by ESB’s free VALORANT betting predictions for Saturday, April 20, focus on a pair of VCT 2024 Americas Stage 1 fixtures in the third week of the group phase. Here are our selections for Sentinels vs MiBR and Cloud9 vs LOUD, with esports odds courtesy of the best VALORANT bookmakers in United States.
SETINELS vs MIBR VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Sentinels -2500 at BetOnline | MIBR +793 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 20, 2024 | 14:00 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_americas) |
MiBR have played just one game in VCT 2024 Americas Stage 1 and lost against KRU Esports, winning just 14 rounds. But despite MiBR’s unconvincing display in the previous round, the Brazilian side had a good showing in the VCT 2024 Americas Kickoff with wins against FURIA, Cloud9, and G2 Esports.
Sentinels looked poised to dominate Stage 1 after winning the VCT 2024 Americas Kickoff and Madrid Masters, but their golden run came to an end last Saturday when they were swept by Leviatan. While losing to a stacked roster is nothing much to worry about, Leviatan proved that Sentinels could bleed.
Sentinels are the better of the two teams in this contest, but MiBR are much more potent than what they have shown of late. At +200 with VALORANT betting sites, it’s tough to pass on MiBR to win at least one map.
MIBR +1.5 maps
CLOUD9 vs LOUD VCT BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Cloud9 +178 at BetOnline | LOUD -243.9 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 20, 2024 | 17:00 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/valorant_americas) |
Cloud9 have won both of their VCT 2024 Americas Stage 1 fixtures so far, beating Leviatan and Evil Geniuses. However, they dropped a map in both and didn’t look very convincing against Evil Geniuses on Monday.
LOUD have played just one game so far, losing 0-2 against NRG with a combined 12-26 round record. While one off day isn’t a reason for concern, especially after making some noise in both the Americas Kickoff and Masters Madrid, we have already seen that lead-up form doesn’t necessarily translate to Stage 1 success.
LOUD should win, but Cloud9 have proved to be a resilient team. Considering they made roster changes in March, C9 should only get better with time.
