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I'm wondering if a parlay bet with Palmeiras + Flamengo at total odds of @1.94 would be a good choice.
I swear that before reading your idea, I thought the same thing

The games in this round are very difficult to predict, but maybe Palmeiras and Flamengo are a good bet
Even with the poor start by both teams, I still believe that playing at home after two losses, they can win both games and make for a good parlay
1.94 doesn't seem so bad to me
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Since it's just starting out, there's not much to do other than bet on the home team or the favorites/strongest teams. I think the only option is to bet on Palmeiras and Flamengo winning, to have some certainty, but even then there's not much certainty.
exactly hehe
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The only team that is financially healthy and self-sufficient is Flamengo. The others depend on investors, like Cruzeiro and Palmeiras (which uses money from retirees to fund the team lol). I think these amounts are way too high for the Brazilian standard, totally out of touch with reality, but the clubs are paying them anyway. They want to have firepower to compete on equal terms with European teams… I just want to see how far this is going to go.
Flamengo NEED to win at least one important title this year to justify all the money spent
Campeonato Brasileiro or Libertadores, otherwise will be a huge fail (because of the money involved)
It's huge for our standards in brazilian Reais