VCT 2025 EMEA Stage 2 betting picks & odds – Wednesday, July 30

VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 EMEA Stage 2 resumes on Wednesday, July 30, with the third week of group play as FUT Esports cross swords with GIANTX, followed by a meeting between Gentle Mates and BBL Esports. Here are our VALORANT betting tips for the two games, with esports odds from the top online bookmakers in United States.

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FUT ESPORTS vs GIANTX

Best Odds: FUT -175.44 at SportsBetting | GX +125 at BetOnline
When: July 30, 2025 | 17:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

FUT Esports eked out a 2-1 overtime victory against Gentle Mates to kick off VCT 2025 EMEA Stage 2. It was not the most convincing performance, but it got worse on Friday, when FUT were crushed by Team Vitality with 2-13 on Haven and 5-13 on Lotus.

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As such, it is hard to have much faith in FUT and their chances to defeat any team — including GIANTX, who are on a two-game winning streak. Over that stretch, Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin and co. have defeated Team Vitality and BBL Esports.

FUT Esports are a team of strong individuals who can deliver against any VALORANT esports squad in the world. However, even though their ceiling is high, it is hard to justify taking FUT’s side at these numbers.

GENTLE MATES vs BBL ESPORTS

Best Odds: M8 +175 at BetOnline | BBL -250 at BetOnline
When: July 30, 2025 | 20:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

In a battle of two 0-2 teams, the best VALORANT betting sites have Gentle Mates as +175 underdogs to take down BBL Esports. This is not too surprising.

BBL Esports have been great this season. They placed fourth in Stage 1 and made the quarterfinals at the 2025 Esports World Cup. So even though their start to Stage 2 hasn’t been the greatest, BBL are not to be underestimated.

Gentle Mates played a competitive game against Team Heretics last week, which they could’ve won had a couple of rounds on Corrode ended their way. However, one relatively good game does not take away from their underwhelming performances this season.

Form-wise, the two teams look evenly matched. But BBL Esports have a higher ceiling and are desperate to find traction before it is too late.