I am taking the Aces in Game 4 in their series against the Sun. I believe that Chelsea Gray will be able to adapt against the defense of Bonner if Sun will replicate the same defense they had last game. I also believe in Coach Hammon to be able to address the things they lack and counter the defense and offense that the Sun has shown. The Aces know that if they lose this game, it will be an anybody's game in Game 5. They do not want that to happen and will try to close this series at this game. Good luck with your bets!  |
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In order to understand the psychology of gamblers, i have decided to come up few questions for discussions, and here is the first one.
Suppose that you are a responsible gambler who have allocated a certain portion of money to gamble each month. Now you came across a poor person/family who is in urgent need of money. Will you quit the gambling for that month and give the allocated money to the poor family or will you prefer to gamble as you can't live without gambling ?
I am always ready to chip in to help the person in need. But I will not give all the money already allocated to something. I am sure I am not the only one that can help the family. There are governments and their friends. I can give them the extra money that I have to help alleviate the monetary problems that they have. I follow strictly my budget, so the money already allocated for my gambling, or any money already allocated will not be touched. |
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He added that he didn’t think he gave everything he could to the Lakers as he played alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who he considers “two of the best players in the NBA.” Schröder continued, “At the end of the day, I feel like for me, personally, I got to be comfortable in the environment I’m in. I love the Lakers organization and they did great things, but I think for me, and this is just business, I don’t think I fit in 100 percent.” https://hypebeast.com/2021/9/dennis-schroder-explains-why-he-turned-down-84-million-usd-los-angeles-lakers-deal-boston-celticsSo when he turn down that $84 million contract, him and his agent says that he is not a perfect fight with the Lakers. And now he change his tune, and agreed with a minimum contract? What a sudden change of event, isn't it. From "I don't what to play with AD and Lebron because I can't evolved and i don't need that money, to now, I'm fine with $2 million, show me the money!!!". They just wanted more money, so they came up with that alibi. But they got karma and he got injured and he never got the payday he wanted. Now, he is scraping for whatever the Lakers want to give to him. He is still very young and if he shows that he still got the skills to become great he will soon get the pay that he wanted. Hopefully, he gets enough minutes in the Lakers to be able to show that. Otherwise, he will be scraping again next year. |
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Secret is down 2-0 and it is not looking good in game 3 as well. Pure is super farmed and Secret has a very hard time managing him. I think it will now end 3-0 in favor of Entity. Good game for secret. They are really worn out. Reso is not performing very well in the lane. Kinda saw it coming before the game though. Entity beat Team Liquid yesterday like they were nothing, that was the decisive moment that I knew for sure that they are going to qualify and on top of that its Team Secret again on the grand final so yeah took -2.5 maps without any hesitation on there. I would have gone for -1.5 on Entity if it was Team Liquid instead It is now official; Entity got the ticket to TI 2022 in Singapore while Team Secret and Liquid will have to go through the last chance qualifier. It will be an uphill battle in the Last Chance qualifier since a lot of good teams are also qualified to go through it. But I think these two have a high chance that they will be able to qualifier through the Last Chance. It will be an all-out rumble in the last chance qualifier. The teams qualified for the Last Chance are: 1. Nouns - North America 2. Wildcard Gaming - North America 3. Infamous - South America 4. Tempest - South America 5. Team Secret - W Europe 6. Team Liquid - W Europe 7. Outsiders - E Europe 8. Na'Vi - E Europe 9. Xtreme Gaming - China 10. Vici Gaming - China 11. Polaris - SEA 12. T1 - SEA What is your pick to win the last ticket to TI? |
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I'd like to see those independent teams dominating the conference like what it was few decades ago.
Now we are only seeing MVP and SMC in the Semi-Finals. That's what's happening for years already and it looks like there is no way that this will stop.
I like to see independent teams dominating those SMC and MVP rather than seeing Ginebra dominating again in the Commissioners Cup. The problem with the independent teams right now is that, they can't afford some imports unlike MVP and SMC where they can just get any import that's fit to their team. I mean there are some players who SMC and MVP can't afford but comparing to independent teams, they are way behind that's why they can't dominate in a conference where there is an import.
I'm still hoping that balance of the roster in each team and competitiveness will rise again in PBA.
That is what we all want to see happen but in the current situation, it is far from happening. PBA is too much in favor of the team of SMC and MVP. Unless something drastic is done to control these powerful companies from farming other teams of their talents, then we are forced to just be satisfied with what PBA has to offer. What PBA needs to do is to focus on making the league better again, there's a lot of issues that they need to address PBA should start working on that.
They're not addressing it, they only addressed it because they're being called out and that made them nervous. The answers given by the comms aren't even enticing to hear and they only think of themselves. I just hope that B League would boycott the meeting that they'll about to have with the comms. What would boycotting the meeting do? It will just worsen the relationship between the two leagues. It is better if they can come up with something that would benefit both leagues and the players as well. I do not know if it is still in effect, but I think college players who do not want to get drafted into PBA are not able to play in PBA at all. If they can come up with a resolution that players can join b league and can still play in PBA after their contracts expire, it will be good for the league and the players. |
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Well , until TI official games we have a BO5 between Secret and Entity and if I had any money for spare to place a bet , I would have go with Secret to win this series and go to TI ,even if Entity is the superior team right now and StormStormer is a beast in mid lane. Odds also favors Entity with 1.42 vs 2.70 for Secret.
It is not looking good for Secret though. They are down 2-0 in matches, 1 more win for Entity, and its GG for Team Secret. Game 3 is not looking good for Secret as well. SF is very farmed right now and Entity is dominating the game. They still have a chance to come back to this game but it is very slim. Team Secret is exhausted from the previous series and Entity is punishing them for it. It will take every ounce of their willpower to come back from a 0-2 deficit. |
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Polaris Esports could have won the 5th match if they get a decent carry, why pick pudge as their carry in a crucial situation. Also in the fourth match if they just banned Slark might they have won that match.
It's normal these days to have a pudge in a game and being played as a pos 1. They have a strategy and that's what I also think whenever somebody picks pudge if they can secure the game more with a better carry. It is not very successful though. I do not have the numbers for the win rate of Pudge but most of the matches I have seen in tournaments that played carry Pudge ended in a loss. I agree it was not the best pick at the time. A lot of missed hooks as well. It would have been a big upset if Polaris won that match up. I took Entity -1.5 @2.1 and I expect them to win this quite easy. They are the best team this tournament and Secret has to be a bit worn out.
Well its kinda their own fault for dragging the game for so long in the first place. Most of the game that ended up over 60 minutes should actually be over in around 40-45 minutes but they probably wanted to play it safe then drag the game by destroying all lane. On another side, they are pretty much hyped up at this moment while Entity's players are probably leisuring while waiting for their game so yeah Taking -2.5 though, its abit aggresive but yeah Entity is way better Secret is down 2-0 and it is not looking good in game 3 as well. Pure is super farmed and Secret has a very hard time managing him. I think it will now end 3-0 in favor of Entity. Good game for secret. They are really worn out. Reso is not performing very well in the lane. |
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Dennis was part of those players that haven't got a contract, and he is just lucky that the Lakers have signed him up again and definitely, he still wanted to play in the NBA so he accept it although he could have been more than that a year or two ago.
And this is another lesson for those players that if they have been offered a good contract, no need to price themselves up because it might bite them in the ass.
Might be interesting though to see him with Westbrook on the floor or even Pat Beverly, not sure if there will be chemistry issues or not.
I'd choose another agent if I were him. He is called a veteran in every article that I read. Schroder is just 29 years old.  Why would they accept this kind of contract while Eurobasket is not even over yet and they will be trying for the Bronze medal? If they win it, there's a chance his value could increase more and his agent didn't even wait for that moment. I think they just waited if they could win against Spain and if they do they will try to increase his value. That's some stupid decision. Obviously, the Lakers do want him because he is a good player but I am sad they accepted a cheap price. They are desperate so they will accept any offer they have. Anyway, they can view this as their way back to getting higher pay. Schroder has 1 year to prove that he can still be significant in NBA through this contract. A lot of players have been through this kind of contract and was able to get better paying contract later. Hopefully, Schroder can do it. He is still very young and have very much to show the NBA. |
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My prediction for that game was dead wrong. I think I overestimated the offensive power of the Aces and their ability to win on the road. Both my bets were punished with a loss.
The Suns proved that the home crowd can ignite them. Their defense is everywhere. They controlled the glass, rotated to take away open shots, and jump passing lanes. Their energy is far above what they have shown early in this series.
They have implemented a very effective adjustment as well. They found how to control the offensive prowess of Chelsea Gray by assigning Dewanna Bonner to her and it worked. Gray was limited to 11 points.
I am now excited to see how the Aces will counter the adjustment Suns implemented in this game.
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A chance for going to the International 2022 in Singapore and meet the sponsored team Evil Geniuses
Those fans of EG and at the same time that weren't able to secure a ticket will probably join the contest. There have been reports that most of the tickets were already sold and that's due to the scalpers that were able to reserve and bought the tickets very quickly. The International is just one month away and I know that everyone's excited about it. While we're hyped with the qualifiers, it's more hyping when it's the TI and you get to watch live, good luck to the participants. Well scalpers are always prepared for TI and this year they had a lot of tickets to get and fans are angry now because of them so big up to Sportsbet for making that promo and give a chance to Dota 2 fans to see the show live. Last year it was in Romania , and what an opportunity I had to go ...until pandemic ruined it all. TI is quite famous and it being in Singapore is a treat for those who are closer to this venue to be able to attend. Had a bet on In the breach vs Goon squad in the tournament and lost, but it was fun to watch. They had a major comeback to take the match. Think this was my second time betting on DOTA2 and enjoyed it alot! TI is the largest DOTA tournament and the best teams in the world are playing against each other. It would be an experience to go watch the tournaments live. I am from Asia, but I do not have the time to go to Singapore and watch the games live. I will just witness it through their live streams. Scalpers are too fast to secure tickets and real fans are forced to buy the tickets at a higher price. I do not know if something can be done here but it seems that real DOTA fans are getting punished to have to purchase tickets from scalpers. |
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Their weakest link is Kuku, no doubt. The dude's trying to emulate Ammar's offlane heroes by trying to transition as a carry and hog one side of the map for his farm. Even then, his farm is still slow and his item choice is not impactful all throughout the game. That game 1 Viper he has had a lot of space, even more space than ana, and still end up not doing anything against the aggression of Talon. Game 2 he may have done something against 23savage but his poor shot calling ended up in Talon slowly but surely taking the upper hand. They better get this sorted out else they will not qualify to TI at all The weakest link is not Kuku himself, but it's the hero pick, I don't know who decide the hero pick, but most of the time Kuku use a low-impact hero, like Venomancer and Viper, though both are great hero to win the lane, but then it's expect both the carries to snowballing, winning the lane, winning the mid game, and end the game fast, and it put so much burden for both Ana and Topson. They might be a very good player but to dominate all games everytime is kind a hard. Aside from the drafts, they are not in sync all the time. There are times that Ana or Topson are left too deep in the enemy and their teammates are not in position to response or help them. They still have the chance to enter TI through the last chance qualifier since they ended 3rd place. They have a few days to polish their weaknesses and their plays. Hopefully, they come stronger in Last Chance. Congratulations to Talon for qualifying for TI. It was a hard battle fought against Polaris. The wins are back and forth between Polaris and Talon but in the end, Talon got the win in game 5. Polaris was so close to making it to TI and having an underdog fairytale, but Talon is just too much in game 5. |
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With what is happening, PBA will surely find a way to make changes to improve the league, they might not be able to match the salary standards offered by B-League and other leagues overseas, but they have to find a way to make players stay by adding more teams to accommodate more players, that way we won't easily notice who leaves the PBA due to lots of good players still in the league.
That will not stop top cagers to play offshore though. You can add teams but what top player will play if they get better offer sheets from leagues abroad. Those teams will just be filled with mediocre players. Some will say that it is not all money but considering that athletes have expiry date on their productivity, most will choose to have higher pay even if they play abroad rather than in pba. If we look on the positive side of it, our players get exposed to international experiences. They come back here a better player. We can always call them to play for gilas when the our country needs them. |
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It's proven wrong today, when they got beat up 2-0 straight against Talon, and both Topson and Ana used a serious Hero, Invoker and LD, LD is very good in this Meta and invoker is kinda Topson signature's. But Talon still win, I didn't mean to say that they play bad or they are getting worse, but Dota is a 5v5 game, two people cannot just beat every team, they need to bond with the other player first.
There are some miscommunications here and there in their gameplay but they still played great. They showed amazing DOTA and they gave talon a good fight. I thought they are trolling when they left a refresher in the Rosh but I think they did not see it or expect their teammates to get it because when ana checked next Rosh, he pinged the refresher. They are not out of the tournament yet. They will face Polaris tomorrow in the lower bracket finals. Hope they win it and have a rematch with Talon. |
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This is my take on Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut SunNow that the Finals is on the homecourt of Connecticut Sun, most are expecting that the Sun will win this game. But they are not giving enough credit for the Aces' ability to win on the road. Game 2 has shown that Connecticut is no match against Las Vegas. Plum has shown that she does not need help or screens to beat Williams or Bonner off the bounce. Connecticut cannot even leverage its size as they are fought hard by the Aces on the board. With a bigger lineup, they have minimal outside shooting. And the scary part is, the Aces are shooting poorly behind the 3-point line. They are 36.1% in 3 points territory in the regular season, but they are just shooting 23% in this series. If their 3 points start hitting, the Suns will not have enough firepower to match the Aces and its game over. I believe that the Aces will take this one and get their first WNBA Championship. Good luck with your bets!  |
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Good thing that other 3 members of T1 do able to caught up on what this top tier players been doing.Lots had been saying that they are just indeed trolling up on SEA region which been heard off that this region was the weakest among all regions which i dont really believe but rather i could say that it would be NA. . Basing up on picks of T1 then you could really say that it wasnt really that much a serious draft but still they could pull it off and executing good game plays and clashes. As expect for Ana, this man is a beast specially on farming and he seems like on enjoying experimenting heroes which is unusual picks for the said position or role. Instead of ANA and Topson adjusting to the game play of T1, it seems that the other members are adjusting to the game play of ANA and Topson. I do not think that they are experimenting because their picks are buffed heroes in this patch. We may see more of those picks come TI 11. We have an exciting game later with the Upper bracket finals between Talon and T1. Mikoto said that they are confident against t1 because ANA and Topson needs to adjust to T1's playstyle. We saw yesterday that T1 is very dominant and that in a short period of time they have found their chemistry. I am betting T1 will be able to take Talon in this match up, 2-1. |
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Guys, I'm sure you are familiar with Rendon Labador, what do you think about him trying to get Pingris to play with him one on one? hehe.. it's a very popular topic now in the internet where some fans criticizing Rendon Labador for challenging the Sakuragi.
I think he is just seeking attention and income from views in his youtube channel. Pingris will not take that bait. Pingris is wise enough not to be used for publicity. But I think GACO returned the challenge to Rendon Labador with a bet of 10 Million peso. I have no idea yet if Labador is willing to take the challenge. I think the bet is too much for him. |
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 Polaris vs Talon series is just starting. I have the chance to make a bet and I am taking my chances with Polaris. I also believe Talon is a little bit shaky on their gameplay in the previous match so I will take Polaris on my bet. I think taking +1.5 map handicap is a good bet. This will be a close match so I am really expecting it to reach game 3. Good luck with your bet folks! |
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The Sun has done everything they needed to do to defeat the Aces in Game 1. They outrebounded the Aces, 13-6 in offensive rebounds. They also limited their shooting from the deep to just 5 out of 24. The Suns slowed the game and limited the Aces to 58 field goal attempts which are the lowest of the Aces in regular and playoffs. All of these and the Aces still manage to win the game by 3 points. It is a small lead, but it means a lot. The Aces were able to nullify the efforts of the Suns. And a win in a best of 5 series matters a lot.
I am taking the Aces to win Game 2 of this series. They will continue to implement the small ball and if they are able to find their shots in the deep, the Suns will be in big trouble.
I am taking the under this time. The Aces will try to get a good shooting performance in this game, but the Suns will also try to slow down the game with their bigs and their defense. This will be a low-scoring game like the first game.
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I was not able to make any bet on SEA qualifiers today and missed some good profit because the top teams did not disappoint at all. They win all their games today. RSG, Talon, Polaris, and T1 are all moving on to the next level, Upper Bracket Semifinals. I am excited to watch the matchup of T1 against RSG. We can witness here how the newly formed t1 will perform against tougher competition. On SEA qualifiers, I’m sure everyone is happy including for betting on T1 2:0. I was afraid for a moment on game 2 when Lycan is doing split push and manage to make the game a base race but still T1 manage to overcome and win. This is my first time to watch again Dota2 after the last Majors.
Execration did put a good fight on that second game. Unfortunately, SF died for about 100 seconds, and they could not delay the push of T1. Morph has too much firepower at that point, and they easily destroyed the towers. Nigma will have their chance again but I don't think they will make it to TI this year as they looked fragile in all 3 games today and same goes for Secret , who keep pushing this strategy with Techies and they lost 2nd map but surely they must win map 3.
What about Alliance taking a map today from Entity ? If they won't win at least 1 map , I'm afraid Alliance should consider changing players or give a chance to young guys from their academy.
Nigma is not performing very well even in the most recent tournaments they went through. I guess Kuroky is not as competitive as he used to be. Though they still have a chance to make it through the lower bracket. It is a trend lately that the winners of the finals are coming from the lower bracket. Maybe Nigma will do that as well. |
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I want Nouns to win this matchup and see Gunnar on the TI mainstage.
 Just straight up winner bet on this one. I had Nouns +1.5 yesterday that ended up winning. I picked that one because the odds was pretty good and turned out that Nouns won 2-0 against Soniq so yeah they should be able to win today unless it was just a pure luck yesterday but with all the intensity on TI qualifiers, I dont think that was luck though Soniqs won the first game and they are again dominating game 2. They are now leading with 25k gold, 35 minutes into game 2. Nouns are losing team fights after team fights. I do not think they will be able to pull a come back on this game. If soniqs lead the series 2-0, they will have great morale and momentum leading into game 3. Your bet is not looking good at this point. |
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