OWL Countdown Cup betting predictions – August 6, 2021

After hitting both of our Overwatch League betting picks for last Friday, Esportbet returns with another set of predictions for Friday’s OWL Countdown Cup matches. Here are the best bets and top odds for London Spitfire vs Toronto Defiant and Vancouver Titans vs Boston Uprising.


London Spitfire last met with Toronto Defiant in May, losing 1-3. Riku “Ripa” Toivanen and co. have since played eight games and lost all of them.

On a more positive note, the Spitfire showed some life against the reigning OWL champions, San Francisco Shock, who they forced to five maps at the end of June. They followed that up with two 0-3 losses against the surging Atlanta Reign and Washington Justice.

Toronto Defiant are 6-6 on the season, which is obviously a more inspiring record than Spitfire’s 0-12. However, the Defiant haven’t really achieved much of late, losing five of their last seven outings.

We don’t expect London to cause an upset on Friday, but they’re good enough to take advantage of Toronto’s poor form and steal at least one map. A smaller bet on the Spitfire with a +1.5 map handicap is also worth a shot at +259.


Boston Uprising secured a crucial 3-1 victory against Paris Eternal last week, which served as a huge morale boost, knowing that they took down a team that had won against Dallas Fuel just a day prior. However, the Uprising soon got put in their place by San Francisco Shock, who beat them 3-1 on Sunday.

Their next opponents, Vancouver Titans, are one of the weakest teams in the region. They have yet to win a match this season and have put together a disastrous 5-36 map differential. With all due respect, there is nothing exciting about this team.

The Uprising last met with the Titans in June, winning 3-1, and they have since improved and seem to do well in the current meta. We expect a clean sweep for the OWL betting favourites.