Michael Lee is back with his esports betting picks for three Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 matches. Today he looks at Dynamo Eclot vs 00 Propects and GODSENT vs ECSTATIC who’ll meet on Tuesday, January 31st, and a clash between EYEBALLERS vs Partizan Esports, scheduled for Wednesday, February 1st.
Esports Betting Tips: Tuesday, January 31st 2023
Dynamo Eclot vs 00 Propects
Elisa Invitational Winter 2023
Dynamo Eclot and 00 Prospects have found themselves in a do-or-die situation as they enter this match with a 1-2 record. This sets them just one loss away from getting eliminated from the tournament.
00 Prospects started the competition by beating ENCE Academy but have since lost against EYEBALLERS and Team Falcons. Dynamo Eclot had a similar experience, with a victory against GODSENT, followed by back-to-back defeats against Young Ninjas and Partizan Esports.
Dynamo Eclot had a tougher schedule, so they deserve to be priced as the favourites. But besides their relatively stronger showings this tournament, I wouldn’t rank them much higher than 00 Prospects. They defeated 00 Prospects at the start of December (16-14, 16-7), which is another thing that might make Dynamo Eclot seem stronger, but they’re not that much better.
This looks like a coin-flip match that can go both ways, so it wouldn’t be too wrong to take over 2.5 maps. But at 2.37, I like 00 Prospects better.
00 Prospects to win
$2.37
GODSENT vs ECSTATIC
Elisa Invitational Winter 2023
GODSENT lost their opening match of the tournament against Dynamo Eclot but have since found momentum and defeated Astralis Talent and GTZ.Esports. Likewise, ECSTATIC struggled in their tournament opener when they lost against EYEBALLERS but won the next two against ENCE Academy and BIG Academy.
Like the first match of the day, this seems like it could be a close one, but the bookmakers have GODSENT priced as 1.66 favourites. This doesn’t sound right, especially considering that they’re 3-3 over their last six games, with defeats against Aurora, 500, and Bcrab.
On the other side, ECSTATIC are 9-2 over the same stretch, with wins against teams that I consider to be just as strong as GODSENT. So looking at the teams’ form, I would prefer to be on ECSTATIC’s side. And I can even argue that ECSTATIC’s roster is just as good as GODSENT’s.
We’re getting ECSTATIC at 2.10 to win, which is a very generous offer. As ECSTATIC have shown, they’re more than capable of losing games like this, but anything above 2.00 is a good bet.
EYEBALLERS vs Partizan Esports
Elisa Invitational Winter 2023
EYEBALLERS suffered their first defeat of the tournament on Thursday when they lost against Monte (0-2) with an overtime loss on Overpass (17-19). But they’ve beaten ECSTATIC and 00 Prospects in the first two rounds, so they’re still in a good spot to advance into the playoffs.
Partizan Esports kicked off the event with a victory against Team Falcons, then lost against IKLA, and added their second win against Dynamo Eclot for a combined record of 2-1 and +13 in map difference. Partizan are a fairly new team, and I didn’t know what to expect from them heading into this tournament, but they’ve not disappointed.
Apart from their defeat against IKLA, Partizan have been playing well, so I can imagine them beating EYEBALLERS. Even the betting sites have Partizan priced as the favourites, and that isn’t shocking, granted it has more to do with EYEBALLERS, their inability to produce any notable results, and the fact that they’ve not shown much this event.
PickleBet has Partizan priced at 1.68, which sounds like a fair price. They’ve been playing well, and if they can keep showing the same performances, they should win comfortably.
Partizan Esports to win
$1.68
