by ESB’s esports betting predictions for Friday feature the China Dota2 Pro Cup and the Moon Studio Mid-Autumn League, as well as the penultimate round of the Oceanic Nationals Rainbow Six Siege league.
China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 1
VICI GAMING vs PSG.LGD BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota2 Betting Odds: | ViCi +123 at BetOnline | PSG.LGD -166.67 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 2, 2020 at 16:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Youtube |
PSG.LGD have met with ViCi Gaming three times in the past three months, winning two series (2-1 and 2-0) and losing one (0-2). The head-to-head record since March shows a similar picture with PSG.LGD winning six out of 10 meetings, but that does not justify the surprisingly high odds offered on Xiong “Pyw”‘ Jiahan’s squad.
ViCi have stolen at least one map off PSG.LGD in all but one of the last five meetings. They are also 8-5 up in map differential against PSG.LGD since May, which suggests we are in for another close affair.
Over 2.5 maps
Moon Studio Mid-Autumn League
ASTER.ARIES vs TEAM MAGMA BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota2 Betting Odds: | Aster.Aries +116 at BetOnline | MagMa -156.25 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 2, 2020 at 13:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/moonstudio_ru) |
Aster.Aries are struggling with their form and have won only one of their last seven games. They have played only two games in the last 30 days, which is slightly concerning since they are facing a team who have done plenty of warming up.
Team MagMa don’t look too good on paper, but they recently defeated Invictus Gaming 2-1 in China Dota2 Pro Cup Season 1 and forced a stalemate with Phoenix Gaming at OGA Dota PIT S3 China.
MagMa have played against some of the best teams in the world in past two weeks, which should make Aster.Aries seem like an easy proposition by comparison.
Team MagMa to win
IG VITALITY vs TEAM BLACK BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota2 Betting Odds: | IG.V +129 at BetOnline | Black -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 2, 2020 at 13:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/moonstudio_ru) |
IG Vitality have lost to Team Black twice before (2-1 and 2-0), but they seem to be better prepared this time out. Not only have iG.V acquired two new players in ex-Team Sirius carry Lin “doodle”‘ Zikai and former For The Team support Cui “QYQX” Chenyang, we must also consider that Black have not been too active in recent weeks.
Team Black played their last game at the start of August, meaning this bout will mark only their second official match in almost two months. This suggests they will be a bit ring rusty, making iG.V a great longshot pick.
iG.Vitality to win
R6S Oceanic Nationals 2020
OKAMI vs PITTSBURGH KNIGHTS R6 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| R6 Betting Odds: | Okami +108 at BetOnline | Knights -156.25 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 2, 2020 at 19:00 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6) |
Okami enter the sixth round of the R6S Oceanic Nationals following an impressive 7-3 win against Noble esports on Wednesday. It marked Okami’s second consecutive triumph after they defeated LFO 7-4 last Friday, and their third overall including a 7-3 win over Rhythm in round one.
Pittsburgh Knights got off to a strong start to the season but saw their perfect 4-0 record snapped on Wednesday when they lost 2-7 to Wildcard Gaming. Even though that loss is not too shocking on paper, it was a poor performance that doesn’t bode well for this bout. Okami are far from tournament favourites, but they look much more stable than the Knights.
Okami to win
ELEVATE vs LFO R6 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| R6 Betting Odds: | Elevate -156.25 at BetOnline | LFO +108 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 2, 2020 at 20:00 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6) |
We tipped against Elevate in our daily esports betting predictions for September 30, but they proved us wrong with a very convincing 7-2 victory over Team Ferox. Elevate are now 3-2, which sits them in a three-way tie with Okami and Noble in third place.
LFO will look to win their first game of the tournament, but that is easier said than done. The form coming into this is worrying, as they went down 4-7 to Rhythm on Wednesday in what was a poor display from the losers rather than a strong performances from the winners.
Unless LFO come up with something outstanding, this game is Elevate’s to lose. We expected odds on Elevate to sit around -200, making them a great value bet at -156.25.
