🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[hanspeter77]

Next goes for today:
Gambit Esports vs Heroic  Gambit play very good the last matches and Heroic play every match worser.
what is going on with Heroic

[tomahawk9]

just got home after a crazy day in the meatspace, i missed everything, LPL, the LEC final with the reverse sweep , Heroic-Gambit (there were 4 OTs in train, wtf??), etc, etc

talking about the ESL pro league, just saw Cadian's clutch in the last map to win the series and it was 🔥🔥 found the clip in the esl twitter acc https://twitter.com/ESLCS/status/1381348016590835722
i woulda loved to see that live, even more so in LAN with 50k ppl screaming in a stadium, imagine that! Seriously tho, hands down one of the greatest clutches of all time

anyway, looking forward to BLAST premier

Got some roster changes for Fnatic and Team Nigma. W33 of Nigma is out and replaced by ILTW and will play the same role 1 or 2.

w33 was SO bad in the las major, i think that was the final nail in the coffin, he's been underperforming for so long, time to take a break i guess...Now let's see how Nigma performs in the DreamLeague which starts tomorrow. Thx for the info

[Avirunes]

talking about the ESL pro league, just saw Cadian's clutch in the last map to win the series and it was 🔥🔥 found the clip in the esl twitter acc https://twitter.com/ESLCS/status/1381348016590835722
i woulda loved to see that live, even more so in LAN with 50k ppl screaming in a stadium, imagine that! Seriously tho, hands down one of the greatest clutches of all time

anyway, looking forward to BLAST premier

I also missed the final between Heroic and Gambit but watching that clutch it seems like it was an intense one. What a clutch to finish the match and win the ESL Pro League 13.. To me it is unreal, legendary play. Gambit must be kicking themselves but they also played so much good CS to reach the  finals. Reminded me of simple clutch playing from TL in major.

BLAST Premier next huh.. I am up.

[joker_josue]

Next goes for today:
Gambit Esports vs Heroic  Gambit play very good the last matches and Heroic play every match worser.
what is going on with Heroic

Sometimes, if the opponents manage to "discover" the strategy / tactic used, it is difficult to win. It will be necessary to adjust this strategy.

[hanspeter77]

Next goes.
Astralis vs OG Astralis should win.
G2 Esprots vs Endpoint realy dont now G2 is the better team butt Endpoint play very well the last matches.
Team Liquid vs Team Dignitas for sure Team Liquid will win.

[batang_bitcoin]

Got some roster changes for Fnatic and Team Nigma. W33 of Nigma is out and replaced by ILTW and will play the same role 1 or 2.

w33 was SO bad in the las major, i think that was the final nail in the coffin, he's been underperforming for so long, time to take a break i guess...Now let's see how Nigma performs in the DreamLeague which starts tomorrow. Thx for the info

You're welcome. He really did a poor performance for the past season and tournaments that he's been with the Team Nigma. I guess with ILTW, they can easily adopt his playstyle and he has more hero pool if I'm not mistaken. Their first match on DreamLeague is on April 17 and it's already with Secret, what an exciting matchup. And for the first day, OG is back with Ana, let's see if they'll be far better than with Midone.

[STT]

Cadian's clutch was especially impressive because he has done quite alot of casting and work outside of purely being a player.  He isnt the very top player but it shows a depth to the game when experience counts for alot in actions when combined with a very good player who can put it into effect.   Also he was just lucky to live, every clutch is some good fortune and benefit from the team also though it appears to be purely a titanic solo round victory
  The clip with the flying awp gifted to a player end of the round also is funny and another random bonus that is part of why I appreciate CS most to watch; so yea he lost this round but right to the last second there are elements which are still altering the game balance and prospects for that very next round.  Keeps it interesting  

what is going on with Heroic

An army in retreat is at its weakest, its often the case a team requires momentum to do best if they lose a spirit to their play, coordination and confidence can decline it may be overly damaging.   For some reason csgo especially seems to emphasize this

[Lorence.xD]

Sometimes, if the opponents manage to "discover" the strategy / tactic used, it is difficult to win. It will be necessary to adjust this strategy.

If they find something that is going to be detrimental to the winning of your team then it is the mission of the other team to find a strategy that will counter the new strategy that the other team employs. That is the beauty of team based eSports, you have to create a strategy on the fly.

[joker_josue]

Sometimes, if the opponents manage to "discover" the strategy / tactic used, it is difficult to win. It will be necessary to adjust this strategy.

If they find something that is going to be detrimental to the winning of your team then it is the mission of the other team to find a strategy that will counter the new strategy that the other team employs. That is the beauty of team based eSports, you have to create a strategy on the fly.

I agree. But if they fail to make this adaptation in time, winning becomes more difficult. Everyone who likes to play, knows that it is not always easy to change the strategy in the game, when it goes in the middle.

[ralle14]

There's so many games scheduled for today but i'll stick to league since i've been eyeing this one after the semi finals, EDG to win @1.55 vs RNG it's one of the most anticipated series and there's not many league games left since the other regions are also nearing the end of the playoffs. Both teams lost to FPX, EDG made it close but fell short, expecting EDG to win this series since RNG looked so volatile against TOP and I doubt they'll switch their game plan since they're kind of similar to TOP where they thrive on these crazy aggressions. RNG have the advantage on top lane with Xiaohu and jungle with Wei but EDG have the edge on mid lane with Scout and bot lane with Viper and Meiko.

Edit : Series isnt over yet but its all RNG at the moment while EDG looking a bit off after getting outdrafted in game 1.

[tomahawk9]

astralis just lost 1st map against OG and bookies have the astra moneyline at 2.2 odds...i'll take it


D2 is their best map, they win it and then they keep the momentum going in last map, simple as...but tbh, this is it, right? if they can't beat OG then it's obvious that this team is going to disband. Dev1ce said it, something's about to change https://www.hltv.org/news/31546/device-it-is-to-be-expected-that-some-things-might-change
edit*ASStralis are done

Edit : Series isnt over yet but its all RNG at the moment while EDG looking a bit off after getting outdrafted in game 1.

totally forgot about this match. EDG looking good in game 3 but it's still very close. If they win this then it's game on, we've had a lot of matches lately going to the last game

[Avirunes]

astralis just lost 1st map against OG and bookies have the astra moneyline at 2.2 odds...i'll take it


D2 is their best map, they win it and then they keep the momentum going in last map, simple as...but tbh, this is it, right? if they can't beat OG then it's obvious that this team is going to disband. Dev1ce said it, something's about to change https://www.hltv.org/news/31546/device-it-is-to-be-expected-that-some-things-might-change

Yeah D2 is one of the map they have good records in so yeah they can make it here. They were 5-2 down but now made up back and are level with OG at 5-5 so yeah Astralis are also not giving in easily. BTW pretty impressive from OG who just gone through two changes and are performing better. That's a bit surprising to me.

Yeah they do need some changes. It's the same players but yet they are not performing. And it will be a big one for sure.

[hanspeter77]

Next goes:
Apeks vs Nemiga  Nemiga should win they play good
Saw vs Anonymo Esports  hard to say who win im realy dont now.
Wisla Krakow vs Sprout  im hope Sprout win butt Krakow is an goos young Team not easy for Sprout.

[Avirunes]

Astralis just threw that all away. They give off a good fight but that wasn't just enough and with that hey are out of Blast Premier. That was one of the important tournament for Astralis for now and to make return and prove something but OG just shut them down totally.

G2-Endpoint wasn't a surprise so yeah that's better. Next up is Liquid vs Dignitas. Should be an easy one for Liquid. Their team play with Fallen leading have been showing off good results so yeah don't think Dignitas would be a trouble for them.

[ralle14]

Whenever teams pick D2 it always feels like a toss up regardless of the high winrate they have. Also Liquid dropping early is kind of surprising and props to the old NiP players for making it work.

Team Spirit -1.5 @1.73 is my pick later, they'll face Team Salt which is the old C9 roster and their ranking is way too high given that most of their wins are from tier 2 teams.

Edit : Nice clean 2-0 from Spirit 

[tomahawk9]

step aside, CSGO, DreamLeague S15 is live! Liquid - Alliance in a couple hours. ticket: over maps https://i.ibb.co/hCGt2Dg/o25maps.png

I'm excited, been wanting to see more top tier dota after the last major 

Next up is Liquid vs Dignitas.

while i'm surprised Liquid lost (obviously), i gotta say that Dignitas are looking pretty decent lately. Last week they put up a good fight against EG, really impressive showing. Happy for lekr0, guy is a beast!
Now Heroic and Vitality better not lose their game, wouldn't want to see low tier teams (9z and SAW) in the main event lol

Edit : Nice clean 2-0 from Spirit 

That looks like the easiest money you'll make today 👍 Bookies love to underestimate Mir and the bois. 3rd best team in CIS and they give you 1.7 odds against some random ass team, you love to see it 😂

[Trofo]

step aside, CSGO, DreamLeague S15 is live! Liquid - Alliance in a couple hours. ticket: over maps https://i.ibb.co/hCGt2Dg/o25maps.png

I'm excited, been wanting to see more top tier dota after the last major 

Finally, my sentiment exactly. When I started with eSports almost year ago, CS was my favorite and I had some really good results on it. As the time progressed I started to loose interest in CS and gain it for DOTA. Also my betting percentages took a big hit in CS and solid rise in DOTA and now I am watching and betting only on DOTA. Screw those pesky CS and LoL matches they just take away my money. Give me more DOTA 

[tomahawk9]

uhh, 7 kills in 5 minutes for Liquid in game 2...ffs, Alliance! FFS!

Screw those pesky CS and LoL matches they just take away my money. Give me more DOTA  

lmao 🤣
seems like off to a shit start tho. Liquid avg +1 kill per minute and we haven't reached 10 minutes into game 2..oof! GG, this is painful
edit* the fuck?? i just came back and Liquid lost! they were like 15-2 or something, 7k gold lead and about to reach tier 3 towers when i left LOL gg indeed :-P

[hanspeter77]

Next goes tomorrow:
Heroic vs Saw that should be an very easy match for Heroic 
Team Vitality vs 9z Team the same like above Team vitality win.
Fate vs Pact Pact should win.

[ralle14]

edit* the fuck?? i just came back and Liquid lost! they were like 15-2 or something, 7k gold lead and about to reach tier 3 towers when i left LOL gg indeed :-P

Classic Liquid the only reason they had a good early lead because their heroes had a faster power spike so it was easy for them to dominate the early game with the magic burst but they couldn't take down the objectives in time and gave Alliance enough breathing room to build the necessary items.

Most of the games today are too one sided but I found these two upper division matches with okay odds and parlayed them together for 1.8 you could also include heroic to push it above even odds.