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It is undeniable that the media influences life and it does not only happen in gambling, but maybe it concerns all aspects of life. But that is not something bad, it just depends on ourselves how to respond to all of this. As said, do not swallow the information raw, especially if we get it from mainstream media. In gambling or betting, the media can actually be one of the things we can use as a source to analyze a match for example, because they usually have complete data on a team's performance and even the meeting record will be recorded neatly. Once again this depends on each of us, whether we are selective enough in seeing the information available or not.