, he must record at least a second on the court (playing), so in this case only players that take part in the game as the question stated will count, although It's certain that every healthy player in the list for that day will get at least one minute on the court.

The only question I find very tricky would regarding LeBron James, he's missed a couple of the last games, he would be fit in time for the all star but if he doesn't play, that's an automatic no for him to win "another MVP" right, or does that invalidate the question ?

cc: @icopress

I want to confirm that I've already gotten my free bet from Betnomi, although I squandered and lost it already thanks to the incompetent Nicolas Claxton for costing me a potential $850, you guys are my witness that Nicolas Claxton officially owes me $858, and I'm going to collect my money from him   I should have known better than trust that clown  

That's the plan, to keep being competitive and hopefully stay at the top of the table, but it's easier said than done with a pool as competitive as this, one day you get it a bit right the next week, it feels as though you have no clue about football as sport whatsoever, when the results are being finalized.

It's not going to be easy as I've said earlier, but I plan on giving every participant a decent run for their money 

I'm using the telegram notifier bot by Tryninja too, and I already have the notification on for the thread, but I get notified of every post here, even if I'm not mentioned, but if all players will get mentioned for each mew round post then that's very perfect for me, I thought mentioning every player for each new round might be extra stress for the poster, hence my suggestion, but I'm pretty much okay with any way it goes.

Damn!

I have to face another strong opponent for opening round, but I look forward to the competition and this is pretty much more fun in the league format, I'm glad you and Cryptofrka can finally play, because it's quite unfair to miss out from such fun while hosting it, and it made a lot of sense that at least for the sake of fairness, you'll both start from the lowest division and have to find your way into the first division.

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I'm glad to not have missed the post about the first round of questions, but having this thread on notification will be quite messy for my notification bar, I'm sure I'll be checking in everyday but getting notified for every post is a bit too much for me and one can easily miss the specific needed post about a new round, So, can I suggest that since the sign up period is already over, you can make use of the sign up thread to post the message for each new round here → https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5438072 and lock it afterwards, it's easier to get notification from one thread than going back page a couple of pages to on another find one specific post.

Despite looking rather not so complete as a team, it is actually very commendable how Barcelona have been defensively even when under immense pressure for majority of some games, they managed to stay well disciplined and organized, it's just very unfortunate to have exited the UCL early this season, it would have been a joy to watch them in knockout rounds, which commences this midweek.

There is no team in the top five leagues in Europe with a better goal scored to goal conceded ratio, or even an equal or lesser amount of goals conceded than Barcelona, while still looking far from being perfect.

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I made the gravest mistake in the pool today, by picking Villarreal to win 2-0 against Barcelona, it clearly was a mistake, even in our worse days, I wouldn't have picked Villarreal over Barcelona, but there is no point crying over spilled milk now, I guess.

At the end of the day those 17 points were just enough for us to bag the gameweek, congratulations mate!

Fun fact about it is that we finished with the same 17 points by picking the exact same scoreline on those 5 picks that got us the 17 points from the 2nd to the 6th fixture with  0-2, 0-2, 3-0, 2-1, 2-1 respectively, I don't know how much of a coincidence that is, the chances of occurrence beforehand.



I'll keep that in mind   I try not to dwell too deep into banters in order not to provoke lady luck, the tougher you banter the more prepared you've gotta be not to be the feather duster the next day  

I had Shaw on team until about few minutes before the deadline, and I brought Perisic in for him, what could have been worse, but at least, I didn't get any deficit from him.

I'm really tempted to call in my wildcard at this point, I might just do so as soon the next blank week over.

EDIT; what could be worse than Luke Shaw already sitting on 9 points and another potential 3 bonus point  

And Guardiola's roulette is at it again, with both Nathan Ake and Akanji sitting on the bench, Dias and Laporte finally back into the fold.

The bet with the 76ers hit in the end but then I guess it was quite a game to watch, I'd say the Brooklyn are now very underrated by we bettors, that young team are so full of energy and seem better from having KD and Kyrie on the floor, but then perhaps the lack the ability to close out games, but it would have been a very well worthy win if they had won the game.

Not so much for tonight just 2 games and we're all up for the Super Bowl. Memphis Grizzlies vs Boston Celtics should be an interesting game to see before the Super Bowl.

I totally agree with LFC_Bitcoin here, those two games with be very vital to Arsenal chances of triumphing, I really liked how Arsenal have played most of the big teams this season, although they've already lost once against City which marginal and Arsenal did play well in that fixture, I'm not rooting all out for either team, but IF Arsenal can get all 6 points (that's me being naive) from that fixture, there literally is nothing else stopping them from winning the league.

No gonna lie the magic have been showing some good performance and could pull one against the Heat, but I'm not so good at betting against the Miami Heat in this kind of match up...

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I'm sharing my quite huge parlay for steals and Dinwiddie over 4.5 assist for almost 300 Odds, for anyone willing to tail a pick a few from it.

Under LaMelo Ball 1.5

Under Jimmy Butler III 1.5

Under Tyrese Haliburton 1.5

Under Murray Dejounte 1.5

Under Donovan Mitchell 1.5

Under Anthony Davis Jr. 0.5

Under Harrison Barnes 0.5

Under Julius Randle 0.5

Over Spencer Dinwiddie 4.5 Assists.

I'm sorry, if it's quite strenuous to pick them individually, I was unable to copy the exact sharing link from Sportsbet.io before closing the from my browser.

I didn't pick Mitoma over Mahrez, I've got maximum of 3 Man City players since the resumption of the league, If recall correctly. The only way I could have gotten Mahrez in is to take 4 point hit to get Nathan Ake Out, and my bankroll still would not be enough, so I would have had to take another 4 points hit to get Kane out for a cheaper forward, and finally an extra 4 points hit to bringing in Mahrez and I strongly doubt it would worth be that much hassle/price to be paid at the end of the day game week.

I also started with zero points yesterday, as I went with Wolfsburg to win, but it's been a completely different story for me today, I'm up, joint-first with 17 points alongside CLS63, 3 exact score is where I was able gain significant advantage, but there is still two games for tomorrow and it's all for grabs for just about anyone, since there are a whole lot of participants with between 13-16 points too, all it takes is just one correct score and close one, then it is wrap from such user.

We have got a couple of enticing fixtures for tonight in the NBA, and the first one being between Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.

I like the 76ers -1.5 @ 1.96 Odd, that's all things being equal, but I still have zero information as to why the odds are this even, because I'd expect the 76ers to be clear favourites if they have an all healthy squad regardless of the Nets being having home court advantage or not, they're still pieces trying to fitting together, so I'd take the 76ers here early at -1.5 with the hope there are no major absentees for them.

It could all have been very easy to guess, If only Manchester City anywhere near their usual best as well, City have also been dropping points as well, and Manchester United too have not been banking on it either, perhaps it might have been very interesting if Liverpool were to be in the picture and it the title race, we could have had the top 4-5 teams with just about between 5-8 points then it would have all been a different situation imagine, I'm sure the only real title contender majority of us are considering now is Man City, but can Guardiola's men be trusted look at their performance since the turn of the new year.

That said, another high flying team of the season, speaking of Newcastle are also currently a goal down at Bournemouth, so it's a general thing and not just Arsenal imo.

On the contrary, I think Chelsea might actually finish season more stronger except of course if they have many injury set backs, Chelsea looked quite better today even tough the result doesn't suggest that. I think they now have quite the right quality of team to compete against any team in the league, the combination of Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk looks very dreadful for any defense if they're put to proper usage, and in the midfield Enzo indeed makes them better, I'm not justifying the prize being paid for him though

I'm quite sure Nathan Ake would play both games unless he's out injured, he's probably Guardiola's favorite defender right now imo, or Kyle walker, the reason why they might not be worth having is that they might not provide any offensive return, and a clean sheet could be off the cards for Man City so they're simply aren't worth it, given they situation of things, I might switching to Riyad Mahrez very soon, he's also been getting decent minutes, and decent returns too.

Nice pick with the Phoenix Suns ML, Phoenix Suns showed once again that, even losing the couple of players that have carried them all season long with Chris Paul and Devin Booker out, I mean an incredible player in Bridges and Cam Johnson, they're a still a great team and a force worth reckoning with, Tony Craig and Josh Okogie got good numbers of minutes tonight and they also duly delivered and could be important part of the Phoenix Suns team in the post season.

That's some tough luck today mate, I'm sure those series of trade had its own effects on these outcomes, both Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls did not only just lose the first half of the game, they lost the match itself by significant deficit.

Bucks have been ahead since late into the 3rd Quarter and looks like they'll be getting the win, although the Lakers just wouldn't go away without a fight.

I like both of your picks and I'll be tailing both of them, Lakers surely with be shorthanded for tonight having lost both Thomas Bryant, Russell westbrook, and Patrick Beverley, and I don't think any of their signings will be able to play tonight.

Denver Nuggets haven't lost any significant player that could minimize their efficiency for tonight, even though Thomas Bryant also would not be suiting up for them this night, they should be able to see off the Orlando Magic with ease.