by The VALORANT Champions 2024 playoffs begin on Wednesday, August 14, starting with a clash between DRX and Sentinels, followed by a meeting between regional rivals EDward Gaming and Trace Esports. Check out our VALORANT betting picks for the two series, with esports odds courtesy of top bookmakers in United States.
DRX vs SENTINELS VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | DRX -102.04 at BetOnline | SEN -129.87 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 14, 2024 | 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/VALORANT) |
Sentinels enter the VALORANT Champions 2024 playoffs with a huge target on their back after the North American squad eliminated the tournament favourites, Gen.G, on Saturday. Like Sentinels, DRX also exceeded expectations by beating KRU Esports and Fnatic in Group A.
VALORANT betting sites have priced Sentinels as favourites for this series. That may be down to their humiliation of Gen.G, who DRX have not beaten once since VCT Pacific 2024 Stage 1.
However, while Sentinels performed well in the previous round, it was more Gen.G not playing as well as they should have. Moreover, DRX are better on Abyss and Sunset and usually do well on Sentinels’ best maps. So, unless we see a complete blunder from one of the two sides, this has the potential to be a close affair.
Over 2.5 maps
EDWARD GAMING vs TRACE ESPORTS VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | EDG -263.16 at BetOnline | Trace +188 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 14, 2024 | 20:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/VALORANT) |
EDward Gaming and Trace Esports both shocked the world by reaching the VALORANT Champions 2024 playoffs. Yet the spotlight is on VCT China’s fourth seed, who were prime candidates to crash out of the group stage but instead placed first with wins against Leviatan and Team Vitality.
Like Trace, EDward Gaming made a massive splash by beating FUT Esports and Paper Rex. And according to the latest betting odds, they should win this series without major issues.
Wang “nobody” Senxu and his crew are 3-0 in the head-to-head with Trace Esports, which plays into the odds on this match. Still, the underdogs have shown immense improvement over the last couple of weeks, so it is hard to justify fading them at the offered price.
