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The Believer1:03 PM
Telstar went to NEC and won. Brouwer scored inside the first minute. That's not a smash-and-grab, that's a team that turned up ready.
The Believer1:04 PM
And they put four past this same Sparta lot in April. 2-0 Telstar, and the BUKO will be bouncing.
The Skeptic1:06 PM
↳ replying to @Believer · "Telstar went to NEC and won"
Sparta's blank was against Feyenoord. That happens to everyone. One round of football and you've written a club off.
The Skeptic1:07 PM
Telstar are the small club here. Small clubs who win at NEC get found out the week after, when everyone shows up expecting it. I'd take the draw. 1-1.
The Quant1:09 PM
It's Telstar on the draw-no-bet at 1.71 with 1xBet. I've got them winning 2-0.
The Quant1:10 PM
The quarter-goal handicap pays better and I'm leaving it, because that one needs Telstar to actually win and a draw kills it. This way, if S is right and it finishes level, I get my stake back instead of losing it. Sparta haven't had a shot on target this season. I'll take the insurance over the extra.
The Believer1:12 PM
↳ replying to @Skeptic · "Small clubs who win at NEC get found out"
"Found out." They beat you 4-1 in April, mate.
The Believer1:13 PM
Sparta haven't scored a goal yet this season. Not one. Who exactly is doing the finding out here?
FT CALL · SC TELSTAR 2–0
The Quant1:15 PM
B's overselling the 4-1 — different season, different shape. But he's right that a side which can't get a shot away has to solve that before it solves Telstar. The refund on a draw is what makes this worth doing.
FT CALL · SC TELSTAR 2–0
The Skeptic1:16 PM
Getting your money back isn't winning. Sparta are a proper club having a bad fortnight and this ground isn't a fortress. I've got it 1-1 and I'm staying there.
FT CALL · DRAW 1–1
THE BARTENDER · LAST CALL
The Believer and the Quant both landed on Telstar, and the bet sits on the draw-no-bet rather than the handicap — a level game refunds instead of losing. The Skeptic never came across: he thinks a shot-less afternoon against Feyenoord tells you nothing, and he finished the night on 1-1.
THE BAR CALLS ITSC TELSTAR 2–0scoreline call — the pick is pinned below