Execration and TSM have met four times this year, most recently in April, during Berlin Major 2023, when they parted ways with a 1-1 draw. Three of the four meetings ended in a tie – the only exception was TSM’s victory at DreamLeague Season 19, two weeks before the Berlin Major.

Based purely on their head-to-head record, TSM and Execration look evenly matched, but according to the top Dota 2 betting sites, this is TSM’s game to lose. This doesn’t make much sense, considering TSM haven’t played a single official match since June.

On the other hand, Execration are not in the best form. They attended the Bali Major earlier this month and crashed out in 15-16th place without a single victory (0-5-3), which looks concerning. But even though Execration crumbled in Bali, they should do fine against the rusty TSM.

Team Liquid are priced at +650 to win Riyadh Masters 2023, behind only Tundra Esports (+300) and Gaimin Gladiators (+200). While Liquid look a great bet to reach the final (+275), there is a good chance Entity will make them work for the win in this clash.

Opening matches of Majors tend to be much closer, and that trend is especially noticeable this season. At the Dota 2 Bali Major, half of the first-round games ended in a draw; in Berlin, 43.75% (7/16). That wouldn’t be a good enough reason to bet against Liquid, but Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi and his crew are known to play down to their opponent’s level, which makes Entity with a +1.5 map advantage a solid choice.

9Pandas placed fifth-sixth at Bali Major 2023 at the start of July and will now look to build on that success in Ryidah as one of the live outsiders to make a deep run. In Bali, the Russians didn’t disappoint with their performances, and while their run through the group stage (3-2-2) wasn’t too impressive, 9Pandas left a strong statement with their games against Team Aster (2-1), beastcoast (2-1), and Team Liquid (1-2).

OG didn’t attend the Bali Major and were last seen competing in June at DreamLeague Season 20, where Tommy “Taiga” Le and co. placed 13th-16th. Still, this is a good team, and with Sébastien “Ceb” Debs back on the roster, OG are capable of competing for at least a top-eight finish.

9Pandas look much better on paper than OG, but 9Pandas are also known to stumble in best-of-two series, which could make this game a bit closer than expected. A draw seems like the most likely outcome, but we’re getting far more value backing OG to win in the three-way market.

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Talon Esports had a fantastic run through the 2022 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC), finishing DPC SEA Tour 3 Division I in second place, despite spending the first two tours in the lower division. But Talon failed to achieve much internationally, placing 13th-14th at PGL Arlington Major 2022, ninth-10th at ESL One Malaysia, and 17th-18th at The International 2022.

Talon have since signed Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong, Chan “Oli” Chon Kien and head coach Lee “SunBhie” Jeong-jae, who has been coaching some of the best Dota 2 teams in the world over the last half a decade.

Execration did incredibly well in the lower division last season, and with just one roster change (-Ralph “RR” Pe?ano, + Juan “BDz” Manalo), they should enjoy a solid start to the new season. But beating Talon might be too much to ask.

Still, Execration had a solid showing against Talon last season and combining that with early-season rust makes Execration an appealing pick on the map handicap market.

Fnatic are one of the few teams entering the 2023 season without a coach following the departure of Lee “SunBhie” Jeong-jae to Talon Esports. Moreover, Fnatic also parted ways with Marc “Raven” Fausto and Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong, replacing them with Kim “Gabbi” Santos and Damien “kpii” Chok. Those are good additions, but they don’t make Fnatic any stronger than they were last season.

Geek Fam put together a very interesting squad, but interesting doesn’t necessarily mean good. Like Fnatic, Geek Fam don’t have a coach yet, and the team consists mostly of tier-two players. While Geek Fam have the potential to impress, we’re not too excited about them.

Fnatic look slightly weaker than in 2022, however, they’re going against a weaker roster with questionable synergy. It could be a close game, but $1.66 (with esports betting sites) on Fnatic is a fair price.

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Execration picked up a crucial win on December 18, when they took down TNC Predator, but have since lost two in a row against Team SMG and T1, which puts them in a tight spot ahead of the final two weeks of action. With a 2-3 record, Execration only need to win one more game to keep their place in the top division and considering they will face BOOM Esports next week, their best chance to lock in a W will come on Saturday.

Fnatic played their last game on January 6, when they won against Motivate.Trust Gaming (2-1) and with that guaranteed a spot in the upper division for the next tour. With a 3-2 record, Fnatic are set for a top-six finish, but they still need to keep themselves ahead of Team SMG to secure an additional 60 DPC points, so we don’t expect them to take this game lightly.

Performance-wise, Fnatic have been far more convincing than Execration, but we wouldn’t price them as $1.40 favourites with the online betting sites for this bout. They’re still the most likely victors, but we doubt Fnatic will manage to do it in straight maps.

The fifth week of action in the upper division of Southeast Asian DPC will conclude with a clash between two of the region’s strongest teams in BOOM Esports and T1. BOOM enter the match with a perfect 5-0 record and 10-0 map difference, yet they’re priced as the underdogs to defeat T1, who have managed four wins (4-1) across the first five rounds.

Admittedly, T1 deserve to be viewed as one of top SEA Dota 2 teams, but they haven’t impressed us with their recent performances. T1 dropped a map against Motivate.Trust Gaming at the start of the month and came close to losing the second map against Execration on Wednesday.

T1 deserve respect for what they showed last season, but in the current state, BOOM Esports look much better and are a great bet at the offered Dota 2 betting odds.

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Neon Esports took a series away from T1 last week (2-1) in what was a very bizarre game. T1 looked dominant from the start and quickly picked up the first map, but they slipped and ended up suffering a shock loss against a 0-3 team.

Some of it had to do with T1 making mistakes, but we have to praise Neon Esports, who showed a lot of good qualities in the series. Of course, one fixture doesn’t tell a lot, but Neon Esports seem like they have found their stride just in time to bounce back from a terrible start and keep their spot in the upper-division for the next tour.

With a 0-5 record and a 0-10 map difference, TNC Predator is the weakest division with some of the worst performance stats. And since we haven’t seen any improvement from them over the last four weeks, there is no reason to believe TNC can turn it around on Wednesday.

Execration got off to a solid start, going 2-1 across the first three rounds, but we have to note that their only wins came against two of the weakest teams in TNC Predator and Neon Esports. However, when faced with tougher opponents, Execration fell flat, losing both of their remaining series against Motivate.Trust Gaming (0-2) and Team SMG, who beat Execration 2-0 on Thursday.

T1 made the headlines with their defeat against Neon Esports (1-2) and even though they bounced back on Saturday with a 2-1 win against Motivate.Trust Gaming, T1 did not look as clean as earlier in the season.

We have no reason to believe T1 can’t win this game, but considering their iffy showings last week, we have a tough time backing them to cover the map handicap. Execration aren’t very good, and it wouldn’t be shocking to see them lose all the remaining three bouts, but at $2.17 with the online betting sites, they’re worth a shot to win a map against the struggling SEA juggernauts.

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?Lilgun and Omega Esports will lock horns in the opening match of the tournament. It will mark their fourth meeting of the year, with Lilgun winning the first bout 2-0 but getting swept in the next two – most recently two weeks back at Asian New Bloom.

The odds on Omega might seem low, but it’s a fair price in our book. Lilgun haven’t shown anything of note for the last few weeks and enter this match on a five-game losing streak, whereas Omega have claimed two titles this year and come into this clash with four wins from their last five outings.

Omega are far from a top-tier SEA Dota 2 team, but they are playing well. They have beaten Lilgun before and seem to be very consistent against weaker teams, so we have to trust them to cover the map handicap.

TNC Predator enter this tournament with a lot to prove, having finished in fourth last season to miss out on the 2021 Singapore Major. Although it’s hard to argue TNC deserved to finish inside the top three in February, they would have made the cut had they not lost 0-2 to Execration in the tournament opener.

TNC went on to defeat Vice Esports, T1, BOOM Esports, and 496 Gaming, but they dropped the ball against Neon Esports and Fnatic. That was still better than Execration, who ended the season with a 1-5 run with their only other win coming against 496 Gaming.

TNC are 6-1 since the start of April, while Execration are 5-1 in the same stretch, albeit against slightly weaker opponents. Regardless, Execration seem to be in good form and should be able to force a tight series.

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Fnatic will clash with BOOM Esports for the first time since September, when the Indonesian squad won 2-0. That marked BOOM’s sixth head-to-head victory of 2020 and their third in a row, having previously bested Fnatic 2-1 twice during ESL One Thailand 2020: Asia.

It’s fair to mention Fnatic had to play with two stand-ins – Lee “Forev” Sang-don and Kenny “Xepher” Deo – in their most recent bout with BOOM, so it’s not fair to criticise them too much for that loss. Fnatic have since acquired a veteran support in Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong and a talented offlaner in Natthaphon “Masaros” Ouanphakdee.

With those signings Fnatic look the stronger team, but at these betting odds we have to take a shot with the underdogs. BOOM have won at least one map against Fnatic in all but two of their 14 meetings in 2020 and have not lost once in their last six. Expect a close series.

Execration started their 2021 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) campaign with a 2-0 win against TNC Predator but were far less successful when faced with Fnatic (0-2) on Wednesday. Regardless, they seem to be in great shape and should be favoured to defeat the shaky Vice Esports, who enter this match with two 0-2 defeats against 496 Gaming and TNC Predator.

Despite Execration’s solid form, we can’t agree with the latest odds at Dota 2 betting sites which imply Vice Esports have only a 26.5% chance of winning. They might have not looked too sharp of late, but they shouldn’t be priced as high as they are.

Vice have beaten Execration twice in 2020 (2-1-6) and have won at least one map in all of their last four meetings. Execration should win, but we don’t expect to see a clean sweep.

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EXECRATION vs GALAXY RACER DOTA 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

This will mark the seventh meeting between Dota 2 teams Execration and Galaxy Racer and the first since Carnival Cup in December when GXR won 2-1 in an otherwise very close series. This win marked GXR’s third head-to-head victory of the year while the remaining three ended in two stalemates and one victory for Execration.

Galaxy Racer have since appeared in four official games and managed only one win, against Phoenix Gaming. Execration have played out 10 games during that time and put together a 3-2-5 record, which includes wins against Invictus Gaming, Vice Esports and Spade A.

Even though Galaxy Racer won the most recent head-to-head bout, that does not necessarily mean they should be priced as the favourites. Their last encounter with Execration could have ended either way, so it makes more sense to side with the outsiders at +116 to grab a revenge win.

Many of the top betting sites allow you to place multi bets, with our recommendation being to take W2C to win in CSGO action into Execration to win here, with this bet paying around the +531 mark.

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