by ESB’s free Counter-Strike 2 betting predictions for Friday, October 20, focus on two quarterfinal bouts at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. Here are our selections for BetBoom Team vs Complexity and ENCE vs FaZe Clan, with esports odds courtesy of the best bookmakers for gamblers in United States.
BETBOOM TEAM vs COMPLEXITY CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BetBoom +100 at BetOnline | Complexity -138.89 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 20, 2023 | 16:30 AEDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
BetBoom Team exceeded all expectations with their performance in the group stage, where they defeated Team Vitality (16-14) and GamerLegion (2-0) and played a very close series with the reigning ESL Pro League Season 18 champions, MOUZ.
The transition to Counter-Strike 2, which has introduced some volatility, seems to have greatly benefited BetBoom Team; however, according to the offered CS2 betting odds, the Russian squad is not expected to make it any further.
Like BetBoom Team, Complexity also outperformed expectations en route to the knockout stage. However, unlike BB Team, Complexity have had a fairly easy road, with wins against Monte (13-9, 2-0) and Cloud9 (2-0).
Both teams have earned their spot in the playoffs; however, it’s tough to explain why Complexity are priced as the favourites. It might have to do with the fact that Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 is the only tournament of the year in which BetBoom Team have looked good, but that’s a poor excuse to bet against them.
BetBoom Team to win
ENCE vs FAZE CLAN CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | ENCE -138.89 at BetOnline | FaZe +100 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 20, 2023 | 19:30 AEDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
ENCE last met with FaZe Clan during Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 in June, winning 2-0 and 2-1. The latest odds suggest ENCE should win again; however, past results, especially those from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games, don’t mean much.
ENCE have looked decent so far in this tournament. They placed second in Group B, where they beat Lynn Vision (13-6) and Fnatic (2-1) and lost against G2 Esports (9-13, 8-13).
FaZe Clan, meanwhile, placed third in Group A with a loss against GamerLegion (15-19) and three straight wins against Team Vitality (2-1), Natus Vincere (2-1), and GamerLegion (2-1).
FaZe Clan have beaten stronger teams than ENCE, but they didn’t look much cleaner in their wins, which leads us to believe that this is a 50-50 match. Knowing that the teams are fairly equal and still shaky on the game’s newest version, taking over 2.5 maps makes the most sense.
