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81  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 19, 2024, 10:10:49 AM
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Adesanya was really lucky to win against Pereira. Overall, Pereira was dominating the match but Adesanya got a super lucky moment and a very lucky shot and knocked him out. Yes, Adesanya won it but we didn't see him dominating the match. Then we saw a very weak Adesanya against Stickland, Adesanya who was doing nothing in the octagon. Current Adesanya can't beat not only Stickland but many other fighters but old Adesanya can do it for sure.

We can surely say everything we want Israel Adesanya could be lucky from that fight for sure Alex Pereira didn't notice that Israel Adesanya was about to do something and was just faking it or making possum and readying his strike against Alex Pereira, there is surely some luck and even work applied in that fight and I think Israel Adesanya can come back but he needs to be more determined and put all of his wills in this fight if he needs to defeat Strickland or even Alex Pereira,


Besides Strickland vs DDP there are other goods match-ups in the card. YuginKadoya gonna start pointing on kittens fight, but Allen vs Evloev in featherweights looks good also. Evloev is undefeated with 17-0 (however all of his UFC fights are UD). Allen is ranked 4 and has lost only to Holloway in UFC (had streak of 10 win before that). I would say these two prospects gonna show a nice fight. That is the fight I dont want to bet on. Dont know why Evloev is a favourite here as it should be more close.

It was a good event indeed and we had a really good fight for you surely know what I like in this event and for me, that is the fighting kittens, and right now I just got 1 kitten that I think is a queen for me, and that is Polyana Viana, this girl is such a beauty and her strike for the fight is something remarkable, for sure Colby Covington was one lucky dude for having her, but anyway I will drop my bet and prediction for the fight later,

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Well, if Dana decides that the Ankalaev VS Pereira fight will take place then it is clear that Pereira will never be able to avoid it and this fight is also quite eagerly awaited, especially for fans from the Middle East.
It just that Pereira has another schedule for UFC fights, so it possible that the Ankalaev VS Pereira schedule could be much longer or could the event be accelerated, it all depends on how Dana makes decisions as UFC president.
But on the other hand I also want to see Pereira fall and suffer defeat because he embarrassed favorite Adesanya in their last fight.

Jamahal Hill injury was also an incident that shocked everyone, even many UFC fans felt very sorry for this incident.
Jamahal Hill is expected to be able to provide resistance that can overwhelm Pereira and of course when that happens the fight will be very fun and interesting to watch.

It just that there might be chance for Pereira to move to another division and this will be new thing that Pereira has to face because he will definitely meet some great fighters who he has never met before in the UFC octagon.

If the Ankalaev VS Pereira fight will not take that long that will be great but I haven't seen any announcement yet, sorry but there might be some but I haven't paid attention, but for sure that will be a great event to see Alex Pereira VS Magomedov Ankalaev, is something to behold,

Jamahal Hill is just taking his rest, but if he is really he might get into action again in whoever won the fight between Pereira and Strickland, for sure if that would be a fight for the belt Jamal Hill will surely agree and even if he lost that fight it is still big money for him,

82  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 18, 2024, 09:32:35 PM

Tuchel out soon? As reported by https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2024/1/16/24027222/bayern-munich-coaching-rumors-xabi-alonso-liverpool-real-madrid-bayer-leverkusen-transfer

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Bayern bosses are impressed with the job Xabi Alonso has done at Bayer Leverkusen and wants him to take over once Thomas Tuchel’s tenure comes to an end. The fact Alonso already knows the club, where he played for 3 years, is another convincing factor. Xabi likes the idea of continuing his career in the Bundesliga. One of his objectives as a coach is to manage the three big clubs in which he played at the high level: Bayern, Madrid and Liverpool. The Bavarians could become his first destination to compete for the big trophies

It seems like xabi has been targeted by bayern's boss to be the successor for tuchel. In light of Tuchel's imminent departure, the club has shown unwavering dedication to securing him as their next coach. I think that the combination between bayern munich and xabi will make the club become unbeatable for the long term. Xabi was willing to coaching the club that gave him success as a player. I do like how bayern was projecting him to be a long-term solution for the club. I do support the decision for munich to recruit xabi.

I do like this. I hope i will see xabi to be a new coach for bayern munich. Im sure many of munich fans will have agreed with it too. Xabi will able to become a long term project owned by juventus. This is also helping the club a lot in building the club for long term project.
bayern munich has been making future plan by recruiting him to the club in the future. Xabi's performance with leverkusen was relaly impressive.

It was likely this was Xavi Alonso's plan all along, if this happens Bayern Munich will be dominant again, that is for sure, because Xavi Alonso has played for Bayern Munich for 3 long years and for sure he wants to establish a good relationship with the club and for sure the thing that everybody wants because Xavi Alonso is doing fine with the Leverkusen team with just a handful of players in its disposal The Bayern Munich is going to offer him a huge amount for sure, which is Alonso may love because who will not want money right, and Xabi Alonso is not different, everybody needs it,

The match between Mainz and Union Berlin is scheduled to take place at Friday. But this match has been cancelled. Due to the cold weather, areas of the stadium are icy and therefore the DFB has said that this match will be postponed. This is already the second game for Union Berlin that has been postponed. At the beginning of December 2023 the match between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin was cancelled due to snow.

It was canceled because of bad weather for sure because it will be dangerous for players as the ground is slippery and for sure because of the cold weather and the players are just wearing shorts it would be very cold for sure, and the Bundesliga will not go to that heights and endanger the well-being of a player just by playing the game in a harsh condition, for sure it will become fatal,

83  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 18, 2024, 08:08:08 PM
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I had no time to watch it live but I know how destructive Artur Beterbiev is so I watched the highlights and it was what I expected, too bad that we don't seem to see him soon inside the ring because obviously, no opponent will try their luck against that brutal puncher ever unless he is Bivol or some boxer who is willing to risk it all for a huge paycheck. Looks like he runs out of opponents due to his legendary boxing skills and it seems there will be no other choice out there but to match him with Bivol. How I wish to see him fight at least thrice a year but due to his knockout skills no one would ever dare to even provoke him with their words.

Yes there are replays and highlights you can watch and actually, I also just watch the fights on the replay aswell, because I don't have time to watch it live on a pay-per-view, but the fight was still epic for sure Artur Beterbiev is just that great of a boxer and for sure Calum Smith is also a well-known boxer and this is the 1st time for him to be knock-out by his opponent, so this is a huge feat for Beterbiev as he is a smaller guy to beat the taller and has the range advantage guy, so for sure it was a worth it win for Artur Beterbiev,


It's all about the money mate, obviously it was a hot topic with the war going on in Russia. But Bivol was able to fight after his win on Canelo in Saudi recently, so it just shows that if everything is right and everyone is making money to promoters, boxers and organizations and it's coming from the oil rich country, then they can step aside everything and push the fight.

So I believed that this fight is going to happen and Mauricio is going to be in a hurry to put this fight in the line for the Saudis and make a U-turn as far his political views.

Definitely, Beterbiev might be the favorite in this fight, but it could be closer.

This fight needs to happen just to close all debate on who is the great boxer between the two, as Artur Beterbiev is getting aged he is now 38 years old, getting into his 40 might not be the same anymore, for sure he just have 2 years top, or maybe 1 depending of how the aging process can affect his body and skill that is, then a younger Dmitry Bivol that is only 33 years old, for sure this two is the only top prospect that could go toe to toe with each other, and for sure it is going to be an epic fight,

Money is all the promoters need then the arab is willing to pay just to see this two clash inside the ring, for sure it will be an epic fight,

84  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 18, 2024, 04:02:44 PM
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All recent matches between the two teams have been close. Two of the last three games have been decided by a single point. Orlando has lost six of its last nine games and is dealing with a lot of injuries. This could be advantageous for Atlanta. The hosts have a 7-3 advantage in the last 10 meetings. Although the slumping Orlando won its last game, it is disadvantageous to play another road game without proper rest. Atlanta is my favorite in this match.

It was a close game for these two teams the Orlando Magic was leading the 1st half so I thought that the Magic would win but yeah the Atlanta Hawks were slowly taking the pace until they tied the game in the 3rd quarter, and they a lead for the Atlanta Hawks now, then Banchero Tied the game again until Dejounte Murray has made it a win for the Atlanta Hawks actually I like this game both teams could surely win the game but unfortunately it is not for me all of the games was not for me I lost all of my bets, and the Utah Jazz VS the Golden State Warriors game was postponed.



Here are the results of the game bets and predictions

Atlanta Hawks VS Orlando Magic SCORE 106 - 104 - LOST

It was really a close game and I was really close to winning this one until Dejounte Murray destroyed that, I am pretty much sure that I am winning this game but it was a great game and a close one the team kept on exchanging the lead it was really great I was on the edge of my seat feeling thrilled, but yeah I lost this game, Onyeka Okongwu got 15 points, Trae Young has a double-double of 12 assist and 18 points and Dejounte Murray has 26 points, and was the one that make this game a win for the Hawks.

Toronto Raptors VS Miami Heat SCORE 121 - 97 - LOST

I should have trusted the Toronto Raptors rather than having my bet on the inconsistent Miami Heat, the truth is I am going with the underdog for most of my bet but because I was doubtful it has gotten into me again, and the 1st half was done with a massive lead for the Toronto Raptors with 43 - 78 score, and for sure the Raptors did a great job in this game by winning in the end, Immanuel Quickley got 17 points, Scottie Barnes got 20 points, RJ Barrett got 26 points and Gary Trent Jr. got 28 points.

Utah Jazz VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 0 - 0 - POSTPONED

The game was postponed after the sudden death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević Well it was due to a heart attack after the team dinner it was a sad night for the Golden State Warriors and the family of Dejan Milojević may he rest in peace.

Portland Trail Blazers VS Brooklyn Nets SCORE 105 - 103 - LOST

Another close game and I really thought that the Brooklyn Nets would manage something for this game but they didn't and in actuality, the Portland Trail Blazers did win this one, I really didn't expect that to happen, Cameron Johnson, Nix Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Mikal Bridges did a great job in keeping the Brooklyn Nets close the game, for this game Malcolm Brogdon got 16 points, Duop Reath got 17 points, Anfernee Simons got 20 points and Jerami Grant got 30 points for this game.



85  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: January 18, 2024, 11:12:47 AM

The Lakers players and coaching staff should look for the cause of their failures in team chemistry instead of trying to get rid of role players. Sure, guys like DLo, Reaves, Rui are sometimes very inconsistent, but I still believe these guys can be very useful to the team when they find their right rhythm of play.
By the way, the last rumor I saw is that the Lakers are interested in Dejounte Murray, but they don't want to include Reaves in that deal.

If Dejounte Murray is that good of a player they can bust out Reaves, in my opinion, but if they are seeing the potential with him then I think the Lakers now are just fine what they need is experience and not new players, they have new talented players but for sure required some experience in playing in the playoffs, and some guide from the veteran, but right now what they teach on the Lakers team was how to flop to get a free throw, what can I say this is the worst officiating that is happening right now for sure if I had a team in the NBA I will surrender and make a default win for the Lakers every time they are the opponent of my team, just to not get frustrated about the result and this could be a sign of boycotting the lakers game,

Utah Jazz defeated Indiana at home and continues its superb performance. Match score 132-105
Indiana could only show resistance in the last period.
With this win, Utah rose to 9th place. The next victim will be Golden State in two days.
In the other match I was following, Los Angeles Lakers defeated Oklahoma on their home field. With a score of 112-105. The magnificent trio contributed well to the team in terms of scoring. (Lebron, Anthony, D'Angelo)
The match was competitive. The first half ended with a score of 50-50. The breaking point of the match was the 3rd period. When the Los Angeles Lakers opened the gap in the 3rd period, Oklahoma could not close the gap in the last period and the defeat was inevitable.

Tyrese Haliburton is a big loss for the Indiana Pacers, but because the focus of the Indiana Pacers is not in their 100 percent, while the Utah Jazz right now is an incredible team, for sure the Indiana Pacers got themselves great players but because they are used in having Haliburton around and having his play making it is a different atmosphere but the Indiana Pacers would need to find way in making their own play without Haliburton,


Then no trade will happen. I think Lakers are good enough with the current roster, they just face some minor problems but now they are back on the winning track. 2 straight wins against 2 good teams, first OKC and now Dallas (irving and Luka), sure their confidence are now back.

Lakers have to live with their identity, they continue being a good defensive team and they need to protect Davis as he is the key for this team to win a championship again. A healthy Davis + Lebron is a big threat among the teams regardless of their ranking.

I agree, they have the referees backing them up as well, so they don't have to fear anything that is why, how I love the Toronto Raptors' voice in frustration that the officiating the game and the NBA did a great job in giving the Lakers 36 free throws  while they only got 13, he was outraged in what has happened to the game between the Lakers and the Raptors for sure it is not what we are expecting if this has happened to the Raptors for sure they can also do it with the other teams, now Anthony Davis is the only player that is really amazing in the team if he is gone because of the injury then the Lakers are toast,

86  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: January 18, 2024, 09:22:46 AM
PFL just announced new big event coming in February and this is the first time all BFL Champions will face Bellator Champions!
Yoel Romero is coming back against Thiago Santos in this fight of the veterans, Romero is 46 and Santos 40 years old.
This event is happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but one guy we are missing here is Francis Ngannou who is preparing for another boxing fight.


This is an interesting event looking at the fighters it is one juicy event that the PFL and Bellator are cooking here, and the fights that I am interested in are Renan Ferreira VS Ryan Bader, Magomed Magomedkerimov VS Jason Jackson, Jesus Pinedo VS Patricio Pitbull, Bruno Cappelozza VS Vadim Nemkov, Thiago Santos VS Yoel Romero and lastly Clay Collard VS AJ McKee are the fights that I think looks interesting, for sure I will make my bet on those fights,

You know who is missing also on such a large tournament? Ante Delija. Havent heard about this guy for a while. And he was considered to be Ngannou counter in PFL. During years 2021-2022 were Delija was more busy, but got only 1 fight in 2023.

Since this is a cross promotion event, the winner walks away with two belts? Or next contender have to wait for another cross promotion event? Or move to other promotion?

notblox1, how is your pc/console experience going so far ?

There is no update on him everywhere, after his fight against Maurice Greene on June 13, 2023, he was gone or there is no update on him what so ever, however, Francis Ngannou is doing great with his boxing career, for sure if he would be here I think he is already been scheduled against Francis Ngannou, the fight was just abruptly canceled for some reason,

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Several teenagers here in the area where I live apparently already know and they are quite fond of playing the EA Sports UFC 5 game.
They said that the features of this game were much better than some other old school games, they even got game that was really like live broadcast because of the various advantages that could get.

Well, that is good for them, if they are already playing EA sports for UFC 5 which has great graphics than the old WWE games, but I think the WWE games are still updating and continuing up to now, and the latest right now was the WWE 2K23 which you can buy in Steam, for sure it got great graphics to offer, and what I like about this are the multiplayer mode that they have,

87  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: January 18, 2024, 07:45:24 AM
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Those are real guns as from the latest episode of embedded he was shown going to a place where they can buy them at while at the next venue for the fight this weekend.
He has mentioned he is an avid gun collector.
Here is the video:
UFC 297 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQQFrv5-0U

Also today was media day for the UFC 297 event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6_cxoQ2mMA

Yup! I watched the whole video, and I was like the gun was way like a Gell blaster in my perspective that is why I was just surprised by the color, and yeah I have watched 1 of Sean Strickland's Vlogs about how he loves collecting guns, he even showcases them in his channel, but as I have said giving this insane man a gun and now a customized gun for him it was crazy I will not be surprised if one of the days he will be triggered mad and will use those gun in possession, for sure, everybody can be triggered even he has his inner demons,

Dricus Du Plessis has something to say against Sean Strickland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHYYvth2ZqQ
Dricus Du Plessis: “I am going to beat the s*** out of Sean Strickland”

A champion becomes a real champion once he defends his title. That is a fact. We will see on Saturday if Strickland can defend his title against Dricus. The pressure will be on him while Dricus will probably be the more aggressive type because he is so hungry for that title.
I like how Dricus talks with the media, on point, and very optimistic. "You are not gonna bully me." "Behave yourself." Those are the words that came out of him. Standing fight I do believe he can take Strickland's punches but the question is if Strickland can take his punches. It will be a fight of who is more accurate to make more damage against his opponent. I saw Strickland fight, he is damn good at measuring the distance which is why Adesanya lost. I think if Dricus could take him down, that's where it will be trouble for Sean.

All hype is on Strickland though because of his performance against Adesanya and yeah like @rdbase mentioned some fans now call him the real GTA character. Hilarious. Cheesy

So guys, who is your bet between the two? My instincts tell me I should back Du Plessis. Smiley
The odds are not far though with Sean at 1.81 and Dricus at 2.10.

These two really get into a heated argument, for sure it was all Sean Strickland's mouth that he doesn't know how to stop, and when Dricus Du Plessis counters with a real talk Sean Strickland didn't take it lightly but for sure it can also just be for the hype as we all know that Dana White was the one at fault why they are in a close proximity seat at each other for sure it is staged, but some fighters in the crowd are talking that it is not because they can hear the punches of Strickland but as there are some proofs still it is really believable for some as I know Strickland is a better actor for sure,

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yZIfF0P4OYs
Well in this video maybe this is proof that Sean Strickland really is a real GTA Character, as you can see this is also a great advertisement for the upcoming GTA 6 and so the hype is really on for sure, as there is no confirmation yet if who is the design for the main character of the game would be a lot is speculating that it is Sean Strickland,
88  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: January 17, 2024, 11:24:27 PM
The first UFC main event of the year Here we go!:

So we are off to the next UFC and it is just explosive since they had been building it up where it climaxed at the last event with these two throwing down in the crowd.

Here is where they had released a day ago:
UFC 297 Countdown ! FULL EPISODE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OES8O0YAEzo

The first embedded released an hour ago so lets get to it!
UFC 297 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na8VB9SvTxw

Is it a real gun or a toy? but yeah it was an actual gun and it was customized for Sean Strickland he got his name all over it but yeah as I am seeing it was really for real and he will be hanging it in his house as a collection as we all know Sean Strickland love guns and this maniac has allowed with such a thing for sure one of this day if this maniac would decide to go amock it will be with this Golden Gun of his, representing that he got power, for sure I really don't know why a guy like Sean Strickland would allowed to have such dangerous thing,

Neither can I.
That championship bout against Israel seems like a vivid dream and to this day hasn't completely sunk in quite yet. But then again, here we are!
He is going against DDP and from accounts on all the rampant MMA youtubers are contending to say whomever wins will face Adesanya in UFC 300.
Either way Dana gets a fight which he can hype up bigger than a McGregor fight. But not as big as a Khabib comeback to the octagon. Who are we kidding, that would be massive as Zlatan put on his socials the other day with a photo with the retired owner of Eagle MMA fighter.

I think many of us think this way as I was also shocked at the fact that he could do such a thing, and the fight was a real upset to Israel Adesanya, but actually going with the Adesanya fight I got goosebumps watching his fight against Abusupiyan Magomedov and Nassourdine Imavov I was quite amazed on how he defeated them, this is after he lost to Alex Pereira and Jared Cannonier his style was abruptly changed and his defense has become formidable that is for sure, and with his coming fight against Israel Adesanya I got a bad feeling that Adesanya would have a hard time against him but I didn't follow my intuition maybe because I underestimated Strickland so because of this for sure if you underestimated Strickland's defense you will end up like Adesanya,

But back to Strickland, this youtuber of his has mentioned he is a real life GTA character:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3_sq2zJTP9w

Maybe this is a hint that he was really the guy modeled in the new GTA 6 game because they are surely identical,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKW3oISMGWQ

This is a video of Marlon Chito Vera's interview on what he thinks about the upcoming fight against Sean O'Malley, but the interesting part of the interview is how Marlon Chito Vera thinks about the Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis altercation at ringside, for sure he recalls the things that transpired in that night when Strickland jump into Du Plessis was really insane check out the interview it is really interesting,
89  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 17, 2024, 09:29:42 PM
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I don't understand how can anyone claim that Strickland won the belt due to luck. You could say that if he had won by a lucky punch etc, but they fought a full distance and he dominated Adesanya in 4 out of 5 rounds (iirc).
In his last 11 fights he lost only to Pereira who, since then, proved he's a real deal by winning the middleweight belt and then the lightweight belt.
There's no real shame in losing to a champion of a higher weight class. Plus, Sean probably improved a lot since that fight, also by having Alex as his sparring partner.

Well, we have a different view of things and what he thinks happened with the fight because he is sure that Israel Adesanya is a well-known strike and amongst the top 5 but as we have seen Sean Strickland has dominated his with just the Philly defense, for sure many didn't understand what has happened or still in shock with the situation, but that is their point of view with things and it was clear that Adesanya has no answer with what is Sean Strickland was doing, he was mesmerized that his striking was taking no effect at all,

Yup, it wasn't luck but we can't deny that part of it had something to do with Adesanya being off.  He didn't look sharp that night...  Even DDP would've won if he was fighting in the cage.  He might have even finished Adesanya.

As for Strickland vs DDP, it's either DDP getting the finish early or Strickland wins late.  I'm going for the former.  Again...  Strickland loves applying pressure on his opponents and DDP will meet him in the middle making the match a total car crash.  Can't wait.

This episode wasn't as good as the one prior.

UFC 297:  Embedded - Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYo2BJyVYi8

Press conference is gonna be live in a tad over 24 hours or so.

UFC 297:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Mdg3u6e_o

Well, luck has a percentage part in Strickland winning that fight for sure but it was absolute hard work nothing is wrong in saying that it could be luck that won him the fight everybody can surely think differently in some cases, and we can surely say everything that comes into mind on what have transpired inside the octagon and as I have mentioned nothing is wrong about it all ideas are surely welcomed,

90  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 17, 2024, 07:33:58 PM
Here are my bets and predictions for today's game I will bet on 4 games today,

Atlanta Hawks VS Orlando Magic

The stake odds for this game are 1.60 for the Atlanta Hawks and 2.41 for the Orlando Magic, right now Vit Krejci, Wesley Matthews, De'Andre Hunter, and Mouhamed Gueye can not play for the Atlanta Hawks, while Gary Harris and Franz Wagner can not play for the Orlando Magic, for me I could bet for the Atlanta Hawks but right now we could never know how the Orlando Magic would play tonight they could surely win in a fashion you could never know, so I might risk my bet for the Magic so my pick will be the Orlando Magic.

Toronto Raptors VS Miami Heat

The stake odds for this game are 2.08 for the Toronto Raptors and 1.79 for the Miami Heat, right now Gary Trent Jr. and Gradey Dick are both questionable if they can play for the Raptors Christian Koloko, Otto Porter Jr., and Jakob Poeltl can not play for the Toronto Raptors while Dru Smith is out for this season, Kevin Love and Jaime Jaquez Jr. can not play for the Miami Heat, for this game, the Toronto Raptors is doing great lately but against the Miami Heat, you can never know for sure the Miami heat right now is getting their winnings while the Toronto Raptors got their consecutive losses right now so my pick for this game is the Miami Heat.

Utah Jazz VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 1.64 for the Utah Jazz and 2.33 for the Golden State Warriors, right now the Utah Jazz doesn't have any injuries, while Moses Moody has a calf injury, Chris Paul has a hand injury, and Gary Payton II has a Hamstring injury for this game right now we can all agree with the way the Utah Jazz is playing right now they have 6 consecutive wins, while the Warriors is really inconsistent and could lead to a lost with those signs, but for this game I think I will risk it for my favorite team the Warriors if they lost this one they can not go into the play-offs for sure, so my pick is the Golden State Warriors.

Portland Trail Blazers VS Brooklyn Nets

The stake odds for this game are 3.00 for the Portland Trail Blazers and 1.42 for the Brooklyn Nets, right now Anfernee Simons, Ibou Badji, Malcolm Brogdon, and Deandre Ayton, are questionable if they can play for the Trail Blazers, Robert Williams III is out of this season, Shaedon Sharpe and Moses Brown can not play for the Portland Trail Blazers, while Dariq Whitehead is questionable if he can play for the Nets, Ben Simmons and Day'Ron Sharpe can not play for the Brooklyn Nets, for this game the Portland surely is hard to make a bet for them as they not doing great and Anfernee Simons is going in this game not in his 100% for sure, so for sure my pick is the Brooklyn Nets.


91  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: MMA talk - PFL, Bellator, KSW, ONE... on: January 16, 2024, 09:46:43 PM
It seems quite interesting because we can play using the fighter characters we like, but the last PlayStation game about fighting I remember was WWE SmackDown.
This was done when I was still teenager and now the PlayStation game has developed enough to have the EA Sports UFC 5 game.
This will remind I of playing when I were teenager, it quite silly but it really interesting.

I remember that game it was really an entertaining game for sure where you could play as your favorite WWE character and the new version of the game had some twist where you could go outside the Ring and the stadium and into the parking lot where you could get items and fight out there that was really great if you can play it in freestyle mode, where you can be allowed and there will be no ring count mode if two fighters were outside the ring,

the first ksw (#90) event of this year starts in the polish capital warsaw on january 20th.
there will again be 9 cage fights with fighters from 9 nations. you can see who will fight who in the cage in the graphic below



Here are Cygan's posts on the KSW 90 event this coming January 20, along with UFC 297, where Śmiełowski was Injured so he needs to pull out of the event and he will be ex-change for Isai Ramos for this event, now the whole KSW 90 Event now are

KSW 90

MAIN EVENT
Arkadiusz Wrzosek VS Ivan Vitasović

CO-MAIN EVENT
Bartosz Fabiński VS Laďd Zerhouni

MAIN CARD
Ewelina Woźniak VS Aleksandra Toncheva
Damian Stasiak VS Adam Soldaev
Islam Djabrailov VS Alfan Rocher-Labes
Werlleson Martins VS Oleksii Polischuck
Isai Ramos VS Ramzan Jembiev

PRELIMINARY CARD
Marek Samociuk VS Oļegs Jemeļjanovs
Gino van Steenis VS Hugo Deux
Szymon Karolczyk VS Artur Krawczyk

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92  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 16, 2024, 06:13:22 PM

The last thing I have heard about him that only in early 2024 he will get back to fully training MMA. His injury was torn achilles, and for normal person it takes half a year for a total recovery. For a professional athlete it will take quicker, but I cant imagine how long it will take to get back to previous results. Dont know how much it is gonna take Hill to recover. He is a puncher, but footwork is also important for him. If he was a kicker, then I think we would have to wait longer. I have checked his Instagram, and he is no way close to gym Cheesy

For sure he is doing fine, and currently chilling in his podcast right now and getting his reaction on the current event for the UFC, his latest Podcast was about the Sean Strickland altercation against Dricus Du Plessis, in the crowd on UFC 296, it was action inside the octagon and action outside the octagon, so yeah returning to Jamahal Hill he is still healing up those injuries for sure,

One more tune-up fight before Alex Pereira seems right and it will be one of the best fights we will ever have this time because both are strong fighters and we won't know who will gonna win. I hope they will gonna see each other inside the Octagon soon this year since they are the face of UFC nowadays after winning their last fights flawlessly. If only they could actually make it as fast as they can like before, we won't gonna wait for too long for that to happen but they are now following the Boxing way of resting their fighters and giving them enough time to recover and get ready for their next opponent.

For sure that is what may happen in the next fight for Magomed Ankalaev, the UFC will not give them the title match right now but instead, they will give him another higher rank fight, and those 2 fighter I think Jamahal Hill will be easy for Ankalaev, but Jiří Procházka may be difficult because of his ground game but against a Glover Texeira that is now old a 31 Ankalaev is definitely much stronger than the recent Texeira, so yeah maybe 1 of these two will be the opponent of Magomed Ankalaev next,


I didn't think he got lucky. I think he actually did the hard work and he was able to earn the belt. Now there is a catch. People will tell me that if he actually earned the belt, he should be able to defend the belt successfully, but I think it is going to be hard for him for sure.

I don't know if DDP will knock him out or not. But I think this is a hard fight for Strickland and I won't be surprised if he actually gets knocked out by Du Plessis. But it is also not going to be a surprise for me if Strickland can actually win this fight.

What I am trying to say is that this fight is going to be 50-50 for both of the fighters. And I also think that in this fight, timing is going to be everything.

Duke Khan

We can not blame others who think Sean Strickland got that belt because of luck as many here are fans of Israel Adesanya and because Alex Pereira defeated Strickland in the past and Adesanya made a comeback for his belt and won a great battle against Alex Pereira you can not blame them if they think that Adesanya can beat Strickland easily, as that Trash talking has got into him for sure Sean Strickland will still need to prove his worth, for sure that defense of Strickland really is effective against Adesanya for sure he is still enhancing that defense of him,
93  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 16, 2024, 09:16:18 AM
Not a good game for me I just got 1 win out of 3, now here are the results of my bet and prediction for today's game,

Washington Wizards VS Detroit Pistons SCORE 117 - 129 - LOST

I really thought that the Washington Wizards would win this game but the Detroit Pistons got it solid and Jordan Poole even though he played 32 mins in this game he just got 16 points for this game, for this game Detroit Pistons Jalen Duren had a double-double of 19 rebound and 20 points Jaden Ivey got 24 points and Alec Burks got 34 points and two 2-digit score for this team that got them this total score, against the Washington Wizards.

Memphis Grizzlies VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 116 - 107 - LOST

I was shocked that the Grizzlies have got this without their main players for this team but for sure many Warriors fans now are in their loss and they are not consistent anymore and keep on losing, Jaren Jackson Jr. got 18 points, GG Jackson III got 23 points, and Vince Williams Jr. got 24 points for sure the Golden State Warriors underestimate the Memphis Grizzlies.

Utah Jazz VS Indiana Pacers SCORE 132 - 105 - WIN

This is a one-sided match and because Tyrese Haliburton was not on the team and the Pacers didn't what to do, and because the Utah Jazz was all over the place, but for this game I was not wrong in picking the Utah Jazz because right now Jordan Clarkson got 17 points, Keyonte George got 19 points, Collin Sexton got 30 points, and Lauri Markkanen has a double-double of 10 rebounds and 32 points for this game.


94  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 16, 2024, 07:43:56 AM
^^ It was one sided fight for Arthur Beterbiev over Callum Smith, Smith though fight valiantly, but Beterbiev is too much for him that he wasn't able to take advantage of his height and reach against the shorter Beterbiev. And then he eat a lot of punches,

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Beterbiev’s promoter, Bob Arum, indicated that a potential full unification bout between his charge and Dmitry Bivol, the WBA titlist, could materialize later this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Arum said there was strong interest in that matchup from Turki Alalsihkh, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment, a body that oversees some of the oil-producing country’s most significant cultural events, including Riyadh Season.

https://www.boxingscene.com/bob-arum-optimistic-beterbiev-bivol-happen-expects-saudi-arabia-stage-it-summer--180730

So it's good to hear that Saudi is very interested to see the Bivol vs Beterbiev unification fight. And we all know that if this rich oil nation wanted it, definitely money is not going to be a problem as long as they can make the fight happen in their country in Riyadh Season. Most likely we will see this huge fight at 175 lbs.

Callum Smith is really a tough nut to crack There were really a lot of shots he got from Artur Beterbiev but he is still standing tall and Beterbiev is a knockout artist for sure those shots that he gave to Smith were that impressive for him to be standing so this is a real feat for Artur Beterbiev to knockout Callum Smith because there still no boxer that knocks him like this, and the corner of Callum Smith had seen enough that they need to stop the match,

That was great news the Arab people really want to see some real action after the recent match of Dmitry Bivol against Lyndon Arthur, and not Artur Beterbiev's fight against Callum Smith they surely witnessed a master class fight so they are also curious why people want that fight to happen for sure this is something they are curious about aswell,
95  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: January 15, 2024, 05:59:24 PM
Here are my bets and predictions for games today,

Washington Wizards VS Detroit Pistons

The stake odds for this game are 1.45 for the Washington Wizards and 2.80 for the Detroit Pistons, right now Johnny Davis, has an Illness and is questionable if he can play for the Wizards Marvin Bagley III, and Isaiah Livers can not play for the Washington Wizards because of Coach's Decision while Malcolm Cazalon, and Bojan Bogdanovic both is questionable if they can play for the Pistons, Mike Muscala, Danilo Gallinari, Monte Morris, and Cade Cunningham all can not play for the Detroit Pistons and so because there are many injuries for the Pistons, while the Washington Wizards still have their main key players, for this game my pick is the Washington Wizards,

Memphis Grizzlies VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 3.45 for the Memphis Grizzlies and 1.33 for the Golden State Warriors, right now Jaren Jackson Jr., and Santi Aldama, are both questionable if they can play for the Grizzlies, Jake LaRavia, Derrick Rose, Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart, and Brandon Clarke can not play for the Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant and Steven Adams are Out for the season, while Moses Moody, Chris Paul and Gary Payton II are all can not play for the Golden State Warriors so for this game the Memphis Grizzlies as many injuries and their key main players Ja Morant is out for this season for sure my pick for this game is non other than Golden State Warriors,

Utah Jazz VS Indiana Pacers

The stake odds for this game are 1.37 for the Utah Jazz and 3.20 for the Indiana Pacers, right Utah Jazz doesn't have any injuries while Aaron Nesmith has a Lower leg injury and is questionable if he can play for the Pacers, and Tyrese Haliburton has a Hamstring Expected to be out until at least Jan 25, can not play for the Indiana Pacers, for this game, it is not expected that Haliburton will be injured like this and without him, the play for the Indiana Pacers are different, without him, while Utah Jazz is a great team now and is at their 100% going in this game so my pick is the Utah Jazz,


96  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 15, 2024, 05:23:58 PM
^^ For sure, Casimero is going after Inoue but he has to wait, and all he can do right now is call him through his social media accounts and it's obvious that it's just for publicity stunt as he knows that his time is running out.

Inoue is scheduled to fight Nery and then another boxer that Tapales has beaten already. And only after that Casimero might get his chance, but still up to Inoue as Casimero's name is somewhat in the middle as far as super bantamweight goes as he is no longer a champion, so he has no leverage but to create a hype and call Inoue in his social media for publicity.

For sure I want to see if John Riel Casimero is telling the truth and if he can really beat Naoya Inoue or if it is just all bark, but for sure it is still promising to see what he can really do inside the ring with Naoya Inoue, for sure John Riel Casimero is already readying something in advance so yeah Casimero don't really holds anything as he doesn't have the champion that Naoya Inoue needed, for sure he can let Casimero Slip by, but what Casimero is holding dear was their last fight that was canceled,

I think Casimero deserve to fight against Inoue, if not only beacuse of the ranking of Casimero, he for sure is the best opponent of Inoue that could potentially beat the Beast. We all know what happen to Casimero, he didn't lose to a fighter, he just made a mistake that's why he was stripped with his belt. So with that, I still think that Casimero is still a dangerous fighter that's why Inoue can't say yes to him.


For sure many want to see that fight and I also do, but Sadly Naoya Inoue can ignore Casimero and go for the other title belts for sure the word deserving is likely can be put to him, but do you think even if he deserves a fight doesn't mean that Naoya Inoue will not say no to this, because he surely can, but don't get me wrong Casimero is surely a dangerous fighter that is why the camp of Inoue doesn't want to risk it on him because there are other title fights that need to be get, and it is just a waste of time for them to give it to Casimero, for sure John Riel Casimero was right for giving Inoue the name Japanese Turtle,



Artur Beterbiev VS Callum Smith

Have you just seen this fight, it was a one-sided fight as Artur Beterbiev devastated the fighter that is never been knockout, Callum Smith it was a really fierce fight for sure Artur Beterbiev sent a devastating blow to Callum Smith truly you must see the match on the 1st round Beterbiev just let out a blitz of punches on Smith and you can hear the sound of his heavy punch, hitting Smith, it was brutal,

97  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: January 15, 2024, 04:16:51 PM
Congratulations to you guys who bet for Magomed Ankalaev. I should've taken that KO/TKO win. Cheesy But it's okay, a win is still a win.
Johnny Walker did great in the first round showing an impressive usage of his kickboxing style. He was so aggressive offensively and I really thought he might win that fight if he could just land one of those kicks. Ankalaev on the other hand started slow, he ain't throwing much in the first round, and then the bad low blow. Ouch!
The second round was so bad for Walker, he is just circling around not throwing anything. His kicks are scary although risky but one hit could definitely change the game. But Ankalaev got him first, what a great accurate powerful punch, and just one follow-up punch made the referee decide to stop it and I think that's a perfect stoppage or else there will be more damage. It's too strong that Walker bounced on the cage and obviously that's lights out for him. Cheesy
I bet Anakalaev's camp will now be hunting for the title match this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swEt21KEe5s

After watching this video That Punch from Magomed Ankalaev surely has bombs when he throws them, leaving his opponent stunned for a short time I think that happened to Johnny Walker in Ankalaev's 1st punch at him he was stunned and then that 2nd shot was destroyed him completely for sure the referee has made a great thing by stopping the fight or else there will be blood spilling all over the Octagon, as of now blood was pouring on Johnny Walker's nose, that is how hard Ankalaev can punch and it was really a good stoppage, well in that Video it was a complete Magomedov Ankalaev most fights of the Dagestani Knockout Master,


Dana White will not let that happen since he favors the fighters which he likes and unfortunately Anakalaev is not one of them. He does not want to see him move up in his organization at all.
There are political motivations behind it also what Magomed said after the fight with Walker during the interview which he did not like at all. Having that illegal knee thrown towards Walker in their last fight made Dana White even more mad about Anakalaev's face value fighting in the UFC,
Seen all the mess Magomed had done within the UFC from a youtuber I regularly watch but he mostly talks about what happens outside of the octagon and not what actually matters and that is what happens inside, so for this very reason is why I don't bring that kind of discuss in here because that is just drama and deserves to stay outside our talks here. Poltical agendas and who says what is irrelevant to us as it is unjustified to even speculate about unreliable facts.

It is good to just wait for Dana White's and the UFC's announcement of what is the next fight for Magomed Ankalaev, for sure there are more exciting fights after this so let's just watch what is in store for us in the year 2024, that Magomed Ankalaev will surely be getting his title shot one day as Dana White is letting Alex Pereira savor that belt for the meantime as there is no one stopping Ankalaev in getting it, not even Jiří Procházka, or Jamahal Hill can stop Ankalaev getting into Alex Pereira for sure,

98  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 15, 2024, 10:40:43 AM
It was a very tense victory for Leverkusen to achieve, yes they had to wait until the 90+ minute to score a goal and ensure they could win this match.
I think this is just a matter of luck, because Augsburg also didn't play that well to be able to withstand every attack from Leverkusen, but it was very difficult for Leverkusen to score at least 1 goal to make them play more comfortably.
They could breathe a sigh of relief after they were able to score that goal, because if they failed to win, then Bayern Munich would be able to take advantage of the moment of unsatisfactory results achieved by Leverkusen.
Nothing has changed in the standings and also the distance between these two clubs, everything is the same as before with a difference of 4 points but Bayern Munich is 1 match ahead of Leverkusen.

They had many injuries right now aside from Victor Boniface being their main goal striker, they don't have much but the strategy of Xavi Alonso so for sure that is how Alonso was giving them a brief strategy on what to do in circumstances like that, I really think what they need is a Xavi Alonso that will be technical on his strategy for sure and Alonso is great in improvising.


Leverkusen's triumph excites me! Augsburg is tough at home, so this is a big win. I think Leverkusen was lucky, but thats football! They're four points ahead, but Bayern Munich, with a game in hand, is closing in. This is Xabi Alonso's coaching peak. He's kept the team constant, so they have a chance to win the Bundesliga. It wont be easy, especially given Munich's recent title success.

Leverkusen must stay on track in the next matches. Munich will play Werder, which shouldnt be a problem for them, and may cut the deficit. Leverkusen's triumph, notably Palacios' last-minute goal, must have boosted morale. In a tight title race, stunning victories can help a team. Still, pressure is high, and the road is long. Lets see if Alonso's team can stay calm and possibly change Bundesliga history.

Another thing why this was a big win for Leverkusen according to some was it is because of the injuries of the Players for their main Striker that is Victor Binaface, that is why Leverkusen Struggle in this game but because of the strategy of Xavi Alonso they still manage to get this game into a win by getting 1 goal Leverkusen is still number 1,

Right now 4 points are what Bayern Munich needs to make it happen and get back the position Leverkusen has got them, Leverkusen has proven that they are a more experienced team because of Xavi Alonso, what make Leverkusen Special as the way they have prepared for this game.

99  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: January 15, 2024, 07:23:38 AM
I had a feeling Ankalaev was going to win quickly against Johnny Walker, and now I think his next match is going to be against Alex Pereira.
He improved a lot in last few years but I dont think he is on the same level with Pereira yet, so maybe Dana pairs him with winner of Prochazka vs Rakic first.


If we could see it fast enough it was like Johnny Walker was hesitating in his move even imitating the Capoeira move which is just a distraction but sure that move can easily be predicted by Magomed Ankalaev, for it was a desperate move for Johnny Walker and we can hear that his corner also said to him that he is doing well in the 1st round which is the opposite of what I have seen, it was really a cruel world for Johnny Walker he is the fan favorite and while doing those sick moves the crowd was shouting his name but because of that feint and technicality of the stand-up of Magomed Ankalaev, this was an easy feat for Ankalaev.

It looked like he tried to copy his tactic from their first fight, but he overdid feints and Ankalaev started checking calf kicks, so Walker was out of ideas and decided to be at least entertaining and memorable.
That capoeira move had zero chances of landing, absolutely anyone could see it from a mile away. But at least it was funny.

It was not really meant for fighting that is, for me, it was purposedly like dancing rather than fighting, so yeah it was hilarious while doing it in an actual fight, maybe Johnny Walker was thinking that Ankalaev would laugh and might destroy his focus because of that moves, but Magomed Ankalaev remained focus that is why yeah it was really not that great but it was really funny seeing something like this and as we know Johnny Walker really wants to entertain everybody.

Dana has not yet made an official statement as to who Ankalaev will fight in his next fight, but Ankalaev himself has stated that he really wants to fight Alex Pereira.
Ankalaev himself believes he can beat Pereira like he beat Johnny Walker but I think it still too early with confidence and self-confidence to be able to beat Pereira by KO and fight for the championship belt.
There has been no decision or approval from Dana regarding the challenge that Ankalaev has attached to Pereira because Pereira opponent was supposed to be Jamahal Hill but it had to be postponed because he was injured.

For sure the UFC may want to see another fight than the Ankalaev VS Pereira fight, that is for sure, but if the people want to see it that fight will surely push through, Alex Pereira will not evade anyone who wants to fight him, that is how Pereira is so for sure all we can do is wait for it to happen as Alex Pereira will not be moving into another division or return to the Middleweight because he needs a win in this division for the title defense.

100  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion on: January 14, 2024, 11:31:20 PM
^^
From the looks of it you also had a successful night in the UFC betting wise.
Well played @YuginKadoya !
The co-main event was cancelled so we had Jim Miller fill in with his fight instead and that one didn't disappoint.
To the point where there is now talk for this grizzled veteran to take on another fighter who is currently working the mic as an announcer in Felder to be in UFC 300.
As his swan song just like what happened to Lawler about 6 months back when he retired from the sport and was given a good send off with that wicked KO win.

The usual suspects won and alot of finishes this night for a not too bad UFC Fight Night at the Apex.

Yup! I got 2 out of 3 so it was not bad at all, the Co-Main Event was the one I was waiting for but it was canceled due to Manel Kape missing out weight it was really a horrible thing to happen but it really is just normal for it to happen so I switched my research and bet for this one and it got horrible losses, because the now Co-Main Event I am not really familiar with Gabriel Benítez but because Jim Miller was that old I had to bet on the younger one and failed miserably,



Here are the results of my Bet and Predictions for the UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker - ROUND 2 KO/TKO - WIN

Amazing Knockout for Magomed Ankalaev and 1 punch is all he needs to bring down Johnny Walker I have said that Ankalaev's power with his strikes is really there and Walker even with that Capoeira style Ankalaev has already seen those weird style of Walker was on the 1st round that the Magomed Ankalaev was just waiting for an opportunity to switch stance for an Orthodox and give Johnny Walker a beating, that he needed, it was feints Ankalaev was just raising his feat to catch Walker and in that 1 mistake on Johnny Walker's part Ankalaev have caught him, and instantly that straight punch and the hook that finish him,

Jim Miller VS Gabriel Benítez ROUND 3 SUBMISSION - LOST

Now Jim Miller was surprisingly still able to throw takedowns more often I thought that he never did that but in this fight, Jim Miller threw 2 takedowns and both were successful the sad part is that Gabriel Benitez doesn't have a good takedown defense or is not able to defend those fast takedowns of Jim Miller because Miller has the speed than Benitez and with that 3rd round Miller has successfully get those grappling into action and gotten the rear naked choke on Gabriel Benitez that led him to tap,

Marcus McGhee VS Gaston Bolańos ROUND 2 KO/TKO - WIN

Marcus McGhee's striking was superb for sure if he can not get this into the stand-up he still has other options and he has said in the interview he will wrestle and get this fight to the ground for sure the level of performance of McGhee is just incredible and for sure he deserves a fight that will raise him above the top 10 contenders, for sure that is his next plan in his next fight and Gaston Bolańos stand no chance against Marcus McGhee, in this fight he has shown that and what he is capable of,


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