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]]>This victory propels Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski and co. into the playoffs, where they will face MIBR in the next round.
The win marks a significant boost for Heroic, who have struggled with form recently.
After a poor showing at IEM Cologne due to visa issues with Abdul “?degster?” Gasanov and a last-place finish at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade, the Counter-Strike team appears to have found stability in Malta.
A quick 2-0 from @heroicgg against @virtuspro sees them start their #ESLProLeague S20 Playoffs campaign with a W
13-8 Ancient
13-6 Dust 2 pic.twitter.com/qJwSkoEUz7— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 17, 2024
“It feels way better,” said Rasmus “?sjuush?” Beck in a post-match interview, expressing relief over their improved coordination.
On the flip side, this defeat is another blow to Virtus.pro, who have been in a slump since adding Denis “?electroNic?” Sharipov to their roster.
Despite managing wins over Team Falcons, FURIA Esports, and RED Canids to reach the playoffs, their lacklustre terrorist-side performances against Heroic—scoring just four rounds across both maps—underscored their ongoing struggles.
The match began on Ancient, where Heroic rallied from an early deficit to lead 5-2, only for Virtus.pro to recover and hold a slim lead at halftime.
However, Heroic came out strong in the second half, converting key clutches, including a 2v4 and two 1v2s from NertZ and sjuush, to secure a 13-8 win.
On Dust2, Heroic dominated, building a 9-3 lead by halftime and closing out the series 13-6, with standout performances from sjuush and Guy “NertZ” Iluz.
Both Mirage and the series belong to @1mongolz!
They eliminate @BIGCLANgg from #ESLProLeague XX with a 2-1 series victory!
Ancient 22-19
Nuke 11-13
Mirage 9-13 pic.twitter.com/EW7pYIBvrx— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 17, 2024
In another ESL Pro League playoff match, The MongolZ pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory over BIG.
The series went to triple overtime on Ancient, with BIG narrowly taking the map 22-19, thanks to a quad-kill from Johannes “?tabseN?” Wodarz.
However, The MongolZ bounced back, winning 13-11 on Nuke and 13-9 on Mirage to progress to the second round.
They will face Eternal Fire next, a team they previously defeated at the IEM Cologne Play-in.
Meanwhile, Team Spirit knocked out FURIA Esports with a 2-0 victory (13-9 Nuke, 13-11 Anubis).
FURIA showed improvement from their last meeting at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade but couldn’t overcome Spirit’s solid defensive play, particularly from Dmitry “?sh1ro?” Sokolov and Leonid “?chopper?” Vishnyakov.
Spirit advances to face Imperial Esports in the next round.
.@Team__Spirit knock @FURIA out of the #ESLProLeague S20 Playoffs with a 2-0 victory
13-9 Nuke
13-11 Anubis pic.twitter.com/H6sqUWVxes— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 17, 2024
Finally, Complexity’s core roster earned their first-ever victory over FaZe Clan, winning 2-0 (13-10, 13-9) in a decisive series.
They took down FaZe on Anubis and Dust2, despite standout performances from Robin “?ropz?” Kool.
Complexity’s game plan, spearheaded by Johnny “?JT?” Theodosiou and coach Tiaan “?T.c?” Coertzen, neutralised FaZe’s usual unpredictability.
EliGE commented post-match that FaZe lacked their trademark confidence and individual flair.
Complexity’s impressive team play, anchored by Ricky “?floppy?” Kemery and Michael “?Grim?” Wince, was crucial to their win.
They now face Team Liquid next, with G2 waiting in the quarterfinals.
FaZe, despite their efforts, have now exited five events in a row at the first stage of the playoffs, continuing a frustrating run for the team.
.@ComplexityCS HAVE DONE IT!
They defeat @FaZeEsports 2-0 on their way to the next round of the #ESLProLeague XX Playoffs
13-10 Anubis
13-9 Dust 2 pic.twitter.com/lfBrvQNCIc— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) September 17, 2024
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BIG vs THE MONGOLZ CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BIG $2.35 at GG Bet | MongolZ $1.55 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 17, 2024 | 13:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Both BIG and The MongolZ have proved to be deadly outfits on their day throughout the ESL Pro League group stage.
BIG performed very well in their lower-bracket run in Group C, defeating Rooster and Fnatic 2-0 before besting Complexity 2-1 in the lower final. In those series, Rigon “rigoN” Gashi, Florian “syrsoN” Rische, and Jon “JDC” de Castro carried this relatively new line-up, which will set them up well for this high-kill clash.
The MongolZ have experienced an inconsistent Pro League campaign, with losses to 3DMAX and Team Spirit before bouncing back with wins against KOI, 9z Team and 3DMAX to advance from Group B. Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren and co. play a frantic style of CS, as they live or die by the sword in terms of their play-calling on the terrorist side.
Given the dramatic difference in game styles, it is hard to predict a winner; however, expect to see all three maps in the opening series of the day.
Over 2.5 maps
VIRTUS.PRO vs HEROIC CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | VP $1.55 at GG Bet | Heroic $2.35 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 17, 2024 | 13:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Virtus.pro and Heroic have met four times during 2024, with VP taking each of those meetings. As such, it is no surprise that top esports betting sites have marked the Russians as $1.55 favourites.
Virtus.pro showed solid form throughout the group stage, winning against Team Falcons and FURIA to take out the lower final in Group D. Although this roster hasn’t faced Heroic yet, the world No.8 team seems to have found its mojo again and is firing on all cylinders ahead of the playoffs.
Heroic have slowly fallen in the world rankings over the last three months, and after some poor showings at S-Tier events, they are now 17th in the world. Losses to Ninjas in Pyjamas and Sangal Esports in the group stage don’t read well for this clash.
Virtus.pro are worthy favourites in this contest, and considering the form these two bring into the playoffs, it is hard to tip against them.
Virtus.pro to win
TEAM SPIRIT vs FURIA ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Spirit $1.20 at GG Bet | FURIA $4.20 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 17, 2024 | 16:15 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Team Spirit and FURIA Esports will clash for the second time in three weeks, following Spirit’s dominant 2-0 victory at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade on August 30.
Spirit lost to MIBR in the upper bracket of Group B but bounced back with wins over The MongolZ and 3DMAX, even though they were pushed to three maps in both series. Danil “donk” Kryshkovets seems to be Spirit’s only win condition; if he shows up and tops the server in kills, Spirit win, but if he doesn’t, they struggle.
FURIA have performed as expected. They’ve beaten the teams they should beat and lost the games they are expected to lose. However, one constant for FURIA is Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato, who is yet to finish any of their five matches with a negative kills-to-deaths ratio and is pivotal to their chances of causing an upset.
Neither of these teams are easy to tip with confidence, but we are getting great odds for FURIA to win one map.
FURIA +1.5 maps
FAZE CLAN vs COMPLEXITY CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe $1.45 at GG Bet | COL $2.60 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 17, 2024 | 19:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
FaZe Clan, who are notorious for being slow starters at events, fell to Sangal Esports in the opening round before defeating FlyQuest, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Sangal en route to a top-three finish in Group A. Although FaZe have not been at their best, David “frozen” ?erňansky is the fourth-ranked player (1.40) in ESL Pro League Season 20, and if FaZe want to lift the trophy, he will need some help from his teammates.
Complexity may have qualified through the last-chance stage; however, they defeated Astralis and MOUZ twice to qualify for playoffs, which is a much tougher run compared to that of FaZe. Unfortunately for Complexity supporters, their previous meetings against FaZe have not gone their way, with the North American organisation losing each of the last four series.
With two confident yet inconsistent rosters set to clash, expect a back-and-forth series that will be played out over three maps.
Over 2.5 maps
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]]>The third and final week of ESL Pro League Season 20 will kick off on Tuesday, September 17, with the first round of the playoffs.
Due to the Dota 2, Rocket League and Call of Duty seasons ending over the last few weeks, there will be a break before more S-Tier events kick off again, leaving the ESL Pro League as the only event that will be covered for the week ahead.
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CS2 ESL Pro League Season 20
The ESL Pro League group stage ended on Sunday, September 15, leaving us with the top 16 squads that will compete for the ESL Pro League Season 20 title over the next seven days.
Team Vitality, G2 Esports, M80 and Natus Vincere won’t play their first series of the playoffs until Thursday and Friday after they secured quarter-final berths.
Eternal Fire, MIBR, Team Liquid and Imperial Esports await the winners of the opening round matches in the second round of the playoffs.
Below is a list of series that will take place in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, with odds courtesy of GG Bet.
- BIG ($2.35) vs The MongolZ ($1.55) @ 1pm CEST
- Virtus.pro ($1.62) vs Heroic ($2.20) @ 1pm CEST
- Team Spirit ($1.20) vs FURIA Esports ($4.20) @ 4:15pm CEST
- FaZe Clan ($1.45) vs Complexity ($2.60) @ 7:30pm CEST
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TEAM VITALITY vs ATOX ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Vitality $1.01 at GG Bet | ATOX $15.49 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 11, 2024 | 13:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Priced at $1.01 with the top Counter-Strike betting sites, Team Vitality are given a 99% implied probability of beating ATOX Esports. The question is not whether Vitality will win, but by how much.
The Bees are in exceptional form ahead of ESL Pro League Season 20, having won the last two S-Tier tournaments: BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2024 and Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024. They were not as potent at the Esports World Cup 2024, where Vitality placed top-eight, but they finished no lower than fourth at the previous ESL Pro League, IEM Dallas 2024 and BLAST Spring Final.
ATOX Esports are the eighth-ranked Counter-Strike team from Asia, with a massive collection of runner-up finishes from regional events but no medals from international competitions. While this is still a professional side with the advantage of being an unknown opponent for Vitality, the quality gap is significant enough to side with the European roster to cover seven rounds on both maps.
Team Vitality -13.5 rounds
FURIA ESPORTS vs TEAM FALCONS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA $2.00 at GG Bet | Falcons $1.80 at GG Bet |
| When: | September 11, 2024 | 13:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
FURIA Esports found some success before the summer break with a run to the semifinals at YaLLa Compass 2024, and they did not do too poorly at the Esports World Cup 2024. However, they finished 13th-16th at IEM Cologne 2024 and fifth-sixth at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2.
Team Falcons also had their moment in August, when they won BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2024, yet only managed seventh-eighth place at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2. Travelling to Malta on a five-game losing streak, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer and co. have much to prove; however, they field enough talent to make some noise.
Quality-wise, there is not much to set these two squads apart, but there is a reason Falcons are priced as favourites. They have a stronger record on five out of seven maps in the rotation, except for Inferno and Nuke. Still, while this is the Falcons’ game to lose, there is a good chance the series will be decided on the third map.
Over 2.5 maps
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MOUZ vs SASHI ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | MOUZ $1.07 at GG Bet | Sashi $8.23 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 17, 2024 | 14:30 AST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ewc_cs) |
Sashi Esports travel to Saudi Arabia following a runner-up finish at Elisa Invitational Spring 2024, a title run at Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 26 and another final appearance at Skin.Club Summer Cup 2024. Even though the Danes have faced mostly weaker teams recently, they hold a respectable 70% win rate over the last three months.
Likewise, MOUZ have done well this season, winning ESL Pro League Season 19 and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024. However, they were not as successful in their most recent competitive endeavour when they exited Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 in 9th-12th place.
MOUZ are the superior team but have not played a match since late May. The rust shouldn’t prevent them from winning; however, Sashi Esports to steal a map at $2.69 is a far more inviting choice.
Sashi Esports +1.5 maps
NATUS VINCERE vs FURIA ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | NaVi $1.24 at GG Bet | FURIA $3.96 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 17, 2024 | 14:30 AST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ewc_cs) |
Before the summer break, Natus Vincere placed second at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024, adding another strong tournament placement to their resume for the year.
FURIA Esports have not accomplished anything nearly as notable this season; however, they showed some improvement in June with a semifinal run at YaLLa Compass 2024. At the start of the month, FURIA signed Felipe “skillz” Medeiros from Team Liquid and made some changes to the coaching personnel, acquiring Viacheslav “innersh1ne” Britvin and Hunter “Lucid” Tucker as assistant coaches.
Even with the adjustments, FURIA Esports shouldn’t seriously threaten Natus Vincere. However, considering NaVi are notorious for starting tournaments slowly, and both teams are a bit rusty, a closer game is likely on the cards.
Over 2.5 maps
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G2 ESPORTS vs THE MONGOLZ CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | G2 $1.59 at GG Bet | Mongolz $2.33 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 17, 2024 | 21:00 AST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ewc_cs) |
G2 Esports have made a couple of roster changes during the summer break, adding Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski and Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa to the active lineup as replacements for Nemanja “nexa” Isakovi? and Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen. Although quality players, the signings raise a few questions, mainly concerning the role distribution.
The MongolZ have been making noise on European soil since the turn of the year and even won YaLLa Compass 2024. The Mongolian squad have fallen short in bigger events, but even there, they’ve made their presence known with some resilient performances.
The best esports betting sites have G2 Esports fairly priced as favourites, but since this is a new roster that will need time to adjust, a wager on the underdogs is worth considering.
The Mongolz to win
FAZE CLAN vs FLYQUEST CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe $1.12 at GG Bet | MIBR $5.50 at GG Bet |
| When: | July 17, 2024 | 21:00 AST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ewc_cs) |
FlyQuest performed well at ESL Pro League Season 19. But since then, they have not shown much, with a last-place finish at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 and a narrow victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 47 Oceania finals.
FaZe Clan’s tournament runs before the break weren’t that great either, with top-six finishes at IEM Dallas 2024 and BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. However, this is still the same lineup that won IEM Chengdu 2024 and placed second at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.
Fixtures after breaks tend to be more volatile and unpredictable. But even with that in mind, fading FaZe Clan against FlyQuest does not make much sense.
FaZe Clan -1.5 maps
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ASTRALIS vs HEROIC CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Astralis $1.55 at GG Bet | HEROIC $2.42 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 5, 2024 | 12:00 GST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/compass_cs2) |
The opening round of YaLLa Compass 2024 Group A will feature the Danish derby between Astralis and HEROIC. These two last met during PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 European RMR B, when Astralis won 13-7. It was their third consecutive head-to-head victory, which explains the odds.
Still, HEROIC have looked much improved over the last month. They reached the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 semifinals and placed top six at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 last week. Meanwhile, Astralis reached the semifinals at IEM Chengdu 2024, ESL Pro League Season 19, and the CCT Season 1 Global Finals.
Results-wise, HEROIC and Astralis look even, and the eye test suggests there is not much to set them apart. Since this is a best-of-one match, taking HEROIC at outsider odds is a very inviting choice.
HEROIC to win
COMPLEXITY vs ETERNAL FIRE CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Complexity $1.96 at GG Bet | EF $1.82 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 5, 2024 | 12:00 GST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/compass_cs2) |
Complexity made a huge splash at the start of May by reaching the semifinal of ESL Pro League Season 19, then crashed out of Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 in 13th-16th place. In both events, Complexity were eliminated by MOUZ — the top Counter-Strike team in the world.
Eternal Fire, like Complexity, enjoyed a bit of a resurgence last month by winning the CCT Season 1 Global Finals — their first title since June 2023. But that success comes with an asterisk, as the Turkish side didn’t have to face any great teams.
Complexity are priced as slight underdogs with esports betting sites, which doesn’t make much sense. They’ve shown promising performances over the last month and have beaten teams stronger than Eternal Fire.
Complexity to win
FURIA ESPORTS vs BIG CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA $2.11 at GG Bet | BIG $1.71 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 5, 2024 | 13:30 GST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/compass_cs2) |
Despite parting ways with their long-time head coach Fatih “gob b” Dayik, BIG haven’t lost any traction. In fact, they produced their best tournament run of the season last week, placing top eight at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024.
It could be that it was just a honeymoon phase under a new coach, but BIG have shown better performances under a new strategist. FURIA Esports, on the other side, continue to struggle.
The Brazilians have not won a tournament this season, and their most notable accomplishment of 2024 was finishing second at a B-Tier event — CCT Season 2 European Series #4. Something is not clicking in this team, and YaLLa Compass 2024 might be their last chance to show something before the inevitable roster revamp.
BIG are rightly priced as favourites, but even at $1.71 with GG Bet, they’re a bit underrated.
BIG to win
FNATIC vs BETBOOM TEAM CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Fnatic $1.80 at GG Bet | BB $1.99 at GG Bet |
| When: | June 5, 2024 | 15:00 GST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/compass_cs2) |
Following a long streak of disappointing results, Fnatic decided on a change and brought in Benjamin “blameF” Bremer from Astralis to help stabilise the roster. Since joining Fnatic, BlameF has played in two tournaments and posted promising numbers, with a 1.27 rating across 13 maps played.
Fnatic still have a long way to go, but they have found a lot more success with the Danish CS veteran. BetBoom Team are also on an upwards trajectory, recently reaching no.17 spot on the global CS ladder.
They have not won a tournament since April but secured top-eight placements at both the CCT Season 1 Global Finals and Season 2 European Series #3. Despite the promising results, BetBoom have not beaten any great teams over the last few weeks, which explains the offered esports betting odds.
This looks like a 50-50 match between two teams slowly getting back on their feet. Expect a close series.
Over 2.5 maps
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TEAM VITALITY vs COMPLEXITY GAMING ESPORTS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | VIT $1.16 at GG Bet | COL $4.50 at GG Bet |
| When: | March 28, 2024 | 14:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Complexity Gaming are priced as heavy underdogs for this match, which isn’t surprising considering they’re only third-best Rocket League team from North America. However, they might be a bit underrated.
Even though Complexity haven’t found much success in the regional league, this is a group of very experienced players with a solid synergy. As Europe’s third seed, Vitality deserve a bit more respect since they hail from a more challenging region, but they’ve not shown much more than Complexity Gaming this season.
Vitality have a higher ceiling, and they’ve won seven of their last eight series. But the quality gap between the two sides isn’t nearly as large as the offered Rocket League esports betting odds suggest. Trust Complexity Gaming to keep it close.
Complexity Gaming +1.5 maps
GENTLE MATES ALPINE vs RULE ONE RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | GM $1.38 at GG Bet | R1 $2.81 at GG Bet |
| When: | March 28, 2024 | 15:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Rule One are considered one of the weakest teams attending Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2024 Major 1. Still, it’s easy to forget how good this core (ex-Team Falcons) was in previous seasons. Hisham “Nwpo” Alqadi is still an excellent player, and while Khalid “oKhaliD” Qasim and Ahmad “Ahmad” Abdullah might not be viewed as top-tier, they can carry their weight.
Gentle Mates Alpine are getting a lot of respect as Europe’s no.4 squad, but they’ve not beaten any notable teams over the last month. During RLCS 2024 Major 1: EU Open Qualifier 1, Gentle Mates looked great, but they’ve since cooled down, so we should take their early-season success with a grain of salt.
The current offer seems to be based a lot on the perceived strength of the team based on the region they’re from. But believing that Europe’s no.4 seed is much stronger than MENA’s no.2 team is too optimistic.
Rule One to win
TEAM FALCONS vs OG RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Falcons $1.40 at GG Bet | OG $2.75 at GG Bet |
| When: | March 28, 2024 | 16:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Team Falcons signed Saleh Abdullah “Rw9” Bakhashwin and Yazid Abdullah “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin from Rule One at the end of 2023, forming the most dominant MENA Rocket League team. Team Falcons have won all three RLCS 2024 Major 1 MENA Open Qualifiers and cruised their way to the Saudi eLeagues 2024 Major 1 Final title last week, proving they’re more than ready to do some damage in Denmark.
OG have not been as early as successful this season, but this is an extremely experienced roster with players who all won at least one big LAN event title. Form-wise, OG aren’t in a good spot, but this could be one of the teams that will do much better on LAN.
Team Falcons are very talented and not an easy opponent. But we’re putting more weight on the LAN experience, which makes OG a very attractive choice.
OG +1.5 maps
LUMINOSITY GAMING vs FURIA ESPORTS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | LG $2.86 at GG Bet | FURIA $1.37 at GG Bet |
| When: | March 28, 2024 | 17:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
FURIA Esports have been dominating the South American Rocket League esports scene. Despite their slip-up in the first RLCS 2024 Major 1: SAM Open Qualifier, FURIA hold an absurd 41-2 record since October 2023. From the start of the RLCS 2024 season, FURIA Esports are 23-2.
Beating on regional opponents doesn’t guarantee that FURIA Esports will do well on the international stage. But they’re in excellent form and have enough talent to do some damage in Denmark.
Luminosity Gaming, on the other side, haven’t looked great recently. They’re 12-6 since the start of RLCS 2024 Major 1: NA Open Qualifier 2, and their recent results are even more worrying, with three wins against The Muffin Men, M80, and Boulevard and three losses against Dignitas, OG, and Omelette from their last six.
A team’s online form doesn’t always indicate their chances to do well on LAN. But in this match, it’s tough to find a good reason to fade FURIA Esports.
FURIA -1.5 maps
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ASTRALIS vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Astralis $1.33 at GG Bet | NiP $3.25 at GG Bet |
| When: | August 30, 2023 | 16:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Astralis’ new roster had a slow start in July, suffering an early exit from the Gamers8 2023 Last Chance Qualifier, but then started ramping up at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 (4th-6th) and made the semifinals at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 at the start of this month.
In Cologne, Astralis produced a few good games, beat Heroic (2-0) in the first round of the playoffs, and crushed Ninjas in Pyjamas (16-6, 16-6) during the group stage. Those are excellent results, and while it’s too early to draw any conclusions, this new-look roster has potential.
Ninjas in Pyjamas made a single roster change in June, when they let go of Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen and replaced the Finnish in-game leader with Hampus “hampus” Poser. The change didn’t seem like it would affect the team too much, but NiP haven’t looked too good since.
Besides winning BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023 in July, NiP have looked mediocre at best, and their performance en route to fourth place in the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 European Qualifier last week left much to be desired.
Astralis are slowly finding their stride, and it’s fair to be cautiously optimistic about what this new-look roster can accomplish. Even though there are doubts about Astralis and how they’ll fare in big events, the Danes shouldn’t struggle against NiP.
Astralis -1.5 maps
FURIA ESPORTS vs MOVISTAR RIDERS CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA $1.40 at GG Bet | Movistar $2.75 at GG Bet |
| When: | August 30, 2023 | 19:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
FURIA Esports spared no expense to bring in Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo and Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes during the summer break. But the big spending hasn’t led to any notable results.
A 17th-20th finish at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 in July kicked off a dry streak that extended through both IEM Sydney 2023 European Open Qualifiers (9th-16th, 17th-32nd) and Gamers8 2023 (9th-16th). Until the Brazilians start showing something, it’s tough to feel optimistic about their chances in ESL Pro League Season 18.
Movistar Riders are in a similar spot results-wise, as they’ve come close to winning an event over the last two months. Like FURIA, Movistar Riders failed to make it through the IEM Sydney 2023 European Open Qualifiers, and they didn’t look good at CCT Online Finals #2 (13th-16th) either.
FURIA Esports are priced as favourites for this match, which makes sense as this roster has a much higher ceiling, but that doesn’t necessarily mean much. Expect a close game between two struggling teams.
Over 2.5 total maps
GRAYHOUND vs GAMERLEGION CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Grayhound $4.50 at GG Bet | GamerLegion $1.16 at GG Bet |
| When: | August 30, 2023 | 19:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Grayhound recently attended Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 but didn’t make it far. The Australian squad crashed out in the first round of the play-in stage with defeats against FURIA Esports (11-16) and Imperial Esports (1-2).
Results like that don’t inspire much confidence, but it’s not like Grayhound were expected to do well in bigger events. Before the summer break, they attended BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023, and in both tournaments they got crushed when faced with top-tier teams.
GamerLegion don’t look like an elite team, but they have been playing like one recently. Since their Cinderella run to the Paris Major finals, the international squad finished IEM Cologne 2023 and Gamers8 2023 inside the top eight, which are impressive results that suggest GL should do just fine in ESL Pro League Season 18.
GamerLegion have a long way to go to reach the top five in the CS:GO world rankings, but they’re up there with the best teams right now. Grayhound, on the other side, have been on a steady decline since July and on Monday reached their worst ranking (no.33) since March 2023.
GamerLegion -1.5 maps
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]]>Similarly to the VCT 2023 EMEA League and VCT 2023 Pacific League, the Americas League has a few strong candidates to hoist the trophy and a handful of outsiders expected to struggle. However, with most teams making significant changes to their rosters ahead of the 2023 season, it’s tough to make any firm conclusions – even though the results at VCT 2023 LOCK//IN S?o Paulo can be used as a solid form guide.
Priced at $2.75 with GG Bet, reigning Valorant world champions LOUD lead the outright betting markets, followed by Leviatan ($4.50), NRG Esports ($5.00), and 100 Thieves ($6.00) as the leading candidates to make a splash this season.
2023 VCT LOCK//IN S?o Paulo results
The 2023 VCT season introduced many changes to the Valorant competitive scene, yet the most significant came in the major roster reshuffle. That was initiated by Riot Games not partnering with some of the strongest Valorant squads of 2022, leaving many top-tier talents without a home.
Despite the expected re-balancing of power in the region, LOUD made just two roster changes and retained their status as the strongest Americas Valorant team. Following an incredible run through the 2022 season, which culminated with LOUD winning VALORANT Champions 2022, the Brazilian squad didn’t fail to impress at the start of the month.
In front of their home fans, LOUD made it to the grand finals of VCT 2023 LOCK//IN S?o Paulo and nearly completed a reverse sweep against Fnatic but lost in one of the closest matches in Valorant esports history. Regardless, a silver medal from the LOCK//IN tournament looks good next to LOUD’s trophies from last season.
As the best-performing Americas team of VCT 2023 LOCK//IN, LOUD are naturally considered the strongest team entering VCT 2023 Americas League. However, considering all the talent entering the 2023 season, it’s unfair to say that the Americas League is a one-horse race.
VCT 2023 Americas League roughie picks – 100 Thieves, Leviatan, FURIA
Outside the top contenders, there are a few teams that have the talent to compete for the VCT 2023 Americas League trophy if things fall into place.
100 Thieves ($6.00) are not quite in the upper echelon of the Americas, and they didn’t impress earlier this month in S?o Paulo (5th-8th), but this is a solid team with a very high ceiling. Even though 100 Thieves have a lot of growing to do and need to figure out their role situation, this can be a great thing as it suggests that 100T can become much stronger by May.
Leviatan ($4.50) bolstered their roster by signing KRU Esports’ two best players – Roberto “Mazino” Bugue?o and Angelo “keznit” Mori – and looked good in Brazil. Unfortunately, we saw them crumble against top opponents, so even though this is still an incredibly talented team, Leviatan, like 100 Thieves, still need to grow.
FURIA Esports ($21.00) crashed out of VCT 2023 LOCK//IN in the second round, which doesn’t look good on paper. But their only defeat came against eventual champions Fnatic (16-18, 9-13), so it’s hard to overreact to their rather underwhelming placement in the season-opening event.
People seem to be sleeping on FURIA solely because they didn’t make it far in the LOCK//IN, but things would’ve looked much different had they not played Fnatic so early. At this price, FURIA look severely underrated.
VCT 2023 Americas League favourites – LOUD, NRG Esports
LOUD ($2.75) lead the outright betting markets, which doesn’t sound too crazy given their success over the last 12 months. But there is no value backing them at this number.
Indeed, LOUD look like the strongest Americas team heading into the 2023 season, yet they’re not untouchable. Looking at the outright betting odds, we don’t see a reason why LOUD should be priced that much shorter than some of their main rivals.
NRG Esports ($5.00), who made it to the third round of VCT 2023 LOCK//IN, made quite a statement with their performance, which seems to have gone unnoticed. Their only defeat of the tournament came against LOUD, and even that was an incredibly close match (3-13, 15-13, 16-18) which could’ve easily gone the other way.
According to the outright betting odds, LOUD have a 36.4% chance of winning the league, whereas NRG Esports have a 20% implied probability of claiming the trophy. Seeing LOUD being priced nearly twice as likely to win the league doesn’t look right.
2023 VCT Americas League betting predictions
LOUD can win VCT 2023 Americas League, and they might be the strongest squad ahead of the season, but at the offered odds with Valorant betting sites, NRG Esports look to be a far more appealing pick. We’re also adding a longshot pick on FURIA to make the finals at $10.00, which is a surprisingly good offer for a team that is much stronger than what they’ve shown at VCT 2023 LOCK//IN.
FURIA Esports to reach finals
NRG Esports outright winner
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