CS Asia Championships betting tips & odds – Thursday, October 16

The 2025 CS Asia Championships continue with five crucial Counter-Strike matchups this Thursday in Shanghai.

The action kicks off with a pair of lower-bracket semifinals in Group B, then moves to the upper-bracket deciders before wrapping up with a lower-bracket final in Group A.

Let’s take a look at the best bets for October 16, with odds from the top Counter-Strike betting sites in United States.

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FUT ESPORTS v PAIN GAMING

Best Odds: FUT +137 at BetOnline | paiN -188.68 at SportsBetting
When: October 16, 2025 | 11:00 CST
Watch Live: Twitch

FUT Esports kicked off their campaign in style, winning 13-11 over defending champs FaZe Clan. They were quickly brought back to earth, however, losing 0-2 to HEROIC in the upper-bracket semifinals.

PaiN Gaming were far from disgraced in their opening loss, going down 8-13 to Fnatic. The Brazilians also dropped the first map to Fluxo in the lower-bracket quarters, but they scrapped to level series and then flew home with a 13-2 romp on the last map.

While FUT showed something in their opener, there is an obvious class gap in this matchup. This is paiN’s to lose.

TYLOO v FAZE CLAN

Best Odds: TYLOO +225 at BetOnline | FaZe -303.03 at SportsBetting
When: October 16, 2025 | 11:00 CST
Watch Live: Twitch

FaZe Clan have looked well short of their best at the 2025 CS Asia Championships. After their shock loss to FUT Esports, the American-owned outfit then dropped an overtime map 18-22 against B8 before rallying to get the job done.

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TYLOO came out on the right side of overtime in their opener, snatching a 22-20 win over Fluxo. While the Chinese pioneers were then swept by Fnatic, the 14-16, 10-13 map scores highlight how competitive that contest was.

FaZe Clan should win, but the formlines suggest this one could be tighter than expected.

LEGACY v TEAM LIQUID

Best Odds: Legacy +120 at BetOnline | Liquid -163.93 at SportsBetting
When: October 16, 2025 | 14:00 CST
Watch Live: Twitch

Legacy breezed past Virtus.pro before taking down 3DMAX in three maps to book a spot in the upper-bracket final for Group A. That form comes in stark contrast to recent results, including a disappointing 17th-19th finish in ESL Pro League Season 22.

Team Liquid, on the other hand, headed to China off strong results at FISSURE Playground #2 (3rd-4th) and the Birch Cup (3rd). That form has translated to a couple of solid wins for the Dutch side, who beat GamerLegion 13-9 and then swept MIBR 13-5, 13-5.

Legacy have enough game to make this interesting, but Liquid are in decent touch and should prove too good.

FNATIC v HEROIC

Best Odds: Fnatic -125 at BetOnline | HEROIC -111.11 at SportsBetting
When: October 16, 2025 | 14:00 CST
Watch Live: Twitch

Fnatic are enjoying a strong run of form, winning 10 of their last 12 matches. While most of those were in B-Tier events, victories over paiN Gaming and TYLOO showed they are capable of competing at this level.

The story could hardly be more different for HEROIC, who came into the CS Asia Championships on a run of seven losses from eight series — albeit in higher grade. But they bucked that trend with a gritty 16-12 win over B8 before taking down FUT Esports in a comfortable sweep.

Have HEROIC snapped out of their funk at last? If they continue to build on their latest efforts, the Scandinavian side should do enough to book a spot in the semifinals.

VIRTUS.PRO v 3DMAX

Best Odds: VP +137 at BetOnline | 3DMAX -188.68 at SportsBetting
When: October 16, 2025 | 17:00 CST
Watch Live: Twitch

Are Virtus.pro finally starting to gel? They were hammered by Legacy first up and did just enough to sweep The Huns, but the 2-0 win over MIBR showed signs that Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy and his crew might be heading in the right direction at last.

3DMAX bring in far more solid form. They dismantled The Huns, giving up just one round, and were more than competitive in their three-map defeat to Legacy.

When you compare their respective results against the same opposition, it is hard to find a reason to bet against the favorites. Take 3DMAX to cover the rounds handicap.