🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[Avirunes]

Crazy comeback from Vitality yesterday. Zywoo totally killed it.... Vitality won the second map - dust 2 and pushed them in Vertigo and we know how good Vitality are in Vertigo  . Prior to the game the experts were discussing the same that if Vitality somehow manages to win either Mirage or Dust 2 (any  one of them) then it is very likely that Vitality will come out as winner since Vertigo is really a map Vitality are good at.

I will go for NIP -1.5 today against Astralis. Very risky so would go with small balance.

[Harkorede]

And I still won't include Astralis in my picks, but i'm hoping that they win tomorrow, they really need a win asap...anyways, i'm off to watch Vitality wipe the floor with Heroic =P

Hopefully, no floor wipe. I have heroic +1.5 and it started really well with 11-4 for heroic on T side of Mirage but I am still a little worried how it will end. That CT side economy can be a real bitch sometimes.

I like your Nigma and Alliance picks for tomorrow. Will probably play them.

Started off the day with a bang, looks like Astralis are going to pull this off with a win

[Avirunes]

Started off the day with a bang, looks like Astralis are going to pull this off with a win

Great one @Harkorede. I also was going for Nip -1.5 but after the maps were chosen I went for the first map pick win for Nip and they did won. In second map, Astralis did a great job at Nuke to swipe them up and now the third map Nip seemed to have pretty much ahead at one point but slowly dragged down but now they have managed to get them into OT. Good sign, Astralis are picking up their pace back again slowly.

Can they be able to perform like this again in next will be the big question?

EDIT: Just saw this : https://www.hltv.org/news/29778/snappi-set-to-join-c0ntact

[tomahawk9]

Updates to OP:

-Added 'Cyber.Bet' to Crypto Sportsbooks.
-Removed 'BetOnBit'
-Removed 'Playbetr'

Astralis are out of DreamHack Masters.   F

Alliance -1.5 @2.63 vs. NiP is hella tempting.

That's a trap.

It is, isn't it? didn't take it, i'm good with Nigma. And they're 1-0 rn, just one more plz https://i.ibb.co/B390dWW/nig.png

Can they be able to perform like this again in next will be the big question?

I mean, by the time they play in the next big tournament (ESL One: Cologne 2020) gla1ve and Xyp will be back on the team, so they'll definitely play much better than today =P

[ralle14]

That series between Astralis and NiP was crazy and unexpected. I thought Astralis is going to close the series out 16-10 since they had no issues doing so in their map pick but NiP continued answering back until it went OT. Props to Astralis for giving their all but it wasn't enough. And for the next tournament they might have to fight their way through the qualifiers since they aren't included in the list of the direct invited teams.

[Trofo]

It is, isn't it? didn't take it, i'm good with Nigma. And they're 1-0 rn, just one more plz https://i.ibb.co/B390dWW/nig.png

I have them on my ticket as well. Liquid wiped the floor with them on second map. I think that one was lost in the draft already. Hopefully 3rd map will go the way we all want it to go.

It would be a real shame for my multi to go down after NiP came for me from 5 match points down. My third match on the multi was Viking.gg this morning. I was a bit surprised why nobody mentioned that game anywhere. It was my sure pick for the day.

[tomahawk9]

Forgot to mention above that the 'Calendar' in the OP has been updated.

Anyone looking forward to some League of Legends action? LEC Summer is just around the corner and i'm ready to back G2 

Hopefully 3rd map will go the way we all want it to go.

Winner, winner!

I was a bit surprised why nobody mentioned that game anywhere. It was my sure pick for the day.

Probably because it's the qualifiers, i'm waiting for the main event to start next monday (: 

[Harkorede]

Anyone looking forward to some League of Legends action? LEC Summer is just around the corner and i'm ready to back G2 

If the European leagues are fully back in action, I'll pass. Lol. I said the same thing before the Germany league resumed  Bring it on! I don't have a team yet, until I see the first few rounds, though.

I had a flawless my with bets so far

Nigma ML was good as well and Alliance ML is perfectly on the right track too. However, I really need NaVi to turn things around against G2, 1st map lost already and 2nd map is close and any team's to win.

I've also got FaZe ML all teams also included in a 51x parlay 

[turkandjaydee]

Hopefully 3rd map will go the way we all want it to go.

Winner, winner!

Nigma are looking good recently. They're not as bad as in the last WePlay Pushka Tournament and just beat Team Liquid 2 times in a row. Also, they're only lost against VP.P and Team Secret in the last ESL tournament.

But they mostly lost 1 map in a BO3 series because sometimes they have a bad draft.

Another surprising news, B8 with their new roster just won 2-0 against Cyber Legacy and they played really well so maybe they're better than their previous roster now.

[batang_bitcoin]

Now that ESL One EU/CIS is done, we have the close qualifier for Beyond EPIC EU/CIS. Any Dendi fans here? they'll have their first match against Extremum. And guys, notice team FlytoMoon 2.0, they're using the bitcoin logo. 
I have seen them before used it before they went to TI8 as they've changed their team name to Winstrike because it's their sponsor. I think both nofear and nongrata holds bitcoin too.
https://liquipedia.net/dota2/BEYOND_EPIC/1/Europe_CIS/Closed_Qualifier
Look at their logo. 

[ralle14]

Forgot to mention above that the 'Calendar' in the OP has been updated.

Anyone looking forward to some League of Legends action? LEC Summer is just around the corner and i'm ready to back G2  

I'm more interested in the LCS Split even though Cloud 9 is probably going to dominate again. I want to see how would Team Liquid perform now that Doublelift is out for good and if TSM's roster would mesh well with him. 

There's also COD League in the weekend just started following recently and i'm liking the pace of the matches.

I haven't decided on who to take later for Dreamhack Master but I slightly like Mad Lions against Fnatic after they took down Team Spirit then again Fnatic can sometimes be a scary team and hit shots out of the blue.

[Harkorede]

I've also got FaZe ML all teams also included in a 51x parlay 

So Na'Vi and FaZe Clown were at it yesterday 

What are your thoughts on today's CSGO fixtures, I'm thinking;

Vitality ML

fnatic Over 2.5 maps

BiG Over 2.5 maps

[Trofo]

^ i have chosen similar lines today.

High stake ticket, just some simple ML:
Vitality ML - Vitality is in better form and they won against NiP recently
Aliance ML - hopefully OG will continue with their recent form
Secret ML - hopefully Secret will be max serious
Viking.gg ML - in retrospect, I should have maybe skipped this one, we shall see

Low stake ticket:
Aliance -1.5
Secret -1.5
Vitality ML
Mad Lions ML
Big over 2.5 and BIG +1,5

I also have few singles and doubles, but it basically all comes to above mentioned selections, riskier bets smaller stake and vice versa, plus 2 football games.

[tomahawk9]

Dota
Team Secret -1.5 @1.84 ✖
Alliance -1.5 @2.23✖
CSGO
Fnatic ML @1.80 ✖
Vitality - NiP O2.5 @1.97 ✔
Furia -1.5 @1.79 ✖

gonna be a long day (:

I'm more interested in the LCS Split even though Cloud 9 is probably going to dominate again. <...>

Cloud9 to WIN LCS @1.68 odds, if you're interested in Outright =)

BiG Over 2.5 maps

I've heard some ppl say that BiG are playing like a top 5 team. I haven't watched them yet so idk if this a true or not so, i'm just gonna skip this match, i was thinking G2 ML, they dominated that match vs. Natus Vinclowns yesterday.

[morvillz7z]

Most probably i will go with a single bet for today, MAD Lions ml...if that doesn't hit i'll have to check the rest of the games that we have and work something out.

I've heard some ppl say that BiG are playing like a top 5 team. I haven't watched them yet so idk if this a true or not so, i'm just gonna skip this match, i was thinking G2 ML, they dominated that match vs. Natus Vinclowns yesterday.

G2 needs to bring BiG down to earth, overrated team imo.

I didn't know the upper bracket has that much of an advantage over the lower one, even if you lose you can still make the grand final. NaVi and FaZe are still in the mix.

[Harkorede]

TBH, I didn't know we've got some dota 2 matches for today, just checked 'em out, I'm not really not convince about Team Secret's -1.5 line, I know they're arguably the best dota 2 team right now, but I feel Nigma are not too of a team bad to steal a map off them today. However, I'm ridin' with you all, brothers!

CS:GO

Mad Lion have taken the 1st map (7-16), it was their chosen map btw. So, map 2 should be fnatic's.

[FlightyPouch]

I don't know why Thorin is so mad or started beef with dev1ce though. Is there a history between them? I do agree that he should just ignore this guy, it is true that he is a good analyst but that doesn't mean that he should call dev1ce a loser. They won multiple majors, consecutive wins even. If dev1ce is a loser, what am I?

He doesn't have any previous beef with device and we all feel like it was a publicity stunt from Thorin. As analyst I think you should note all the things. Astralis is going through tough time and its gotta take time to build on. Seriously wasn't expected from such senior analyst and commentator to lash out on twitter, seems kinda immature.

Yeah, that is what I am thinking. I don't know if Thorin put his money for Astralis and he is so mad that they lost. Right now, Astralis is in the mud with two of their teammates at rest. They are having a hard time and all we could do right now is hope Glaive and Xyp9x went back well taking back their seat above tier 1 teams in the tournaments.

[STT]

Thorin isnt betting on matches very likely, he just has a silly size ego considering he'd never likely make it as even a coach.

Mad lions seems an ambitious underdog bet and the odds dont tend to swing to a large extent that I used to get in the old csgo games but sure enough they have won 1 map and everyone knew they'd do that but me perhaps.    I'd still expect Fnatic to have the closing power to take the win on the series but I need to watch the underdogs more as its too dangerous not to know who can upset favourites.   Fnatic are not what they once were, I'll watch the game but I think bets on 3 maps are a bit safer in many cases.

[tomahawk9]

G2 needs to bring BiG down to earth, overrated team imo.

It's gotta be because of online csgo, some teams are shit at it, some others are good at it. But yeah, BiG fans are getting cocky rn, time for a reality check =P

Mad Lion have taken the 1st map (7-16), it was their chosen map btw. So, map 2 should be fnatic's.

Ridiculous match. Each team absolutely dominated their map picks, but as expected, 3rd map looks like it's going to be a good match (9-10 right now).
F*ck right off, Fnatic!!

And you might be right, Nigma could win a game, but Team Secret have been SO good lately, i couldn't ignore those odds.

Mad lions seems an ambitious underdog bet <...>

They've been pretty good lately. Too bad I didn't consider +1.5 for MAD, especially when Fnatic usually like to give away a map to the opponents.

[rdbase]

Most probably i will go with a single bet for today, MAD Lions ml...if that doesn't hit i'll have to check the rest of the games that we have and work something out.

I've heard some ppl say that BiG are playing like a top 5 team. I haven't watched them yet so idk if this a true or not so, i'm just gonna skip this match, i was thinking G2 ML, they dominated that match vs. Natus Vinclowns yesterday.

G2 needs to bring BiG down to earth, overrated team imo.

I didn't know the upper bracket has that much of an advantage over the lower one, even if you lose you can still make the grand final. NaVi and FaZe are still in the mix.

Nice win on mad lions if you did end up picking them for the match win.
It seems like the underdogs all won yesterday and it is running into today.
But I do think G2 can get BIG down from their high horse on yesterdays upset.