My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?
I won't regard this as gambling because no money is staked. There is completely nothing to lose if the prediction goes wrong so I will just call it a luck trial. Gambling to me involves staking something with the hope that our predictions will give us access to more funds. But as long as nothing is staked and there is nothing to lose and little or no emotion will get involved it is just a way to try out how lucky you can be.
But it doesn't mean that if the money is not on the line it will not be gambling, as long as there is on the line like having some sort of chores it is still gambling because as long you have something on bet it is still betting. It is really boring if you are just watching the game without any bets because you couldn't earn if your supporting teams losses.You are right no emotions is involved and it is just some sort of friendly games