⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Italian Serie A ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2025/2026

[LTU_btc]

Accessibility has ruined football for me a little bit. Before, you had one game — your country’s best match of the week — and one top European game that the local provider could afford to show. Everyone would be anxiously waiting for the weekend match, and we’d all gather at a friend’s house to watch together. We also had the local football studio that showed highlights from the best games in the top five leagues. Those were the good times. Now, we’re lucky to have access to everything, but it’s taken away some of the magic from those precious moments.

World Cup / Euros still have that magic for me I love watching them all, but with the new 48-country format, things are getting a little out of control, and they’ve started to lose that spark a bit.

I couldn't agree more. Back in my childhood only accessible top level football was 2 Champions league game on Tuesday and Wednesday and watching these games was something special. There was channel that was showing some EPL, but my TV antenna couldn't catch it.
And now when you can watch almost any game from any part of world - from some amateur leagues to U-13 games, there is just too much football. Now I often catch myself that even when I watch some big game, I'm just scrolling on my phone instead of watching the game.

[hosemary]

I received two 0.25 mBTC free bets and I think they were for winning the weekly yellow cap in this pool.
I placed both of my free bets on Miami Heat to win their NBA game against Cleveland Cavaliers and succesfully turned them into 1.2 mBTC.

I really appreciate that free bets are still credited.

[darxiaomi]

Nice wins Hose with those freebets its not easy to nail high odds in the NBA at least in my case i dont have luck when i go with underdogs on NBA above the 2.5. Anyways NBA has some good options always in the 1.9 odds range, i dont use it often because im much more into football but i saw some big wins coming from them.

[KTChampions]

I received two 0.25 mBTC free bets and I think they were for winning the weekly yellow cap in this pool.
I placed both of my free bets on Miami Heat to win their NBA game against Cleveland Cavaliers and succesfully turned them into 1.2 mBTC.

I really appreciate that free bets are still credited.

First of all, congratulations on the win! Secondly, I feel like I haven't looked at the NBA in a while - a 140-138 score seems unusual 
It's great that you chose good odds for a single bet, theoretically, this is the most profitable choice compared to multiple bets. I also have a free bet now, but I plan to spend it on a multi-bet with high odds consisting of "reliable" games. Mathematically this is incorrect behavior, but psychologically it looks more reliable 

[hosemary]

First of all, congratulations on the win! Secondly, I feel like I haven't looked at the NBA in a while - a 140-138 score seems unusual  

The game went into overtime. They were tied at 128-128 at the end of the regulation.

I watched the game completely. It was so exciting.
Cavaliers tied the game at 138-138 with only 0.4 second left and I expected the game to go to the second overtime. But Heat called a timeout and then they managed to score a two pointer in that 0.4 second to win the game.

[slaman29]

Great win @hosemary. That is how all freebets should be in the end. Bet on a game you like, a game you can watch and an exciting nailbite to the finish

Don't ask me anything about basketball but any game that ties and goes into OT is exciting for both sets of fans.

And now, for us to see if Atalanta is as shit as they are always looking like they will be this season

[LTU_btc]

Sometimes I don't understand how odds is given on some games. Like giving 2.25 odds for Napoli on home game against Atalanta - it's bargain. And it turned to be very easy money for me. Though, later got burned a bit by Juventus, didn't expected that Juve will drop points against winless Fiorentina.
Any expectations from Derby della Madonnina? Personally, I will surprised if Miland will end with positive result.

[Trofo]

Sometimes I don't understand how odds is given on some games. Like giving 2.25 odds for Napoli on home game against Atalanta - it's bargain. And it turned to be very easy money for me. Though, later got burned a bit by Juventus, didn't expected that Juve will drop points against winless Fiorentina.
Any expectations from Derby della Madonnina? Personally, I will surprised if Miland will end with positive result.

I have just placed quite big bet on Inter to win so probably Milan takes something from the derby. When I checked the line ups I don't see a way how Milan doesn't loose this one in handicap but I am sure I will find out how it can happen soonish  And odds are quite nice @2.15

[slaman29]

Sometimes I don't understand how odds is given on some games. Like giving 2.25 odds for Napoli on home game against Atalanta - it's bargain. And it turned to be very easy money for me. Though, later got burned a bit by Juventus, didn't expected that Juve will drop points against winless Fiorentina.
Any expectations from Derby della Madonnina? Personally, I will surprised if Miland will end with positive result.

I would take that all the time, Atalanta is not doing great but even with such form ignored you have to take Napoli at home when it pays better than 2x.

Juve and Fiorentina, man all these Italian teams are my death in BSFL, I won't allow them to be on my tickets anymore for a long long time.

[Slissy]

Don't forget to make your prediction first match starts today. I've had a good start already in this pool but nothing to celebrate yet because there's still a long season left😁

By the way do we still have free bet for yellow cap? Harkorede and I got the yellow cap in week 12 but he got it even though we both got everything same, I still don't understand why it's like that😅

[Harkorede]

By the way do we still have free bet for yellow cap? Harkorede and I got the yellow cap in week 12 but he got it even though we both got everything same, I still don't understand why it's like that😅

I think freebets have been cancelled, or I’m not sure I thought I read something along that line with announcement… I haven’t been checking the leaderboard, I’m just throwing in my best picks every week, once we pass midway through the season, I’ll start keeping tabs with leaderboard more frequently.

[darxiaomi]

Sometimes I don't understand how odds is given on some games. Like giving 2.25 odds for Napoli on home game against Atalanta - it's bargain. And it turned to be very easy money for me. Though, later got burned a bit by Juventus, didn't expected that Juve will drop points against winless Fiorentina.
Any expectations from Derby della Madonnina? Personally, I will surprised if Miland will end with positive result.

I agree with you but i also think they have a wide and huge data behind much more info than us, maybe they know Atalanda didnt lose against Napoli in their home from a long time, or maybe the H2H between coachs, but yes i dont know how they made the odds in some cases, the only i know in the 99% of the time they are correct and we need to fight to find the 1% , and maybe this was one.

[LTU_btc]

I agree with you but i also think they have a wide and huge data behind much more info than us, maybe they know Atalanda didnt lose against Napoli in their home from a long time, or maybe the H2H between coachs, but yes i dont know how they made the odds in some cases, the only i know in the 99% of the time they are correct and we need to fight to find the 1% , and maybe this was one.

You're right, bookmakers probably had their strong reasons to make such odds for this game. When it comes to big leagues, in 99% cases they don't make mistakes and you have to take risks to get something valuable. You only can catch mistakes in some lower divisions and random countries.
This weeken main game is Roma - Napoli. Don't know about others, but my brain still can't accept that Roma is Scudetto contender after long years of mediacore perfrormances.

[Trofo]

Sad news guys, seems like it is over with Sportsbet free bets. What has been paid is paid and I don't expect any future ones to arrive. This goes for all the pools that Sportsbet sponsored. So my La Liga, PL, Bundes.....several more missing here for sure

[Slissy]

Sad news guys, seems like it is over with Sportsbet free bets. What has been paid is paid and I don't expect any future ones to arrive. This goes for all the pools that Sportsbet sponsored. So my La Liga, PL, Bundes.....several more missing here for sure

We already knew it was coming and it was always a nice bonus to win that fb😁 I think that was the only motivation in the pool for those who are already out of the cash prize that the only thing they can win was that yellow cap so they win fb.. But anyway thanks for all the free bets from sportsbet😁

[buwaytress]

Sportsbet remnants still keeping us up here but let's remember the pool shall continue in perpuity, until the time it doesn't. It was a great run, and wasn't it just last month 5 of you won the yellow caps? First time I've seen that in a pool, really!

Milan all the way in Copa tonight, to hell with Scudetto, right boys?

[paco92x]

Sportsbet remnants still keeping us up here but let's remember the pool shall continue in perpuity, until the time it doesn't. It was a great run, and wasn't it just last month 5 of you won the yellow caps? First time I've seen that in a pool, really!

Milan all the way in Copa tonight, to hell with Scudetto, right boys?

Milan are looking good this season. It’s a long journey ahead for everyone, but for me they are title contenders. I think that in the last odds the bookies gave them a 4.00 coefficient for the Scudetto, with only Inter ahead at 2.20 — but for now, Milan look better than Inter.

My underdogs, Roma, have lost every derby so far, and judging by how they perform in derbies and the smaller games, it’s only a matter of time before they fall into a series of bad results and drop out of the title race.

[LTU_btc]

Sad news guys, seems like it is over with Sportsbet free bets. What has been paid is paid and I don't expect any future ones to arrive. This goes for all the pools that Sportsbet sponsored. So my La Liga, PL, Bundes.....several more missing here for sure

Sad, but we all knew that this day is approaching. It was great ride for all these years. But from today I can't access Sportsbet without VPN anymore - my country is restricted. So, time to make some last bets this weekend and withdraw funds, not going to play with VPN every time. Sad because Sportsbet is one of rare crypto bookmakers that had mobile app.

[Trofo]

Sad news guys, seems like it is over with Sportsbet free bets. What has been paid is paid and I don't expect any future ones to arrive. This goes for all the pools that Sportsbet sponsored. So my La Liga, PL, Bundes.....several more missing here for sure

Sad, but we all knew that this day is approaching. It was great ride for all these years. But from today I can't access Sportsbet without VPN anymore - my country is restricted. So, time to make some last bets this weekend and withdraw funds, not going to play with VPN every time. Sad because Sportsbet is one of rare crypto bookmakers that had mobile app.

No more free bets but still we have best yellow cap award and curiusly so far you are getting it. Posting the table so the guys know how big score they need to remove you from the throne  


Will add this to the OP as well as reference. And will do it these days for all my pools.

Round	User	Points
1	Leea-1334	12.5
2	darxiaomi	16.5
3	Slissy	12.5
4	slaman29	13.0
5	mitchr4	17.5
6	LTU_btc	18.0
7	morvillz7z/el che	13.0
8	brooksby/el che	11.5
9	darxiaomi/Renato297	14.5
10	5 of us	11.5
11	hosemary/SaintLoup	13.0
12	Harkorede/Slissy	13.0
13	cls63	16.0

[darxiaomi]

No more free bets but still we have best yellow cap award and curiusly so far you are getting it. Posting the table so the guys know how big score they need to remove you from the throne 



Will add this to the OP as well as reference. And will do it these days for all my pools.

Yeah sad to not have anymore the freebets, i miss two from Premier League and F1 pool, why i didnt win it before....

Nice to have the summary about the winners of the round so we can check much faster the winner of the highest yellow cap of the whole season.