ESL Challenger League S44 Europe betting tips – Tuesday, March 21

ESB’s free Counter-Strike: Global Offensive betting tips for Tuesday, March 21, focus on three ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe bouts. Check out our selections for 9INE vs K23, Endpoint vs SAW, and Monte vs Apeks, with CS:GO esports betting odds courtesy of BetOnline.

9INE enter the upper-bracket semifinal match against K23 following three dominant showings against 500 (2-0), Bad News Eagles (2-1), and Monte (2-0) in the opening rounds of the tournament. Besides competing in ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe, 9INE also attended a few other events, including RES Western European Masters Spring 2023, which they won earlier this month.

Since the start of February, 9INE have been playing well, losing just six out of 31 series. However, three of those losses came from their last four outings against Aurora (1-2), Monte (0-2), and 500 (1-2).

K23 have looked just as good in the first two rounds of the tournament, beating HEET (2-0), For The Win Esports (2-0), and Into the Bin (2-0). Moreover, they’ve shown good form, winning 20 of their last 28 outings (along with three draws).

Even though 9INE played stronger teams and have managed a better win % over the last month, they didn’t impress at the start of March. K23 are underrated and are worth a bet with a map advantage at +110.

This will mark SAW’s first clash with Endpoint since mid-January when they won (2-1) during the ESL Pro League Season 17 European Conference. Endpoint have not found much success since and have been largely disappointing in their attempts to win a tournament, showing very little consistency since the turn of the year.

On the other side, SAW had an explosive start to the year but quickly slowed down, having managed to win nine of their last 17 series. But SAW performed well earlier this month, with wins against BELIEVE (2-0), Sangal Esports (2-0), and Bad News Eagles (2-0), while their only loss came against GamerLegion (1-2).

Endpoint can have their moments, but those have become very rare, making it tough to trust them to upset SAW. Both teams have their issues, and neither is very consistent, but SAW have the better squad here.

Monte and Apeks have both shown impressive growth this year, proving their worth in several second-tier tournaments. Monte have been steadily climbing the ladder since August 2022, while Apeks underwent many roster changes before gaining ranks in the global CS:GO ladder.

Apeks recently dropped from no.35 to no.52 due to their poor performances at CCT South Europe Series #3 (9th-16th) and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 European Qualifier, where they placed last. However, on a more positive note, Apeks found traction last week when they won against LDLC (2-0), Endpoint (2-0), and Copenhagen Flames (2-0).

Monte have achieved far less in their recent outings (1-4), with defeats against Aurora (14-16) and DomiNation eSports (13-16). So even though Monte have looked better throughout the last couple of months, their recent slump is concerning. At around +100 with CS:GO betting sites, we like the in-form Apeks better.


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