by Esportbet.com’s free betting picks for Wednesday, December 22, include three Dota 2 Champions League Season 6 bouts. Here are our selections for HYDRA vs Brame, V-Gaming vs IVY, and Fantastic Five vs Team Empire, with top odds courtesy of BetOnline.
HYDRA vs BRAME Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Odds: | Hydra -126.58 at BetOnline | Brame -103.09 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 22, 2021 at 13:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/epic_d2cl) |
HYDRA are a middle-of-the-pack team and hardly more than that. They have managed a 2-3 record so far with solid showings against weaker teams and less-than-convincing performances against Dota 2 Champions League Season 6 top dogs.
Meanwhile, Brame are 4-1 after five rounds of play, with only one defeat against X3 (0-2) at the start of the month. Their only other shaky performance of the tournament came just over a week ago when Brame dropped a map against IVY (2-1).
HYDRA won this bout in November (2-1), but it was close. We expect a similar scenario to unfold on Wednesday, and while we prefer Brame, it likely won’t be a clean sweep.
Over 2.5 total maps
V-GAMING vs IVY Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Odds: | V-Gaming -1428.57 at BetOnline | IVY +666 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 22, 2021 at 16:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/epic_d2cl) |
With a 0-6 record and a 2-12 map differential, IVY are guaranteed to finish this tournament in the bottom five. Meanwhile, V-Gaming still have a shot at making it into the playoffs, but they still need to win at least two games.
IVY might have the worst record at the tournament, but their performance against CIS Rejects (1-2) on Saturday gives us hope that IVY might be able to cause some damage against V-Gaming, who struggled a bit against HYDRA (2-1) and Nemiga Gaming (0-2) last week.
V-Gaming should still win, and it wouldn’t surprise us if they manage to do it in straight maps. However, IVY can have their moments and are a solid value pick with a map advantage.
IVY +1.5 maps
FANTASTIC FIVE vs TEAM EMPIRE Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Odds: | F5 +151 at BetOnline | Empire -200 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 22, 2021 at 19:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/epic_d2cl) |
Considering how inconsistent Team Empire have been this season, it may be wiser to avoid betting on the games they’re involved in. However, it’s hard to ignore a match where you’re getting +151 on Fantastic Five to hand Empire their fifth loss of the tournament.
We expect Team Empire and Fantastic Five to finish inside the bottom five, and if we had to pick which team is better, there would be no clear answer. Team Empire might have more individual talent, but the Russian-Ukrainian roster is not living up to its potential.
Fantastic Five at +151 to cause an upset is too good to pass on.
