by ESB’s Dota 2 betting predictions for Wednesday focus on two i-League bouts featuring Vici Gaming, EHOME, PSG.LGD, and Invictus Gaming. Here are our best bets for those matches, with top odds courtesy of BetOnline.
VICI GAMING vs EHOME Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | Vici -212.77 at BetOnline | EHOME +152 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2021 at 14:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Douyu (https://www.douyu.com/topic/i-league?rid=19002) |
Vici Gaming and EHOME last met way back in February, when Vici won 2-0. That marked their first victory against EHOME of the year and their 32nd (32-8-25) since 2015.
EHOME have made slight adjustments to their roster since then, replacing Lai “AhJit” Jay Son with Liu “Sylar” Jiajun. They have played five games since for three wins, defeating Royal Never Give Up (2-1), Team MagMa (2-1), and Sparking Arrow Gaming (2-0).
Those results might suggest that replacing AhJit hasn’t harmed the team’s quality, but EHOME haven’t been properly tested yet. That said, they have looked good enough for us to believe they can put up a fight against the ring-rusty Vici.
Ding “Dy” Cong and co. will enter this match having played only four fixtures in April and only two across the last three weeks. Vici have underperformed against weaker sides after long breaks before, and we expect that trend to continue here.
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PSG.LGD vs INVICTUS GAMING Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | PSG.LGD -163.93 at BetOnline | IG +120 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2021 at 17:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Douyu (https://www.douyu.com/topic/i-league?rid=19002) |
PSG.LGD and Invictus Gaming last met just over three weeks ago in the semi-finals of the ONE Esports Singapore Major. IG won that match 2-1, securing their second head-to-head victory against PSG of the year.
Not one of the three fixtures between these two teams in 2021 has ended in a clean sweep, which more or less sums up how these bouts usually go. It’s worth pointing out, however, that out of 113 head-to-head bouts, PSG.LGD have won 53.02% overall (59-5-52) and went at an astounding 83.33% (15-3) in 2020.
Despite what last year’s numbers might suggest, IG have a decent chance to defeat PSG.LGD here. They field a much better roster nowadays and come into this bout in excellent form. Siding with the outsiders to win might seem like an appealing bet, but we like the overs better.
Outside of PSG.LGD’s era of dominance in 2020, these two sides historically produce close affairs. All of their last four meetings went the distance, and this clash won’t be an exception.
