ESL Pro League Season 13 betting tips – Wednesday 17/3/2021

Esportbet returns with another set of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive betting tips, focusing on the penultimate round of Group B matches at ESL Pro League Season 13. Check out our best bets and top odds for G2 Esports vs FaZe Clan, Ninjas in Pyjamas vs mousesports, and Team Vitality vs ENCE.

?G2 Esports enter this match with a very confusing 2-1 record. The French-Balkan squad claimed a shaky win against Ninjas in Pyjamas on day one, added a commanding 2-0 victory against Team Vitality on Sunday, and suffered a devastating 1-2 loss against ENCE on Monday.

FaZe Clan have had their fair share of struggles this tournament as well, with losses against Vitality (1-2) and NiP (0-2). However, you should never underestimate a squad led by Finn “karrigan” Andersen.

This should be an exciting match with Nikola “NiKo” Kova? facing his former teammates and FaZe looking to prove they have assembled a championship-calibre team. There is a world where FaZe defeat the shaky G2, but over 2.5 maps looks like a safer bet at decent odds.

?Mousesports are no longer the same team since the departure of karrigan, who was one of the main reasons why they were at least somewhat competitive in the European CS:GO scene. Even though mouz still have a lot of firepower, they lack a proper strategist to help them win crucial rounds.

Ninjas in Pyjamas are still in a developmental phase, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are weak. They held on well against G2 Esports (0-2) on Saturday, beat ENCE 2-1 on Sunday, and stomped FaZe Clan (2-0) on Monday, which is quite an impressive record.

Although it is not wise to overreact to a couple of results, we are not driven by NiP’s strong performances as much as mouz’s struggles. The betting odds at esports bookmakers imply this match can go either way, but we would argue this bout is 60/40 in favour of the Swedes.

?Team Vitality should win games like this more times than not, but they have not been doing too well of late, which makes us doubt whether they can cover the map handicap against the high-flying ENCE.

ENCE are not the same team from 2018-2019, but that does not mean they can’t compete with the best. So far, they have won against mousesports (2-1), stolen a map off NiP (1-2), and beaten G2 (2-1), which is a solid run in anyone’s language.

If they can continue playing this way, ENCE may well do enough to take a map in this bout. Since we are confident Vitality will come out ahead, the 2-1 correct score bet is the way to go.