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1WIN vs MOVISTAR RIDERS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | 1win -175.44 at BetOnline | Movistar +125 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 13, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Movistar Riders lost their first match of Group D against Betera (former Question Mark), marking one of their biggest defeats of the last two months. However, unexpected results should be common at ESL Challenger League Season 46: Europe, as it is one of the first tournaments to be played on Counter-Strike 2.
1win won CCT East Europe Series #2 and CCT Online Finals #3 at the end of September, but then failed to make it through ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023: European Open Qualifier with a 7-13 defeat against The Chosen Few. That shock result had to do with the tournament being played on CS2, considering 1win have beaten much stronger teams over the last three weeks.
1win are rightly priced as favourites, but considering how volatile games are since the transition to CS2, a bet on Movistar Riders at plus money makes more sense.
Movistar Riders to win
SAW vs LOOKING4ORG CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL
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| Best Odds: | SAW -151.52 at BetOnline | L4O +110 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 13, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
SAW edged past Pompa Team (16-13, 19-5) in the first round of Group C, while Looking4Org defeated EYEBALLERS (2-1). Since that win, L4O have played two games at Esportal Clash Open, where they went 1-1 with a 2-0 sweep of Hawks and a 1-2 loss against Witchers.
Those results don’t make much sense, but teams have struggled with consistency across all regions since the transition to CS2. SAW have produced similarly confusing results recently, with a 1-2 loss against For The Win at Aveiro Techdays Cup 2023, proving that the teams’ past results from CS:GO tournaments don’t mean much.
Most games at this stage look 50-50, so we prefer Looking4Org at +110. They’re not very stable on CS2, but L40 have enough talent to defeat SAW.
SAW to win
TEAM SPIRIT vs POMPA TEAM CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | Spirit -833.33 at BetOnline | Pompa +450 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 13, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Pompa Team have not looked good over the last month, struggling to make much noise even in some lesser events. They have picked up a few wins over their dry streak, but not once did the Polish squad play a good series when faced with a half-decent opponent.
Things haven’t improved since the transition to CS2, as Pompa Team have yet to win a game on the new game version. They have lost against AVT Gaming (5-13) and have since added a 6-13 defeat against Preasy and 0-2 against SAW.
Team Spirit have shown excellent form over the last two months and are 17-4 since Dunav Party LAN. That includes just one victory on Counter-Strike 2 (2-0 vs RUBIK), so we have to take those results with a grain of salt. Still, Team Spirit is in much better shape compared to the Pompa Team, which is reflected in the offered betting odds.
Team Spirit to sweep the struggling Pompa Team at -163.93 is a good offer.
Team Spirit -1.5 maps
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]]>The BLAST Premier Fall Showdown will take place from October 4-8, with the Americas and European regional events running concurrently.
Both tournaments will feature eight teams, and only the winners of each Showdown will qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Final later this year.
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BLAST Premier Fall Showdown (Americas & Europe)
The Americas Showdown will feature Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, Complexity Gaming, FURIA Esports, Imperial Esports, Forsaken, Party Astronauts and Legacy.
Most esports betting sites have Team Liquid and FURIA Esports marked as equal favourites at +200, closely followed by Complexity at +350.
Meanwhile, the European Showdown will feature BIG, G2 Esports, OG, ENCE, 9INE, Movistar Riders, Alliance and Cloud9.
BetOnline has ENCE marked as the clear favourite at +175, closely followed by G2 Esports at +200 and Cloud9 at +400.
The winners of each regional tournament will take home a US$20,000 grand prize and book their place in the Fall Final in Copenhagen in November.
Check out our extensive BLAST Premier Fall Showdown betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.
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]]>KARMINE CORP v MOVISTAR RIDERS LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS
Karmine Corp and Movistar Riders will cross swords on Friday, September 8, in the final of EMEA Masters 2023 Summer. KC are -163.93 favourites with most League of Legends betting sites as they chase their fourth EMEA Masters title, while the bookies have Movistar pegged at +120 to claim their first.
Some roster changes in the spring made Karmine Corp significantly better than they were in the first split of the year, but throughout EMEA Masters 2023 Summer, KC have shown some weaknesses. They twice lost to Macko Esports in the group stage and barely made it past Team GO in the semifinals.
Movistar Riders weren’t perfect in the group stage either; however, they have looked like an entirely different beast in the first two rounds of the knockout stage, producing 3-0 sweeps of GTZ Esports and Macko Esports.
This should be a very competitive series, with the spotlight set on the midlane matchup between Bart?omiej “Fresskowy” Przewo?nik and Lucas “Saken” Fayard. With little to separate the two teams, Movistar Riders at above evens is the right play.
Movistar Riders to win
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]]>MOVISTAR RIDERS vs MACKO ESPORTS LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS
Movistar Riders and Macko Esports will meet on Thursday, August 31, in the semifinals of EMEA Masters 2023 Summer. According to the latest LoL esports betting odds, Movistar Riders are expected to win comfortably.
Movistar Riders had a rough start to the EMEA Masters 2023 Summer. They barely made it through the group stage due to their abysmal performances against NASR eSports Turkey, who beat them twice as +208 underdogs.
The shaky performances during the group stage put a huge question mark above Movistar Riders. However, the Spanish squad crushed BK ROGH Esports 3-0 on Monday as +138 outsiders, with strong individual performances of jungler Isma?l “Isma” Boualem and mid laner Bart?omiej “Fresskowy” Przewo?nik, who ended the series with a 13.3 KDA.
Unlike Movistar Riders, Macko Esports proved very early that they’re the real deal and won Group C with a perfect 6-0 record, with wins against Anorthosis Famagusta Esports, Nativz, and the three-time EMEA Masters champions, Karmine Corp.
Even in the first round of the knockout stage, Macko Esports didn’t disappoint and swept GTZ Esports (3-0) to keep their perfect record alive. However, despite Macko’s remarkable run, they’re priced as heavy underdogs for this match.
Considering what the two teams have shown so far, the offered betting odds don’t make much sense, and they likely have to do with the public’s perception of Macko Esports as a weak team. Macko entered EMEA Masters 2023 Summer as +4000 underdogs on the outright betting markets, and that tag seems to have stuck despite their form.
Macko have some of the best performance stats at the tournament, including +1987 gold differential at 15 minutes (1st), 87% Baron control (1st), 72.2% Herald control (2nd), and 72.4% Dragon control (2nd). Movistar Riders aren’t far behind, but the stats and the eye test alike suggest this is a 50-50 match at best, so how can you not back the outsiders?
Macko Esports to win
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ASTRALIS vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Astralis -303.03 at BetOnline | NiP +225 at BetOnline |
| 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 -250 at BetOnline | Movistar +175 at BetOnline |
| 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 +350 at BetOnline | GamerLegion -625 at BetOnline |
| 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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TEAM LDLC vs B8 CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | LDLC +162 at BetOnline | B8 -227.27 at BetOnline |
| When: | May 9, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
Team LDLC and B8 will clash in the first round of the lower bracket at ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe. It’ll mark their first meeting since February when B8 defeated Team LDLC in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier A.
Since crashing out of the RMR, Team LDLC have looked solid, but they’ve not won a single tournament. Their best tournament results came at RES Western European Masters: Spring 2023 (fifth-sixth) and CCT West Europe Series #2 (fifth-eighth).
Like LDLC, B8 didn’t make it to the BLAST.tv Paris Major after crashing out of the RMR, and they’ve since played just six fixtures; however, most were compacted at the end of April, so it’s not like B8 will enter this match rusty. Still, B8 haven’t faced any tough opponents, so it’s hard to explain why they’re priced as $1.44 favourites.
B8 defeated Team LDLC last time, but the French squad have since made some changes and now look better, so there’s no reason to have them priced as heavy underdogs. Team LDLC to win at +162 or better is a solid value bet with esports betting sites.
Team LDLC to win
LOOKING FOR ORG vs SPROUT CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | FLO -175.44 at BetOnline | Sprout +125 at BetOnline |
| When: | May 9, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
LookingForOrg (former HEET) failed to qualify for the RMR and thus missed a chance to attend the Paris Major. However, even though HEET didn’t show much against the world’s top teams, they’ve done well for themselves.
At the end of April, the French squad won CCT Central Europe Series #6 and started their ESL Challenger League Season 45 campaign with a win against Into the Win (2-1), but proved to be no match for SAW (1-2). Regardless, LFO have shown decent results over the last few weeks.
The German CS:GO squad enter this match with a 2-3 record with wins against Insilio (2-0) and Dynamo Eclot (2-0) and three defeats against 9INE (1-2), Websterz (1-2), and Nexus Gaming (7-16).
Even before that run, Sprout haven’t produced anything remarkable, nor were they very consistent with their showings.
Esports bookmakers have LFO priced as favourites, which can be explained by looking at their title-run at CCT Central Europe Series #6, but if we zoom out, there isn’t much to set these two teams apart, so betting on LookingForOrg at -175.44 makes no sense. Value is with Sprout.
Sprout to win
MOVISTAR RIDERS vs EX-PARTIZAN ESPORTS BETTING & MATCH DETAIL |
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| Best Odds: | Movistar -303.03 at BetOnline | ex-Partizan +225 at BetOnline |
| When: | May 9, 2023 |19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
Movistar Riders had an explosive start to the tournament and demolished Iron Branch (2-0) before getting reverse-swept by EYEBALLERS (1-2) in the second round of the upper bracket. The Spaniards have since attended and won the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023 by beating Rare Atom (19-16), Bad News Eagles (16-11), ECSTATIC (2-0), and Bad News Eagles (2-0) in the finals.
Their next opponents, ex-Partizan have not achieved nearly as much recently or throughout this season. Since getting cut by the Serbian esports organisation, the Balkan roster have attended two events, the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 and CCT West Europe Series #3, but didn’t accomplish much, with a 21st-23rd and 23rd-24th-place finish, respectively.
Even in their recent outings, ex-Partizan failed to impress, making it tough to believe we’ll see an upset on Tuesday. Movistar Riders to win 2-0 at +120 is more than fair.
Movistar Riders -1.5 maps
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]]>The Spanish lineup did not drop a single map in their victory run, snagging their first LAN trophy of the year. With the win, Movistar Riders will receive $50,000 out of the $100,000 prize pool in addition to a place in the ESL Pro League Season 18.
Bad News Eagles, the runners-up, received $20,000, while ECSTATIC and Grayhound got $10,000 out of the sum. Complexity and Rare Atom came in next at $3,000, with EG Black and VERTEX winning $2,000.
Movistar Riders’ game against Bad News Eagles was a rematch between the teams following the Spanish squad’s earlier win. While Bad News Eagles seemed to have shaken off the loss with wins over Grayhound and Rare Atom, the outcome was similar to the first match.
Movistar Riders won Bad News Eagles in two maps during their best of three, taking home the trophy. Alejandro “?alex?” Masanet performed amazingly during the match, recording the highest numbers and pushing his team to victory.
The player averaged a 1.30 rating, won six clutches, and recorded 78.2% KAST. Movistar Riders’ victory was also aided by the efforts of Alejandro “?mopoz?” Fernández-Quejo Cano and the squad’s in-game leader Antonio “?Martinez?” Martinez. The rifler’s efforts on the T side, in addition to ?Martinez?’s lay with the AWP, powered the team to victory.
Movistar Riders were initially not part of the tournament and only joined four days before the event started. ESL invited the squad to compete following TheMongolz’s withdrawal from the event.
The team began their climb to the top in the group stage, where they snagged a victory from Rare Atom on Anubis. The close match extended to overtime before Movistar Riders managed to beat out Rare Atom.
Their next match-up was the first game against Bad News Eagles, where they beat out the team to win a place alongside Group B’s highest seed in the playoffs. Movistar moved up to the event’s semi-finals, pairing off with the Danish lineup ECSTATIC in their first best-of-three fixture.
Movistar Riders proved too much for the Danish squad despite their earlier win over Complexity, North America’s highest representatives in the tournament. The squad dealt out a clean sweep to ECSTATIC, securing a place in the event’s finals.
Movistar Rider’s victory has secured the squad their second ESL Challenger trophy following their first win in Valencia, Spain, last summer albeit with a different lineup. Rather than Pere “?sausol?” Solsona Saumell and Matinez, the previous squad consisted of Raúl “?DeathZz?” Jordán Nieto and Alvaro “?SunPayus?” Garcia.
Movistar Rider’s next tournament is the ESL Challenger League Season 45 Europe, which will carry on for the next few weeks. They are also set to compete in ESL Pro League Season 18 between August 31 and October 1.
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COMPLEXITY vs ECSTATIC CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Complexity -303.03 at BetOnline | ECSTATIC +225 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2023 | 10:30 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESL_CSGO) |
Complexity arrive in Melbourne as the highest-ranked team at the event (no.18), and they come off a promising BLAST.tv Paris Major Americas RMR where they finished fourth and qualified for the Challengers Stage. This Complexity roster has been together for over eight months now and performed quite well domestically; however, the jury is still out about how competitive these guys are on the international level.
ECSTATIC may only be a relatively new roster, but they have been in great form of late. The all-Danish squad won their ESL Challenger Melbourne Open and Closed Qualifier, before finishing fifth-eighth at CCT Central Europe Series 5 at their most recent event. ECSTATIC, the world no.55, come into this match with Complexity as massive outsiders, but given the inconsistencies of the North American team, we could see a closer match than many expect.
Over 26.5 total rounds
EVIL GENIUSES BLACK vs GRAYHOUND CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | EG Black +125 at BetOnline | Grayhound -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2023 | 12:10 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESL_CSGO) |
Evil Geniuses Black will get their ESL Challenger Melbourne campaign underway against one of the two Australian teams, with the world no.48 clashing with Grayhound in their opening round best-of-one series. This Evil Geniuses roster has chopped and changed over the last six months due to a lack of results, with three new players added. However, with this current roster, EG Black have finished third in the ESL Challenger League Season 44 North America, won their ESL Challenger Melbourne North America Closed Qualifier and finished third-fourth BLAST Premier Spring Showdown Americas.
The top hope for the Aussies will be Grayhound, with the world no.26 receiving a direct invite to the event due to their ESL ranking. Grayhound are dominating the regional scene, with the all-Australian roster winning the IEM Dallas 2023 Oceania Closed Qualifier and BLAST.tv Paris Major Asia RMR, while they are currently undefeated in ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 16. Grayhound are one of the rough chances to take out this event, but first they need to get through Group A and make the playoffs.
Grayhound -2.5
BAD NEWS EAGLES vs VERTEX CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BNE -454.55 at BetOnline | VERTEX +300 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2023 | 13:50 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESL_CSGO) |
Bad News Eagles make their way to Melbourne off the back of a strong showing in the BLAST.tv Paris Major Europe RMR A, finishing fourth and booking their place in the Legends Stage. Ranked no.23 in the world, BNE are currently on a four-match win streak and appear a very good chance to extend that to five when they take on Vertex in their opening round series. BNE have won four of their last seven best-of-one series, and their form against S-Tier teams in Europe is far superior from most of the teams at ESL Challenger Melbourne.
VERTEX will be the lowest-ranked team at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, and they look to be up against it in their first series of the tournament. Although the all-Australian squad made it through the Oceania Closed Qualifier, they have been competing in far inferior competition when compared to Bad News Eagles. This should be a one-sided affair.
Bad News Eagles -5.5
RARE ATOM vs MOVISTAR RIDERS CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | RA -125 at BetOnline | MR -111.11 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 28, 2023 | 15:30 AEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESL_CSGO) |
Rare Atom have improved their world ranking over the last two months, rising from no.74 in the world to their current ranking of no.31. This Chinese squad were in great form before they competed in ESL Pro League 17, where they finished 21st-28th. Since then they have been knocked out in the opening round of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown Europe and failed to qualify for the Paris Major earlier this month.
Movistar Riders are replacing TheMongolz at ESL Challenger Melbourne after the all-Mongolian team withdrew from the event. Movistar are the third-highest-ranked team at this event, currently ranked as the world no.25; however, their form coming into the event is questionable. The all-Spanish roster were bundled out of ESL Pro League 17 in 13th-16th place before they failed to qualify for IEM Dallas as they were knocked out in the opening round.
Rare Atom -2.5
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FURIA vs FNATIC CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA -151.52 at BetOnline | Fnatic +110 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2023 | 15:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
The third-place finisher from Group B, FURIA, will face the fourth-place finisher from Group A, Fnatic, in the first series of the day, with the winner advancing to face FaZe Clan in the second round of the playoffs.
FURIA only lost one series in the group stage, to MOUZ in the upper-bracket semifinal, before dropping to the lower bracket and defeating Movistar Riders and BIG to finish third in the group. With the likes of Kiake “KSCERATO” Cerato and Rafael “saffee” Costa performing well, the world number 13 should be considered a smoky to win the ESL Pro League Season 17 title. FURIA can beat anyone on their day, and if they play well on Tuesday, they can easily win this series 2-0 over Fnatic.
Fnatic finishing fourth in Group A after losing to Outsiders and G2 Esports would have to be seen as a pass mark, as they were the third-ranked team in the group and took G2 to all three maps in the lower-bracket final. They did, however, struggle to get past Eternal Fire and IHC to eventually qualify, so their form is a little shaky heading into the playoffs.
Both FURIA and Fnatic are solid teams on their day, so with so much at stake in this series, we expect a close battle that goes all the way to three maps.
Over 2.5 maps
NATUS VINCERE vs 00 NATION CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | NaVi -1428.57 at BetOnline | 00 +650 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2023 | 15:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
World number five Natus Vincere will face the 00Nation, ranked 30th, with these two teams meeting for the first time.
Natus Vincere were one of the surprise losers in Group D’s first round, losing 1-2 to FORZE and dropping into the lower bracket. From there, NaVi won three games in a row over Astralis, Rare Atom, and Team Spirit to qualify in third place. At -1428.57 on esports betting sites, NaVi are expected to win this series easily.
00Nation were one of the surprise packages to emerge from the group stage, defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas in the fourth-place decider to advance from Group C. However, with a massive task ahead of them in the first round of the playoffs, this series appears to be the end of their run.
Natus Vincere are heavy favourites in this series, and there is no doubt that they deserve to be, but they are too short to bet on the moneyline. As such, we will be taking the favourites at the rounds line of -12.5.
NaVi -13.5 rounds
PAIN GAMING vs TEAM LIQUID CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | paiN +275 at BetOnline | Liquid -400 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2023 | 19:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
The third series of the day will feature paiN Gaming, an all-Brazilian team, taking on Team Liquid, a mostly North American team. With paiN ranked 25th in the world and Liquid ranked third, we have two of the best teams from the Americas competing in this series.
paiN Gaming lost their first-round match against Ninjas in Pyjamas before winning three straight games to finish third in Group C, defeating Rooster, OG, and Grayhound. The Brazilians will enter this series against Team Liquid with confidence, having defeated them at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in April 2022.
Team Liquid are among the most inconsistent sides on the Counter-Strike professional scene, and their run in the group stage proves it. They lost to Rare Atom in the first round before falling to Team Spirit in the second, sending TL straight to the last chance stage. With their backs against the wall, Liquid managed to win four straight maps in back-to-back series over Rare Atom and Astralis to secure the final spot in the playoffs.
This is shaping up to be one of the better series in the first round of the playoffs, so we can expect a three-map thriller between these two rivals from the Americas.
Over 2.5 maps
G2 ESPORTS vs MOVISTAR RIDERS CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | G2 -2000 at BetOnline | MR +750 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2023 | 19:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo) |
The final series of the day will pit world number one G2 Esports against world number 24 Movistar Riders, with the winner meeting ENCE in the second round of the playoffs.
G2 Esports started ESL Pro League S17 as the betting favourite to win Group A and the title, but they were defeated by a rampant Cloud9 in the upper-bracket semifinal and dropped to the lower bracket. That defeat to Cloud9 ended their 16-match winning streak, which began with the BLAST Premier World Final at the end of 2022 and included their unbeaten run at IEM Katowice 2023. G2 may have needed that loss to bring them back down to earth, and now that they’ve had time to practise and work on their flaws, they should be at their best in this series.
Movistar Riders struggled in Group B, losing to Heroic in the opening round and Movistar Riders in the lower-bracket semis. The Spanish team struggled with consistency, and they were easily defeated by two teams ranked higher than them. Movistar are not competing at the same level as G2 and they look to have a huge task on their hands to even win a map against the world’s best.
G2 will be looking to make a statement in this series, so we’ll take them at the -13.5 rounds handicap.
G2 Esports -13.5 rounds
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]]>Both Heroic and MOUZ were by far the best two teams in the group, with the two rosters dropping only one map between their first two series.
The upper-bracket final was a very close game; even though Heroic won 2-0, they had to work for it, with Nuke finishing 16-12 and Inferno going all the way to round 30, finishing 16-14.
.@heroicgg are going to the #ESLProLeague Season 17 Quarter Finals!
They successfully take down @mousesports 2-0
16-12 Nuke
16-14 Inferno pic.twitter.com/aem2tQNbLj— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) March 5, 2023
Heroic entered Group B as the overwhelming favourite to win the group with esports betting sites, so it comes as no surprise that they did.
Along with Heroic and MOUZ, FURIA Esports and Movistar Riders also qualified for the playoffs, defeating BIG in the mid-bracket and lower-bracket finals, respectively.
MOUZ will advance to the round of 12 as one of the high seeds, while FURIA and Movistar will advance to the round of 16, the latter as one of the lower seeds.
With Group B completed, we move on to Group C, which features three teams in the top 10 of the ESL world rankings: FaZe Clan (no.4), Team Vitality (no.6), and OG (no.8).
The opening round of Group C will kick off on Wednesday – as listed below, with odds courtesy of BetOnline.
- FaZe Clan (-5000) vs Rooster (+2000) @ 4pm CET
- paiN Gaming (+250) vs Ninjas in Pyjamas (-357.14) @ 4pm CET
- Grayhound (+900) vs Team Vitality (-3333.33) @ 7:30pm CET
- OG (-714.29) vs 00Nation +400) @ 7:30pm CET
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