CS2 Esports World Cup betting picks & top odds – Day 3 preview

Day 3 of the Counter-Strike 2 Esports World Cup will feature two quarterfinal clashes on Friday, August 22. HEROIC and Aurora will meet in the first game before hometown favorites Team Falcons lock horns with MOUZ.

Below you will find our free CS2 betting preview and tips for both series, with odds courtesy of top esports betting sites.

HEROIC vs AURORA

Best Odds: HEROIC +175 at BetOnline | Aurora -250 at SportsBetting
When: August 22, 2025 | 18:20 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

HEROIC stunned Team Spirit in their round-of-16 clash, clawing back from a map down to win the next two and eliminate the world’s top-ranked team. This young roster has shown it can compete with anyone on its day, making this quarterfinal a dangerous test for Aurora.

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Aurora booked their spot in similar fashion, reversing a 1-0 deficit to defeat FaZe Clan 2-1. The Turkish CS2 squad is well rounded and carries more experience than HEROIC, giving them a slight edge in this matchup.

These two sides met recently on August 11 at BLAST Bounty Fall, where Aurora cruised to a dominant 2-0 victory — and a similar outcome looks likely here.

TEAM FALCONS vs MOUZ

Best Odds: Falcons -138.89 at BetOnline | MOUZ +100 at BetOnline
When: August 22, 2025 | 21:35 AST
Watch Live: Twitch

In front of a raucous home crowd, Team Falcons barely broke a sweat in their dominant 2-0 victory over G2 Esports in their EWC opener. With former G2 stars Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov firing on all cylinders, Falcons cruised to 13-9 and 13-7 wins.

MOUZ faced a much tougher test in the round of 16, grinding out a 2-1 win over Virtus.pro after dropping the opening map. The world’s No.3 team claimed the most recent head-to-head encounter at IEM Dallas, but they will need a sharper performance than their opener to prevail in Riyadh.

The last five meetings between Falcons and MOUZ have all ended in 2-0 sweeps. However, with MOUZ likely to improve and Falcons feeding off home support, a three-map thriller looks very possible.