by ESportBet.com brings you free Dota 2 esports betting tips for the opening round of Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Western Europe Tour 1: Division I bouts on Monday, January 9. Check out our selections for OG vs Tundra Esports, Team Liquid vs Team Secret, and Gaimin Gladiators vs Entity, with betting odds courtesy of BetOnline.
OG vs TUNDRA Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | OG +240 at BetOnline | Tundra -333.33 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 9, 2023 | 15:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl_dota2) |
Tundra Esports are the only team from the region that did not make any roster changes ahead of the 2023 season. That makes sense, considering Tundra has just won The International, so they have no reason to look for ways to improve.
Their next opponents, OG, have made one roster change, signing Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin as a replacement for Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf, who left to play for Nigma Galaxy. DM joins OG from Virtus.pro (Outsiders) is an excellent carry player who, like ATF, has a big champion pool and is capable of carrying games.
With the roster changes, OG didn’t lose any quality and should be very competitive in 2023. They’re still weaker than Tundra (3-5 in head-to-head), but $3.40 with Dota 2 betting sites seems a bit too generous. At the offered Dota 2 betting odds, and considering this is a clash between two of Europe’s top teams, over 2.5 maps makes the most sense.
Over 2.5 maps
TEAM LIQUID vs TEAM SECRET Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | Liquid -151.52 at BetOnline | Team Secret +110 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 9, 2023 | 18:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl_dota2) |
Team Liquid had a slot to fill up following Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen’s retirement and ended up signing Michał “Nisha” Jankowski, who joined Liquid two months after leading Team Secret to The International 2022 finals. Besides signing Nisha, Liquid also had to move players around, appointing Michael “miCKe” Vu to the no.1 spot to make room for the new mid laner.
The move shows Liquid’s roster’s flexibility, but it also makes us believe that they will be just as strong as last season. Losing MATUMBAMAN is a big deal, but with Nisha joining the roster, Liquid should be one of the top four teams in Western Europe.
Team Secret replaced Nisha with Miroslav “BOOM” Bičan, who had an excellent season with Gaimin Gladiators, who enjoyed a lot of success in 2022, largely thanks to the Czech player. This move still feels like a downgrade, but we don’t feel like there’s much to worry about.
Liquid enter this match with a massive advantage of fielding Nisha, who knows Secret inside and out. But talent-wise, this looks like an even match, so we must take overs at even odds.
Over 2.5 maps
GAIMIN GLADIATORS vs ENTITY Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | GG -250 at BetOnline | Entity +175 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 9, 2023 | 21:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/pgl_dota2) |
Entity parted ways with their carry Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko in December and replaced him with Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov, who has been moving around the Eastern European Tier 2 scene for a while. On paper, this move doesn’t look too promising, but there was supposedly some internal turmoil, so perhaps letting Pure go was the right call.
Gaimin Gladiators lost their mid laner BOOM but quickly found an excellent replacement in Quinn “Quinn” Callahan, formerly of Soniqs and Quincy Crew. This move might make Gaimin Gladiators even stronger, but there are questions about their new coach Aske “Cy-“Larsen, who’s a bit of an enigma.
Entity were significantly weaker than Gaimin Gladiators in the DPC last season, and even though all the changes, we don’t expect that to change. It’s early season, so we could be in for a messy game, but we have faith in Gaimin Gladiators to cover the map handicap on Monday.
