Esports Betting Tips May 10th \u2013 ECS League CS:GO and Overwatch Contenders Blizzard EntertainmentDexerto has teamed up with Rivalry.gg to bring weekly insight into the world of esports betting. Whether you\u2019re a newcomer or esports veteran, looking to play it safe or go for the riskier plays by supporting an underdog, we take a look at the most promising options and why you might want to back a particular team. This week, we\u2019re highlighting some of the most promising matches in the online stages of the ECS League for CS:GO, as well as a potential upset for the most prestigious Overwatch title outside of the Overwatch League itself. Get a $1.50 free sign-up with no deposit required HERE – ECS League Astralis TO WIN vs Gambit Esports When: Thursday May 10th, 18:00 UTC Odds: 1.22 vs 2.54 \u2013 Bet HERE For this week\u2019s safe bet, we\u2019re once again looking to Astralis for a consistent favorite. Astralis might be coming off a loss at IEM Sydney, but their defeat in the final came at the hands of arguably the most skilled line-up ever put together in CS:GO, and even then a mere handful of rounds might have turned FaZe Clan\u2019s 3-0 victory into the very same score-line in favor of Astralis. Even in spite of the loss, there\u2019s a very strong argument to be made that Astralis is the best team in the world in terms of form right now. They\u2019re displaying a consistency and depth that few teams have demonstrated in recent months, making them far less vulnerable to upsets than other potential world leaders. Gambit isn\u2019t in quite the degree of disarray it was not too long ago, with the addition of Denis \u2018seized\u2019 Kostin to take over the in-game leadership having helped reinvigorate the team to some degree, resulting in a top-four finish at DreamHack Marseille. That being said, this is still a team that hasn\u2019t really been a major threat at the highest level since the departure of Danylo \u2018zeus\u2019 Telenski, and they have neither the tactical prowess nor the fragging power to go toe-to-toe with Astralis in current form. In online competition there\u2019s never going to be a guaranteed win and Astralis isn\u2019t infallible, but they are the closest thing you\u2019ll find anywhere in CS:GO right now. They\u2019re the team to back if you\u2019re looking for a safe bet. Read more: The G2 CS:GO Project With NBK- and Mixwell Could be Aborted as the Organization Considers New Roster With Shox – Feeling Lucky ECS League Renegades TO WIN vs OpTic Gaming When: Friday May 11th, 23:00 UTC Odds: 2.15 vs 1.57 \u2013 Bet HERE OpTic Gaming recently made a roster move that formed an all-Danish squad, a line-up on paper that appears to have all the pieces necessary to create a legitimate contender on the international stage. In its infancy, however, the team may be vulnerable to a few upsets. The new squad has so far only played one official match, also in ECS, against eUnited. In that case OpTic Gaming lost both maps convincingly, although the roster change had only been made days before and they were all playing from Europe on a North American server. While the new OpTic has now had weeks of practice rather than days, they\u2019re still very much unproven, and there\u2019s also a distinct possibility they\u2019ll once again be playing with a connection disadvantage \u2013 although exactly where in the world the OpTic players will be when this match occurs hasn\u2019t been officially confirmed. Renegades, meanwhile, have been in fine form of late. While they might not have found a direct replacement for the consistent firepower of Keith \u2018NAF\u2019 Markovic, AWPer Noah \u2018Nifty\u2019 Francis has increasingly demonstrated an ability to fill the gap. The team is coming off of another solid showing at IEM Syndey, during which they took down eventual champions FaZe Clan 2-1 in the group stage and played Mousesports incredibly close in the quarter-finals. OpTic have had more time since their first official match, but Renegades are a more dangerous squad than eUnited. Without more data on both of these squads it\u2019s hard to say whether or not a Renegades victory should even be considered an upset, so its definitely worth backing the better odds on Renegades here if you\u2019re willing to accept a bit more risk. Wildcard Overwatch Contenders Korea Ardeont TO WIN vs X6 Gaming When: Saturday May 12th, 05:00 UTC Odds: 3.14 vs 1.27 \u2013 Bet HERE The first season of Overwatch Contenders Korea, effectively the successor to OGN\u2019s APEX, is approaching its final match. The tournament may not have quite as much prestige now that many of the country\u2019s best are competing in the Overwatch League, but its still no mean feat to take Korea\u2019s highest domestic title. The obvious favorite for the inaugural Contenders Korea was Element Mystic, who didn\u2019t drop a series in the regular season and lost a mere two games across the five four-game matches they played. Ardeont were supposed to be Element Mystic\u2019s first victim in the playoffs, but Ardeont went off-script by defeating the top-seeded team in the first round. Having taken down the heavy hitters, they made quicker work of Meta Bellum to reach the finals. Their opponent for the title will be X6-Gaming, who as the more likely finalist come in significantly favored by the odds. The disparity in regular-season form between these two teams is likely the biggest source for the imbalance, but while X6 have looked consistently solid, it\u2019s Ardeont\u2019s surge in the playoffs that makes this match particularly interesting. Ardeont have the odds of a significant underdog, but they\u2019ve already pulled off one such upset in their playoff run. Victory here would be no more surprising than the victories Ardeont needed to even reach this match, and so if you\u2019re willing to take a chance that their surge in form holds they may well be capable of claiming the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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