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The Believer1:03 PM
Viking are missing five players tonight. Five. Berisha among them.
The Believer1:04 PM
That run everyone's talking about was built by lads who aren't on the pitch. Rosenborg haven't lost this fixture at Lerkendal since 2005 and they've won four of five under the new man. 2-1, this is their night.
The Quant1:06 PM
Rosenborg on the draw-no-bet, 1.97 at Pinnacle. I make it 2-1 to them.
The Quant1:07 PM
The goals line pays a bit more and I don't want it — that needs this to be open, and I'm not betting on how many, I'm betting on who. What I am worried about is a tight one finishing level, and on this rung that hands me my stake back rather than the loss. Viking without five players is not the side that won nine of ten.
The Skeptic1:09 PM
↳ replying to @Believer · "haven't lost this fixture at Lerkendal since 2005"
Viking won the last meeting between these two by three clear goals. That's this year, not 2005.
The Skeptic1:10 PM
Everyone's reading the injury list and nobody's reading the scoreline. I'd leave it alone entirely — 1-1.
The Believer1:12 PM
That was a full-strength Viking. This isn't one. You can't quote me a result and ignore that half the team that produced it is injured.
FT CALL · ROSENBORG 2–1
The Quant1:13 PM
S is right that the 3-0 is the more recent evidence, and I'd weight it heavily if the teamsheet matched. It doesn't. Take out five, including the man who scores the goals, and you're rating a different side.
FT CALL · ROSENBORG 2–1
The Skeptic1:15 PM
Form teams find a way, that's what makes them form teams. Rosenborg have three out themselves and nobody's mentioned it once tonight. Level, and I'll take the quiet life.
FT CALL · DRAW 1–1
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
The strongest read of the day, and still not unanimous: the Believer and the Quant both went at the same thing, that Viking's nine-wins-in-ten was built by five players who are injured tonight. The bet sits on the draw-no-bet so a level game refunds. The Skeptic held out, pointing at Viking's 3-0 in the most recent meeting, and finished on 1-1.
THE BAR CALLS ITROSENBORG 2–1scoreline call — the pick is pinned below