by After hitting three of our ESL One Fall 2021 betting picks on Saturday for a healthy profit of 3.56 units, Esportbet returns with another set of predictions for Tuesday’s Dota 2 action. Here are our best bets for three games, with betting odds courtesy of BetOnline.
TEAM EMPIRE vs BEASTCOAST Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | Empire +488 at BetOnline | Draw +112 | beastcoast +119 |
| When: | August 24, 2021 at 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2) |
Team Empire struggled against Alliance (0-2) on Saturday, but one defeat against one of the strongest European Dota 2 teams doesn’t necessarily mean they are no good. There were some positives to take from that bout, namely Empire’s strong early-game on map one and their impressive comeback at 30 minutes to overcome a 6.3k net worth deficit.
Beastcoast enter this match as one of the strongest Latin American Dota 2 teams, having won the first regional Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) tournament and claimed silver in the second. They even won against PSG.LGD (2-0) on Sunday, for which they deserve some respect; however, one solid showing against a ring-rusty team doesn’t explain the latest Dota 2 betting odds.
Empire are good enough to win, and we will gladly take a shot with them at this price.
Team Empire to win
VIRTUS.PRO vs T1 Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | VP +186 at BetOnline | Draw -103.09 | T1 +311 |
| When: | August 24, 2021 at 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2) |
T1 went 0-2 on the first day of play with defeats against Tundra Esports (0-2) and Team Spirit (0-2), but they bounced back with a 2-0 run on Sunday with clean-sweep wins against Creepwave and Thunder Predator. While T1 have been fairly mediocre so far, we expect them to do better as the tournament progresses.
Virtus.pro are 3-0 with wins against Spirit, Creepwave and Thunder Predator, which are solid results; however, we are talking about wins against some of the weakest teams at the tournament.
Based on the teams’ performances so far, it would make sense to favour Virtus.pro over T1, but we don’t believe the gap between these two Dota 2 teams is as big as the betting odds suggest. A draw is a real possibility, but the odds on T1 are too good to pass on.
T1 to win
CREEPWAVE vs TUNDRA ESPORTS Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | CREEP +793 at BetOnline | Draw +181 | T1 -172.41 |
| When: | August 24, 2021 at 20:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2) |
Tundra Esports have already won against Thunder Predator (2-0), T1 (2-0) and Team Spirit (2-0) and are one of only two undefeated teams in Group A. On the other side, Creepwave have lost against Virtus.pro (0-2) and T1 (0-2) but managed a draw against Thunder Predator (1-1).
Creepwave’s draw against TP is their only notable result since the team came together at the start of the month. With all due respect, Creepwave are not built to compete at the highest level, and we can’t expect much from them. Tundra Esports should win this match with ease.
