by ESB’s free Overwatch League betting tips for Saturday, September 2, focus on two matches in Week 6 of the OWL 2023 Summer Stage Qualifiers. Here are our selections for New York Excelsior vs Vancouver Titans and Boston Uprising vs Los Angeles Gladiators, with odds from the best esports bookmakers for gamblers in United States.
NEW YORK EXCELSIOR vs VANCOUVER TITANS OWL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Excelsior +120 at BetOnline | Titans -163.93 at BetOnline |
| When: | September 2, 2023 | 12:00 PDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/overwatchleague) |
With an 8-7 record, Vancouver Titans are locked in for the OWL 2023 Summer Stage play-ins, but they’re still playing for favourable seeding. New York Excelsior are 6-9, tied with Washington Justice and Los Angeles Gladiators, and still need to win one more game to secure a top-10 finish in the West division.
This will be much harder to do than it sounds, mainly because the current meta doesn’t suit New York Excelsior and how they like to play. On the one hand, there’s an easy solution for Excelsior’s problems, but it would require them to put Kim “FITS” Dong-eun on Illari. However, by doing so, NY would lose a lot of firepower.
Vancouver Titans are in excellent form, having won their last four games against Washington Justice (3-0), Los Angeles Gladiators (3-0), Las Vegas Eternal (3-0), and San Francisco Shock (3-1). Although not the most challenging opponents, the Titans looked great in all four wins.
Even though the Titans are known to be a bit inconsistent, they already defeated New York Excelsior in May, and they’ve recently found a bit more stability. That, combined with the fact that the current meta doesn’t suit Excelsior, makes it very tough to justify backing the outsiders.
Vancouver Titans to win
BOSTON UPRISING vs LOS ANGELES GLADIATORS OWL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Uprising -227.27 at BetOnline | Gladiators +162 at BetOnline |
| When: | September 2, 2023 | 13:30 PDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/overwatchleague) |
Los Angeles Gladiators ended their skid of six consecutive losses in the OWL 2023 Summer Stage with a 3-0 win over New York Excelsior last week. They dominated the series and looked much more polished than what we’ve seen from them recently. In part, this has to do with the current meta, which allows Kevin “kevster” Persson to play Genji.
Boston Uprising are 10-5 and one of the strongest teams in the OWL West. However, while the Uprising have looked good this season, they’re also 1-3 from their last four outings, with defeats against Florida Mayhem (2-3, 2-3) and Atlanta Reign (1-3). In Boston’s defence, the Mayhem and the Reign are two of the league’s strongest teams.
The Uprising don’t need to win this match, and even if they lose, their play-in seeding doesn’t change. On the other side, anything less than a win for the Gladiators would mean they miss the postseason.
Boston Uprising are stronger than the Gladiators, but the LA team has looked much better recently. If the Gladiators can keep playing at this level, they should have a good chance of springing an upset this weekend.
