ESPORTS - predictions and tips (Dota 2, CS:GO, LoL)

[STT]

My favourite is Gen.G too, since they've taken EG down already last month. Neither team is in top form, but I do think Gen.G is in little better shape now. Another close match.

Genius level call because I wouldn't have guessed Gen would seriously challenge, though I always rate team work or cohesiveness as overpowered.   Tarik as always was lethal at times but they struggled far too much, very close right to the end.   Heres a clip for anyone who missed it and explains why this was a wild call :
https://clips.twitch.tv/TsundereRespectfulCattleNotATK
Tarik said afterwards his team has been practising only vs MDL teams which I believe is a mistake and allows for them to win those scrims on aim alone.  Its always better to practise the most difficult situations, 4 v 5 maybe if they did that in some way.

[rand1919]

So hard to make Dota 2 bets nowadays on higher odds at this stage... Impossible to make right choices, especially handicaps. Well, tomorrow is another day! GG

#Dota2 today 2/6
#csgo today 3/3

Small profit +

[Darker45]

And now we are at $8.5 million. In just a matter of hours. DOTA 2 still rocks!

Things escalated quickly for the TI10 prize. This only shows that there's still plenty of Dota 2 players that supports the game and want to see the most awaited tournament to happen and that depends how Valve will make it happen.

And a little update. As we speak, the prize pool has already climbed to $9.6 million.

It was just perfect for TI 10 to be moved to the following year. No need to try to squeeze it within the year amidst the pandemic. It will greatly diminish the fun because of the risk. TI 10 in 2021 will definitely be a bang!

I don't know what's wrong with OG, they usually have a good draft but their defeat against VP.P was really because they were outdrafted.

I cannot speak for the second game because I didn't watch it, but for the first game, I agree; the draft already decided who will win.

Dota 2 mafia strikes again   

Team Secret got destroyed 0-2 vs Unique

Another interesting Dota 2 day 

This is a joke! But, yes, it makes everything in DOTA 2 interesting, provided there was no mafia behind those games.

DOTA 2 predicting has never been this hard, eh?

[sunsilk]

And now we are at $8.5 million. In just a matter of hours. DOTA 2 still rocks!

Things escalated quickly for the TI10 prize. This only shows that there's still plenty of Dota 2 players that supports the game and want to see the most awaited tournament to happen and that depends how Valve will make it happen.

And a little update. As we speak, the prize pool has already climbed to $9.6 million.

It was just perfect for TI 10 to be moved to the following year. No need to try to squeeze it within the year amidst the pandemic. It will greatly diminish the fun because of the risk. TI 10 in 2021 will definitely be a bang!

Damn! that's too hot, Valve you're always making things crazy. I guess most fans accepted it already that there will be no TI for this year. There's more to come by next year and we can enjoy watching and betting with the regional tournaments made by several orgs and Valve themselves.

So hard to make Dota 2 bets nowadays on higher odds at this stage... Impossible to make right choices, especially handicaps. Well, tomorrow is another day! GG

#Dota2 today 2/6
#csgo today 3/3

Small profit +

Sometimes it really happens but I guess you'll make more after this group stages. More serious games starts on playoffs. For this group stages, I'll guess I'll go with the bandwagon with Team Unique. 

[rand1919]

[DOTA 2] We are on the half way of the ESL One Birmingham 2020: Europe & CIS group stage. After 4 match days the situation is getting really interesting. This tournament was until now one of the hardest ones for betting, since there are so many favourites who are dropping maps and games. Let’s try to bet smarter now and make some profits into upcoming days.

Natus Vincere - Aggressive Mode: Aggressive Mode 1.5, 1.38 @ MY BETSLIP
Team Nigma - Team Unique: Team Unique 1.5, 1.89 @ MY BETSLIP
VP.Prodigy - flytomoon: flytomoon 1.5, 1.63 @ MY BETSLIP
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Cyber Legacy: Cyber Legacy 1.5, 1.73 @ MY BETSLIP
OG - HellRaisers: HellRaisers 1.5, 1.64 @ MY BETSLIP
Team Secret - ViKin.gg: ViKin.gg 1.5, 2.31 @ MY BETSLIP

Again, this tournament and handicaps are very risky. If you want safer bets but low odds, go with favourites ML.

Here is some analysis:

MATCH: Nigma vs Unique

Yes, I called Team Unique one of the weakest teams in this tournament. And immediately when I said that we witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the last month or two. Unique has 2-0’ed Team Secret on Wednesday in their group. They’ve managed to give first loss to Team Secret after 2 months, and in what way. Together with that impressive win, Unique has 2 losses, one vs NaVi and one vs Family Team (ex Aggressive Mode). On the other side, Nigma is continuing with their struggle, as they have dropped a map to very weak Gambit who is 0-4 in their group currently. Can Unique continue and expand their impressive performance to Thursday too. Can they threaten Nigma and take a map or even map series off them? We will see, I believe they can take a map, but that’s all. Odds are so juicy too. Nigma is 3-0 in the group stage, even though they lost a couple of maps vs much weaker teams, and odds on their ML win are really low, not worth betting for. So either you pick handicap -1.5 on Nigma or handicap +1.5 on Unique. My bet is Unique.

MATCH: NaVi vs Family Team

Family Team or ex Aggressive Mode are holding 5th place in their group with 1 win and 2 losses. They’ve managed to beat Unique with 2-0, but they have lost to strong Liquid with the 0-2 score. However, they’ve managed to take a map off Nigma which was really impressive. I believe they are a really decent Greek team and they can take a map off any team in this group stage if some things align for them. NaVi has the same score as Family – 1 win and 2 losses. However, they’ve both been destroyed by Vikin.gg and Nigma. NaVi is favoured here, but they haven’t been looking good lately too. They are struggling a lot, and they still didn’t fully adopt their new player into the lineup. NaVi ML would be a safer bet here, but Family +1.5 has a little higher odds. I truly believe they can take a map off inconsistent NaVi.

MATCH: VP.Prodigy vs FlyToMoon

What to say about VirtusPro.Prodigy? They are most probably the strongest team currently in the CIS region. Even better than their main VirtusPro team. Rarely we see that some academy team is so strong that they can easily beat their main squad so dominantly. From their last 5 matches, they have all 5 wins. When we are talking about their clashes vs FlyToMoon, in the last 1 month VP.Prodigy has 5-2 advantage in the maps over FlyToMoon. They’ve crushed HellRaisers in this tournament, and even OG with a clean 2-0. Cyber Legacy managed to take a map off them, but that was impressive map play from CL, hands down. FlyToMoon is maybe my favourite CIS team currently, I just enjoy watching them as they have really aggressive style with a lot of rotations, and they have well rounded team and players. However, they still didn’t manage to show their full potential. They had impressive wins over NiP and OG in this group stage, but lost to HellRaisers strangely enough. Even though VP.Prodigy because their last performances are heavy favourites here, I do think FlyToMoon is capable of taking a map off them. Much of it will depend on a draft, but they have a quality, even though a safer bet would be VP.Prodigy ML if you can find the good odds.

MY TWITTER: rand1919

[Janation]

So hard to make Dota 2 bets nowadays on higher odds at this stage... Impossible to make right choices, especially handicaps. Well, tomorrow is another day! GG

#Dota2 today 2/6
#csgo today 3/3

Small profit +

Considering the wins you provided for other people, I think it is still good.

Secret lost, OG lost, Nigma also did. I don't know what happened but I think this goes with the same days you had in the past weeks. As you said, tomorrow is another day.

Damn! that's too hot, Valve you're always making things crazy. I guess most fans accepted it already that there will be no TI for this year. There's more to come by next year and we can enjoy watching and betting with the regional tournaments made by several orgs and Valve themselves.

I guess it is for the better of the players and the other people who will be part of it.

Since TI is delayed for next year, Battle Pass is released with 3 arcanas and 2 new personas. I guess we will be having another ATH when it comes to price pot of an esports event.

[rand1919]

[CS:GO] Yesterday finally 100%. 3/3. My picks and bets for today:

Ninjas In Pyjamas - Vitality: Vitality ML, 1.73 @ MY BETSLIP
ENCE - Natus Vincere: Over 2.5, 2.04 @ MY BETSLIP
Cloud9 - 100 Thieves: Over 2.5, 1.95 @ MY BETSLIP

All matches are Dreamhack Masters and best of 3. NiP just changed player, and I think Vitality should have an edge here. ENCE has a real chance against NaVi I do think, while C9 has a chance against 100T, and I think this will be a close one.

[sunsilk]

Damn! that's too hot, Valve you're always making things crazy. I guess most fans accepted it already that there will be no TI for this year. There's more to come by next year and we can enjoy watching and betting with the regional tournaments made by several orgs and Valve themselves.

I guess it is for the better of the players and the other people who will be part of it.

Since TI is delayed for next year, Battle Pass is released with 3 arcanas and 2 new personas. I guess we will be having another ATH when it comes to price pot of an esports event.

Expect that prize ATH for the upcoming TI. Have you seen the history of the Saudi Arabia Prince? one of the huge supporter of battlepass ever since.

MATCH: Nigma vs Unique

Yes, I called Team Unique one of the weakest teams in this tournament. And immediately when I said that we witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the last month or two. Unique has 2-0’ed Team Secret on Wednesday in their group. They’ve managed to give first loss to Team Secret after 2 months, and in what way. Together with that impressive win, Unique has 2 losses, one vs NaVi and one vs Family Team (ex Aggressive Mode). On the other side, Nigma is continuing with their struggle, as they have dropped a map to very weak Gambit who is 0-4 in their group currently. Can Unique continue and expand their impressive performance to Thursday too. Can they threaten Nigma and take a map or even map series off them? We will see, I believe they can take a map, but that’s all. Odds are so juicy too. Nigma is 3-0 in the group stage, even though they lost a couple of maps vs much weaker teams, and odds on their ML win are really low, not worth betting for. So either you pick handicap -1.5 on Nigma or handicap +1.5 on Unique. My bet is Unique.

You are not the one who assumed Team Unique to be a weak team. But they have proved us wrong. I thought that it was a sure and easy win for OG but it's 2 straight wins so, that's already a buff for this team and broke a lot of expectations and bad impressions upon seeing their team included in this tournament. Good luck to your bet with them, Nigma was also choking these past few tournaments. It's about to start within few moments.

[rand1919]

Today's bets - results:

1/3 CS:GO
4/6 DOTA 2

Pretty solid overall, profit at the end of the day. 

Let's keep up with nice bets tomorrow!

[Janation]

Damn! that's too hot, Valve you're always making things crazy. I guess most fans accepted it already that there will be no TI for this year. There's more to come by next year and we can enjoy watching and betting with the regional tournaments made by several orgs and Valve themselves.

I guess it is for the better of the players and the other people who will be part of it.

Since TI is delayed for next year, Battle Pass is released with 3 arcanas and 2 new personas. I guess we will be having another ATH when it comes to price pot of an esports event.

Expect that prize ATH for the upcoming TI. Have you seen the history of the Saudi Arabia Prince? one of the huge supporter of battlepass ever since.

I know right?

I thought that it might just be a meme or something made up by someone on the internet but I guess we can say it is true. The price of TI exploded to $8M+ in just 24 hours, take note, just 24 hours and since TI delayed, we still have a lot of time to build that up to something impressive.

[rand1919]

[DOTA 2] Another exciting day of ESL One Birmingham 2020: Europe & CIS group stage is over. With some amazing series and a lot of upsets, we concluded day 5 of this tournament. 3 more days remaining until we find out the teams that will go to the playoffs. Here are some Friday matches and their analysis.

Team Nigma - ViKin.gg: Team Nigma, 1.61 @ MY BETSLIP
Ninjas in Pyjamas - HellRaisers: Ninjas in Pyjamas, 1.58 @ MY BETSLIP
Alliance - flytomoon: flytomoon, 2.18 @ MY BETSLIP
VP.Prodigy - Winstrike Team: VP.Prodigy -1.5, 1.32 @ MY BETSLIP
Team Secret - Aggressive Mode:Team Secret -1.5, 1.34 @ MY BETSLIP
Natus Vincere - Gambit Esports: Natus Vincere, 1.44 @ MY BETSLIP
OG - Cyber Legacy: Cyber Legacy 1.5, 1.85 @ MY BETSLIP

Some analysis:

MATCH: NaVi vs Gambit

Even though NaVi recently changed one player, they are doing decently for now. With 2 wins and 2 losses, they are holding 5th place in their group stage and they still have a chance to advance on to the playoffs. On the other side, Gambit looks like one of the worst teams in the tournament, together with Winstrike. With 4 losses, they are firmly holding last place in the group. They’ve only managed to take 1 map vs Nigma, but they have lost 8 of them. NaVi won against Family Team (ex Aggressive Mode) and Unique, but lost to Vikin.gg and Nigma. However, from their last 5 matches, Gambit has all 5 losses, with 1 map won out of 11. Even tho NaVi is not top European / CIS team, they should win this match easily. Odds on NaVi ML are okayish.

MATCH: NiP vs HellRaisers

NiP have 2 wins and 2 losses in this league for now. NiP won against Winstrike and Alliance, while HellRaisers have 3 wins, and they have won against Cyber Legacy, FlyToMoon and surprisingly OG. Their last match was vs OG and they celebrated with 2-1 win. That match shows you how EU Dota is in an unpredictable stage right now, even though I must admit OG is looking lost, like they’ve come from the vacation, which is kinda true. In the last 20 days, NiP and HR played 1 time, and NiP took the victory with 2-0. Even tho NiP is on a 2 match loosing streak (vs 2 CIS teams), and HR are on the 2 match winning streak, I do believe NiP are better team overall. NiP have better, more quality players, and they should take this match, even though it should be a close one. 3 maps potentially.

MATCH: Alliance vs FlyToMoon

I’m feeling like this match is gona go to all 3 maps. Strangely enough, FlyToMoon is always an underdog in every match they’re playing. Both teams have 2 wins and 2 losses in this tournament, even though Alliance has a little bit better map win-loss ratio. Their last match was like 10 days ago and Alliance took the 2-0 victory. It seems like FlyToMoon are performing strong against European teams, as they have beat NiP and OG, while they are under performing vs CIS teams like HellRaisers and VirtusPro.Prodigy, where they’ve lost that matches. However, this time they are playing vs another EU team, which is not looking too good either. If Cyber Legacy took a win against Alliance, why shouldn’t FlyToMoon which is a much better and stronger team overall then CL. I do believe FTM has a quality to take Alliance down. They will surely take a map off Alliance, so handicap on FTM is a good and safe way to go if you find a good odds too.

MY TWITTER: rand1919

[rand1919]

[CS:GO] My Dreamhack Masters picks for today:

ENCE - Vitality: ENCE, 1.83 @ MY BETSLIP
Natus Vincere - Ninjas In Pyjamas: Ninjas In Pyjamas 1.5, 1.48 @ MY BETSLIP
100 Thieves - evil geniuses: 100 Thieves, 1.72 @ MY BETSLIP

All matches are BO3, and betting risk is normal. Let's go!

[finaleshot2016]

Damn! that's too hot, Valve you're always making things crazy. I guess most fans accepted it already that there will be no TI for this year. There's more to come by next year and we can enjoy watching and betting with the regional tournaments made by several orgs and Valve themselves.

I guess it is for the better of the players and the other people who will be part of it.

Since TI is delayed for next year, Battle Pass is released with 3 arcanas and 2 new personas. I guess we will be having another ATH when it comes to price pot of an esports event.

Expect that prize ATH for the upcoming TI. Have you seen the history of the Saudi Arabia Prince? one of the huge supporter of battlepass ever since.

I know right?

I thought that it might just be a meme or something made up by someone on the internet but I guess we can say it is true. The price of TI exploded to $8M+ in just 24 hours, take note, just 24 hours and since TI delayed, we still have a lot of time to build that up to something impressive.

I bought battle pass recently and will wait for the sale of its levels so I can reach the level where I will gain the arcana of wraith king.

The idea of gaben to put 2 personas and 3 arcanas is very interesting so it'll make a huge pot of price this upcoming TI.

Now, this is the current prize pool for the next TI. - $10,670,223

[sunsilk]

Expect that prize ATH for the upcoming TI. Have you seen the history of the Saudi Arabia Prince? one of the huge supporter of battlepass ever since.

I know right?

I thought that it might just be a meme or something made up by someone on the internet but I guess we can say it is true. The price of TI exploded to $8M+ in just 24 hours, take note, just 24 hours and since TI delayed, we still have a lot of time to build that up to something impressive.

It's getting bigger and bigger every single day. I also thought of that as a meme but AFAIK, Gaben invited the prince to even attend the TIs before but to no avail. He's an important person of their country that's why gatherings like TI is kind of an impossible event for him to attend but we don't know in the future if he'll grant the invitation.

I bought battle pass recently and will wait for the sale of its levels so I can reach the level where I will gain the arcana of wraith king.

The idea of gaben to put 2 personas and 3 arcanas is very interesting so it'll make a huge pot of price this upcoming TI.

Now, this is the current prize pool for the next TI. - $10,670,223

Good luck finale! The WK arcana is very awesome as it's like a tribute to Skeleton King(WK) of Dota 1. They always create something new every battle pass and it's surely biting us, the Dota 2 fans. Phew! $10.6M within just short time.

[Trofo]

I am new to esports so... What the fuck is battlepass, why is it so big deal and does it in any way affect future DOTA 2 bets?

I was forced to get into esports betting due to corona stooping all my other betting options. In this last 2 months CS:GO and DOTA 2 really got my interest. So much so that I was watching Dreamhack the other day instead of Bundesliga. I will definitely continue to watch/bet on esports even when all the leagues continue as normal. I was thinking I am getting a good grasp of things and then something like this happens and shows me the holes in my esports knowledge.

[Globb0]

Does this pass thing make a difference to the matches?

[turkandjaydee]

I am new to esports so... What the fuck is battlepass, why is it so big deal and does it in any way affect future DOTA 2 bets?

I was forced to get into esports betting due to corona stooping all my other betting options. In this last 2 months CS:GO and DOTA 2 really got my interest. So much so that I was watching Dreamhack the other day instead of Bundesliga. I will definitely continue to watch/bet on esports even when all the leagues continue as normal. I was thinking I am getting a good grasp of things and then something like this happens and shows me the holes in my esports knowledge.

Does this pass thing make a difference to the matches?

Relax guys, Battle Pass doesn't have any impact on the gameplay of Dota 2. This is just like a big promo for Dota 2 players where they can get so many interesting skins/items, exclusive items, rewards, special minigame, etc.

Battle Pass has a level system where the higher level you have you will get more rewards. Just like that and all of those items won't benefit the users to win the game.

So it has nothing to do with bettors  .

[finaleshot2016]

I bought battle pass recently and will wait for the sale of its levels so I can reach the level where I will gain the arcana of wraith king.

The idea of gaben to put 2 personas and 3 arcanas is very interesting so it'll make a huge pot of price this upcoming TI.

Now, this is the current prize pool for the next TI. - $10,670,223

Good luck finale! The WK arcana is very awesome as it's like a tribute to Skeleton King(WK) of Dota 1. They always create something new every battle pass and it's surely biting us, the Dota 2 fans. Phew! $10.6M within just short time.

Thanks @sunsilk!
I'm also aiming for that physical item of aegis, hoping to reach 1000 if ever there's a sale. I'm ready to spend just in case there's a sale of levels, this is also a support for the upcoming TI!

I am new to esports so... What the fuck is battlepass, why is it so big deal and does it in any way affect future DOTA 2 bets?

It's somehow related to the tournaments where we put bets right now. When you bought battle pass or you level up it by paying money, it's also a contribution to the prize pool of the TI which is a major event of dota 2, where most of the gamblers wait for this event but sadly, it was canceled due to the pandemic.

Prize pool is getting bigger, players will be hyped and will practice more so it'll be difficult to bet assuming that all of the pro players are strong because they're motivated due to the huge prize pool.
..and besides, It's still a discussion and it's getting wider.  
Well, let's not talk about battle pass anymore, let's just focus on the upcoming matches. haha

[Trofo]

Relax guys, Battle Pass doesn't have any impact on the gameplay of Dota 2. This is just like a big promo for Dota 2 players where they can get so many interesting skins/items, exclusive items, rewards, special minigame, etc.

Battle Pass has a level system where the higher level you have you will get more rewards. Just like that and all of those items won't benefit the users to win the game.

So it has nothing to do with bettors  .

Yeah, thought so but I was thinking maybe I am missing something because of all the hype. I watched some DOTA game and commentators got wild shouting Battlepass is out. I guess they get easily excited

[Globb0]

I am new to esports so... What the fuck is battlepass, why is it so big deal and does it in any way affect future DOTA 2 bets?

I was forced to get into esports betting due to corona stooping all my other betting options. In this last 2 months CS:GO and DOTA 2 really got my interest. So much so that I was watching Dreamhack the other day instead of Bundesliga. I will definitely continue to watch/bet on esports even when all the leagues continue as normal. I was thinking I am getting a good grasp of things and then something like this happens and shows me the holes in my esports knowledge.

Does this pass thing make a difference to the matches?

Relax guys, Battle Pass doesn't have any impact on the gameplay of Dota 2. This is just like a big promo for Dota 2 players where they can get so many interesting skins/items, exclusive items, rewards, special minigame, etc.

Battle Pass has a level system where the higher level you have you will get more rewards. Just like that and all of those items won't benefit the users to win the game.

So it has nothing to do with bettors  .

Thanks for the response now I understand. Like the rocket pass in Rocket League