⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Italian Serie A ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2023/2024

[morvillz7z]

morvillz7z tough news for AC Milan and the team is also playing badly... Milan derby, BTTS is the safest? I feel like BTTS in Serie A is no longer guaranteed and even sometimes I see odds not 1.5 anymore. Of course this is just because no game had it last night and today also didn't hit yet.

Unironically, Napoli is the only team worth betting on right now...


Yeah, i expect nothing good from my team in the Milan derby. We've been terrible since the restart. There's no way we can keep a clean sheet with Tatarusanu at the back, he's just god-awful. Since Tomori is injured, we are forced to play either Kjaer or Gabbia, both in poor form...god forbid we have to use Dest.

Lautaro Anytime Goalscorer would probably be my pick...

[Trofo]

Yeah, i expect nothing good from my team in the Milan derby. We've been terrible since the restart. There's no way we can keep a clean sheet with Tatarusanu at the back, he's just god-awful. Since Tomori is injured, we are forced to play either Kjaer or Gabbia, both in poor form...god forbid we have to use Dest.

Lautaro Anytime Goalscorer would probably be my pick...

Simple ML on Inter is the way to go here for sure. Inter is playing ok and Milan is terrible after the world cup. I never felt one team has such big advantage in Milan derby and odds on Inter are almost @2. Seems like free money for me and I have taken this bet first thing in the morning.

Everything is pointing towards Inter, only positive thing I can say for Milan is that their willpower also looked low in recent games and there is no better game than against Inter to turn it around.

[slaman29]

Juventus can go to Serie C even and their fan tokens would be worth a lot of money once they return to Serie A. Some clubs are too big to fail these days, everyone will go in and bail them out.

That's the idea, buy when the team is in deep shit and most holders looking to part ways with their investment, but people in the crypto sphere for long enough would know it's just a matter of time before Juventus gets back to the top flight and by then, the token would likely be worth more than what one could imagined by then.

I know someone who bought Socios since 2017 though but he told me he keeps making losses on them, so I guess I don't really know how it all works, for me it's totally not the same as shares of course but at one point I was tempted to get Juve and Barca tokens. In your experience do the tokens really perform according to club performance or still on crypto markets?

Everything is just working pretty well for a Napoli league triumph, there is probably no team left to stop them now aside Inter Milan, and I'm also very happy with Victor Osimhen doing my nation proud, he's the favorite to finish as the top scorer of the league this season, after adding a brace to his tally today.

Amazing stats from a player I have to admit even I wasn't aware of until his records with Napoli.

The way is probably clear now. Inter cannot match anything Napoli has to offer this season.

BTW what a lousy weekend for BTTS!

[casperBGD]

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Everything is pointing towards Inter, only positive thing I can say for Milan is that their willpower also looked low in recent games and there is no better game than against Inter to turn it around.

not an easy one, but Inter was really value bet on Sunday night
Lautaro also scored, so everything provided in this thread was valuable info

Lazio blow against Verona was not unexpected, Verona is playing much better football since restart, and they will probably keep their place in Serie A this season, although that looked as pure miracle few rounds ago

[Trofo]

~snip

Everything is pointing towards Inter, only positive thing I can say for Milan is that their willpower also looked low in recent games and there is no better game than against Inter to turn it around.

not an easy one, but Inter was really value bet on Sunday night
Lautaro also scored, so everything provided in this thread was valuable info

Much easier than the result showed in the end. Milan did not have a single shot in first half and while they tried to play something in the second they still did not even manage to make Inter keeper busy. Inter on the other hand had some chances and controlled the game more or less without problems.

Wanted to place a big bet on Monza to not loose while they were 1:0 down and of course they equalized just as I was entering my stake

[jeremypwr]

Free Bets have been credited to the Yellow Cap winners from Round 20 

[buwaytress]

Who else is hoping Juve penalties also hit Citeh? Probably not, and I hope it doesn't result in stripping of titles as that would be unfair (but then it was unfair for all Juve players a decade ago).

That said, Salertinata "only" 66/10 vs Juve tonight. It's as if so much value's getting wiped out from upsets these days. How the giants have fallen.

[Harkorede]

Who else is hoping Juve penalties also hit Citeh? Probably not, and I hope it doesn't result in stripping of titles as that would be unfair (but then it was unfair for all Juve players a decade ago).

That said, Salertinata "only" 66/10 vs Juve tonight. It's as if so much value's getting wiped out from upsets these days. How the giants have fallen

Juventus have finally found their the feet again ? they won conveniently last night and they did in a very commendable fashion, I understand that Salernitana isn't the right team that should be used to determine Juventus standards or if they're actually getting a hang of themselves, but you'd agree that, that's some show of relief and hope.

[Trofo]

Who else is hoping Juve penalties also hit Citeh? Probably not, and I hope it doesn't result in stripping of titles as that would be unfair (but then it was unfair for all Juve players a decade ago).

That said, Salertinata "only" 66/10 vs Juve tonight. It's as if so much value's getting wiped out from upsets these days. How the giants have fallen.

I would punish City severly for their machinations but not with stripping past titles. So what now Liverpool is champion, is there celebration in Liverpool, not really, it isn't nowhere near the feeling when you win it on the pitch.

Give them astronomical penalty and drop them as much points or leagues somebody deems necessary.

Juve with very stable performance yesterday. I expected a win but not so dominant as it happened. Had a nice ticket that passed with Juve ML so happy times for me.

[casperBGD]

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Give them astronomical penalty and drop them as much points or leagues somebody deems necessary.

bit off-topic here, but I would not strip past titles as well, but send them into lower rank competition
anyway, it ain't gonna happen, so just theory

yeah, Juventus played above expectations yesterday, interesting fact all 3 goals scored players from Serbia, Vlahovic and Kostic

[buwaytress]

^^^ Yep, Juve did not play like themselves, and I lost, but not too upset about it, at least it was a proper loss, and not a draw that would have frustrated me even more heh heh.

Also, I hate stripping of titles. Coaches and players would be disserviced. I know the idea is to punish a club as a collective, but I prefer owners/managers even going to jail or getting sanctions from ever managing clubs, and of course, penalties and relegations, to teach a lesson. Unfortunately that lesson is suffered even by players and fans.

[morvillz7z]

This might be the fastest btts of the season so far, 2 shots, six minutes in...1-1  

[Trofo]

This might be the fastest btts of the season so far, 2 shots, six minutes in...1-1   

Yeah, tell me about it I wanted to place the bet on both to score but was late a couple of minutes and instead of getting better odds it was already over.

Not many great games for me today, i am quite certain Napoli will win but odds are very small, picked -1.5 asian handicap on them instead but that is nowhere near as sure as simple ML.

[morvillz7z]

This might be the fastest btts of the season so far, 2 shots, six minutes in...1-1  

Yeah, tell me about it I wanted to place the bet on both to score but was late a couple of minutes and instead of getting better odds it was already over.

Too bad you couldn't take it on time. I love those early Sunday fixtures in Serie A, they've been awfully kind to me since the restart. 6/7 only missing a btts on Sassuolo and Lazio a few weeks back.

Not many great games for me today, i am quite certain Napoli will win but odds are very small, picked -1.5 asian handicap on them instead but that is nowhere near as sure as simple ML.

Even the -1.5 is not worth imo, way too low odds, maybe look elsewhere...

Allegri is expected to start with a different formation than usual, with Di Maria, Chiesa, and Vlahovic all three playing together from 3-5-2 to 3-4-3. Given Fiorentina's poor form, Juve ML @1.75 seems like an attractive alternative, obviously a lineup check...

edit;

Juve ML survived thanks to the semi-automatic offside technology they've been using for a few weeks now. Was one similar against Vlahovic earlier in the 2H.

...talk about small margins there.

[slaman29]

So BTTS is back in the fashion for Serie A? Or 2/4 games have clean sheets still means we should be staying away from it? I saw that morvillz7z likes early Sunday (for me it is late Sunday if not very very early Monday lol) so good luck today.

I have all results correct since Friday, which is great, still in 11th place though, and KTChampions is top spot this round with 3 exact scores. But Saint loup leading the table as usual

[CLS63]

If you are in the 10th position in a pool consisting of 16 participants then you wouldn't absolutely think that you are successful. However I think my performance has been just fine so far. My finishing another pool as the 27th among 224 people also proves this. In short, I can say comfortably this pool is the most difficult one I have ever joined. I respect the football knowledge of all the people in this pool    I hope you slow down by a little on next weeks.

[buwaytress]

If you are in the 10th position in a pool consisting of 16 participants then you wouldn't absolutely think that you are successful. However I think my performance has been just fine so far. My finishing another pool as the 27th among 224 people also proves this. In short, I can say comfortably this pool is the most difficult one I have ever joined. I respect the football knowledge of all the people in this pool    I hope you slow down by a little on next weeks.

What about if you're 14/16? Would one say I should just give up and find something else to do with my free time? At this point, should I be taking upsets all the time now (so we don't end up like today all not gaining any points because of Lecce)?

Or at least putting in strange scores?

I mean, I'm only doing better because most likely the 2 guys below me aren't even putting picks anymore =D

[Trofo]

If you are in the 10th position in a pool consisting of 16 participants then you wouldn't absolutely think that you are successful. However I think my performance has been just fine so far. My finishing another pool as the 27th among 224 people also proves this. In short, I can say comfortably this pool is the most difficult one I have ever joined. I respect the football knowledge of all the people in this pool    I hope you slow down by a little on next weeks.

What about if you're 14/16? Would one say I should just give up and find something else to do with my free time? At this point, should I be taking upsets all the time now (so we don't end up like today all not gaining any points because of Lecce)?

Or at least putting in strange scores?

I mean, I'm only doing better because most likely the 2 guys below me aren't even putting picks anymore =D

You are doing great man, keep it up like that and I will make sure to invite you to any pool and competition I am running. After all, that extra money does come handy and makes me feel better about my placement 

On a more serious note, you always have free bets for yellow cap winner to play for. Those are not the big prize but sure come handy to recover all the initial investments.

[CLS63]

If you are in the 10th position in a pool consisting of 16 participants then you wouldn't absolutely think that you are successful. However I think my performance has been just fine so far. My finishing another pool as the 27th among 224 people also proves this. In short, I can say comfortably this pool is the most difficult one I have ever joined. I respect the football knowledge of all the people in this pool    I hope you slow down by a little on next weeks.

What about if you're 14/16? Would one say I should just give up and find something else to do with my free time? At this point, should I be taking upsets all the time now (so we don't end up like today all not gaining any points because of Lecce)?

Or at least putting in strange scores?

I mean, I'm only doing better because most likely the 2 guys below me aren't even putting picks anymore =D

As Trofo said, it would be really meaningless to give up in this kind of pools. Because you can win much more than the pool entry fee with a good performance on 1 week. Here, one should really thank the sponsors. They are increasing the level of fun in pools.

[casperBGD]

If you are in the 10th position in a pool consisting of 16 participants then you wouldn't absolutely think that you are successful.

What about if you're 14/16? Would one say I should just give up and find something else to do with my free time?
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there is always a free-bet to play for
but there is also a non-giving-up mentality, to try and improve, when I am at 14/16, I lower my goal from winning the pool to reach top half in the end

and yeah, this season is challenging, when I think about what I had in mind as possible placement (CL positions, EL, relegation), most are missed by a lot (Verona and Sampdoria were not even considered as relegation fighters from my position at the season beginning)