by ESB brings you Rocket League esports betting predictions for the opening round of RLCS 2022-23 World Championship Swiss Stage on Thursday, August 3. Here are our top picks for Pioneers vs Twisted Minds, PWR vs Oxygen Esports, KRU Esports vs G1, and Elevate vs Team Falcons.
PIONEERS vs TWISTED MINDS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Pioneers +120 at BetOnline | TM -163.93 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 3, 2023 | 17:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Despite coming in first for Oceania’s season, Pioneers did not qualify for the RLCS Spring Major and didn’t look too sharp at the RLCS Winter Major, where they won just one game across the three series. Those results and the fact that the Pioneers don’t have a coach explain why they aren’t expected to make it far in Germany.
Twisted Minds, the third seed in MENA, have been very consistent throughout the season and looked extremely good in the final split, with two silver medals from the Spring Cup and Spring Invitational. With those results, Twisted Minds proved they could hang around the best team from their region; however, it remains to be seen how they’ll do on the international stage, as they’ve yet to attend a Major this season.
Even though Pioneers have proven to be the top dogs in their region, the absence of a coach will be a problem on the big stage. Take the favourites at the moneyline.
Twisted Minds to win
PWR vs OXYGEN ESPORTS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | PWR +500 at BetOnline | Oxygen -909.09 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 3, 2023 | 18:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
PWR, Oceania’s second seed, are one of the most unpredictable teams in the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship. They started the season by winning the final two regional events of the opening split, then finished all three Winter Split events in fifth-eighth, and bounced back with a first, third, and second in the three RLCS Spring Split regional events.
In July, at the RLCS 2022-23 Spring Split Major, PWR won just one game against Ground Zero (3-1). However, they looked very good in their narrow defeat against Rule One (2-3).
Oxygen Esports had an excellent start to the season, but after a horrible run at the Fall Split Major, the European mix lost Finlay “rise.” Ferguson and replaced him with Dylan “eekso” Pickering. The new roster hasn’t looked that good, finishing Winter Split Major in 9th-12th place, and last split the team’s best run was a fifth-sixth finish in the Spring Cup.
Oxygen Esports have brand value, but results over the last two months suggest they can lose to anyone. PWR with a 2.5-map advantage is a solid bet at +100, but we’re getting far more value backing them on the moneyline at the top Rocket League betting sites.
PWR to win
KRU ESPORTS vs G1 RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | KRU +175 at BetOnline | G1 -250 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 3, 2023 | 19:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Despite showing promise at the start of the season, G1 haven’t managed to find much success across the nine regional events, with just three top-four finishes in winter and fall. In the final split of the season, G1 finished the first two regionals in 9th-12th and ended the Spring Invitational in seventh-eighth.
There were also rumours that G1 wanted to make roster changes ahead of the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship, which can’t help the team’s morale.
KRU Esports have won three regionals this season, including the Spring Open and Spring Invitational. They finished top eight at the Winter Split Major but struggled to deliver in the Spring Split Major, crashing out in 13th-16th place.
Even though KRU’s placement at the last Major wasn’t convincing, they have the tools to make it far, and if they do, it’ll likely be thanks to Arthur “drufinho” Langsch Miguel. Considering what KRU and G1 have shown lately, we would argue that the RLCS betting odds on this match should be reversed.
KRU Esports to win
ELEVATE vs TEAM FALCONS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Elevate +1100 at BetOnline | Falcons -1000 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 3, 2023 | 20:00 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
Elevate are one of the weaker teams attending the RLCS 2022-23 World Championship, but they’ve had a good season. During the final split, they won two out of three events, losing only the APAC Spring Invitational (runner-up). Elevate also performed relatively well at the RLCS Spring Major, where they took a game from Team Vitality (1-3) and played a competitive match against Team Liquid (0-3).
Even so, Team Falcons are expected to crush Elevate on Thursday. Nicholas “Nick” Marrone’s men looked good in MENA regional events until the final split when they finished the Spring Open in fourth and Spring Invitational in third place, missing out on the RLCS Spring Split Major.
Poor results at the end of the split don’t make Team Falcons a weak side, but they probably shouldn’t be priced as -1000 favourites to defeat Elevate. We like the underdogs to win at least one map.
