🕹️ Esports 🎮 Prediction & Discussion Thread

[hanspeter77]

Now live Team Vitality vs Evil Genius  and umpf im dident expect that Evil win the first round.
  Tem vitalty now a litte in delay, im had think Vitalty win 2:0 now they must play realy good. 

[Avirunes]

Who would have thought out of all teams Vitality would be the one exiting from the Group B. First complexity surprised them and then apex left and there wasn't a proper in game leader and we saw how easily Evil Geniuses brought down Vitality. Also out of all the teams Complexity are the ones having a good games so far.

Not a good time to bet in CS I guess..

[Trofo]

Who would have thought out of all teams Vitality would be the one exiting from the Group B. First complexity surprised them and then apex left and there wasn't a proper in game leader and we saw how easily Evil Geniuses brought down Vitality. Also out of all the teams Complexity are the ones having a good games so far.

Not a good time to bet in CS I guess..

Exactly, but I guess I will never learn to skip betting on Blast series. I am on G2 to win and book revenge match against complexity. I think I lost all my bets on Blast so far and hopefully it is time to get something back.

I am actually doing very well on that small Snow Sweet Snow tournament and getting money there in the morning and then losing it in afternoon on Blast

[tomahawk9]

Well, BLAST Coin Flip, I mean, BLAST Premier has been very fun with all these upsets    i mean, i keep losing my bets and all that but it's fine, my bankroll is taking a lot of hits lately but

CS Go: Complexity surprising G2 and winning the game 2-0. Again, couldnt have expected it. Really good performances from Konfig and BlameF carrying the team and winning a fair amount of clutches.

COL has been crap for months, but all of a sudden, they're back in top form, beating the big teams without even losing one map  

the good thing about the big teams getting KO'd is that they'll probably play against each other in the Spring Showdown. If the trend continues, then G2, Liquid and NAVI will also get KO'd (?) meaning that the BLAST Showdown which was supposed to be a boring stage could actually end up being really exciting to watch with SO many big teams (:

Not a good time to bet in CS I guess..

wise words, man...gonna focus on DreamLeague and some LCS + LEC for a while until the LCK and LPL return (:

[vennali]

Well, BLAST Coin Flip, I mean, BLAST Premier has been very fun with all these upsets    i mean, i keep losing my bets and all that but it's fine, my bankroll is taking a lot of hits lately but

CS Go: Complexity surprising G2 and winning the game 2-0. Again, couldnt have expected it. Really good performances from Konfig and BlameF carrying the team and winning a fair amount of clutches.

COL has been crap for months, but all of a sudden, they're back in top form, beating the big teams without even losing one map  

the good thing about the big teams getting KO'd is that they'll probably play against each other in the Spring Showdown. If the trend continues, then G2, Liquid and NAVI will also get KO'd (?) meaning that the BLAST Showdown which was supposed to be a boring stage could actually end up being really exciting to watch with SO many big teams (:

Not a good time to bet in CS I guess..

wise words, man...gonna focus on DreamLeague and some LCS + LEC for a while until the LCK and LPL return (:

Its kinda like the C9 run to win the major haha. Were just okay and more like a stack of 5 good players but thats about it. I think it was Boston Major and they absolutely destroyed and the Epic comeback in the finals. It was unreal.

[ralle14]

It's probably just me overthinking this but I feel like some teams didn't take this tournament too serious since there's a bigger tournament next week and I just realized that Complexity is going through the same route as NiP.

I'll continue to ride my losing streak on blast curious to see how long will it last, taking G2 to win vs EG @1.53 as well hoping we get another rematch so the odds won't be one sided in the grand finals.

[tomahawk9]

Its kinda like the C9 run to win the major haha. Were just okay and more like a stack of 5 good players but thats about it. I think it was Boston Major and they absolutely destroyed and the Epic comeback in the finals. It was unreal.

i kinda remember that match, i think it was against FaZe a few years ago? good times for C9...current roster is soooo many tiers below that legendary lineup, kinda tragic tbh

@ralle14   since there's not much going on tomorrow other than BLAST premier, i'll throw some pocket money on the underdog to win, just for fun. I think the favorites have reached an agreement to go straight to the Showdown rather than the Finals lol if my tin foil hat theory is correct, i'm gonna some bank tomorrow 🧐

[vennali]

It's probably just me overthinking this but I feel like some teams didn't take this tournament too serious since there's a bigger tournament next week and I just realized that Complexity is going through the same route as NiP.

I'll continue to ride my losing streak on blast curious to see how long will it last, taking G2 to win vs EG @1.53 as well hoping we get another rematch so the odds won't be one sided in the grand finals.

Unfortunately I picked the same and it turned out to be a loss.  . Should have just watched the match and bet on it live. These matches are pretty much chaos. EG just went straight at G2 and they couldnt do much about it. Tarik and Brehze put on a show against G2. In the finals though, it was another story. Complexity schooled EG and won both maps with relative ease. JKS is finally showing some form and his map awareness is helping the team succeed.

[Avirunes]

I am actually doing very well on that small Snow Sweet Snow tournament and getting money there in the morning and then losing it in afternoon on Blast

Lol that's quite a pattern. Maybe you can save up by winning as usual in Snow Sweet and then maybe putting some little on underdogs in the BLAST. It has been Underdog's Premier so far... and we still have on more group to see.


As for the group B here is what I thought:- 1) Vitality , 2) G2, 3) EG , 4) Complexity  and here is what happened:- 1) Complexity , 2) EG, 3) G2 , 4) EG . Seriously not going the way as expected but totally opposite. Vitality coming last was the very surprising result to gulp down for me. Regarding Vitality, what do you guys think with their in-game leader apex taking a break. Vitality struggling in upcoming tournaments?

[vennali]

I am actually doing very well on that small Snow Sweet Snow tournament and getting money there in the morning and then losing it in afternoon on Blast

Lol that's quite a pattern. Maybe you can save up by winning as usual in Snow Sweet and then maybe putting some little on underdogs in the BLAST. It has been Underdog's Premier so far... and we still have on more group to see.


As for the group B here is what I thought:- 1) Vitality , 2) G2, 3) EG , 4) Complexity  and here is what happened:- 1) Complexity , 2) EG, 3) G2 , 4) EG . Seriously not going the way as expected but totally opposite. Vitality coming last was the very surprising result to gulp down for me. Regarding Vitality, what do you guys think with their in-game leader apex taking a break. Vitality struggling in upcoming tournaments?

Vitality's recent downfall could be attributed to Apex stepping down momentarily. He is an integral part of Vitality and even though Shox, RPK might have IGL'd a bit in the past, it isn't the same. Definitely didnt expect Complexity to lead the group though.

[Avirunes]

Vitality's recent downfall could be attributed to Apex stepping down momentarily. He is an integral part of Vitality and even though Shox, RPK might have IGL'd a bit in the past, it isn't the same. Definitely didnt expect Complexity to lead the group though.

Apex was the brains of the Vitality team and his sudden break has left the Vitality struggling in their remaining matches in BLAST. Rpk and shox might have lead their teams but as compared to apex I don't think they have enough experience like apex does. IGL is so important, the more experienced they are the more aware they are about the opponent and their calls and you can make right calls inside the game according to that. shox was the one who lead in the match against EG so it will be interesting how he develops in the role as an igl.

[tomahawk9]

Regarding Vitality, what do you guys think with their in-game leader apex taking a break. Vitality struggling in upcoming tournaments?

it's gonna be rough for VIT. Shox said in a interview the other day that they were surprised by this news, like, they didn't know Apex was gonna take a break.  Well, at least now they'll have one full week to prepare for the next match without their main IGL. I don't expect them to win IEM Katowice...unless Zywoo pops off, of course 

last year it was Astralis' IGL , now apEX... 


comments about NAVI - MIBR and FaZe - Liquid? anyone following my crazy tips for these matches? 😂

[Trofo]

I am actually doing very well on that small Snow Sweet Snow tournament and getting money there in the morning and then losing it in afternoon on Blast

Lol that's quite a pattern. Maybe you can save up by winning as usual in Snow Sweet and then maybe putting some little on underdogs in the BLAST. It has been Underdog's Premier so far... and we still have on more group to see.

I managed to get final game correct and at least return some part of my stake on Blast series. I took Complexity to win 2:0 @2.6 live. You can look at those kind of situations form the angle you wrote above or from the large numbers take. For instance so many bad predictions have to equalize over time and hit my mean numbers for CS.

I know generally what percentage of correct picks I am making per sports and according to that I am sizing my stakes. Going a bit offtopic here but I am having great percentages on Champions League football while terrible percentages on Europa League games. Therefore my bets on CL are about 10x larger then my bets on EL. I am still considering myself fresh in eSports so I don't have that sort of confidence but I can already see a pattern emerging. I have by far most success playing underdogs to take one map so for now I am doubling or tripling stake on those kind of bets. That goes both for DOTA and CS.

[ralle14]

comments about NAVI - MIBR and FaZe - Liquid? anyone following my crazy tips for these matches? 😂

I'm following you on the underdogs but i'll go with the handicaps since I don't have the guts to take them straight up. 

Also this tweet from SPUNJ gave me a bit of courage to take the underdogs. 

There's not much good games going on for today but I was able to squeeze this small parlay just in time to follow rand on his CIS dota picks.

[Avirunes]

it's gonna be rough for VIT. Shox said in a interview the other day that they were surprised by this news, like, they didn't know Apex was gonna take a break.  Well, at least now they'll have one full week to prepare for the next match without their main IGL. I don't expect them to win IEM Katowice...unless Zywoo pops off, of course  

last year it was Astralis' IGL , now apEX...  

Still don't think one week would be enough. Its gonna be a lot on the coach to train him as an IGL. I do hope it doesn't takes time for them as they are currently no. 2 and we have already seen teams dropping heavily in ranks when someone in their teams takes break or leaves.

IGL breaks are getting often now. Still its quite understandable since they are the brains and they stress a lot. Its actually good to take a break to refresh your mental health but also I think the player should be more open about to team and inform them beforehand so that can be ready for the break and find for temporary player in place of that player. There is also another thing which is ideal timing to take a break. <- I think these are some things where you should be more open so that team doesn't struggles after your decision to take a break.

comments about NAVI - MIBR and FaZe - Liquid? anyone following my crazy tips for these matches? 😂

NAVI - MIBR feels like its gonna go Navi way. Lot of underdogs are defeating some big teams but I don't think Mibr are the ones that could be surprise a side like NAVI at this point. About other match, I am actually looking forward to it as now Faze member Twistzz is about to face his own former Team Liquid plus there is coldzera and Fallen who once played in Luminosity and MIBR .It will be also interesting to watch Fallen working out with his new team. (Haven't seen any Liquid matches after Fallen joined). Liquid vs Faze is a really good match and I think this could go eitherway.

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(^^^)That's really smart. Guess I should start doing this as well... maybe that is what I am missing and me help me out of killing all my balance going on for sometime now.  

[STT]

Device's gf is Swedish I think so he stays there in lockdown situ perhaps.   IGL is a big deal that changes the game, I need to watch Col then but this isnt the first time they do what appears unlikely.

Definitely didnt expect Complexity to lead the group though.

Cant be underdog if they are top, hopefully plenty of doubt remains for reasonable odds to occur.

NAVI - MIBR feels like its gonna go Navi way.

Navi have been on form recently.   Fallen in Liquid seems to be doing ok, but his top also is in potential enough to change the winner of a match not sure he is doing that well.   The Brazilian super squad framenting is a bit like the Swedish squads breaking lose like ronin they roam as both lost samurai and with deadly force    (not Ronin the team )

Playing in the same room helps teamwork, anything which coordinates a team is going to be OP, have to rate that as some active factor though also Astralis actually doing their homework most of the time where as some teams are chaos undisciplined talent to random effect is also something else obvious in results but not something we can tell beforehand each individual match.

[vennali]

Going to be an interesting match between Faze and Liquid. Twistzz coming back to play against his old team and as a member of Faze. Lets see how it goes. Didn't go well for Faze when they matched against OG a week ago, losing 2-0. Probably going to take some time to get the coordination going. On the other hand, Fallen has been playing really well with Liquid. I didnt expect it but it seems to be a really good move for them.

[hanspeter77]

Next go for Today Natus Vincere vs MIBR it should be an easy match for Natus, im think they will win.
Faze vs Team Liquid im hope Faze win butt im dont think hard match for Faze, im hope they get a come back.

[docdiss]

Bet for today:

FaZe vs Liquid @ 3.15 - MY BET

Liquid started to look good once again but it was 3 weeks ago and those recent results in BLAST were really surprising (like Vitality finishing last in their group), I think Twistzz will want to show up against former team so imho at those odds betting on FaZe today is worth a try, GL!

[rig4hodlers]

Talking about FaZe clan, I don't know where I did read that they are looking to sign a CS:GO veteran from Team Liquid, it looks like Olofmeister will leave CS:GO in 2021, so this will be one of the biggest signings of the organisation, but do we have any news about that? FaZe Clan wanted ‘Twistzz’ on board but I can not find the right information about that. Thanks in advance.