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invisible ink is soooooooooooooooooooooo cool
 
i cashed croatia -200 pk first half
 
they better shit or get off the pot, wtf trying to defend a 1 goal lead now?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by babs:

just post your plays so i can win some money and get the fuck off.


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Posted: #103
Both teams played hard
 
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1-0 CRO

 

 

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Quote Originally Posted by vanzack:

Croatia living very dangerously and lucky to be up 1-0 at HT.

That goal sent them in to a shell - I hope they dont plan on just defending the rest of the game.

 



They did but the 1-0 lead proved to be insurmountable.

CROATIA - WINNER


 
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Posted: #106
I need a defribulator.
 
Anyone who says soccer is boring, just try having a bet on that game.
 
Once again, I consider myself very lucky to have won that- but I am also totally convinced that that was not the real croatia - or Austria for that matter - that you will see again.  That early goal set up the tone for the game, and I have no idea why Croatia played so defensively but they better not do that against a real squad or they will be punished.
 
Final Croatia 1-0 - 
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Posted: #107
Too close for comfort. But a win is a win.
 
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Posted: #108

thanks for the picks bro ... keep them coming

 
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Posted: #109
dude you're on fire. what do yo uthink about germany's chances of being up at half?
 
-1/2 is even money first half
 
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Posted: #110
You're making soccer fun, Van. Keep 'em coming.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Matthaus:

dude you're on fire. what do yo uthink about germany's chances of being up at half?
 
-1/2 is even money first half

I am actually really soft on Germany.  Actually, it will be 20% of what I had on Croatia.

I do think they will win - but this is their first game - and wouldnt be totally surprised with a close win or even at the very outside a draw.

Im going to sit back and enjoy this one, but no serious money on it whatsoever.

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croatia looked like sh*t after that pk.  i was disgusted with their play and will not be on them for the rest of the tournament.  i may not bet against them either since you seem to say it wasn't the real croatia or the real austria but god if you're supposed to be so much better than a team you shouldn't play so damn scared.  glad i hit my bet on them for draw-no-bet, so i didn't have to sweat out a loss there at the end but still had to sweat out making sure i actually made money on them. good start van and i'm 3-0 so far with all three favs coming through for me and on germany for a little today too
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Quote Originally Posted by philschnaars:

croatia looked like sh*t after that pk.  i was disgusted with their play and will not be on them for the rest of the tournament.  i may not bet against them either since you seem to say it wasn't the real croatia or the real austria but god if you're supposed to be so much better than a team you shouldn't play so damn scared.  glad i hit my bet on them for draw-no-bet, so i didn't have to sweat out a loss there at the end but still had to sweat out making sure i actually made money on them. good start van and i'm 3-0 so far with all three favs coming through for me and on germany for a little today too

I think that is a mistake.

Im actually a little excited about the Germany / Croatia game.  If Germany win today, and especially if they win with flair - that line could be way overinflated and I will be on Croatia. 

The same goes if Poland gets beat today - i think they will have a lot of value next game against Austria.

It was a strange game - and the normal reaction is "Croatia is worse than people thought and austria is better" - but I think this just sets up value in the next set of games.

We will see....

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Posted: #114
soccer lines in tournaments such as this, are like the NBA. it's all what have they done lately.
 
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remember when germany opened the last world cup with a 4-2 win, the last goal coming in the late moments?
 
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Croatia definitely didn't look good but look for them to improve as tournament goes on, they will be A LOT better against Germany, this is the game they will get up for.

Just saying, buyer beware. Vanzack is absolutely right saying this isn't the real Croatia.
 
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fucking germany misses a sitter 5 min in. shoulda been offside but still... fuck
 
i'm on germany team total o2 +140
 
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Posted: #119
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL

1-0 GER
 
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Mr Van- Thanks for posting your picks.
Thanks to you I am 4-0 in soccer, a game  I know little or nothing about.
I just love the action with no f*cking commercials.
GL and keep em coming.
 
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I didn't deserve Croatia will have to take it though to go 3-0 with Spain -0.5 (-140), Neth/Italy under 2 (105) and Greece/Sweden under 2 (108) pending
 
Greek posting numbers for next round
 
Port -0.5 (105) over Czech and total 2.5 (-185/155)
Swiss PK (-165) over Turkey and total 2 (-115/105)
 
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Mondays Games:
 
Mondays games come from Group C, the most talent packed group in the tournament.  One odd fact from this group is that Romania and the Dutch were in the same qualifying group, and France and Italy were also in the same qualifying group.  So they are familiar and have recent histoty.
 
Romania won the qualifying group (over the Dutch) by only losing one game of 12, scoring 27 goals and only giving up 7.   They have improved drastically over the past couple of years.  They beat the Dutch at home and drew them on the road, and recently beat tournament entry Russia 3-0.  If the draw wasnt so tough for them, they would be a great darkhorse to go far.
 
The French are loaded.  Its easy to assume they coasted through qualifying because their talent should have had them doing much better than they did, but they had to struggle to the end just to qualify.  They scored 25 and only let in 5 during qualifying, and beat Italy and drew with them on the road.
 
This is a very tough game to handicap.  On one hand, the French know they need a win against Romania because the Dutch and Italians are coming up.  On the other hand, this is the first game of the tournament and the most likely place for a minnow like Romania to make a splash with a good result.
 
I am going to be on Romania here +.5 goal +113 for a small wager, and will be biting my nails all the way through Im sure.  I think the most likely result is a draw, but wouldnt be surprised if the French win a very close fought battle.  If I broke it down to percentages, I would say 40% French win, 40% draw, and 20% Romania win - so combine the draw and romania win and I get value at +113.  (Before some smartass asks me about the preciseness of those percentages - save your breath - this is more feel than science).
 
The other game will be a great one I think.  Everyone knows the Italians can win any tournament they enter, and the Dutch are on of the most entertaining sides around.  But the Dutch have abandoned their freewheeling style of play and now are concentrating more on winning 1-0 instead of 4-3, with good results in the runup to this tournament.  And the Italians invented defensive football.
 
I see a very low scoring game, with a draw as the most likely result.  So I think the Under 2 and the Draw at +200 are both good bets, but I will be on the Netherland Pk and +.5 (half goes on at a PK and the other half at +.5) at -115.  I will also have a bet on a 0-0 final at about 7-1.  I think both teams will be satisfied with a draw in this one - being that it is the opener of the group and they both have Romania ahead.
 
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Posted: #125
Sticking with the unders in the France/Romania game. Its chalk, but I can't see 3 in this one

Going opposite you in the other game - Italy draw no bet. I think the Netherlands are over-rated in this tournament


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