by ESB returns with free esports betting predictions for Saturday, focusing on three matches at the ASUS ROG Online 2020 StarCraft II tournament, as well as the continuation of the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown and EPIC League Division 2.
ASUS ROG Online 2020
CLEM vs SOLAR SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| SCII Betting Odds: | Clem $1.47 at GG Bet | Solar $2.54 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 28, 2020 at 14:00 EET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rogtournament) |
Clément “Clem” Desplanches enters ASUS ROG Online 2020 as one of the favourites to hoist the trophy, but it’s fair to ask some questions about his TvP and TvT. Statistically, Clem wins 64.46% games against Protoss and 62.69% against Terran, but those high marks rarely show in global tournaments.
Nevertheless, Clem has improved drastically this year to become one of the best StarCraft II esports players in the world. We expect Clem to take this one, but considering Kang “Solar” Min Soo usually does well against Terran (63.91%), it seems likely the Korean can force a three-map series.
Clem 2-1 correct score
HARSTEM vs MARU SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| SCII Betting Odds: | Harstem $7.13 at GG Bet | Maru $1.07 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 28, 2020 at 14:00 EET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rogtournament) |
Cho “Maru” Seong Ju has not been looking like his old self of late. He enters this tournament with three consecutive losses to his name, although those defeats all came against star players in Park “Armani” Jin Hyuk (1-2), Jun “TY” Tae Yang (2-4) and Clem (0-2).
Maru is undeniably the better player here, but we think the odds about Kevin “Harstem” de Koning should be around half of what they are. Maru has shown some cracks against weaker opponents before, and since this is the opening match of the tournament, it’s not entirely unlikely he will slip again.
Harstem to win
INNOVATION vs SHOWTIME SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| SCII Betting Odds: | INNoVation $1.50 at GG Bet | ShoWTimE $2.46 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 28, 2020 at 19:00 EET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rogtournament) |
Lee “INnoVation” Shin Hyung has faced Tobias “ShoWTimE” Sieber four times this year and won three series. However, ShoWTimE’s efforts in those matchups have improved over time, from losing 0-3 in February to winning their most recent meeting 3-1.
Protoss are INnoVation’s worst matchup (64.90% win rate), while Terran are ShoWTimE’s toughest race to play against (62.06%). Nevertheless, ShoWTimE is massively overpriced, which is why we will gladly take our chances with the German SCII pro for this one.
Showtime to win
BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown
CLOUD9 vs COMPLEXITY CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | Cloud9 $3.03 at GG Bet | Complexity $1.40 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 28, 2020 at 19:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/blastpremier) |
Cloud9 enter the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown last eight following an upset win against Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0), which marked their first victory since the roster rebuild. Complexity, meanwhile, crushed Sprout with 16-4 on both Nuke and Mirage to extend their run to 4-1 in the last five.
The only team Complexity have failed to defeat this month was Team Vitality at the Intel Extreme Masters XV Beijing Online: Europe semi-finals, but they had no real issues facing other top-tier teams in Fnatic (2-0), Natus Vincere (2-1) and BIG (2-0).
There is a world where C9 force a three-map series, but it’s equally likely Complexity take a clean sweep. With $2.13 offered on -1.5 handicap, the choice is obvious.
Complexity -1.5 maps
EPIC League Division 2
CYBERIUM vs SPIDER PIGZS DOTA 2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Dota 2 Betting Odds: | Cyber $3.27 at GG Bet | SPigs $1.31 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 28, 2020 at 14:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/team/epicenter) |
Spider Pigzs have won only two games out of five at EPIC League Division 2, beating Winstrike Team and Team Empire but losing against Live To Win, Gambit Esports and Ninjas in Pyjamas. Cyberium have seen far less success, with only one win against Nemiga Gaming and losses against Yellow Submarine, NiP, Winstrike and Empire.
Even though Pigzs have not shown anything spectacular, they still field a stacked roster that consistently does well against weaker teams, so we have confidence they can sweep Cyberium.
