Esports betting tips & odds – Wednesday, September 23

ESB’s esports betting predictions for Wednesday include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fixtures at ESL Pro League Season 12 and the 35th edition of the European ESEA Mountain Dew League, as well as three Dota2 games from the BTS Pro Series and European/CIS OGA Dota PIT.

ESL Pro League Season 12 South America

Isurus will enter this match with a slightly changed roster featuring former x6tence AWPer Jonathan “JonY BoY” Muñoz as a replacement for Gabriel “1962” Sinopoli, who was moved to the bench last Thursday. Coming into an important tournament, that switch is bound to harm the team’s synergy. Also worrying is the form of JonY BoY, who has averaged a poor 0.78 rating across the last three months.

These teams met last Monday during CLUTCH Season 3, where Sharks Esports secured a comfortable 16-10 win. Sharks are also on a seven-game winning streak and have lost only one match in their last 12, while Isurus are 2-3 from their last five and 6-6 from their last 12.

ESEA Season 35 Premier Division Europe

HellRaisers got off to a strong start at the ESEA MDL, where they defeated Nexus (16-13), Galaxy Racers (16-13) and ENDPOINT (16-11) but lost to Sprout (9-16). Team GamerLegion saw similar success with a convincing 16-8 win over ENDPOINT and a 16-14 triumph against FATE, but they struggled against Galaxy Racers (14-16) and ALTERNATE aTTaX (13-16).

The record suggests HellRaisers have proved to be slightly more efficient than GamerLegion, but it’s somewhat shocking to see Alfred “RuStY” Karlsson and co. priced at such high odds. HellRaisers have not shown any significant improvement since GamerLegion defeated them twice at Good Game League 2019, so there is value in siding with the underdogs in this one.

BTS Pro Series Season 3 Southeast Asia

Fnatic are looking worse than ever and seem set to end their BTS Pro Series endeavour without a single win. Their best chance to save themselves from humiliation will come this Wednesday when they face Neon Esports, although Prieme Ejay “PlayHard” Banquil and co. have not looked too shabby and hold a 2-4-2 record.

These teams last met just under three weeks ago during ESL One Thailand 2020 Asia. Fnatic won 2-0 on that occasion, but after seeing them settle for draws against Execration and 032, we have a hard time believing they can repeat that success. Neon forced Among Us to a stalemate on Monday, and a similar effort against Fnatic could be enough to secure the win.

BOOM Esports and Among Us have emerged as two of the strongest teams in the BTS Pro Series, and as two biggest threats to TNC Predator in the title race. Still, we have to give Among Us an edge, since they have proven to be far more consistent.

Out of eight games played, Among Us have won all except their draw with the surging Neon Esports on Monday. BOOM have won five and drawn three, tying with TNC Predator, 496 Gaming and Motivate.Trust Gaming.

Betting on BOOM is an appealing option, but we still feel like Among Us are individually far too strong. A draw is a possibility, but the odds on the favourites are healthy enough.

OGA Dota PIT Season 3 Europe/CIS

These teams last clashed at the end of July during the second season of the OGA Dota PIT, where Alliance picked up a hard-fought 2-1 win. It marked their sixth meeting of the year and Alliance’s second triumph over OG since their 2-0 win at ESL One Birmingham 2020 in May.

Since their last meeting with OG, Alliance have played 10 games and won half of them, whereas OG have played nine games and won five. OG have faced tougher opposition, so it’s fair to rank their wins higher; however, both teams have been inactive for over two weeks, so it’s hard to say who’s in better form ahead of this bout.

Historically, OG and Alliance match up nicely. Even though three out of their last five meetings ended in clean sweeps, the ring rust these two sides have accumulated over the past two weeks should produce a much more open affair. OG are still the most likely victors, but we don’t believe they can avoid dropping a map.