VALORANT Champions 2025 betting picks & odds – Day 5 preview

VALORANT Champions 2025 rolls into the first set of winners’ matches in Paris on Wednesday, with the victors advancing to the playoffs and the losers heading to a decider series.

GIANTX will look to take another scalp when they face Paper Rex in the early game at 3pm CEST, while DRX are riding a wave of momentum into their clash with NRG at 6pm.

See our free VALORANT betting tips for both matchups on September 17, 2025, with odds from the best esports bookmakers in United States.

PAPER REX vs GIANTX

Best Odds: PRX -400 at BetOnline | GX +275 at SportsBetting
When: September 17, 2025 | 15:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

Paper Rex entered VALORANT Champions 2025 as clear title favorites with the top betting sites, and they showed why with a solid 2-0 win over XLG Esports to kick off Group A last Friday.

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GIANTX came into their clash with Sentinels as underdogs, and it looked to be going to script when they dropped the first map 6-13; however, the European side stormed back into the contest with a 13-4 win on Sunsets and then completed the comeback with a 13-9 result on Haven to book a spot in the winners’ match.

There is no doubt GIANTX will be feeling good after that, but this is a step up in class. Back Paper Rex to get it done in two maps.

DRX vs NRG

Best Odds: DRX +110 at BetOnline | NRG -121.95 at BetOnline
When: September 17, 2025 | 18:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

There was no love for DRX heading into their opening clash of Group C, but they silenced the doubters with a clean sweep of Team Liquid to give themselves a red-hot chance of reaching the VALORANT Champions playoffs.

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NRG faced a tricky clash with EDward Gaming first-up, and it proved to be a tight contest despite the 2-0 scoreline. The North American outfit needed overtime to clinch the first map 17-15, then squeaked home 13-11 on Corrode to seal the win.

With NRG battling through their opener and DRX showing plenty, the latest VALORANT Champions odds suggest this one could go either way. That said, some esports bookies are paying as much as +110 for the outsiders, and that price might be too good to ignore.