VALORANT Masters Santiago 2026 Playoffs betting predictions – Monday, March 9

VALORANT Masters Santiago playoffs enter the second round of the upper bracket on Monday, when Nongshim RedForce face off against G2 Esports, followed by a clash between Paper Rex and NRG.

With an upper bracket final spot on the line, Monday’s games promise tight contests between the world’s strongest squads, and a couple of betting opportunities for esports fans to explore.

Here you can find free VALORANT betting predictions and expert picks with odds from the top-rated bookmakers.

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NONGSHIM REDFORCE vs G2 ESPORTS

Nongshim RedForce kicked off their VALORANT Masters playoff campaign with an impressive 2-0 sweep of Gentle Mates, whereas G2 Esports took care of business against All Gamers, proving themselves as the superior team in that contest.

G2 Esports dismantled All Gamers with 13-6 on Split and 13-4 on Abyss, with all five players posting solid performance figures. Andrej “babybay” Francisty stood out with a 1.54 performance rating.

Nongshim RedForce haven’t had any player produce such high figures in their win, but all five performed well, especially Park “Ivy” Sung-hyeon at 1.28.

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This promises to be an exciting match, although the top VALORANT betting sites are pricing G2 Esports as the team to beat, at -200. Hailing from a stronger region, G2 have higher expectations put on them, but it is hard to ignore Nongshim RedForce, who have all the right tools to succeed.

While they tend to struggle on Abyss, Nongshim RedForce have a deep map pool. Likewise, G2 Esports are versatile with a +50% win rate on all maps but Corrode (50%).

Expect a close and competitive game.

PAPER REX vs NRG

Two serious VALORANT Masters title contenders, NRG and Paper Rex, will clash on Monday in their first meeting of the season, from which Paper Rex are expected to come out as winners.

The VCT Pacific representatives enter the series fresh off a 2-1 victory against FURIA, whom they reverse-swept with 13-4 on Breeze and 13-7 on Split.

NRG, on the other hand, edged past BBL Esports in a closely contested game, ending 17-15 on Split.

Beating the VCT EMEA champions is no small feat, but NRG also tend to be very hot-and-cold, as shown in their 13-6 victory on Pearl and 6-13 on Abyss.

Paper Rex have also shown cracks on some of the maps, but they rarely get blown out.

As a very resilient and stable team, you always know what you’re going to get with Paper Rex – in contrast, NRG have looked less confident in their recent games, which does not inspire much confidence.

While this looks like a 50/50 game on paper, the eye test shows NRG as a less stable team, which makes it hard to take their side at these prices.