League Of Legends

KeSPA Cup 2020

This will mark DAMWON Gaming’s second clash with Nongshim RedForce of the tournament after they have already defeated their regional rivals during the group stage. In their previous meeting, RedForce held on well for the first 10 minutes but then struggled to keep up with DWG’s superior macro play in the mid and late-game.

This is a best-of-five (Bo5) series so it is reasonable to expect RedForce to secure at least one map if they continue showing the same form they have en route to the finals. However, the quality gap between these two sides is far too large for us to expect anything less than a clean 3-0 sweep for the reigning League of Legends world champions.

Rocket League Championship Series

Season X – Winter: The Grid EU

Guild Esports and Renault Vitality will clash on Saturday for the first time since the Rocket League Summit 2: Europe. Both of the previous meetings ended in Vitality’s favour who won with 4-3 and 4-2.

Not only have Vitality defeated Guild twice just under two weeks ago, but the French squad are also 10-4 up in the head-to-head this year. The only concern we have with Vitality is that they have won only one match in their last four outings, however, we have to give them some praise for narrow 3-4 losses against Dignitas and Giants.

This is Vitality’s game to lose and while we expect them to win, Guild never go down without a fight. In their last five meetings with Vitality, Guild lost by more than a goal only once, which is why we are siding with the outsiders to keep this one close.

Oxygen Esports will look to keep their wheels spinning as they enter what is billed as one of the tightest fixtures of the day. Oxygen hold onto four wins in their last five outings, and only one loss against Giants Gaming (2-3).

Endpoint, meanwhile are 2-3 in the same stretch with three straight losses against Giants (0-3), Dignitas (2-3) and Guild Esports (2-4). What’s more, Endpoint’s last fixture took place 11 days ago, whereas Oxygen were last active on Wednesday.

Oxygen have also beaten Endpoint in all of their last three meetings, so there is no reason to have them priced as the underdogs. This is an easy choice for us.

In their second fixture of the day, Renault Vitality will clash with Top Blokes for the first time since late August when Top won 4-2. The latest Rocket League betting odds suggest Vitality will get their revenge on Saturday and we can’t argue with that.

Even though Top field the same three players as they did when they crushed Vitality, it’s their poor form and lack of playtime that concerns us. They enter this match off a two-week break and are on top of that on a six-game losing streak.

Something is clearly not clicking in Top Blokes and until we see some improvement, we have to side with Vitality to take the win.

Considering Top Blokes’ struggles, there is a serious potential for an upset win. Wolves Esports might look weaker on paper, , but they’re at least in good form (10-1) which should give them a slight edge in this match.

Just over a week ago, Wolves managed two 3-2 wins against RLCS Season X – Fall: EU Major quarter-finalists FC Barcelona and if those results are any indication, they should do well against the shaky Top Blokes. A lot will have to go right for Wolves to win, but at $5.17, they’re worth a shot.

Esports Multi Bet Of The Day – Saturday, January 2nd 2021

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Hot Pot Masters Championship

The Hot Pot Masters Championship will kick off with a clash between Xi’anTaiChangGui and Triumphant Song Gaming who will play out their first official match since late November when TSG won 2-1. Triumphant Song Gaming have since attended the Huya DarkHorse League Season 6, and skskins Streamer Pinnacle, which they ended up winning with a near-perfect 5-1 record.

Even though these low-tier Chinese CS:GO are usually very unpredictable, Triumphant Song Gaming seem a bit overpriced at $1.61. Not only have they beaten Xi’anTaiChangGui twice in the last two months, but it’s also important to note that Xi’anTaiChangGui are struggling with roster stability which sees them either forfeit their games or field stand-in players.

We can’t quite agree with the esports betting odds offered on this match. Although Wings Up may be stronger than Triumphant Song Gaming, there is no reason to have them priced as low as $1.49. The main reason why we have doubts about Wings Up is their lack of playtime since they have only four official matches on record in the last month.

What’s more, Triumphant Song Gaming are very efficient on Wings Up’s two best maps Mirage and Nuke, meaning we could be in for a very close match. At $2.48, TSG are worth a shot to defeat the ring rusty Wings Up.

After are a newly formed team that features mostly unknown players except for ex-Triumphant Song Gaming player XueBing “B1NGO” Dai and former Invictus Gaming rifler Zhiwei “0i” Liu. On the other side, we have Lynn Vision, who are the sixth-highest rated team in the region and are currently 122nd in the global CS:GO rankings, so hard to argue with the shorter betting odds.

Although Lynn are not nearly as strong as they were at the start of the year, they still consistently achieve high placements in all tournaments they appear in. Lynn are also in great form and enter this match with a 5-1 record in their last six outings and an 80% win rate record across December.

After usually do well into weaker semi-pro teams, but they also struggle when faced with tougher opponents. They have last met with Lynn Vision at the start of December when Lynn won with 2-0 and we don’t expect a different outcome here.

In their second fixture of the day, After will clash with Let’s Quit in what should be a close and exciting bout. Let’s Quit enter this match off a disappointing 0-3 run through the Funspark Rivals Pre-Season, where they lost to Bren Esports, CHECKMATE and Huat Zai.

They have previously also attended the skskins Streamer Pinnacle, where Let’s Quit managed only two wins against Xi’anTaiChangGui and TYLOO Female. Let’s Quit lack of success is not too shocking considering ZhiHai “QKA” Fu is the only pro player on the team which does not even field a proper in-game leader.

Although we don’t believe After are a very good team, they’re arguably much stronger than Let’s Quit who have yet to show any that would convince us they can win a single match this tournament.

Esports Multi Bet Of The Day – Friday, January 1st 2021