Another great night of esports action coming up this Wednesday night and into Thursday morning! We have another slate of esports best bets courtesy of Prezlus here.
Esports Betting Tips: Wednesday, April 29th
North vs GODSENT
ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe
North started their ESL One campaign with a strong performance against FaZe and despite losing 1-2, they were quite unlucky at times and definitely had their chances to win the series. They lost their map pick Overpass (11-16) but managed to strike back on FaZe's map pick Inferno with a close 16-13 win. Although they managed to come out ahead at the half time on Nuke, 8 rounds on the CT side is simply not enough if you want to win against a team like Faze, the map ended 16-11 in favour of Faze on Nuke. North managed to continue with their good performances and successfully swept mousesports with a close 16-14 win on Vertigo and 16-12 win on Mirage.
GODSENT opened their ESL One campaign with a 2-0 loss against G2. They looked quite competitive on a "puggy" map like Dust2, where they reached 12 rounds but ultimately lost the map 12-16. Nuke was not a great map for them, 16-6 in favour of G2. GODSENT might have won against Copenhagen Flames, but against a team of such calibre as North, they will struggle to win even a single map, let alone the whole series. I am not overly positive about GODSENT's teamplay and if they don't improve their overall approach, North will roll over them without any real problems. Bet on North to win.
Virtus.pro vs HellRaisers
WePlay! Pushka League Season 1: Division 1
Although Virtus.pro's 2-1 win over FlyToMoon on Sunday was slightly underwhelming, we can't forget VP recently won ESL One Los Angeles 2020 - Online: Europe & CIS without losing a single match. What's more, they lost only five maps throughout the whole tournament, two of which came against OG. HellRaisers, on the other side, struggled to make much noise during their ESL One LA venture, where they finished their run in the group stage with a 3-4 record.
The head-to-head record between VP and HellRaisers shows that HellRaisers tend to win at least one map against VP in all of their last three meetings, which is in part because these two rosters know each other very well. Would this be the first fixture of the tournament, I would side with VP without a second thought, but seeing how VP struggled against FTM on Sunday, while HellRaisers decimated FTM on Saturday, this match seems like it will be much closer than the odds would suggest. HellRaisers should be able to take at least one map here, and if VP don't find a way to bounce back, we just might be in for an upset win. A bet on over 2.5 map can be considered.
HellRaisers +1.5 Maps
$2.04
Team Secret vs OG
WePlay! Pushka League Season 1: Division 1
Predicting a result of an online match is difficult on its own, but when you have two of the strongest teams in the scene involved, the whole process becomes that much more difficult. OG are entering this bout as heavy underdogs, which is understandable, as they are fielding a stand-in player and have just recently lost to Alliance (1-2). Having said that, they seem a bit underrated by the bookmakers, who have them priced at around 2.50 on an outright market.
Looking back, Secret already defeated Alliance and OG.Seed and while they're clearly the strongest team so far at WePlay! Pushka League, it's also worth noting that they haven't been tested properly yet. Even though OG don't field a complete roster and are not as solid as they would be in full force, they're still a very strong team and in all fairness, they should not be priced as high as they are. Historically, OG match up nicely with Team Secret and the rivalry between these two teams never fails to produce close and exciting bouts. Expect a closely-contested bout with all three maps played.
