by ESB’s free esports betting predictions for Wednesday focus on two Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fixtures at BLAST Premier Fall 2020, the upper-bracket playoffs at EPIC League Division 1 and two StarCraft II bouts at 2020 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2.
BLAST Premier Fall 2020
G2 ESPORTS vs FURIA CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | G2 +105 at BetOnline | FURIA -125 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 13:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/blastpremier) |
G2 Esports enter this match on a two-game losing streak which includes losses against FURIA (1-2) and Astralis (0-2) at DreamHack Masters Winter 2020: Europe. Despite G2’s recent struggles, we don’t believe they should be priced as high as +105 against FURIA.
FURIA have won all of their last five outings, but they also dropped maps against Isurus, Virtus.pro, Team Liquid and G2. So while the form is solid enough, they are definitely beatable.
Regardless of FURIA’s win over G2 last week, there is value in siding with Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and his crew. They might have slipped a couple of times this month, but they still have the quality to match any team in the world.
G2 Esports to win
OG vs BIG CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | OG -110 at BetOnline | BIG -109 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 16:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/blastpremier) |
These two sides will clash for the first time since OG swept BIG 2-0 at FLASHPOINT Season 2 on Friday. OG have since won two games against MiBR (2-1) and Fnatic (2-0) and suffered a reverse sweep against Virtus.pro (1-2) in the FLASHPOINT grand finals.
BIG have yet to defeat OG this year, but that does not necessarily mean they can’t turn things around on Wednesday. Momentum will play a crucial role in this match, which is why we expect one side to take over the game and close out the series in two maps.
Under 2.5 maps
EPIC League Division 1
VIRTUS.PRO vs TEAM SECRET DOTA 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | VP +121 at BetOnline | Secret -161 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 17:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/team/epicenter) |
Virtus.pro last met with Team Secret last Thursday, when they claimed a convincing 2-0 sweep. It marked their first head-to-head win of the year and the first since they bested Secret at the EPICENTER Major in June 2019.
Despite Virtus.pro’s strong form, they enter this match as underdogs, which does not seem right. In their last 10 outings, VP lost only to Vikin.gg and Team Liquid (twice), so there is no reason to have them priced above +100. At these odds, siding with outsiders makes more sense to us.
Virtus.pro to win
VIKIN.GG vs NATUS VINCERE DOTA 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | VP -105 at BetOnline | NaVi -127 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 20:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/team/epicenter) |
Vikin.gg and Natus Vincere last met during the EPIC League group stage on Friday, when NaVi claimed a 2-1 victory. Although Vikin.gg won the second map, there are arguments to be made that NaVi deserved to walk away with a clean sweep.
Natus Vincere then went on to sweep Team Secret, which should serve as a morale boost as they look towards the EPIC League title. What’s more, NaVi are 2-1 up in the head-to-head with Vikin.gg with back-to-back victories, including a 2-0 sweep at ESL One Germany 2020 in October.
Vikin.gg are still a solid team, but due to their lack of form, it’s hard to believe they stand a chance against the ESL One Germany 2020 finalists. Vikin.gg could steal one map, but we don’t expect much more from them.
Natus Vincere to win
2020 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2
TY vs DARK SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| SCII Betting Odds: | TY -137 at BetOnline | Dark +101 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | AfreecaTV (http://play.afreecatv.com/gslenglish) |
Jun “TY” Tae Yang and Park “Dark” Ryung-woo will clash for the first time since May, when TY won 3-0. It marked TY’s first win against Dark in six meetings and the first since December 2018, when he won in a best-of-one series.
Even though TY won the most recent bout, there is no reason to have him priced as the favourite. Not only is Dark in great form, but he also does well against Terran (64.69% win rate). A fairer price on Dark would sit around -111, making this a great value bet.
Dark to win
SOS vs TRAP SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| SCII Betting Odds: | sOs +163 at BetOnline | Trap -227 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 9, 2020 at 18:15 KST |
| Watch Live: | AfreecaTV (http://play.afreecatv.com/gslenglish) |
The latest StarCraft II betting odds make it very clear how this match should go, but we still find Cho “Trap” Sung Ho to be slightly overpriced. The 26-year-old Korean pro has defeated Kim “sOs” Yoo Jin in all of their last five meetings and racked up a 9-1 map differential in the process, with clean sweeps in all of the last four bouts.
What’s more, sOs usually struggles against Protoss (59.78%), whereas Trap historically does well in mirrored matchups (61.59%). Anything above +300 on Trap to win 3-0 is an excellent price.
