[DOTA 2] Another DPC week is coming to an end. Let us analyse Thursday’s matches in different DPC regions. The CIS region will be the most active today. Here are my picks and predictions for today’s matches.

PuckChamp vs B8: B8 1.5, 1.48 @ MY BETSLIP

Both teams opened their lower division participation with a win. B8 beat a very decent XactJlepbI squad, while PuckChamp beat Gambit, with a 2-0. Surprising win for PuckChamp. The CIS scene is still so unstable that in lower divisions and tier 2 of Dota anybody is capable of winning at any point in time. Today’s match between those two teams is no different. PuckChamp are favourites on most sportsbooks, but I believe Dendi’s B8 can pull off a map, and that would be my safest bet and suggestion here.

VP.Prodigy vs XactJlepbI: XactJlepbI, 1.40 @ MY BETSLIP

XactJlepbI are a clean favourites for me too, and odds are extremely good in that case. Anything above 1.50 is very good. With their roster, XactJlepbI is just not comparable to Prodigy. Even though Prodigy managed to take a map off HellRaisers in their 1st match, XactJlepbI showed much better performance vs B8, losing with a close 1-2. Decent performance brought them an okayish position in this match. Both squads are pretty new, made just for this DPC season. VP.Prodigy is without any experience and familiar faces on the scene. I highly doubt those youngsters can carry this series vs much bigger guns like Magical, Funn1k, NoFear and others from XactJlepbI.

EXTREMUM vs Team Unique: EXTREMUM, 1.87 @ MY BETSLIP

I was so disappointed in EXTREMUM yesterday. They were hyped as big favourites in their series vs PuckChamp in the Snow Sweet Snow tournament. However, they were destroyed 0-2, without any chance of knocking their opponents. I believe they have so much more strength to beat such teams, but they just didn’t show up. In their last 5 matches, Unique managed to win only 1 map, and lose 10. Their form is very bad, and if EXTREMUM raise their play a little bit compared to yesterday, they should be able to take this series pretty comfortably. Odds are amazing on ML bet.

Evil Geniuses vs Black N Yellow: Evil Geniuses, 1.30 @ MY BETSLIP

Yes, EG should technically be the strongest team in the North American region, but they failed to be that in the last 6 months. Now, they are on their way to redemption. 2 matches in the upper division, 2 wins. But 2 maps were lost. I wonder if they can continue in that fashion, or will they finally show their real strength and dominance that they could deliver. Even though Black N Yellow has 3 straight wins in a row, those wins were insignificant to this match vs EG. Those series were vs very weak NA squads, and now they have a real deal in front themselves. EG beat 4Zoomers and SadBoys, 2 extremely strong teams in NA, and I don’t think beating Black N Yellow will be a hard task for them. It shouldn’t be. Well, it shouldn’t, right.

[DOTA 2] My picks and bets for today:

High Coast Esports vs Tundra Esports:  Tundra Esports ML

This will be the clash of two new organizations that entered Dota 2 world just recently. High Coast Esports picked up Chicken Fighters, while Tundra picked up Mudgolems. Both teams went through the roster adjustments recently as both rosters are looking really interesting. Tundra with Skiter, 33 and Fata are leading the charge today to beat ex Chicken Fighters and ex NiP squad. Both teams started their EU Upper Division with two losses. High Coast lost to Liquid and OG. Actually they’ve managed to take a map off OG which was quite impressive. Tundra lost to Secret and OG. They had most probably the hardest schedule of all teams while facing both Secret and OG in the first 2 rounds. They did solid work vs Secret pulling out a map off them. However this time, it looks like both teams are kinda equal right now and I’m having a hard time picking the overall winner here. High Coast can take a map off for sure, but I do believe Tundra are just slightly better right now, so my pick is on them.

Team Unknown vs Thunder Predator:  Thunder Predator ML

Peru is the strongest nation in South America. And here, in this clash we will watch 2 Peruvian teams battling it out. Both teams started on a wrong foot, with losses. Unknown lost to beastcoast with a 0-2, while Thunder Predator surprisingly lost to Infamous with the same result. Team Unknown came to the Upper Division through the closed qualifiers with just one loss. However, this is another level of Dota now. Especially if they need to play vs Thunder Predator, Infamous or beastcoast, some of the best teams in the region. I think the safest bet here would be Thunder Predator ML, but Team Unknown +1.5 is a pretty good pick too in case odds are higher than 1.70. My pick here is Thunder Predator to win the match.

+ Extremum vs PuckChamp: Extremum ML

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[DOTA 2] My picks and bets for today:

OG vs Tundra Esports: OG -1.5

OG vs Tundra analysis: We have another new organization here as mudgolems were signed by Tundra Esports on January 25th. Mudgolems did an amazing job in their 1st match in the league. They played a 70+ minute map vs Team Secret that they’ve managed to win. Even though they lost the series in the end, they showed they have a decent lineup going into the future. With an organization behind them, I do think they are even more serious. OG did beat High Coast Esports (ex Chicken Fighters) in the first round, with 2-1. I think OG has realized now that there are no weak teams in the European region anymore and they need to give their best to win even the less known squads. This is a must win for OG, quality and everything else is on their side. Big risk here for going on -1.5 handicap, but it’s worth it.

Team Liquid vs High Coast Esports: Team Liquid -1.5

Liquid vs HCE analysis: Chicken Fighters were signed by High Coast Esports on January 20t, and are now performing under this new brand and name. They showed amazing performance vs always strong OG. They’ve taken a map off them and showed they can battle even vs the strongest teams in the region. However, Liquid plays a different style of Dota and they are not so unstable as OG currently. Liquid are heavy favourites here on all sportsbooks, and I do think that they will take this series. It’s just a question if they will manage to get an impeccable win or if they will drop a map. I do think there are higher chances that Liquid takes it 2-0. They looked ok in their first match in the league, a 1-2 loss vs strong Nigma. Big risk here, but odds are quite attractive for -1.5 handicap.

Brame - Creepwave: Creepwave ML @ MY BETSLIP
Hippomaniacs - Nemiga: Nemiga ML @ MY BETSLIP
Imperial - XactJlepbl: XactJlepbl ML @ MY BETSLIP

[DOTA 2] My picks and bets for today:

Winstrike vs Gambit: Winstrike ML

NoUndying vs Extremum: Over 2.5

HIPPOMANIACS vs Creepwave: Creepwave ML

Just 3 days after their last series, those two teams are facing each other again. Since its creation, Creepwave is on a 100% win ratio. 5 matches, 5 wins in different competitions. 2-1 win vs Spider Pigz in a round 1 of EU lower division made them full of confidence going into this rematch vs Hippos. On the other side Hippomaniacs are on the 5 match losing streak in all competitions. They’ve lost 0-2 to Brame in the round 1. And I do believe this will be their second loss in a row in this competition. Creepwave are just surprising everyone with those amazing plays. Nobody expected that 5 players would work so well together, but obviously it’s working. It’s surely possible that they will be one of the underdogs in this division. Underdogs that can go all the way.

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[DOTA 2] We are ending this working week with amazing matches from the DPC series. This time I’ll analyze 3 CIS matches and 1 South American match. Most of the teams are playing their first matches this season and the schedule is getting pretty crowded. Here are my picks and predictions for Friday.

XactJlepbI vs B8: XactJlepbI ML, 1.36 @ MY BETSLIP

Neither of these teams have played any series yet. XactJlepbI is a newly made squad for this DPC season and it’s featuring some very interesting CIS names. Magical, Funn1k, KingR and NoFear are all well known names to all Dota 2 fans. This team looks incredible on the paper and I do think they are one of the underdogs in this lower division. Underdogs that can go all the way. Dendi’s new squad is not looking good. After recruiting 3 Brazilians, they’ve already lost without German player 5up. It will be interesting to see who will fill his spot. 0-2 vs NoTechies and 0-2 vs Extremum doesn’t look good for B8. This must be a win for XactJlepbI, I highly doubt B8 will do anything in this season either.

Team Unique vs Natus Vincere: Natus Vincere -1.5, 1.25 @ MY BETSLIP

This should be an easy pick for all bettors. NaVi are huge favourites in this series. As one of the best CIS squads, NaVi are looking to conquer CIS upper division. Compared to Unique, they are just on another level. Higher quality players, better team play and understanding of the game makes them heavy favourites here. Last year, Unique couldn’t beat NaVi in any series, and I do believe this year will be the same, at least when speaking about current lineups. NaVi -1.5 handicap is a good way to go as there is a high chance for a NaVi 2-0 result.

NoTechies vs Live to Win: Live to Win ML, 1.72 @ MY BETSLIP

Actually both of those teams have decent lineups, but I am favouring Live to Win. I really like this team and since their formation in October, they are progressing slowly, but steadily. With an amazing carry players like fn and dream, they are surely looking to be one of the biggest underdogs of this division. They can definitely show good games and go far in this tournament, with a little bit of luck. NoTechies on the other side, since their creation they have 2 straight wins. 2-0 vs B8 and 2-0 vs Winstrike are decent results for the new squad. They look solid, but I do think Live to Win could be too strong for them potentially.

Infamous vs Thunder Predator: Thunder Predator ML, 1.56 @ MY BETSLIP

Thunder Predator is one of those squads that can take the 1st place in the South American Upper Division for sure. Very strong Peruvian squad that have some amazing results in that region. Their latest 1st place at BTS Pro Series Season 4: Americas made us all wonder how they could take that. Beating 4Zoomers in the grand finals made them really big favourites here. New patch is here, but still, they should go far in this competition. Interestingly enough, Predators played Infamous 3 times in the last 2 months or so, and all 3 times they’ve lost 0-2. Weird enough since Infamous didn’t take any bigger championship in 2020. This time, I do believe Predators are big favourites even though odds are not showing that. Average risk for a decent odds is a way to go.

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[DOTA 2] ESL One Online with it’s CIS divisions will be the most active league on Thursday. We are following 2 lower division matches and 1 upper division clash between two solid teams. Here are my picks and predictions for those matches.

Winstrike vs Imperial Pro Gaming: Winstrike ML, 1.55 @ MY BETSLIP

This should be an easy match for Winstrike right? Well, why do we have so high odds on their win then. Well I think Imperial Pro Gaming has had a pretty nice series lately. They’ve taken a map off Spider Pigz and Brame. They’ve even faced Winstrike 3 months ago in the AOC Play playoffs, where they’ve lost with a close 1-2 result. Imperial has a completely unknown lineup, but a lineup that could surprise their opponents. On the other side Winstrike with player like DyrachYO looks like a decent tier 2 CIS squad. Yes, Winstrike has a lost vs NoPangolier in their last series, but I do think Imperial is out of their league a bit, and for those reasons I do think Winstrike has a high chance of taking this series. Amazing odds on ML bet.

VP.Prodigy vs HellRaisers: HellRaisers ML, 1.37 @ MY BETSLIP

Let me remind you, that this is not an old VP.Prodigy squad. They have a completely new squad competing as VirtusPro academy or Prodigy in this case. 5 unknown players put together are set to make another splash on the scene like their old Prodigy squad. However, in their first series they need to take down decent HellRaisers. HellRaisers look so strong on paper, however their performance is not showing that. Well, at least not until now. With Cooman, Resolut1on and Vanskor they look like a really strong roster. However, they still don’t have it. They don’t have chemistry and team play to be able to show that in the game. All in all, this should be another no brainer. Experienced HellRaiser players vs unknown youngsters of VP. If HellRaisers don’t take this series, they will disappoint a lot of people.

Extremum vs Team Spirit: EXTREMUM +1.5 @ 2.00 MY BETSLIP

I would go with Spirit here, but this is a new patch, new meta and teams are playing completely different. Spirit was strong at the end of the last year for sure. 3-0 vs Vikin.gg and 2-1 vs Live to Win were their last matches in the last year. However, it will be interesting to see if they can continue that performance in this new patch. This will be their first official series on the new patch and in this year. On the other side, Extremum already played 5 matches this year. They have 4 wins and 1 loss which is a pretty respectable score. In the worst case scenario they can give Team Spirit a hell of a game. Yes, Spirit are big favourites here, but in terms of this being their first match this year and on a new patch, I must give a chance to Extremum. They showed they can take maps and series from similar level teams. On the other side, odds on their handicap are amazing. Reward is big for minimized risk here on a +1.5 handicap.

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[DOTA 2] Today we will follow 1 EU, 1 SA and 2 SEA matches. South American and SEA regions are just starting up and today we will watch first matches being played in those regions. Here are my picks and predictions for today.

Alliance vs Nigma: Nigma ML, 1.39 @ MY BETSLIP

This will be the only series in the EU’s upper division today. Alliance did never beat Team Nigma in the last months. And they’ve played a few times. After having a disastrous 2020, Team Nigma managed to get back in form at the end of the year. With Kuroky coming back to their lineup, they’ve started to play decently again, even if they were far away from the most dominant teams in those months. I believe both those teams have flaws. Alliance’s flaw is that NiKoBaby is the strongest player in the team and he is 2 levels above everyone else, which means he is the most common player to carry all the team on his back. Same on Nigma with Miracle, but a big plus for them is that they have one of the best captains in the world, Kuroky. W33 can be a problem sometimes with his weird and inconsistent plays, however overall they should be able to take Alliance down. They are a better team. But let’s be careful here, the new season just started, we will see in which form teams are.

Fnatic vs T1: Fnatic ML, 1.70

Fnatic had an almost perfect first part of 2020. Winning a few tournaments on the way, they failed to perform like that at the end of the year. Few lineup changes happened, and they were at the beginning. With players like Raven, Moon and DJ they should be able to be one of the most competitive teams in the SEA region, but competition is big. T1 went through lineup changes too, but they’ve managed to take Fnatic down in their last series 1 month ago. However, a new patch, new season can bring changes potentially. On paper, I do think Fnatic is a better team. We just need to see in what form players are. This can potentially be a very close series, but I’ve decided to go with Fnatic. 60-40 for them, if you ask me.

BOOM vs Neon: Over 2.5, 1.87 @ MY BETSLIP

Four 2nd places for BOOM in 2020. One 3rd place. Speaking about big online tournaments that was it. Not a bad performance overall. They’ve made only one change in their lineup, so the core of their roster is still the same. On the other side Neon impressed me with their plays in the qualifiers for this upper division. Neon are on a nice win streak and they played a lot more official matches in this new season compared to BOOM’s 0. That’s why I’ve decided to go with 3 maps here. It will be a very close series and even if BOOM are sportsbooks favourites, I do think Neon can take this too if they’ll get lucky. Over 2.5 is a really good bet in this case.

beastcoast vs Egoboys: beastcoast ML, 1.20 @ MY BETSLIP

This match is a no brainer for me. Thunder Predator, Infamous and beastcoast are surely the favourites for this region. Beastcoast being one of them is expected to go really far here. Truth to be told, beastcoast always had problems vs Egoboys in their past. In their last 2matches, Beastcoast didn’t win a single map. However, Egoboys didn’t show any mesmerizing performance in the qualifiers for this upper division. Nothing special at all and for that reason I do believe this should be a beastcoast win today.

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[DOTA 2] The DPC season is officially starting today with the upper divisions in Europe and North America. We have 2 amazing series being played in Europe today and 1 in North America. Here are my picks and predictions for today’s matches.

Team Liquid vs Vikin.gg: Liquid ML, 1.48 @ MY BETSLIP

Liquid and Vikin.gg are opening European division with their clash. Interestingly enough, they played 3 series 2 months ago in 3 different tournaments. Liquid won only 1 time and Vikin.gg crushed Liquid in the Dota Summit EU/CIS grand finals, 3-1. Their most recent match was in the EPIC League where they played 3 map series which went to Vikin.gg favour again. I must say, Vikin.gg were in amazing form in the late 2020. 2020 was their most successful year with 2 big tournaments won in the 2nd part of the year. Liquid’s biggest achievement of the year was at the end of November when they’ve won ESL One Germany 2020. That was pretty recent, and I do believe they can continue their good form coming into the 2021. They are an organization with top tier bootcamps, coaches and all the stuff that can help them transition to the new season. Overall, they are a more quality team. This should be Liquid’s win, even if it could be a close one.

Mudgolems vs Team Secret: Team Secret -1.5, 1.46

Yes, Team Secret has a history of losing to Mudgolems. It was at ESL One Germany not a long time ago. They’ve even dropped a map to Mudgolems in the EPIC League. However, Team Secret ended 2020 on a bad note. Team Secret did fall in form in the last few months and they’ve didn’t managed to win anything since September. I’m eager to see how they will enter into the new season. Refreshed or on the same note as they’ve ended up last year. They are surely the biggest favourites to take the EU region for sure, no matter bad results lately. Mudgolems did make a few changes to their lineup, and that lineup did bring them to the Upper Division through the deciders tournament. Even though their new lineup is looking strong on paper, and is capable of surprising any team here, I still believe Team Secret is 3 levels above them. This is a new chance for Secret, time to restart and reset and start from scratch in the new season. 2-0 for Secret is the way to go here, but a very risky bet with not so big returns.

Evil Geniuses vs 4Zommers: Evil Geniuses ML, 1.30 @ MY BETSLIP

This series became one of the strongest North American clashes. 4Zoomers were crushing Evil Geniuses in most of the 2020 in most of the matches. Evil Geniuses had a year for oblivion. However, with Abed and iceiceice on board now it will be interesting how they will perform. This is surely a scary lineup on the paper, the scariest on NA. But they need to turn those names into won matches. 4Zoomers and EG are top 3 NA Dota 2 teams for sure, together with Quincy Crew. Even though 4Zoomers had an amazing 2020, I don’t believe they can harm EG here. Of course, if EG takes this seriously it should be a convincing win for them. They are big favourites here coming into this new season. Evil Geniuses did nothing in the last 6 months of 2020, and I wonder after their lineup changes how their play will look. Obviously, they are one of the favourites on paper, just because of their amazing individuals in the squad.

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2/2. Good start of the #dota2 betting season  

✅ B8 - EXTREMUM: EXTREMUM ML
✅ No Pangolier - Winstrike: No Pangolier ML

[DOTA 2] Tier 2 CIS teams are fighting for the ESL One CIS Online Season 1 upper division spot. 2 spots remained. Today, we will watch 2 interesting matches that will determine the future of those teams. Here are my picks and predictions for today's games.

B8 - EXTREMUM: EXTREMUM ML, 1.42 @ MY BETSLIP

This will be the first match between those two squads with their new lineups. Extremum is led by a veteran G. With 2 youngsters Nefrit and mellojul playing carry roles, they are looking very strong. Shachlo is doing very well on the position 3 too. Overall, very decent tier 2 CIS squad. They showed amazing performance in the last match vs HellRaisers. By beating them with a clean 2-0, they deserved a chance to play a deciding match vs B8 for the spot in the upper division. Let me remind you that HellRaisers gathered a pretty strong lineup this season with Cooman and Resolut1on. With that being said, Extremum deserves a lot more respect that they have now. On the other side, B8 led by Dendi, started this qualifiers on a good note. 2-0 vs Gambit, but 0-2 vs NoTechies in the next round showed that they are pretty unstable still and that they have communication issues. 3 Brazilian players, 1 German and 1 Ukranian is a weird mix. I don’t see a bright future for that squad either. This can potentially be a close match between those two teams, but I’m kinda leaning towards Extremum. Extremum ML bet is my advice or Over 2.5 maps if you want higher odds. Both bets are very interesting.

No Pangolier - Winstrike: No Pangolier, 1.53 @ MY BETSLIP

This can potentially be a very interesting match. Both fully CIS squads and we know matches with those kind of aggressive CIS squads usually end up in a bloodbath. This will be a very close match, maybe even closer than many people expect, but can go either way I think. Winstrike doesn’t have any explosive names in the lineup, but they know and they can play good when all things align for them. On the other side, NoPangolier is full of known names from the CIS scene, but they failed to beat not very strong Team Empire in my opinion. 2-0 vs strong HellRaisers on the paper, but 0-2 vs Empire makes me wonder what is affecting their performance and what can affect their performance today vs Winstrike that should be weaker team on the paper. Winstrike lost to NoTechies but they have beat Gambit with 2-0 in the round 1 of the lower bracket. This match decides who will be the last team to qualify for the upper division. Highly risk match, regarding bets and regarding ingame stakes for both teams. I tend to believe NoPangolier are a slightly better squad right now, and if the draft goes good for them, they can surely take this series.

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[DOTA 2] Dota 2 is hitting hard already. Less than 10 days in 2021, and we are already seeing a bunch of DPC qualifiers in the different regions. Today we are following decider tournaments in two regions, CIS and Europe. Here are my picks and predictions.

HellRaisers - EXTREMUM: HellRaisers ML, 1.31 @ MY BETSLIP

HellRaisers managed to round up a pretty scary Dota 2 roster. With players like Cooman and Resolut1on, they are looking pretty good on paper. However, in their first series in this Deciders Tournament for Upper Division of DPC CIS, they suffered 1st loss. 0-2 vs No Pangolier surprised everyone. This time they are facing Extremum, who suffered 1-2 loss vs Empire in the round 1 of the upper bracket. This match means that loser is going home and won’t be able to qualify for the upper division of the tournament. I give a big advantage here to HellRaisers, even though they played pretty bad in the first series.

Winstrike - Gambit: Gambit ML, 1.47 @ MY BETSLIP

This must be Gambit’s win right? I do believe so, as they gathered a pretty interesting squad for this DPC season. Winstrike lost to NoTechies with 0-2 in the round 1, and Gambit was surprisingly demolished by the completely new B8. This year and this new Dota 2 season started pretty interestingly. Gambit has a higher chance here for sure, at least on the paper, but let's be careful placing bets in the first matches of the new year. I fancy Gambit here, with their experienced players they should be able to take down unproven Winstrike.

Vikin.gg vs Chicken Fighters: Chicken Fighters 1.5, 1.87 @ MY BETSLIP

Those two teams faced each other a lot of times in the last year. However, this is something different now. Vikin.gg was pretty good at the end of the last year, beating some top tier teams and taking away some trophies. Chicken Fighters are the remains of the ex Ninjas in Pyjamas team. Joined by Xibbe and Chessie they are looking to make a mess in the tier 2 EU Dota. I do believe they have a decent lineup and they will surely make a few surprises on the way. It will be interesting to see if they will be persistent enough in that way. Vikin.gg ML is a ok-ish bet here, if you can find the good odds closer to 1.30. However, if you love adrenaline and risk, Chicken Fighters +1.5 handicap is a good way to go. Good luck.

Mudgolems - Alliance: Alliance ML, 1.32 @ MY BETSLIP

David vs Goliath here? I suppose so, but let’s give some credits to Mudgolems. They’ve done their work in the round 1. They’ve beaten Brame with 2-1 in the round 1. Let me remind you that they’ve entered 2021 with 2 new players. Instead of Boranija and Milan, Biver and Nine joined forces with Fata’s squad. Pretty interesting choice, however I don’t see them do anything significant in the EU scene. Alliance are heavy favourites here and those are pretty decent odds on their overall win here. Take it.

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Well I see your point, but NA Dota 2 scene is not so good. There are barely any professional organiazions there in Dota. Actually, Evil Geniuses is the only professional Dota 2 organization in the NA; organization that supports the players full time. All other teams are stacks of players playing together and trying to win some tournament money or hoping to get picked by some organization. 4Zoomers, Quincy Crew and Evil Geniuses are most acomplished organizations in NA Dota in 2020, and its logical that they were invited, even if EG didn't play a lot of matches in the last months. There is not other choice, there are not any bigger and better teams that could replace them anyway.

Esports is slowly going back to it's usual days and I'm so excited to bet & watch tier 1 matches, but for this week we have a lot of closed qualifier matches which certainly have some value.

[DOTA 2] My bets for today were:

EXTREMUM - Empire: EXTREMUM ML, 1.55 @ MY BETSLIP
HellRaisers - No Pangolier: No Pangolier 1.5, 1.88 @ MY BETSLIP
B8 - Gambit: B8 1.5, 2.22 @ MY BETSLIP
NoTechies - Winstrike: Winstrike 1.5, 1.56 @ MY BETSLIP

Happy New Year everyone!

I wish you all the best. And of course best esports bets should be in 2021 ☺️

2021 betting season is open! 💰

Year is coming to an end and there is a lack of Dota 2 matches around.

Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational is still very actual in China, so you guys can bet on those matches. We can watch some of the best Chinese teams there. Playoffs are just starting!

https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Huya/Winter_Invitational/2020

[DOTA 2] My two picks for today are:

Natus Vincere - Nigma: Nigma ML, 1.47 @ MY BETSLIP
Brame - Spider Pigzs: Over 2.5, 2.02 @ MY BETSLIP

NaVi vs Nigma are lower bracket finals, winner will advance on to face OG in the grand finals of the OGA Dota Pit event. Brame vs Pigz is deciding match for the playoffs or phase 3 where Vikin.gg is waiting for the winner of this match.

Another successful day 

✅ Nigma - Mudgolems: Nigma ML
✅ Live to Win - Brame: Live to Win ML
❌ Alliance - Virtus Pro: Virtus Pro ML
✅ Cascade - Spider Pigzs: Spider Pigzs ML
✅ Natus Vincere - OG: OG ML

[DOTA 2] Dota Pit EU/CIS Day 3 and BTS Pro Series EU/CIS Day 2 will mark our picks and predictions this Thursday. This Dota week is moving on. Here are some of my picks and bets for today.

*New big Dota 2 patch is coming out today, so be careful with your bets and picks. Dota 2 meta will change.

Nigma - Mudgolems: Nigma ML @ MY BETSLIP

One interesting fact here is that Nigma has never won against Mudgolems. They’ve played 2 times, and Mudgolems beat Nigma both times. Nigma played a very close match vs OG yesterday, barely losing with a close 1-2, while Mudgolems beat Live to Win with the same score, 2-1. Mudgolems with with new player Supreme on position 2 are actually looking very good. However, Nigma played amazing matches vs OG and they should be on a higher level compared to Mudgolems currently. If w33 doesn’t mess up, I expect them to win.

Live to Win - Brame: Live to Win ML @ MY BETSLIP

Live to Win dominated vs Cascade in the opening match of this tournament. Easy 2-0 and they’ve made themselves the favourites in phase two. These two teams never faced each other and even if Brame had a surprising win vs Spider Pigz in the round 1 of the same tournament, I highly doubt that they can win vs a solid Live to Win. Yes, Live to Win lost their match vs Mudgolems in Dota Pit, but Mudgolems are a much stronger team compared to Brame. With a good draft, this should be another win for Live to Win in this tournament and a qualification for the phase three.

Alliance - Virtus Pro: Virtus Pro ML @ MY BETSLIP

Cascade - Spider Pigzs: Spider Pigzs ML @ MY BETSLIP

Cascade are definitely the weakest team in the tournament and they will most likely end in the last place in this phase two of the tournament. 0-2 vs Live to Win in round 1 and I expect the same score in this series vs Spider Pigz too. Everything except Spider Pigz victory here would be a real surprise. Spider Pigz surprisingly lost to Brame, but I don’t think that they will afford such bad play in this match too. It would mean they are out of the tournament and they deserve to play another deciding match here, they deserve another chance for the shot for next stage. Spider Pigz ML bet here is a good way to go, except if you want a higher risk / higher reward combo, then Spider Pigz -1.5 is a pick for you.

Natus Vincere - OG: OG ML @ MY BETSLIP

NaVi and OG will play in the upper bracket finals of this event. Both teams have 2 wins behind them and are now playing for the spot in the grand finals. NaVi played an amazing series vs Alliance yesterday in round 2 of the event. Except that they have a win vs Live to Win too. On the other side OG had a much harder schedule as they needed to face Virtus.Pro in the round 1 and Nigma in the round 2. They’ve won vs both teams as they showed really solid performance with their standin player iLTW, who joined them for this tournament instead of MidOne. Even though I expect that NaVi can make a mess in this matchup, I do believe OG are slightly favoured here. Beating Virtus.Pro, currently the best team in the EU surely must mean something.

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[DOTA 2] It’s time for another day of OGA Dota Pit and the first day of BTS Pro Series EU/CIS tournament. Let’s focus on a few matches from each tournament and try to cover them. Here is my analysis and my best picks for Wednesday matches.

Natus Vincere - Alliance: Natus Vincere ML, 1.63 @ MY BETSLIP

Some hard core, oldschool Dota 2 fans would say that this is Dota 2 El Clasico. But to be honest, this is far away from the old El Clasico we used to watch in those first years. Alliance vs Natus Vincere is obviously one of the most iconic matchups in Dota 2 history. However, different lineups, different times and lack of result made those two teams away from the champion spotlight. Now, let’s get back to reality. NaVi played Alliance only once with this new lineup, and that was their EPIC League Division 1 match. NaVi was much stronger in that series, taking it 2-0. If we look at match history, we can see that Alliance have 5 wins from their last 5 matches. However, that is not the caliber of teams that NaVi played in Division 1. In their first match in this league, NaVi beat Live to Win with 2-0, and Alliance won against Mudgolems with the same result. NaVi has had too much experience playing teams like Secret, Vikin.gg and OG in the last days, so I believe on that terms they should be much more prepared for Alliance that is not in great form. At least not in the form to be able to compete with the best in the EU right now. I do think NaVi are slight favourites here, and if their draft clicks, they have a high chance of taking this series.

OG - Nigma: OG ML, 1.59 @ MY BETSLIP

Live to Win - Mudgolems: Live to Win ML, 1.59 @ MY BETSLIP

CIS squad Live to Win will face off EU mix Mudgolems in the lower bracket round 1 of this tournament. In their two matches where they’ve faced each other, Mudgolems have come out ahead both times. Two 2-1 victories over Live to Win made them slight favourites in this series. But, Mudgolems recently lost a player (BoraNija), and without him they fell into abyss. 5 losses in their last 5 matches brought them to the edge. Live to Win have some wins vs teams like Gambit and Just Error. Their first match was a loss vs NaVi, but let’s say they’ve played decently. Sadly, they are still not on the level to face teams like NaVi. However, Mudgolems should be an opponent for their level, and I do believe Live to Win are a much better squad than Mudgolems currently. Without the best player and demoralized after so many losses, Mudgolems are not looking good and I do believe Live to Win will eliminate them from this tournament.

Virtus Pro - ViKin.gg: Virtus Pro ML, 1.26 @ MY BETSLIP

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Brame - Spider Pigzs: Spider Pigz ML, 1.35 @ MY BETSLIP

We haven’t heard from Brame for quite some time. Since the 5men era, for more than a month. While Spider Pigz are on the Dota 2 map, they are not a team to be competing for the top. They are doing their work and doing work within tier 2 teams. However, this time I do think that they should be able to cope with Brame quite easily. They are on the level where they can beat Chicken Fighters (ex Ninjas in Pyjamas), Empire or even play good matches vs Liquid and Alliance. Yes, Spider Pigz are one of the weakest teams in this competition, but they surely can beat Brame, a squad that we haven’t seen a lot. My bet is Spider Pigz ML with a decent odds and a nice return.

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