Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[tokeweed]

^  And City drew which club and Liverpool drew Bayern is it?  So yeah...  Hopefully that helps them too.  Lol. 

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[buwaytress]

Arsenal odds just went above 10/1, I thought it would climb lower, wondering what kind of news filtered out to make the bookies adjust so much. Too bad I made my early bet yesterday "only" 9.3x if the Gunners win.

Weird week again, rather, although at this stage, very few results will be surprising, given the propensity of all the teams to drop points. If anything, United still not losing yet is the surprise of the year so far. If I were making a parlay of parlays, it'd be for a Leicester and Arsenal win... 33/1 the best I can see now!

[BitcoinSupremo]

Both Manchesters may win today, we have had enough of surprises during these 2 last week of the EPL. What week are we by the way as I have lost count ? 20 something I guess.

[Trofo]

I am expecting both games to be high scoring ones today and City should have much easier time wining then United. It must hurt Arsenal supporters when they see odds of 1.3-1.4 against their team.

Edit. City went as expected, but only one goal in United game surprised me.

[buwaytress]

I am expecting both games to be high scoring ones today and City should have much easier time wining then United. It must hurt Arsenal supporters when they see odds of 1.3-1.4 against their team.

Edit. City went as expected, but only one goal in United game surprised me.

Definitely hurt... and hard to ignore when bookies think you only have a 10/1 chance of an upset. City are strong but even against Liverpool Arsenal still had 3/1 odds, which shows just how far things have slid. I remember when it was almost 7/1 for a United upset against Juventus, so they will be glad to see the back of that.

Can't recall the last time I've seen Liverpool 4/1 on any game, even in Champions League it was only just above 3/1 against PSG or City.

3 points off the top and superior goal difference. City must be liking their chances.

[buwaytress]

Ok, sharing my super predictions today, go ahead and copy them, easy points

Chelsea were a bit fortunate last match against City but you know what? Sarri will get the better of Pep. A Willian goal orchestrated by Hazard for the slimmest 3 points possible.

Liverpool will return to a clean sheet winning way, and my 3-0 prediction should at least get a close score. I'll always remember Bournemouth for the 3-4 loss... just as Chelsea won't forget the 4-0 drubbing.

P.S. 13 more weeks, 13 more chances to get a bonus spot in the weeklies, so really guys, spend 15 minutes to just put in all your picks for the remainder of the season. You can always change them too later on.

[Trofo]

Damn, City played well today. Aguero scored 3 goals and even managed to miss from the best chance in the match. City has now gotten out of that rough patch and I have a feeling Lpool will have to win all their matches until the end of season if they want to be champions.

I feel sorry for Spurs. They are playing really well last few seasons but there is always somebody above them at the end. They are quietly wining their matches far away from media eyes. Nobody is even mentioning them as title contenders.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Damn, City played well today. Aguero scored 3 goals and even managed to miss from the best chance in the match. City has now gotten out of that rough patch and I have a feeling Lpool will have to win all their matches until the end of season if they want to be champions.

I feel sorry for Spurs. They are playing really well last few seasons but there is always somebody above them at the end. They are quietly wining their matches far away from media eyes. Nobody is even mentioning them as title contenders.

I think City will win it now to be honest but you’re wrong in the bolded. Man City are top but only by goal difference as they have played 1 game more. Liverpool could draw the game in hand & win the other 11 & be guaranteed champions.

I think both teams will drop points though to be honest. City have shown they can lose to crap teams & Liverpool draw to lower teams.

[Trofo]

^Regarding the bold part you are of course 100% correct. I knew that even before you have written it. My statement was meant more in a way that I don't think City will lose many points and Liverpool will have to work hard for title. That is the problem with written communication and conversing in a second language You can't convey nuances that well.

I actually read somewhere that 90% of fights in online forums is caused because of misunderstanding caused by poor choice of words rather then genuine difference of opinion. Makes you think 

[buwaytress]

Gentlemen, we have 2 Friday night games kicking off this week's matches. Don't forget your predictions. I forgot 2 in our other pool (first time ever), and auto picks didn't kick in, strangely.

I finally bought a package to watch EPL properly on tv (yes, I used to stream all the time). It's not really that much to be honest, but I shopped around and kept trying to blackmail my cable provider heh. It finally worked last week for Champs League. It isn't the most premium packages so there is a chance I don't get to watch Liverpool if 2 other games played at the same time are considered bigger.

@Trofo, LFC... I definitely think most arguments are from misinterpretations. Language is funny and I still after almost 30 years of adult life, cannot properly convey the same emotions of my mother tongue into English (and vice versa).

But for the sake of clarity Trofo, Liverpool actually can afford 1 draw, but must win every other remaining match. Tall order, and let's not get ahead of ourselves. Old Trafford awaits. Come ON, you Reds!

[o_e_l_e_o]

Really looking forward to the United - Liverpool game as a neutral! On one hand, I really like Liverpool at the moment and really want them to win the league over City, and on the other hand I've always loved OGS and what he's done for these United players in such a short space of time has been phenomenal. Will hopefully be a great game regardless of the score.

No idea how my uninformed blundering has managed to get me up to second place, but I seem to have been managing to close the gap on LFC by a point or so each week. At this rate, I might catch you by the end of the season. Although saying that, I'm sure I've just jinxed it and you'll outscore me by 5 this week.

[tokeweed]

^  So pumped for the match.  But dunno...  It feels like it's gonna be another low scoring game like how LFC vs Bayern was.  It's prolly the winter.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Really looking forward to the United - Liverpool game as a neutral! On one hand, I really like Liverpool at the moment and really want them to win the league over City, and on the other hand I've always loved OGS and what he's done for these United players in such a short space of time has been phenomenal. Will hopefully be a great game regardless of the score.

No idea how my uninformed blundering has managed to get me up to second place, but I seem to have been managing to close the gap on LFC by a point or so each week. At this rate, I might catch you by the end of the season. Although saying that, I'm sure I've just jinxed it and you'll outscore me by 5 this week.

I only just remembered to put my predictions in today, damn that was a close call. You would have soared past me. But yeah it would be really great if you had a shitty, low scoring week

You’re getting too close, it’s making me uncomfortable.

Games wise - I’m really hoping my beloved LFC can get a good result at Old Trafford.

^Regarding the bold part you are of course 100% correct. I knew that even before you have written it. My statement was meant more in a way that I don't think City will lose many points and Liverpool will have to work hard for title. That is the problem with written communication and conversing in a second language You can't convey nuances that well.

I actually read somewhere that 90% of fights in online forums is caused because of misunderstanding caused by poor choice of words rather then genuine difference of opinion. Makes you think 

Hey man, just saw this post. No offence taken at all. I am actually worried that City are coming into form at the best tike. You are kind of right, if LFC win Sunday it’d be a huge boost psychologically for the whole squad.

If I was offered a draw now though I would probably chicken out & take it.

I do fear United on Sunday, they hate us more than City. They will try anything to stop us winning the title even if it means City become Champions.

[buwaytress]

2 points from 2 results, didn't get any points from Burnley (predicted a 1-1 draw) even if I did win a 4/1 bet on Burnley DNB... and now Wolves trailing to a penalty, so my 1-0 prediction needs Wolves to score twice and keep it that way for 1.5 points haha. Not a great week so far.

But yeah, everything pales to tomorrow's game. I'm probably as scared as you LFC, and that's really a mark of what us fans have become, battle hardened but too heartbroken too often to swagger. But we must believe!

Though our dreams be tossed and blown

[LFC_Bitcoin]

2 points from 2 results, didn't get any points from Burnley (predicted a 1-1 draw) even if I did win a 4/1 bet on Burnley DNB... and now Wolves trailing to a penalty, so my 1-0 prediction needs Wolves to score twice and keep it that way for 1.5 points haha. Not a great week so far.

But yeah, everything pales to tomorrow's game. I'm probably as scared as you LFC, and that's really a mark of what us fans have become, battle hardened but too heartbroken too often to swagger. But we must believe!

Though our dreams be tossed and blown

At least Spurs are, well....doing a Spurs as usual They crack EVERY single season without fail as soon as the pressure comes.

If we win tomorrow I think it will give us a psychological edge & the push we need to go on & win the title. A draw would be OK & we’d be top again. A loss would put it in City’s hands again.

[Trofo]

Two great games this afternoon. First we have Man Utd - Liverpool to get the things going. Here I expect a high tempo match and lot of half chances but not too many goals. Should probably be a close one until the end. Hope for Lpool to get some points from this one.

In the cup final we could have an interesting match if Chelsea enters in the match with all cylinders firing. If they let City roam the pitch freely I feel they will end up conceding another 4-6 goals.

Enough predictions, time to eat something so I can watch the games uninterrupted. My wife will probably have a bunch of other ideas how to spend that time (probably some kind of Sunday shopping) so wish me luck

[LFC_Bitcoin]

o_e_l_e_o is cutting my lead down every week, shit man. We have midweek games & weekend games this week so lots of room to get points.

This is the leaderboard atm -

[o_e_l_e_o]

o_e_l_e_o is cutting my lead down every week, shit man. We have midweek games & weekend games this week so lots of room to get points.

Mate, you shouldn't have said anything. I had totally forgotten about the games on tomorrow and Wednesday! Shot yourself in the foot there.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

o_e_l_e_o is cutting my lead down every week, shit man. We have midweek games & weekend games this week so lots of room to get points.

Mate, you shouldn't have said anything. I had totally forgotten about the games on tomorrow and Wednesday! Shot yourself in the foot there.

Hey man, if I’m to win I want it to be fairly. May the best man win?

[slaman29]

LFC_Bitcoin and oeleo, you guys have been in top spot for as long as I can remember. I think I stayed a few times in the prize spots, but I remember that was the period I was very lucky with exact scores. I think I have totally won 5 or 6 times yellow cap, and yet still cannot do anything about me slipping down this top 5. buwaytress it seems you should stop predicting big wins for Liverpool they are very blunt these last games. Time to predict 0-0 so they can score a lot? Trofo did you survive Sunday shopping?

Lots more points to go, and I shouldn't have taken some risks but then where's the fun right?