Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: North America

?Since their 0-2 loss against Evil Geniuses at ESL Pro League Season 12: North America in September, Chaos Esports Club have enjoyed a solid 7-2 run which includes wins against Cloud9 (2-0), FURIA (2-1) and 100 Thieves (2-0). During that time, Evil Geniuses have put together only nine wins in 15 games, failing to beat any top-tier team since they took down Team Liquid in the final match of the ESL Pro League group stage.

Despite EG’s lack of consistency, they should still win this match since they usually do well against Chaos. But unless they step up their game, we don’t see how Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz and co. will manage a clean sweep.

National Electronic Sports Tournament 2020

?After topping their group ahead of Royal Never Give Up and Invictus Gaming, Vici Gaming enter the quarter-finals as heavy favourites to stop Suning from repeating their success from 2018 and reaching a top-four finish at NEST.

Vici’s success this tournament hardly means anything in the greater picture given that they are – unlike most other teams – fielding almost a complete starting roster. However, that does not take away from the fact that they’re one of the favourites to hoist the trophy on Sunday.

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?Sparking Arrow Gaming have clashed with iG.Vitality five times in 2020 and won on each occasion, dropping only two maps out of 13. Both of the last two series – including their most recent clash last Thursday – went the distance, which suggests the gap is slowly closing.

Since their 2-1 win against iG.V last week, SAG have won only three out of nine matches. They enter this clash on a six-game losing streak, although each of those losses came against some of the strongest teams in the region.

Due to SAG’s poor form, there is a chance iG.Vitality will steal a map, but there is more value in taking the favourites the cover the -1.5 handicap.

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?Vici Gaming are in a very good position to win this match. Not only have they won all of their last four outings at the tournament, but they are also 10-3 up in head-to-head matches with RNG in 2020.

Vici have defeated RNG in all of their last six meetings, with a near-perfect 12-1 map differential. Even though most of those games took place over a month ago, Vici proved on Wednesday they’re still the better team when they swept RNG 2-0 at the CDA-FDC Pro Championship, so there is no reason to believe they can’t sweep their regional rivals again.

?Elephant enter this match with a 3-2 record which includes losses against Vici Gaming (1-2) and EHOME (0-2), and wins against Team Aster (2-1), Sparking Arrow Gaming (2-0) and Invictus Gaming (1-2). PSG.LGD, meanwhile, took down Royal Never Give Up (2-1), EHOME (2-0) and Invictus Gaming (2-0), to which they added two losses against Vici (1-2) and Team Aster (0-2).

Both sides have produced volatile results this tournament, so it’s hard to say what to expect on Saturday. PSG.LGD are still the better team, but after seeing them lose to Aster, we find the over 2.5 maps a far safer bet than the -1.5 handicap.

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Despite Gen.G’s convincing win against Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen and co. last Thursday, they enter the rematch as heavy underdogs. OG’s performance in their first match was an aberration, and they should put up much more resistance this time out.

OG are the stronger team overall and should claim a revenge win, but we wouldn’t count on a clean sweep. Expect Gen.G to steal at least one map and force the series to three.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

We can’t quite agree with the esports betting odds offered on this match, since there is no reason for Complexity to be priced as the favourites. BIG have played 10 maps against Complexity since May and won seven, including all of the last six and a 2-0 sweep three weeks ago.

Even though BIG have not produced any outstanding results this month, neither have Complexity. While Jamie “keita” Hall’s team defeated Natus Vincere (2-1) and Fnatic (2-0), we wouldn’t rank those wins too highly since both teams are in bad shape.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Oceania

Since the esports scene transitioned to online play, most Counter-Strike: Global Offensive clashes in the Oceania region have became complete coin-flips. However, we don’t feel like this match will follow that rule. That is not necessarily because Avant Gaming are a bad team, but rather because Renegades are much stronger than any other team in the region.

Renegades enter this match with a phenomenal 48-6 record in 2020 and a 16-game winning streak that includes a 3-0 head-to-head record and 7-1 map differential against Avant. We should still give Avant some praise for their 8-2 run across the last month, but they’re simply not at the level of Renegades.

EPIC League Division 1

Team Secret have split their two games this tournament with a narrow win against mudgolems (2-1) and a loss against Vikin.gg (0-2). Team Liquid have not impressed either, losing to Natus Vincere (1-2), Vikin.gg (1-2) and Just Error (0-2).

Secret and Liquid are both in questionable form, which suggests this game can go either way. While Secret seem like the most likely victors given they have won eight out of 11 meetings with Liquid this year, Jacky “Stewie2k” Yip and co. completed a clean sweep in their most recent clash at ESL One Germany. On that basis, we like the outsiders to pinch a map at the very least.

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Both teams field a mix of main roster and academy players, which will result in a couple of mismatches in the mid lane and jungle. Royal Never Give Up enter this match with Li “XLB” Xiao-Long and Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao, who should have a fairly easy time against FunPlus Phoenix’s academy jungler Liao “Youxin” Zhi-Hui and academy mid laner Ye “Insulator” Zhi-Wei.

Even though FPX’s academy players have performed well so far, they will struggle to compete with RNG’s starters. Furthermore, the current meta prefers a strong mid-jungle synergy over anything else, so it’s very difficult to side against the favourites.

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?Fnatic enter this match following a narrow 2-1 win against c0ntact Gaming and a humiliating reverse-sweep loss against MAD Lions (1-2). Like Fnatic, Dignitas lost to MAD (0-2) and outlasted c0ntact (2-1), which marked their first win since the signing of Haris “H4RR3” Had?i? and Ludvig “HEAP” Alonso in October.

Both teams have won only three games in their last 10 and only one this month. However, Dignitas have appeared in only four official games since September, making Fnatic’s run far less inspiring by comparison. The favourites should win regardless, but the better bet is to side with Dignitas to steal at least one map.

?MiBR lost their key players in September and started fresh by acquiring Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles and two loanees in Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliveira and Vinicius “v$m” Moreira, who have helped the Brazilian side to a few impressive results. They bested FURIA (2-1) earlier this month and forced Astralis, BIG and G2 Esports to three-map series (1-2), but we are not quite convinced with the longevity of MiBR’s resurgence.

MiBR are priced as underdogs for this bout, which is fair despite forZe’s somewhat unconvincing 1-3 record in November. This match seems like it can end either way, which makes over 2.5 maps a safe option, but we like the odds about forZe to take it 2-1.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

FaZe Clan have been holding on surprisingly well since the departure of Nikola “NiKo” Kova?, beating OG (2-1) and Team Vitality (2-0) in the group stage of IEM Beijing. G2 Esports had their moment of greatness two weeks ago when they swept Astralis, but they’ve since shown they’re still a bit shaky on their feet with a 1-2 loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas and two narrow victories over North and mousesports.

Even though G2 look stronger on paper, FaZe are in better shape and could easily take the win. Still, we find betting on either team a bit too risky and will instead place our money on over 2.5 maps.

EPIC League Division 1

The esports betting odds offered on Just Error seem a bit inflated, which is likely because Virtus.pro bested OG (2-0) on the opening day of the EPIC League. However, that does not mean VP are now a top-tier team, nor does it convince us they will do well against such a stacked squad.

Just Error have had their fair share of problems this tournament, but that was expected since they’re a recently formed stack of players rather than an established team. Nevertheless, they looked much more cohesive on Sunday when they crushed Team Liquid (2-0), and if that is any indication of what we can expect from them, the odds on the outsiders are too good to pass up.

Team Nigma enter this match following a 1-2 loss to mudgolems and a convincing 2-1 win over the struggling OG. Alliance, meanwhile, are still searching for their first win after they dropped the ball against OG (1-2) and Natus Vincere (1-2).

Nigma and Alliance last met in September during OMEGA League: EU Immortal, where Nigma won both series to extend their head-to-head win streak to four in a row. Even though a lot of time has passed since then, the balance of power has remained mostly the same, which is why we are siding with Nigma to take this one home.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Asia

The esports betting odds heavily favour ViCi Gaming for this bout, which is reasonable given that they have beaten Invictus Gaming in each of their last six meetings.

Neither of these teams have played an official match in over a month, and that might give IG a chance to make something happen. They hold a comparable win rate on Inferno (56% – 60%) and are not too shabby on Mirage (43% – 60%) and Train (50% – 58%) either.

National Electronic Sports Tournament 2020

LGD Gaming decided to field their full academy roster for the National Electronic Sports Tournament 2020. Oh My God, meanwhile, chose to bring in three academy players, which gives them an option to mix players from the main and academy rosters.

LGD’s and OMG’s academy squads met once in the League of Legends Development League (LDL) Summer, where Oh My Dream forced a three-map series (1-2). Since they will now have Yang “H4cker” Zhi-Hao in the jungle and possibly Xie “icon” Tian-Yu in the mid lane, OMG look an appealing bet at +162.

EPIC League Division 1

The newly formed Just Error feature some of the biggest names in the Dota2 esports scene, including Syed “Sumail” Hassan, Bakyt “Zayac” Emilzhanov, Alexey “Solo” Berezin, Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko and Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev. So far they have played only one game, winning 3-1 against Yellow Submarine.

Even though Natus Vincere deserve some praise for their performance against Team Liquid on Thursday, the quality gap makes us lean more towards Just Error for this one. Unlike other new teams, Just Error don’t need to worry about their synergy considering that Solo, No[o]ne, Zayac and RAMZES666 all previously played together at Virtus.pro. If they can show even half of what they did against Yellow Submarine, Sumail and co. should win with ease.

Team Secret lost two out of their last three bouts, going down to mudgolems and Team Liquid at the ESL One Germany, but they’re still 17-2 since August.

Vikin.gg made quite a statement with their perfect run through DOTA Summit 13 Online: Europe & CIS, where they humiliated Team Liquid (3-1) in the grand finals.

Vikin.gg have looked quite strong of late, but we have to consider they are 1-5 against Secret in 2020, which includes four consecutive 0-2 losses since May. Despite their two recent defeats, Team Secret are still a great pick to win 2-0.

Team Nigma are 2-3 in their last five, which is far from perfect, but they deserve some praise for two three-map series (1-2) against Team Liquid and Team Secret.

Similarly, mudgomems’ form is not phenomenal, but they’re still 7-3 across the last two weeks. That run includes wins over Secret (2-0), Liquid (2-1), NaVi (2-0) and Nigma, who they swept a month ago during ESL One Germany.

We would be fine seeing Nigma priced as the favourites, but the odds offered on mudgolems make no sense. Not only have they beaten Nigma before, but mudgolems also humiliated Liquid and Secret, so there is no reason to believe they can’t defeat Nigma again.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

These two will clash on Friday for the first time since June, when ENCE defeated Astralis 16-13 in the group stage of the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 European Showdown. A month prior, ENCE also forced Astralis to a three-map series (1-2) during the ESL One Road to Rio, which would suggest the Finns do well against their Scandinavian neighbours.

Astralis now field their old roster, which makes them much stronger, but their recent showings have not been too convincing. Astralis dropped maps against G2 Esports (2-1) and MiBR (2-1) and managed only 24 rounds in their 0-2 loss to G2 last week.

ENCE shouldn’t upset Astralis, but unless the Danes improve upon their showings from last week, we don’t see why ENCE can’t win at least one map.

There is not a lot to set these teams apart given that they have split their last two meetings, but BIG have been playing better of late. While they lost the final round of BLAST Premier: Fall 2020 Regular Season against Vitality (1-2), it’s hard to look past BIG’s triumphs over FaZe Clan (2-1), Complexity Gaming (2-0) and MiBR (2-1).

Mousesports are 2-3 in their last five, which includes a three-game losing streak. What’s more, the European mix have not played an official match since mid-October, when they crashed out of DreamHack Open Fall 2020.

Given their lack of playtime, we don’t expect mouz to impress. Nevertheless, they beat BIG 2-0 last month and look solid enough for us to believe they can make this match close.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Oceania

Avant are coming off a commanding 3-1 win over Chiefs ESC in the LPL Pro League Season 3 grand finals and will now chase their third title of the month. Meanwhile, ORDER have not won a single piece of silverware since September, when they swept Rooster in the ESEA Season 34 Premier Division: Australia final, while they played mostly semi-pro teams throughout October.

It makes no sense that Avant are priced as the underdogs in this matchup, especially if we consider that ORDER lost to them only last Wednesday. It would be foolish to pass on the generous odds offered on Avant.

National Electronic Sports Tournament 2020

Suning made quite a statement with their 2-1 win over Bilibili Gaming on Wednesday. While their performance was far from perfect, the young squad showed a lot of confidence – especially Zou “Assum” Wei, who decided to pick Draven in games one and three.

Rogue Warriors looked far more convincing in their 2-0 win over Bilibili, but they did not show anything that would lead us to believe they should be priced at -166.67. If Suning show the same fire they did against Bilibili, they should win at least one map.

EPIC League Division 1

We can’t deny Team Liquid are a very solid team, which they proved by winning ESL One Germany 2020. At the same time, it is silly to have Vikin.gg priced at such high odds.

Vikin.gg are 6-4 in their last 10 matches, which is not too exciting, but they enter this one on a three-game winning streak. That includes wins against Live to Win, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Team Liquid, who they crushed 3-1 in the DOTA Summit 13 Online: Europe & CIS finals on Sunday.

Even though Liquid are in great form and should win this match more times than not, the +148 offered on Vikin.gg is way too high. Anything above +120 is worth a bet.

FLASHPOINT Season 2

?Cloud9’s new CS:GO roster will make its debut on Thursday against the prominent CIS esports organisation Virtus.pro. Even though C9’s project looks quite promising, it’s hard to expect any impressive results until the squad finds the needed synergy.

On the other end of the spectrum we have VP’s core of former AVANGAR members who have been playing together for over three years. What’s more, VP are in great form. Even though they recently lost to K23 (0-2) and Gambit (1-2), they went 21-0 throughout October.

VP are not the same team that terrorised the competitive scene in the early years of CS:GO esports, but they are showing good form and should do well against C9.

?Gen.G are not in a good spot ahead of this bout, which is clearly reflected in the esports betting odds. Not only did they lose Sam “s0m” Oh to VALORANT in October, Gen.G have also been inactive since late September.

Gen.G’s lack of playtime alone is a massive factor that makes us like OG more. Even though Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen and co. are still a bit inconsistent, we don’t see how they can lose this bout. Anything less than a 2-0 win for OG seems unlikely.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

?There is a reason why Heroic are the no.2 team in the world and North are only 23rd in the global rankings. While the online format might have something to do with Heroic’s success, that only makes them more dangerous at this year’s IEM Beijing event.

Even though Heroic lost to GODSENT (0-2) and Apeks (16-19) at Elisa Invitational Fall 2020, they are still the reigning DreamHack Open Fall 2020 champions. They defeated North 2-0 in that event, and we expect another sweep for Heroic here.

?G2 Esports have become deadly since they signed Nikola “NiKo” Kova? from FaZe Clan, which is something FURIA (2-0), MiBR (2-1) and Astralis (2-0) can all attest to.

Ninjas in Pyjamas, meanwhile, have not changed much in the past few months. Tim “nawwk” Jonasson returned to the active roster last month but has failed to lead NiP to any outstanding results, although they are still showing a lot of promise.

G2 should take this match, but it’s hard to imagine they will manage a 2-0 sweep. NiP are well coached and solid enough to make G2 work hard for the win.

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?Like many other League of Legends esports teams from China, IG decided to give some of their academy players a chance to prove their worth at NEST 2020, which explains the gap in the betting odds. Royal Never Give Up, meanwhile, decided to enter NEST 2020 with their entire roster, although it remains to be seen which players will be shown a green light for the Thursday match.

On paper, RNG look stronger largely because IG are fielding four academy players, but we don’t see a reason to bet on RNG at -161.29. They have struggled throughout most of this season, and until we see some improvement, we will continue to believe IG can force a three-map series.

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?Fnatic and c0ntact Gaming will clash for the first time since June, when Fnatic defeated the European mix (2-1) during the cs_summit 6 Online: Europe Closed Qualifier. C0ntact will seek their revenge with two new players in Lotan “Spinx” Giladi and Rigon “rigoN” Gashi, who were signed last month as replacements for Luka “emi” Vukovi? and Owen “smooya” Butterfield.

Even though c0ntact parted ways with a key member in smooya, they’re still facing a team who have lost four games in a row, including two 0-2 defeats to Complexity Gaming and BIG. On paper, Fnatic are still the better team and should come out victorious, but due to their shaky form, we have to trust c0ntact to steal at least one map.

MAD Lions took a map off Natus Vincere in the opening round of IEM Beijing, which may seem impressive, but it really came down to NaVi’s poor performance rather than anything else. Besides NaVi, MAD have not faced any tough opponents since August, when they were swept by Complexity during ESL One Cologne.

Dignitas made a couple of roster changes last month when they signed Haris “H4RR3” Had?i? and Ludvig “HEAP” Alonso as replacements for Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund and Richard “Xizt” Landstr?m. While we like the changes, it’s still hard to see Dignitas as a strong team – unless either H4RR3 or HEAP step up and amaze.

Nevertheless, MAD Lions’ lack of consistency should help Dignitas keep this match close and force a three-map series.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

Team Spirit won the IEM Beijing European Qualifier last weekend and pocketed a bronze medal at IEM New York: CIS after they were handed a forfeit win in the decider match. Meanwhile, OG won the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Regular Season but finished only seventh at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020.

Even though OG have played mostly stronger teams of late, that does not hold any weight if they consistently underperform, so it’s hard to view them as massive favourites over Spirit. Backing the outsiders to win makes more sense in our book, as OG are very inconsistent even against some weaker sides.

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Team Secret have not played an official match in over a week and are 1-4 in their last five outings. They did, however, humiliate Nemiga (16-7) at the end of October, in most part thanks to Guy “anarkez” Trachtman (1.75 rating), which is a promising sign ahead of this bout.

HellRaisers have played three games this month, but they have won only against S2V Esports (16-11) and lost to 9INE (16-19) and Nemiga (1-2). What’s more, they lost to Secret in September (0-2) and struggled to impress in their rematch (16-14) last month.

Both teams are struggling with their form, which suggests we could be in for a close bout that could go either way. We don’t expect to see a clean sweep from either side.

Nemiga Gaming are priced as the favourites, which we don’t have a problem with, but the odds should be much further apart. Even though Nemiga’s record is not impressive (1-4), they’re still the strongest team in the field and the favourites to win the OGA Counter PIT Season 6 title.

SKADE won cyberPRO Series #2 last week, but it’s hard to praise them too much for that feat since it was a C-Tier tournament. In fact, SKADE have been playing only lower-tier tournaments and various qualifiers – with varying degrees of success – for the past month, which won’t do them any favours when faced with a decent B-Tier team such as Nemiga.

There is a world where SKADE force a three-map series, but the quality gap is too big for us to take the risk. At these odds, we don’t need to think twice before backing Nemiga to win 2-0.

Spacestation Gaming to face DarkZero Esports at Six November 2020 Major

As the Six November 2020 Major in North America gets underway, Rainbow Six teams are beginning to prepare for their next matchup. One highly anticipated game sees DarkZero Esports face Spacestation Gaming on the 13th of November.

Both American teams have a long track record, already meeting each other nine times before this fixture. Although Spacestation Gaming have won three of the last five encounters, Rainbow Six betting sees DarkZero Esports as the clear favorites.

DarkZero Esports have not lost a match in their last five games, most recently defeating Oxygen in the US division for the NAL S1. In comparison, Spacestation Gaming have only won three of their previous five fixtures. The American squad lost their last match to TSM in August, and the side will hope to find their form once again, shaking off the defeat.

Asia esports news

Upcoming Dota 2 Match Sees IO Take on Phoenix Gaming

So far, the matches in the PWL Dota 2 tournament haven’t disappointed fans, and the fixture between IO and Phoenix Gaming is a matchup expected to continue the trend. The game takes place on the 6th of November, where the two Asian organizations will battle it out.

According to most Dota 2 betting sites, Phoenix Gaming are the stronger side, making them the match’s favorites. The Chinese squad holds onto the second-place in the competition, only one point off the group leaders, For The Dream. Phoenix has drawn two of their games in the tournament, winning the other.

In comparison, IO have played three games and are yet to win, drawing twice and losing once. The Malaysian organization must go on the offensive if they hope to compete in this year’s PWL tournament, or they risk being written off by bettors and bookmakers alike.

Africa esports news

rAge Digital Edition Fortnite Solos Cup Set to Start This Weekend

Fortnite professionals and amateurs from Sub-Saharan African countries are preparing for the upcoming rAge Digital Fortnite Solos Cup set to begin on the 7th of November. The competition follows a best-of-one format with a 1v1 structure.

Currently, the tournament has over 80 entries hoping to get their hands on the R2,000 prize pool. The first competitor to win seven rounds in a battle will claim the match, moving onto the next bracket. Players must also capture video proof of their victories in order to claim any winnings.

Europe esports news

Inside Games To Lock Horns With Cyber Gaming at Hitpoint Masters Winter League

The League of Legends fixture between Cyber Gaming and Inside Games takes place on the 7th of November. The two European sides have no history between them, forcing punters to take their recent form into account without any other stats, making betting on this one quite difficult.

Currently, most League of Legends betting sites view Inside Games as the favorites to win, although betting on this one is not as simple as it might seem. Inside Games have managed to win five matches, but they have also lost three times, showing that they are in no way invincible.

Cyber Gaming meanwhile have struggled this year, winning four and losing four. The Russian organization have the ability to defeat Inside Games, although they’ll need to improve their communication and assist one another in the mid to late parts of the fixture.

South America esports news

Australs Prepare to Face Estral Esports at Valorant Versus Tournament

The Chilean esports organization Australs have begun preparations for their Valorant Versus duel with Estral Esports. The fixture is scheduled to take place on the 7th of November, when the two teams will meet for the first time.

Australs are yet to play in a formal tournament this year, giving Valorant betting sites minimal information to go on as far as current form goes. Estral Esports, on the other hand, have won their last two Valorant games, making them the favorites for this match.

One could argue that Estral are one of the leading contenders in the competition. The squad from Mexico have their eyes firmly placed on winning and getting a large share of the $30,000 prize pool.

Oceania esports news

Renegades Hope to Maintain Unbeaten Run in CS: GO

Renegades have gone unbeaten in their last four Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fixtures. The Australian esports team have shown no signs of slowing down, going into their next IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Oceania match full of confidence.

The CS: GO squad take on fellow Australian organization Vertex ESC on the 14th of November. Australian esports betting sites believe Renegades will take the victory and so are generally offering odds of -333.33 for the favorites.

Vertex are by no means a pushover though, winning three of their previous five games. The club recently lost 2-1 to ORDER in the MDL. The group’s strengths lie on both the Dust2 and Vertigo maps, where they hold 75% win rates.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

These teams will cash on Saturday for the first time since June, when Natus Vincere eliminated MAD Lions from DreamHack Masters Spring 2020: Europe. Not much has changed in the balance of the matchup over the past five months, and we would even go so far as to say NaVi are much heavier favourites this time out.

MAD have looked weaker since they parted ways with Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen. Also, they have competed mostly in B-Tier tournaments of late – most recently at Nine to Five #5, where they lost to Wisla Krakow (1-2). NaVi, meanwhile, attended the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Regular Season, where they defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas twice but lost both of their bouts with OG.

NaVi have been looking much sharper, but the Ukrainian squad are known for their iffy showings in the early stages of any tournament they attend. This should give MAD a good shot at winning at least one map.

Two weeks ago, Complexity Gaming signed ex-100 Thieves player Justin “jks” Savage as a replacement for Owen “oBo” Schlatter. They have played three games since then, defeating FaZe Clan (0-2) but losing to Team Vitality (1-2) and BIG (0-2).

Fnatic are on a three-game losing streak that includes losses to Astralis (1-2), NiP (1-2) and BIG (0-2). They did, however, sweep Complexity (2-0) at the start of October and later defeated OG twice, which is a promising sign even though Fnatic have not played an official match in two weeks.

There are arguments to be made in favour of Complexity, but they have not shown enough for us to believe they should be priced at only -153.85. Fnatic might not be in the best form, but they look overpriced here.

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These teams last met in July during the LVP SuperLiga Orange (SLO) 2020 Summer regular season. There, S2V secured a shock win thanks to a strong performance in the bottom lane from ADC Nicolás “Nixerino” Canellas Colocho and support Adrián “Homi” Moldes López, who got their hands on Yuumi-Twitch combo.

Giants are heavy favourites at most League of Legends betting sites, but it’s hard to believe they will secure a 3-0 victory. Giants have been slacking for the past month and seem very susceptible to dropping at least one map.

If S2V manage to shut down Giants’ bottom lane and enable their capable mid-laner, Sergi “Lvsyan” Madrigal Gómez, they might force a very tight bout, but we will play it safe and settle for the +2.5 handicap.

AfreecaTV Starleague Season 10

Lim “Larva” Hong Gyu and Lee “Flash” Young Ho will clash this Saturday in the AfreecaTV Starleague Season 10 third-place decider. It will mark their first meeting since KCM Race Survival 2020 Season 3, where Flash defeated Larva twice.

Flash is up 5-0 in head-to-head with Larva, so it’s not shocking to see him priced as the favourite. Still, Larva has improved drastically in recent months and left quite a statement with his dominant performance against Kim “Soulkey” Min Chul in the quarters.

Widely feared by many top names in the StarCraft II esports scene for his ability to cause upsets, Larva is not to be ignored – even though he lost badly to Kim “ZerO” Myung Woon on Monday. Larva is also known for his all-in playstyle, which can be tough to combat and could earn him win if he can overcome Flash’s midgames.

Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe

Team Vitality enter IEM Beijing straight after securing the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Regular Season title, where they defeated Complexity Gaming (2-1) and BIG (2-0 and 2-1). Team Spirit pocketed a bronze medal at IEM New York, although that feat should be taken with a grain of salt since they lost their semi-final bout with Nemiga Gaming (0-2) and picked up a forfeit win against Natus Vincere in the third-place decider.

These teams last met in September during ESL Pro League Season 12, where Vitality won 2-1. We expect the same outcome, but with a more dominant performance from the French side.

FaZe Clan last week parted ways with their star player and in-game leader Nikola “NiKo” Kova?, who joined his cousin Nemanja “huNter-” Kova? at G2 Esports. Since NiKo’s departure, FaZe have played two games against BIG and Complexity and lost both. Even before that, FaZe showed lack of form with losses against Ninjas in Pyjamas (0-2) and GODSENT (1-2), which does not inspire much confidence ahead of their bout with the surging OG.

OG are on a four-game winning streak that includes wins against Evil Geniuses (2-1) and Natus Vincere (2-0 and 2-1). Although they lost to FaZe last month (0-3), OG should grab an easy revenge win here if they show even half of what they did against EG and NaVi.

Iberian Cup 2020

Unlike G2 Arctic, who claimed a silver medal from the SuperLiga Orange (SLO), Team Questo have failed to establish themselves as one of the top names in the Spanish LoL league. Although they deserve some praise for their solid run through the LVP SLO Summer regular season – which they finished in fourth place – Questo were still far below G2 Arctic, Vodafone Giants and Movistar Riders.

G2 Arctic have met with Questo twice this split and won both fixtures quite convincingly. Adding to that, Questo parted ways with their ADC Michael “Rayito” Curtet in September and replaced him with André “Afm” Martins, which seems more like a downgrade rather than anything else.

ESL Championnat National Winter 2020

As the betting odds suggest, Heretics are a far stronger team than APOLOGIS Esports, even though they lost Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom to Team Vitality last month. That is mainly because Heretics compete at a much higher level than their compatriots and usually do well against weaker teams.

Heretics saw some success during the recent Nine to Five #5 and other B-Tier competitions, while APOLOGIS have struggled against teams of similar quality and lost badly to Heretics (2-16) in September. Expect a complete blowout.

The second semi-final at ESL Championnat National Winter 2020 will feature The Dice and LDLC, who met last Tuesday during the final round of the group stage. Those bouts ended with 16-10 and 16-14 in favour of The Dice, who ended the regular season in second place with 12-2 record, while LDLC had to settle for third with 9-5.

Even though LDLC are a far more established team, their form of late is rather shocking. They have won only one match in the last nine, and even that came against a semi-amateur team in Project X (16-6). Meanwhile, The Dice are on an 8-1 run, only losing to KOVA (12-16) on Tuesday.

Despite all that, the odds offered on The Dice are shockingly high, which makes our decision that much easier.