?These sides last met at the start of January, when Team Unknown won with 36-8 in kills and a massive 17.8k net worth lead. That marked their fourth head-to-head victory, having won all but two of the previous five (4-2-0) since June 2020.

Unknown enter this fixture with an incomplete roster due to the departure of support Junior Reyes “Yadomi” Rimari on Tuesday. They already have a replacement player lined up, and it is fair to assume Yadomi’s successor won’t be a massive downgrade.

Even though Unknown should do just fine without their departing support, some early struggles and a lack of synergy are expected. Infinity might be a weaker team overall, but they are in great form with only one loss in their last 16 outings, so we have to take a shot with the outsiders. Alternatively, you can take Infinity with a map handicap at $1.90 or better.

?With the departure of Peter “ppd” Dager, Sadboys are left with only four active members on the team and could have difficulty finding a replacement player ahead of this match. Although the core of the team has stayed together, that hardly means much considering Sadboys have not been doing well of late.

While these sides share a 2-4 record across their last six outings, Infamous have faced much stronger opponents. What’s more, Sadboys’ only wins in that stretch came against Black N Yellow and A-Team, which is hardly worth celebrating.

Ppd’s departure suggests there might be some internal turmoil at Sadboys, and if we combine that with their poor form, there is no reason to bet against the favourites in this one.

?Beastcoast enter this match as the only undefeated team of the tournament, having already bested the likes of EgoBoys (2-0), Team Unknown (2-0) and Latam Defenders (2-0). Their next opponents, Thunder Predator, are 2-1 after a 0-2 loss against Infamous and triumphs against Team Unknown (2-1) and SG e-sports (2-0).

Beastcoast are in better shape, but we have to consider Thunder Predator have won 13 out of 22 head-to-head meetings (13-2-6), including a 6-2-1 run since September. We will trust TP’s stronger head-to-head record over beastcoast’s insignificantly better form.

?This will mark EgoBoys’ second clash with Team Unknown of 2021 and their ninth since February 2020. These meetings have proved to be very one-sided, with Team Unknown securing all but two: a 0-2 loss last August and a 1-1 stalemate in November.

EgoBoys and Team Unknown last met just under a month ago during the OGA DPC qualifiers, where Unknown won 1-0 with over 20k net worth lead and 33-13 in kills. EgoBoys have since played five games and won three of them, albeit only against NoPing Esports, Latam Defenders and Infinity Esports, which are not particularly strong squads.

Team Unknown are in great shape (7-3), and while there is a chance they might slip up again, the Dota 2 betting odds on the map handicap are too generous for us to pass on.