ESports betting -CS:GO, DOTA 2, LOL, Valorant - discussion thread

[oll]

Betboom and Parivision just had some great games. I didn't expect to see Pudge and Puck, even though they weren't effective in the end. Nature's Rapier didn't work at all in the end. But the games were fun. Now we'll find out who's stronger in the end. I was most interested in Spirit's games today because Yatoro always shows more than just effective and impressive play. And I got to see the second match. There was no drawn-out jungle farming like there was in the first game between Betboom and Parivision. I don't like static and boring matches like these. I'd like to point out that the team that took Winter Wyvern lost. Overall, I'd say there was a festive feeling. Let's get to Game 3!

Haha, just now in the third match, Winter Wyvern, which is on Parivision's side, got first blood. And they picked Bear again, it's going to be a long match again. Yeah, Yatoro always plays great, I'm looking forward to the next Spirit matches. There were some games today with a lot of guys from the CIS. And yet, teams from South and North America, as well as Asia, didn't make it to the playoffs. And this is on Chinese International, lol. I don't watch official broadcasts, only local ones from local streamers, because they speak much more freely than the official casters, who are too formal for a game like Dota.

[Cointxz]

Superb match between Team Liquid and Team Yandex. Although I support Liquid on this match still a satisfying match despite they lose since the team fights is so cool due to back and forth advantage.

Liquid shouldn’t push the high grounds when they already lose Nisha Aegis since they are out position while Watson is free hitting NP without any obstacles.

Can’t believe Yandex manage to get that comeback despite all the odds against them.

[Pumared]

Would it be smart to back all 4 outsiders in today's CS World Cup matches?

I'm tempted to back Astralis today but H2H looks quite one sided in recent matches.
Maybe I will just wait until the match starts and get involved in-play.
There will surely be some underdog wins today.

Well G2 did not look so good out the gate since Astralis beat them badly on the first map for the first game of the playoffs. So your assumption on Astralis are looking respectful so far even though their past matches didn't do them justice.
Same with Magic they dominated FUT on the first map too for another underdog win. With both the favorites having nearly identical odds pre-match circling around 1.44-1.49x for each of these early matches.

Next are FURIA vs Aurora and GamerLegion vs MOUZ so I can not see the same happening to these favorites in the later matches of the day.

I'm going to bet on this Furia vs. Aurora match. I was analyzing it and everything is very even. This is mainly because even though Furia is in the world's top 3, they are still inconsistent. Furia has a slight advantage in Dust2, Cache, and Inferno, but it's almost equal. Aurora only has an advantage in Anubis. So, depending on the outcome, I believe Furia will ban Anubis and pick Dust2. I'm betting on Furia thinking they will win Dust2 and maybe even Inferno. It's practically a 49/51 for Furia.

As predicted, Furia won, and it was a very close match: Ancient 13-11 for Furia, Nuke 14-16 for Aurora, and Mirage 13-9 for Furia. And a detail about that Mirage map: Furia finished the first half 3-9, meaning they were losing. However, in the second half, they won 10 rounds in a row and closed out the match. It was incredible to watch!

In addition, Vitality and Spirit won, as I also mentioned here. And I still believe that Spirit will win the match between the two teams.

Fura is currently playing against G2 and just won the first map. I'm still betting on Furia's victory, even with the lower odds.

[xLays]

Yandex’s drafting is really entertaining. Imagine playing IO as safelane and Slark mid in Game 2. IO mid or safelane would still be understandable because we’ve seen that a few times here at TI remember OG.ana IO, but Slark mid? For Yandex apparently Slark is an all-around hero now.. you can even use him as support for dewarding, carry and now mid. lol

It’s also nice that they 2-0 Team Liquid and what makes it even more painful for Liquid is that they had 36K gold advantage and still lost. I wouldn’t be surprised if IO gets banned in Yandex’s next match.

[Zadicar]

Superb match between Team Liquid and Team Yandex. Although I support Liquid on this match still a satisfying match despite they lose since the team fights is so cool due to back and forth advantage.

Liquid shouldn’t push the high grounds when they already lose Nisha Aegis since they are out position while Watson is free hitting NP without any obstacles.

Can’t believe Yandex manage to get that comeback despite all the odds against them.

Actually it was an upset considering that Liquid is on favor to win up against Yandex and whats the worst is that it broke my parlay on which i thought it would go through after winning my Pvision bet and also ended with that upset and same goes with Falcon vs Nigma on which i didnt expect that they would really be that have that 2-1 in win of Nigma. They werent been able to shutdown Sumail.
Well, tomorrow on lower bracket will really be that interesting considering those who dropped on the top bracket will crawl down to beat up. Setting up another parlay for this one, just some side note on prediction on dota 2 already broken because of those unexpected results. 

[rdbase]

Fura is currently playing against G2 and just won the first map. I'm still betting on Furia's victory, even with the lower odds.

Still can not believe that Furia beat G2 as I missed the first map but managed to watch them level it out on the second. So now they are on to the semis waiting the winner of MOUZ vs FUT.
Legacy also goes up against Falcons for tomorrow and will stick with the favorites for both those matchups.
For today I placed bets on both the favorites and they did not disappoint to produce wins so they face off against each other tomorrow aswell.
Not too sure if Spirit can make it competitive enough against Vitality who have been solid in playoff situations.

[ralle14]

It’s also nice that they 2-0 Team Liquid and what makes it even more painful for Liquid is that they had 36K gold advantage and still lost. I wouldn’t be surprised if IO gets banned in Yandex’s next match.

Aside from Io, that Bounty Hunter needs to be banned too. It's such an annoying hero, and the track kills can accelerate their power spikes.

Still can not believe that Furia beat G2 as I missed the first map but managed to watch them level it out on the second. So now they are on to the semis waiting the winner of MOUZ vs FUT.
Legacy also goes up against Falcons for tomorrow and will stick with the favorites for both those matchups.
For today I placed bets on both the favorites and they did not disappoint to produce wins so they face off against each other tomorrow aswell.
Not too sure if Spirit can make it competitive enough against Vitality who have been solid in playoff situations.

That series between G2 and Furia looked very even after the first two maps, but it was all Furia on the decider map Dust 2.

I'm also taking both of them later today. Even with the clean win that Spirit put up against B8 yesterday, I still can't find the confidence to back them over Vitality.

[goodpunt]

After receiving a La Liga cash bonus on Jackpotter I wasted it on DOTA


Anyway, I wasn't involved in yesterday's CS World Cup matches and see only one underdog win.
Then again I would have never backed Legacy against NaVi.
More likely is that I would have wasted my money in the other matches.

[hedgeh0g]

Betboom and Parivision just had some great games. I didn't expect to see Pudge and Puck, even though they weren't effective in the end. Nature's Rapier didn't work at all in the end. But the games were fun. Now we'll find out who's stronger in the end. I was most interested in Spirit's games today because Yatoro always shows more than just effective and impressive play. And I got to see the second match. There was no drawn-out jungle farming like there was in the first game between Betboom and Parivision. I don't like static and boring matches like these. I'd like to point out that the team that took Winter Wyvern lost. Overall, I'd say there was a festive feeling. Let's get to Game 3!

Haha, just now in the third match, Winter Wyvern, which is on Parivision's side, got first blood. And they picked Bear again, it's going to be a long match again. Yeah, Yatoro always plays great, I'm looking forward to the next Spirit matches. There were some games today with a lot of guys from the CIS. And yet, teams from South and North America, as well as Asia, didn't make it to the playoffs. And this is on Chinese International, lol. I don't watch official broadcasts, only local ones from local streamers, because they speak much more freely than the official casters, who are too formal for a game like Dota.

We have some very interesting games coming up today, and I can't remember the last time I felt this much excitement for the opening games of the main bracket. This match between betboom and 1win (who recently appeared on our forum with their signing campaign) isn't the most exciting compared to all the upcoming ones. But the games that follow will be very interesting: we'll see how Liquid will compete with the Falcons (the favorites), and I want Team Liquid to stay and keep playing. They're a good team, and they can do wonders and get out of the lower bracket. But it's clear it won't be easy for them.

[oll]

After receiving a La Liga cash bonus on Jackpotter I wasted it on DOTA


Anyway, I wasn't involved in yesterday's CS World Cup matches and see only one underdog win.
Then again I would have never backed Legacy against NaVi.
More likely is that I would have wasted my money in the other matches.

Team Yandex surprised everyone yesterday. Everyone was completely taken aback by how they took Team Liquid apart. Liquid is a very strong team, but Ace was slow and tOfu wasn't at his best. There were a lot of strange moves and actions. Of course, Watson's performance deserves special mention, as he triple-killed Wisp in the middle lane, which is simply the height of modern Dota madness. BetBoom is currently crushing their opponents on map three, 24-9, and it seems there's no chance of a comeback, despite the fact that there are plenty of comebacks these days.