There is not much to bet on CS:GO as well, Road to Rio will resume on Oct 31, so it is a long break as well. There are few matches here in there if you are up to it.

If you are into sports not just e-sports, then you can bet on NBA and NFL. NBA just started and there are good picks you can bet on. Plus, there are games every day, so you have plenty of matches you can bet on and watch.


It's just the worst time for him to retire. He did not even enjoy his last game in TI since they are isolated from their teammates. If it is not meant to be, it won't. They had a hot start, and it was all for nothing because of Covid. They could have easily made it to top 5 or 4 if not for the unfortunate events that transpired. Anyway, I wish him luck to his future endeavours not that he is retired in pro scene. He will still be remembered by the most avid fans of DOTA.

For today's bet, I am riding the winning streak of these two teams.



Even though Jazz is in a rebuilding process, they are actually off in a good start this season. They are currently on top of the standing with 3-0.

The Boston Celtics is on the roll as well. Even with their head coach out and only an interim coach is guiding them, they are still top of their conference with 3-0 as well.

I am hoping that these two teams will continue their winning streak.


I am avoiding that as well for now because it is just the start of a new season. I am still studying how the teams are doing this year. I am sticking for ML in the meantime, even avoiding parlay bets. Once I get a good grip of how the teams play, then I might start betting on over and under and do parlay as well.

First, since I won on my first game I would likely play more and push my luck to the limit. We do not know if I can win more since I started very lucky. I might be able to extend my luck.  I will do this though with my limit at the back of my head. I will not spend more than I have alloted for that day. I will make sure that I conserve that first game pot so I can take it home even though I still gamble.


Second, though the money is big, it is not enough to sustain a more lucrative lifestyle for me. And sure not big enough for me to cut ties with my neighbors and friends in my neighborhood. I would rather spend it for something profitable in the future like purchasing investment or putting some into bitcoin and promising crypto. Of course that is after I have spent some to throw a party or two for my family and friends.

That is the responsibility of the managers. They are there to make sure that their players will obey covid safety protocols to avoid contracting covid while in the tournament. Playing for TI is pressure enough, playing TI with covid is surely a lot more pressure. See the teams that got infected with covid, they could not perform well. RNG started TI strong and after they got Covid, they never won a single series. It would be a disaster if a team qualified for Finals but got covid. The managers are surely working double time to remind their team to keep safe and follow protocols.

I never had any expectations for the Lakers since the get-go of this season. Their organization right now is in disarray and seems that they do not know what to do with their rosters. They acquired a lot of guards during the offseason but failed to trade Westbrook. Now they are full of guards that can't shoot. Then Lebron has to play point to because he has to chase those stats. Rob Pelinka has a lot to do but nothing seems to get done. It is still early in the season but unless they make a massive change in their roster, it will be a repeat of last season.


And he will be crucified on social media because of that. But that is how all superstars are, they take shots even when they had a bad night. It is good that he is still confident to take shots but too bad it is a bad choice.

I too love to see the Last Chance Qualifiers take the Final Stage of TI 2022. It will be a good send-off to Matu. He is already a Hall of Famer and would likely be missed by Dota fans. I wanted to see him one last time on the Finals stage and go toe-to-toe with whoever they are against. I would love to see the same kind of game they played against Thunder Awaken. That would be an epic way to close TI.

I do not know if Puppey will retire but he did not make any announcement yet. And the way team secret is doing right now, if they don't bag it this year, he may come back again next year.

1st 🥇: Team Liquid
2nd 🥈: Secret
3rd 🥉: Tundra
4th 🏅: Aster

It is just pure resilience from Team Liquid that will catapult them to the finals and eventually the Aegis. I like the Cinderella story of Team Liquid. Qualifying late to TI because they have to go through Regional and then Last Chance qualifier. Now they are top 4 of the tournament.

We have seen how resilient they are and how they wanted to win this TI. Even when they are down in net worth and the Ancient is exposed, time and time again, they find a way to defend their Ancient, make a comeback and win the game. That kind of resilience is what makes a champion. It is maybe their experience, their leadership, or just their keen desire to give Matu an epic retirement, but it is totally working for them.

I read that he is happy retiring no matter what the result in TI is, so I think he is serious about retiring. It would be a great send-off if they would be able to win the TI. And it is a great journey as well. Coming from the Last Chance Qualifier and ending in the top 4 of TI is already a great achievement. Considering a few weeks ago they are not even qualified for TI yet and have to battle it out in LCQ. If they win this, it will be epic.

It would be nice if the two LCQ qualifiers meet in the Finals. Team Secret is quite strong right now and they are quite a favorite against Tundra. So, they may be the first to take the Finals. Team Liquid will have a harder path through but still doable. After their epic performance today, I am sure they will be hyped facing Aster on their next series. And that momentum may pushed them to take the Finals slot.


I will stick with Team Secret as well. They have never faltered yet. If they take down Tundra, they will be well rested going to the finals. Those coming from the lower bracket will have a harder time because they would go to the finals tired from the previous series.

It feels like I am watching the Finals of TI 11 already in this series. Up to the last minute, you will never know who will win in this series. Thunder Awaken in game 1 pushed through the tier 4 tower and the Ancient is exposed but Team Liquid did the impossible and pushed back. They even made a comeback, took the lead and was so near to finish the game in their favor but then again Thunder Awaken caught them off guard and wiped them without buy backs. And since the ancient was exposed earlier, it was free for the taking.

The same happened in Game 3. Team Liquid got the early lead with Lesh snowballing. But Thunder Awaken turned everything around and was able to take two lanes of barracks. They got the rosh, refresher on Enigma who has BKB. Meaning double BKB and Blackhole. And in unexpected turn of events, I do not know if it by luck of Liquid or a curse to South American teams, but those two blackhole was rendered useless when both blackholes were stopped by bashes. It should have been a clear wipeout if those blackholes were not interrupted. But it was and that was what Team Liquid needed to turn thing around and win the game. I was just watching but I am exhausted with how the lead turns back and forth and how many times Liquid defended their Ancient.

If that series was the Finals, I am fully satisfied. But it is not so I am expecting more from this tournament.

Clippers are a playoff team even before Kawhi and PG joined them. They were always a Championship contender since these 2 stars joined but mishap after mishaps cost them even the WCF. Now they have Wall in their lineup and Ty Lue as a coach. If they can keep this core stars healthy, they are again a heavy contender for the Championship. It is early but I am quite inclined to believe that it will be GSW vs Clippers for WCF.


Lakers against a good shooting team? Hmmm that is a risky bet. Lakers is a poor shooting team. They can defend but if Damian gets hot, he can torch the Lakers alone.

That Jazz +7.5 is attractive. Pelicans is hot right now with Zion still healthy but a rebuilding Jazz is also unpredictable. That makes them dangerous. Both of these teams are young so that +7.5 is pretty good bet.
 

Magnolia looks like they are exhausted with the defense Ginebra is imposing on them. Their shots look like it is forced which is why none is going in in the final two minutes of the game. Ginebra took advantage of it and won the game.

Congratulations to those who believe in Ginebra. They do get better against stronger teams.

He is just 27 right now, unless he gets injured that will heavily affect his game, I think he will break that record. We will see how far his duo with Jammal Murray will take them. I hope they won't end up like Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert that got disbanded without anything to show off. We saw last year that even without Jammal, Jokic was still able to carry the team into playoffs. Jammal now just has to get back his rhythm and chemistry with the team and they can shoot for at least WCF. I know they can because they have enough experience to at least get that far.


We know they can play as a team as they have shown that last year in the playoffs. They were able to take the Suns to game 6 even though they do not have Zion on their lineup. We are so hyped about Zion because the team has been waiting for him to play a full season. I think they are hoping that Zion is the one man that can complete the team and will take them to a higher finish. They already built a good young roster. They already acquired a veteran that can guide them through CJ. All they need now is that their main man to be there, healthy and strong.

 

I suspected that much but I just want to confirm it here. Is Covid protocol over there too lux that a few players are getting covid? It is hard to win if you are far apart from your team.



Once Sven got his timing, he is basically one stun one hitting most of the beastcoast heroes. They are just paper to Sven. MOst of the time, the one that got a better draft win. I think I am yet to see a countered draft and win.

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Team Liquid sent home OG on their series. They won convincingly on both maps, 2-0. It is a sweep this time. Team Liquid is not letting Matu retire yet and they are squishing every DOTA game they can get for Matu. They will have their next series against Thunder Awaken in about 3 hours. They secured top 6 and will now fight for the top 4.

It is already a win on your bet since it is +1.5. Beastcoast just need a win in order for you to win. Congrats.

Game 3 was thrilling. There is no big advantage in net worth on both sides until the wipeout from PSG.LGD happened. LGD never looked back since then and just continued the pressure on BC. They were very disciplined and even when they had the chance to push the ancient, they decided to push to instead and secure Mega creeps. They did not give beast coast a chance for a comeback. PSG.LGD secured the top 6. They will face Team Aster later after the OG vs Team Liquid series.

Just a question, why is beastcoast not in the stage? On c_smile is on stage. Funny comment from caster while on game, "C smile is all alone. Alone on the stage and in the game."

Next game OG vs Team Liquid. This will be another epic series.

It must have been devastating to lose to a rebuilding team. I do not know what is wrong with the Sixers, but they have no business losing to Spurs. They are a complete team and in paper they should be good for a ECF or even a finals appearance. Doc Rivers should take a good look at their team and pinpoint what they need to do in order to win. They already have a good roster. I think the fault now lies with the coach.



Maybe but training today is different than a decade ago. Now it is more advance that you can actually focus your training so that it can prevent injuries like that. A therapist can focus on what muscles to train so that ankles and knees are better protected. Just like how Curry and his therapist focus their training on his hips so he will be less prone to ankle injuries. As long as Ja trained his body right, he can continue to be athletic like that and avoid major or career threatening injuries.

This is still a good bet considering LA Clippers is very stacked right now. They still have Paul George, Zubac, and Jackson to carry the team in absence of these two superstars. They carried the team to playoffs last season so they can pretty much give Sacramento Kings a good fight.

My bets for later are

Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

I am taking Chicago here @ 2.04 odds. I just can't resist a good odd. I know the bulls can beat the cavs even though the bookies are saying the cavs are favorite in this game.

I say the match between OG and Liquid is a toss-up and either team can win this. I like to bet on OG on this one but if I am going to play it safe, I go with over 2.5 maps. I am sure this match will go the distance since no one from this team wants to go home early especially Liquid since it is Matu's last TI. They would want to go as far as possible for Matu.


I would still go for PSG.LGD experience though. It is already time-tested though they had a tough time lately. They started weak in the group stage and lost their first match in Main Event. But they always bounce back. It is just BO3 so I am not afraid that LGD will win this one. Anyway, on the off chance that BC wins, your small bet will still win since it will be x4.


If it is counterplay, then it will be in favor of Team Secret. They have Puppey who is a genius in drafting plus they have at least 6 days of rest and time to study all the possible picks of Tundra. Well, everything starts with a good draft, and sometimes you can win with just a perfect draft alone. And Puppey will surely take advantage of his superiority over Tundra.


I was actually surprised too to see that it will have a 6-day break before proceeding to the Finals. I am aware that the playoffs and finals will take place in a different location, but I am not aware if the schedule was changed or not. Maybe somebody here will enlighten us about this one because the break is very anti-climactic.

Hopefully they will have an enclosed booth for the Players in Singapore Indoor Stadium so the issues in SunTec about the casters being heard by the players will be eliminated.

Ginebra has 1.77 odds while Magnolia has 1.95. I do not know why Ginebra is favored to win here but in my opinion, Magnolia has better chance of winning. Magnolia's local players performance is stunning at this conference. They are performing very well, and they complement their import. Even though Ginebra bounce back every time they lose, I'll take my chances with magnolia since they have better odds. This match is a toss-up anyway, so I go where pay is better when I win.

Team Secret did not give them a chance to recover. They keep on pressuring them until they collapsed. Even when Slark was on top of the net worth, there is nothing he can do because Team Secret is already in the roll and snowballing.

Tundra also showed their prowess against Team Aster as they demolished them in a sweeping fashion. The top bracket is still keeping the sweep in their matches. From the first day of the main event until now, nothing but sweeps.

Team Secret and Tundra just need a win to get into the Finals. Team Secret against Tundra will be an epic match but we still have to wait a week before we see them play.

I would probably just pay the $500 rather than go through all that trouble going to trial and paying $50K. that is just me because I do not care what other thinks as long as I know that I did not cheat. I do not need to prove myself to anyone.

But I guess it is different for Stu since he has a reputation to uphold, and it seems to me that gambling is his source of income. If he gets banned because he is accused of cheating, it will have a large effect on his life. And I think he has the money to pay for the trial and everything.