by ESB’s Dota 2 betting predictions for Friday, October 27, focus on a pair of lower-bracket bouts at The International 2023. Here are our top picks for nouns vs Gaimin Gladiators and BetBoom Team vs Virtus.pro, with odds courtesy of the top esports bookmakers in United States.
NOUNS vs GAIMIN GLADIATORS Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | nouns +450 at BetOnline | Gaimin -833.33 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 27, 2023 | 10:00 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dota2ti) |
Nouns have made it very far in this tournament despite entering The International 2023 as one of the outsiders on the outright betting markets. They placed third in Group C with three draws and defeated TSM 2-0 in the second round of the lower bracket.
Unfortunately, nouns’ road to the Aegis of Champions will likely be cut short on Friday, when they face off against the most successful Dota 2 esports team of the 2023 season. Gaimin Gladiators have been phenomenal this year, claiming six Big Event titles; however, ahead of TI12, they lost traction and crashed out of DreamLeague Season 21.
Even early into The International, Gaimin Gladiators haven’t looked great. They placed second in Group C with a 2-1-1 record, although in the knockout stage they have found momentum with convincing wins against Evil Geniuses and 9Pandas.
As the latest Dota 2 esports betting odds suggest, Gaimin Gladiators should win, but at the offered price, backing the outsiders to steal one map is a more appealing choice. Nouns already won a map against GG during the group stage, and they’ve looked decent in the games leading up to this series.
nouns +1.5 maps
BETBOOM TEAM vs VIRTUS.PRO Dota 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BB -227.27 at BetOnline | VP +162 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 27, 2023 | 13:00 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dota2ti) |
BetBoom Team finished the TI12 group stage in second place with a 3-0-1 record, with their only loss coming against one of the tournament favourites, Team Liquid. Virtus.pro barely made it through Group C with a 0-3-1 record, but they forced a draw against LGD Gaming, which is nothing to sneeze at.
Since then, VP have looked like an entirely different team. They swept TSM in the deciders, took a map from Team Spirit (1-2) in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, and crushed Entity (2-0). BetBoom Team, on the other side, lost against 9Pandas (1-2) in the deciders, defeated Keyd Stars (2-0), and edged past Talon Esports (2-1).
Virtus.pro have looked much cleaner recently; however, sitting 0-4 in the head-to-head stakes, they are not getting much respect with the top Dota 2 betting sites. Still, VP enter the third round of the lower bracket in much better shape and look to be a good bet at outsider odds.
