The second week of the first division starts on January 28 Dota Pro Circuit 2023 in the CIS. The Cybersport.ru editors decided to find out who can guess more correct outcomes – we or “Rating of Bookmakers”…
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In the second week of the competition, spectators will have five matches: Virtus.pro will meet with Live to win, a Team Spirit will have two fights – against Team empire and NoTechies… Sergey’s team God Bragina will play against Natus Vincere and Team Unique… The schedule and results of the matches are available in the report.
Representatives of the parties in the second round:
- “Rating of Bookmakers”: Alexander TRUSTNO1 Kozhevnikov – editor of RB-Cybersport.
- Cybersport.ru: Vyacheslav PilotBaker Ipatov – author.
Bet “Bookmaker Rating”:
EXTREMUM vs Team Unique
“The second week starts with a fairly passable match of two outsiders of the tournament: the first matches of both NoPango and EXTREMUM turned out like a blueprint – unprincipled 0: 2 from the favorites. EXTREMUM lost to Team Spirit, but at some point there was a feeling that Sergei God Bragin and the company would get together and be able to fight the opponent. But Spirit corny proved to be stronger both individually and as a team. Unique did not manage to show anything outstanding at all in the meeting with NAVI, and in the confrontation between the brothers Pikachu and Iceberg, the second proved to be much stronger in the central corridor.
In general, choosing a winner in this confrontation is not so easy – the teams are approximately equal, but EXTREMUM is a little more believable. The team looked a little more confident at the Decider tournament, and the first match in their performance was remembered for more deliberate actions than Team Unique had. “
Bet: ₽500 on EXTREMUM to win in a match with odds of 1.70.
Virtus.pro vs. Live to Win
“Rather, it would be correct to say“ VP vs. Gambit ”. The rumors came true, and Gambit did indeed sign a contract with a mix without an organization from the first league. Motivation is a powerful thing, and the first match under a new tag always adds to this very motivation, but it’s hard to believe that Live to Win will be able to fight Nightfall and Kingslayer. We do not expect “two by twenty” in this match, LtW can give a fight to the opponent, but this is hardly enough to take at least one card – the “bears” looked too strong in the match with Team Empire, while the performance of LtW left some questions despite the victory over NoTechies. “
Bet: ₽500 on Virtus.pro to win with an exact score of 2: 0 with odds of 1.55.
Team Empire vs Team Spirit
“What is Empire doing in the first division? They don’t have a lot of chances for a high place at the end of the league, the ceiling of “Empire” is the struggle with Unique and EXTREMUM for the sixth place and retaining the registration in the Major League at the end of the first season. So in a match with the clear favorites to reach the Major, they have little chances. Before the start of the DPC season, some experts completely forgot about Spirit, but this team is able not only to take third place at the end of the season, but also to fight NAVI and Virtus.pro, albeit maybe not immediately. There will definitely be “two by twenty”, and definitely not in favor of Empire. “
Bet: ₽1,000 on Team Spirit to win with card handicap (-1.5) with odds of 1.44.
Natus Vincere vs. EXTREMUM
“The disadvantages of the round-robin system are a large number of pass matches, which have a clear favorite and a clear outsider. We talked about EXTREMUM just above, you shouldn’t expect anything outstanding from this team in meetings with favorites. As for NAVI, these guys in the matches with Unique and NoTechies once again proved that they will be one of the major participants – the series with former NoPangolier and a couple of ex-Virtus.pro players turned out to be too easy. Last week, “Born to Win” skated on opponents, and the second week will not be an exception. We are waiting for an easy 2: 0 from NAVI. “
Bet: ₽1,000 on NAVI to win with handicap on cards (-1.5) with odds of 1.32.
Team Spirit vs. NoTechies
“Well, there are those who still believe in the composition of Alexei Solo Berezin? I confess that I sinned in my forecasts for the first week, but the performance of Solo and company in the matches with Live to Win and NAVI proved once again that Berezin’s time in Dota 2 is over. With all due respect to Alexey, his approach no longer works. I would like to sincerely believe that Solo will be able to pull himself together and his team will play more, but, unfortunately, this cannot be done with a snap of the fingers, and at the moment the team has too many problems. There can be no question of any major – there would not be a flight to the second division. They will have to fight with Unique, EXTREMUM and Empire, but matches with favorites will become passable even for them – they have to suffer two maps and then prepare for decisive matches. In fact, in the second week, one should not expect stubborn confrontations, and this match will not be an exception. We are waiting for an easy 2: 0 for Spirit. “
Bet: ₽500 on Team Spirit to win with an exact score of 2: 0 with odds of 2.11.
Cybersport.ru bet:
Virtus.pro against Live to win
“Perhaps the central match of the second week in the CIS is the confrontation between Virtus.pro and Live to Win. The first, along with NAVI, is the main favorite for the first place in the group, the SoNNeikO team can be attributed to the main pursuers. Both teams won their opening matches – VP defeated Team Empire, and Live to Win was stronger than NoTechies. However, despite this, the difference between the teams is still significant. LtW can impose a stubborn struggle within one map, but VP look more confident and stronger individually. An easy and quick walk for the Save team is not expected – at least one card will probably take 40+ minutes. However, Virtus.pro should win this series 2: 0. ”
Bet: ₽500 on Virtus.pro to win with a score of 2: 0 with odds of 1.55.
Team Empire vs Team Spirit
“Team Spirit has made significant progress in recent months. And most importantly, the team at BTS Pro Series Season 4 and OGA Dota PIT 2023 Online gained experience playing with strong teams. Team Empire cannot boast of anything like that – the roster competed exclusively with tier-2 and tier-3 rosters. In the opening match in the first division, Team Spirit defeated EXTREMUM, while Team Empire lost to Virtus.pro. Most likely, it will not be difficult for the TORONTOTOKYO team to continue their successful streak and beat the rival without any problems. ”
Bet: ₽200 on Team Spirit to win with odds of 1.10.
Team Spirit vs. NoTechies
“And here we can expect surprises. After a phenomenal performance in closed qualifiers, the Solo roster, unexpectedly for many, almost without a fight, lost both series in the first division against LtW and NAVI. However, you shouldn’t write off NoTechies: the team has their own interesting ideas that they didn’t manage to implement in the first week, but they may work in the future. It is possible that Zayac’s Bounty Hunter will still be able to surprise opponents. Perhaps Team Spirit still looks more preferable in this fight, but at least one NoTechies card can be taken. Therefore, I would venture to bet that all three cards will be played in the match ”.
Bet: ₽500 on total cards over 2.5 with odds of 2.20.
NAVI vs EXTREMUM
“NAVI is now in excellent shape, and most importantly, it is not clear what exactly needs to be banned against them. The ALWAYSWANNAFLY team has several interesting and effective strategies and the most dangerous signature characters, such as Doom, Chen or Phoenix. In addition, NAVI, by the standards of the first division of the CIS, plays so fast and aggressively that even in the case of a not very successful laning, it will not be difficult for them to crush an opponent. Frankly, EXTREMUM has almost no chance of winning the series; moreover, I would venture to suggest that the first best-of-3 map will end in defeat in less than 30 minutes. ”
Bet: ₽500 on the duration of the first card being less than 33 minutes, with odds of 1.87.
EXTREMUM vs Team Unique
“Perhaps the least striking sign among all the fights of the second week. However, it is in this battle of two outsiders that the craziest and most incredible struggle is possible, the result of which will be difficult to predict. Probably, EXTREMUM has a little more chances for the final victory, but, again, in the battle of two teams from the closed qualifiers, which are at about the same level and have already lost one meeting, anything can happen. I am inclined to believe that the teams will take at least one card each, so I will bet on the total over 2.5 ”.
Bet: ₽300 on total cards over 2.5 with odds of 1.92.
