IVY and 11M will clash on Tuesday, July 26, in the penultimate round of Dota 2 Champions League Season 13 for the first time in their history.
However, even without past head-to-head results, it’s easy to see why esports betting sites favor IVY for this affair.
Dota 2 Champions League Betting
The Amateurs Against IVY
Unlike 11M, who are an amateur team with no past results under their belts, IVY have been competing in some notable tournaments.
Granted, IVY are far from a tier-1 team, but given the lack of strong competition in this tournament, it’s easy to see why they’re one of the two top dogs to claim the trophy. Check out our 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S13 betting analysis and predictions below!
Esports Score Results
IVY and 11M have never met before, but we got to see them play in Dota 2 Champions League, where they’ve achieved similar success but not quite.
IVY have won all four of their series against HF (2-1), Rune Eaters (FF), Gubina13 (2-0), and Arcred.int (2-1).
Meanwhile, 11M have won three series, including a forfeit win against Rune Eaters and two 2-0 sweeps of Gubina13 and Arcred.int.
IVY vs. 11M Betting Analysis
Any esports betting guide you check would advise you to bet on IVY for this match, and it doesn’t surprise seeing them as the crowd’s favorite team. They’re an established roster that has been competing in the second division of WEU DPC.
Meanwhile, 11M are a newly formed team comprised of two known players and three unknowns with little to no professional experience. Moreover, 11M have no past results under their belts, making it tough to figure out how good they actually are.
IVY Analysis
IVY have not achieved much this season, but they won ESL Meisterschaft Spring 2022 and kept their spot in WEU DPC Division II earlier this month when they placed fourth at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division II.
Although that’s hardly worth celebrating, IVY are at least a competitive second-tier team, attending an event that features mostly unknown rosters trying to make a name for themselves. So by that logic IVY should be dominating, right? That’s not necessarily the case.
IVY might have won all four of their series so far, but one was a forfeit, and two ended with IVY losing a map – against Arcred. int and HF. That’s not a good look for IVY, and it can make you concerned about their chances to sweep 11M, who – unlike IVY – defeated ARCRED.INT in two maps.
11M Analysis
We don’t know much about 11M, but we know that they’re 3.0 with a 6-0 map difference, making them one of the main candidates to finish Group B inside the top two. A win here would guarantee them that, so we can be certain that 11M will give their all.
But does that make them one of the best esports picks we can make? Perhaps, even though they’re clearly not as good as IVY. And even that statement might not be entirely correct, knowing that 11M have looked much more stable this tournament.
Updates
There are no updates regarding either of the teams nor are there any announcements about potential roster changes ahead of this bout.
IVY vs. 11M Betting Preview
IVY are clear favorites to win this bout, which might make sense, but the offered betting odds seem to be set mostly on the brand value.
IVY are a known team, while 11M are a newly formed stack, so it is reasonable to see the former priced as the favorites.
Still, their performances in this tournament have been far from perfect, suggesting that IVY are vulnerable for upsets.
IVY vs. 11M Betting Prediction
IVY should win this match more times than not, but we like 11M better as an outsider pick. They’ve been playing well so far and have yet to drop a map – unlike IVY, who have lost two maps over eight played. Notably, 11m swept ARCRED.INT, who stops a map from IVY.
Who to Bet On?
A bet on 11M to win is not a bad choice, but we will play it safe and take the outsiders with a map handicap.
Even though 11M can win, we would tame our expectations considering how much better IVY can be, so we’ll settle on a +1.5 maps bet on the underdogs.
Esports Pick: 11M +1.5 maps
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