{"id":25914,"date":"2022-11-16T01:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T06:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=25914"},"modified":"2022-11-16T01:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T06:10:41","slug":"thursdays-elisa-masters-espoo-betting-picks-17-11-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/thursdays-elisa-masters-espoo-betting-picks-17-11-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday’s Elisa Masters Espoo betting picks – 17\/11\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESB returns with free Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tips for the second day of play at Elisa Masters Espoo 2022 on Thursday, November 17. Here are our selections for Bad News Eagles vs SAW, Complexity Gaming vs 500, and Astralis vs SAW, with betting odds courtesy of GG Bet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BAD NEWS EAGLES vs SAW CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Best Odds:<\/td>\nBNE $1.57 at GG Bet<\/a> | SAW $2.25 at GG Bet<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/td>\nNovember 17, 2022 | 10:00 CET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watch Live:<\/td>\nTwitch (https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elisaesports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u2028On Monday, Bad News Eagles officially broke inside the world\u2019s top 20 teams for the second time in the team\u2019s history, now reaching their peak ranking of 16th. It\u2019s a huge achievement for the squad, and even though we wouldn\u2019t say Bad News Eagles are a top-tier team, they have achieved a lot in 2022. <\/p>\n

Bad News Eagles have performed well in some of the top tournaments of the year and even qualified for both CS:GO Majors, including the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major. In Brazil, BNE enjoyed a strong start to their campaign, completing the Challengers Stage with a perfect 3-0 record, with wins against Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and the eventual Major champions, Outsiders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the Legends Stage, Bad Flatron \u201cjuanflatroo\u201d Halimi and co. weren\u2019t as successful, yet they still played a role in eliminating the reigning Major champions, FaZe (2-1).<\/p>\n

Ranked no.37 in the world, SAW haven\u2019t qualified for a single big event this season, but they have been playing well lately. They won Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 in October and added another gold medal from Circuito Retake Season 5: Take #3. Still, the level of opponents SAW have been playing against over the last weeks is significantly lower than that of BNE.<\/p>\n

On paper, Bad News Eagles are a class above SAW, but the Kosovar CS:GO squad should be fatigued from their rough schedule. Moreover, Bad News Eagles might be known as giants killers, but they are known to slip against weaker squads.<\/p>\n

At the offered CS:GO betting<\/a> odds, over 27.5 rounds at even odds or better makes the most sense. Bad News Eagles should come out ahead, but we don\u2019t expect them to stomp SAW.<\/p>\n

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Over 27.5 total rounds<\/h4>\n
\n$2.00
\nat<\/span>
\nGG Bet<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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COMPLEXITY GAMING vs 500 CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Best Odds:<\/td>\nComplexity $1.53 at GG Bet<\/a> | 500 $2.37 at GG Bet<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/td>\nNovember 17, 2022 | 10:00 CET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watch Live:<\/td>\nTwitch (https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elisaesports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u2028Complexity Gaming return to action on Thursday, when they\u2019ll play their first official match since October 19, when they lost against Sharks Esports (0-2) at BLAST Premier Fall American Showdown 2022. It was only their seventh match since the start of October, and their upcoming clash with 500 will mark only their 11th official fixture since September 17.<\/p>\n

This lack of matches is a huge problem, especially for a team like Complexity, who have been highly disappointing this season. They\u2019ve attended 16 CS:GO esports tournaments in 2022 and have not won (or come close to winning) a single one.<\/p>\n

500 (formerly SKADE) have not achieved much this season either, but they won Global Offensive Champions League Season 1 at the end of October. Not a huge accomplishment, but it\u2019s still way more than Complexity have shown over the last months.<\/p>\n

Complexity field a far stronger roster, but you wouldn\u2019t be able to tell that based on their results. Moreover, Complexity have been out of action for a very long time, which can\u2019t do them any good. At the offered CS:GO betting odds, a moneyline bet on 500 is a no-brainer pick.<\/p>\n

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500 to win<\/h4>\n
\n$2.37
\nat<\/span>
\nGG Bet<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ASTRALIS vs SAW CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

Best Odds:<\/td>\nAstralis $1.53 at GG Bet<\/a> | SAW $2.37 at GG Bet<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When:<\/td>\nNovember 17, 2022 | 11:30 CET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watch Live:<\/td>\nTwitch (https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elisaesports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u2028Astralis re-signed Nicolai \u201cdev1ce\u201d Reedtz at the end of October<\/a>, but unfortunately, the four-time Major champion will not play for the Danish squad this tournament. Instead, Astralis reached out to Astralis Talent AWPer Kristoffer \u201ckristou\u201d Aamand to serve as a replacement.<\/p>\n

Dev1ce\u2019s absence is unfortunate, but mainly from the spectator\u2019s point of view, as his return to pro play after nearly one year would raise way too many questions. But while we can try to figure out how much stronger Astralis might be with or without dev1ce, it shouldn\u2019t matter for this match.<\/p>\n

Astralis are going through the organisation\u2019s worst season since it first entered the CS:GO esports scene in 2016, but this is still a top-tier squad \u2013 something we can\u2019t say about SAW. Even though it\u2019s tough to have much faith in Astralis after their humiliating performance at the European RMR A, we wouldn\u2019t doubt their chances to defeat a world no.37 team.<\/p>\n

Astralis can\u2019t afford to lose this match, and if they do, something will have to go horribly wrong. Understandably, the market isn\u2019t high on Astralis, but $1.80 on the round handicap (-2.5) is too good to pass on.<\/p>\n

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Astralis -2.5 rounds<\/h4>\n
\n$1.80
\nat<\/span>
\nGG Bet<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2028More esports betting tips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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