VCT 2025 EMEA Stage 2 betting picks – Thursday, July 31

Apeks and KOI will be chasing their first victories of VALORANT Champions Tour 2025 EMEA Stage 2 when they face Team Liquid and Karmine Corp, respectively, this Thursday. Check out our VALORANT betting picks for the two games on July 31, 2025.

APEKS vs TEAM LIQUID

Best Odds: Apeks +275 at BetOnline | TL -400 at SportsBetting
When: July 31, 2025 | 17:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

Team Liquid enter the third week of VCT 2025 EMEA Stage 2 as firm favorites on the best VALORANT betting sites. This has a lot to do with the fact that Apeks are in terrible shape, having suffered back-to-back defeats against Natus Vincere and Karmine Corp.

Michał “MOLSI” Łącki and his crew picked up a map in both games, so things could be worse. However, Apeks struggled a lot on the lost maps. At this point, trying out double Duellist could be the right call, but this can backfire badly, especially with the lack of firepower on this roster.

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  The bookies' bookie

Team Liquid won against KOI and Natus Vincere, needing three maps in the former match. However, Liquid did well on their strong maps and looked to be in full control in both games.

Apeks have not given us enough reasons to believe they can hold their own against VCT EMEA’s third-best team.

KOI vs KARMINE CORP

Best Odds: KOI +300 at BetOnline | KC -454.55 at BetOnline
When: July 31, 2025 | 20:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

KOI head into the third match of the stage at long odds to take down Karmine Corp for the first time this season. KC won their last two meetings — during Stage 1 and the Esports World Cup 2025 qualifier — but at these numbers, KOI look underrated.

Despite not being considered one of the strongest teams in the region, KOI nearly took down Team Liquid in the first week. And on Friday, they played a competitive game against the defending champions, Fnatic.

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  Fast Payouts

KOI are not as weak as the latest odds suggest. Xavier “flyuh” Carlson and co. held on well against two of EMEA’s top squads, so there is no reason to believe KOI can’t push Karmine Corp, who had a very rough showing against Apeks last round.

At -125, KOI to take a map is a no-brainer pick. A smaller position on KOI to upset is also worth considering.