Michael Lee is back with his coverage of CCT Central Europe Series #4, today, bringing you his betting tips for Dynamo Eclot vs Apeks, ex-Team Finest vs Young Ninjas, and MASONIC vs HONORIS, who will meet on Tuesday, December 6.
Esports Betting Tips: Tuesday December 6th
Dynamo Eclot vs Apeks
CCT Central Europe Series #4
Dynamo Eclot enter the second, round of CCT Central Europe Series #4 following a forfeit win against Into The Breach and will now take on Apeks, who defeated 00 Prospects (2-0) in the first round of the tournament. Since that forfeit win, Dynamo Eclot have played two games, against Tricked Esports and Sprout, and even though they lost against Tricked (1-2), they played well against Sprout, who Eclot beat 2-0 on Sunday.
With that victory, Dynamo Eclot are 6-2 from their last eight matches, which is not bad, especially considering that stretch included matches against teams of similar quality to Apeks.
Apeks enter this match on a three-game winning streak, having beaten LDLC (2-1), Astralis Talent (2-0), and Nexus Gaming (2-0). Those are the only three games Apeks have played since the team took a break in September due to poor results. But despite their lack of games, Apeks are evidently playing much better with the recent changes and shouldn't be ignored – even though their record in September was abysmal to say the least.
Apeks are priced as 2.37 underdogs, which in my eyes, isn't fair. The price is set mainly based on Apeks' struggles earlier this season, but as seen in their last three outings, they are playing much better Counter-Strike and should be able to produce a competitive series on Tuesday.
I wouldn't say that Dynamo Eclot are weaker than Apeks, but they sure aren't as strong as the odds might suggest. Take Apeks to keep their streak alive and lock in their fourth consecutive W.
Apeks to win
$2.37 (1 Unit)
Ex-Team Finest vs Young Ninjas
CCT Central Europe Series #4
Ex-Team Finest won against ESTOWNIA (2-0) in the first round of CCT Central Europe Series #4 and will now clash with Young Ninjas, who achieved the same success against ECSTATIC (2-0) on Saturday. Young Ninjas have since not played a single match, and neither have ex-Finest.
Looking at the two rosters, it's fair to say that ex-Finest are stronger, mainly because Young Ninjas are an academy team and aren't nearly as experienced as the former Team Finest squad. Stil, results-wise, the two teams are fairly evenly matched.
Team Finest are 3-3 from their last six, while Young Ninjas are 4-2, but they've faced slightly weaker teams so the record levels up. Map pool-wise, there's an interesting situation where Ninjas seem to do well on all the maps on which ex-Finest struggle and vice versa, which only confirms my suspicion that this could be a very close match.
As the favourites, ex-Team Finest should win, but I count on Young Ninjas to take one map, especially if we see Ancient, Mirage, or Nuke on Tuesday.
Over 2.5 maps
$1.92 (1 Unit)
MASONIC vs HONORIS
CCT Central Europe Series #4
MASONIC were awarded a free win against K23, who had to forfeit their CCT Central Europe Series #4 round one match due to a conflicting schedule. HONORIS, on the other side, won against eSuba (2-0), while droping 23 rounds across the series.
These two teams have not met once since September 2021, and even then, they fielded different rosters, so I can't take much from their head-to-head record. But we can put a bit more focus on their recent showings.
HONORIS are 4-1 from their last five games, with wins against Case (2-0), Monte (2-0), Sangal Esports (2-0), and eSuba (2-0). MASONIC are 3-2, with wins against Nexus (16-10), Rombus (2-0), and ECSTATIC (2-1). That's not too bad, but they've also lost against Astralis Talent (1-2) and Permitta (1-2).
Based on recent results, I'm leaning more towards HONORIS, who also have a solid map pool. They hold a better win rate on three maps (Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient) than MASONIC, who are only better on Dust2, Inferno, and Vertigo, but only marginally on the first two maps – 43%-30% and 69%-60%.
HONORIS are 1.53 favourites for this match, and I can't argue with that. They have shown more lately and have a deeper map pool, but I do expect MASONIC to win one map, so I'll take a shot with a correct score bet.
HONORIS to win 2-1
$3.20 (1 Unit)
