IBD brings you a free SAW vs Spirit Academy betting preview and prediction for the eSports schedule on Wednesday, May 10 clash between the two CS:GO teams in the upper bracket quarterfinals of ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe. It’ll mark the first meeting between the two squads, and according to the latest CSGO betting odds, SAW should win comfortably.
SAW vs. Spirit Academy Information
sAw vs Spirit Academy
Location of the game: Online.
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 10, 19:00 CEST
How to watch: Twitch
SAW vs. Spirit Academy Recent Scores
SAW are 1-5 from their last six outings, which include wins against HEET (2-1), FTW (2-0, 2-1), ENCE (2-1), and Astralis (1-2). Their only defeat happened on May 1, when SAW lost against OG (0-2) in the Brazy Party quarterfinals.
Spirit Academy have not won as many games recently, but they seem to be in good form, with a 4-2 record over the same stretch. That includes wins against FORZE (2-1), ENDPOINT (2-1), MOUZ NXT (2-1), and 1win (2-1), and two losses against Apeks (0-2) and ex-Copenhagen Flames (1-2).
SAW vs. Spirit Academy Betting Analysis
Form-wise, there isn’t much to separate SAW and Spirit Academy, yet the esports betting odds on this match show a different picture. According to the bookmakers, SAW are strong favorites to win, mainly due to this team’s achievements over the season and the fact that Spirit Academy is an academy roster.
However, these are still tier-two teams, so when we talk about SAW vs Spirit Academy betting picks, there isn’t a lot to set them apart.
SAW Look Stronger
SAW have not won a single tournament this season, but they have done enough for their standards. The Portuguese squad finished BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European Qualifier Decider in second place, claimed a fourth-place finish at ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe and did enough to reach Brazy Party playoffs.
Admittedly, those are relatively minor achievements, but SAW have looked good against other teams in this tier of play, especially over the last two weeks. In fact, the only teams SAW have struggled against were tier-1 squads in OG, MOUZ, and Virtus.pro, which is a big reason the esports betting odds are in their favor.
A Proper Test For Spirit Academy
Spirit Academy, unlike SAW, won a CS:GO tournament this season, back in February, when they claimed gold at CCT West Europe Series No.1. However, since then, their success was fairly limited until late March, when Spirit Academy won silver at CCT Central Europe Series No.5.
Unfortunately, they’ve since struggled to emulate that success, with two ninth-16th and fifth-sixth place finishes across the last three events. So even though Spirit Academy have looked solid this season, they need to show a bit more if they wish to defeat SAW on Wednesday.
Updates
SAW have recently benched Tiago “JUST” Moura and acquired Rafael “arrozdoce” Wingfrom From The Win Esports, but that had no notable effect on the CSGO betting odds on this match, nor does it affect our CSGO betting predictions. This is because the two players are about equally good and SAW has had enough time to learn how to play with the new signing.
SAW vs. Spirit Academy Betting Preview
As the latest esports betting odds suggest, the question when making CSGO betting predictions for this match is not so much whether SAW can win, but by how much. Although Spirit Academy have shown some flashes of greatness, they’ve lately not looked nearly as good as SAW.
SAW vs. Spirit Academy Betting Prediction
SAW and Spirit Academy seem equally as strong on paper, but SAW are clearly in better form ahead of this match and has recently beaten teams much stronger than Spirit Academy.
There’s a chance this turns out to be a close series, but for our sAw vs Spirit Academy betting prediction, we’ll side with SAW to win 2-0.
- Prediction: SAW to win 2-0 +175
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