\nWatch Live:<\/td>\n | Twitch (https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/esl_dota2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nBUSINESS ASSOCIATES vs THUNDER PREDATOR ESL ONE THAILAND 2020: AMERICAS BETTING PREVIEW<\/h2>\nBusiness associates and Thunder Predator will lock horns for the seventh time in their history this Wednesday on the second matchday of ESL One Thailand 2020: Americas.<\/p>\n Business associates enter the clash following a devastating loss to Infamous, who defeated them 2-1 on Saturday. Even though BA failed to start their ESL One Thailand campaign with a win, they did not look too bad in their loss considering it was only their second official match in almost two weeks.<\/p>\n Infamous took the series lead with a commanding performance in game one which they won in just under 28 minutes with a 33-13 kill lead and +16.8k net worth differential. Things, however, took a sudden turn in game two, when business associates returned the favour and crushed Infamous in 25 minutes.<\/p>\n The second map of the series saw Clinton “Fear” Loomis and his crew accumulate a massive +32 kill differential (43-11) and a 30.2k net worth lead at the end of the game. Much of BA’s success came down to David “Moo” Hull who had an outstanding performance (15\/0\/17) on Void Spirit, while Braxton “Brax” Paulson did not fail to impress either with 7\/1\/27 on Dark Seer.<\/p>\n After a back-and-forth in the opening two games, business associates and Infamous produced a very close affair on the third and final map, and while the North American squad managed to keep up the pace with Infamous for the majority of the early-game, the Peruvian squad ran away with the lead at around 20th minute and won the game with a +8 kill differential (42-34) and +35.4k net worth lead.<\/p>\n Taking on business associates this Wednesday will be Thunder Predator, who unlike their Northern neighbours started the ESL One Thailand 2020: Americas with a win against CR4ZY (2-1).<\/p>\n Similarly to business associates, Thunder Predator’s opening match of the competition was relatively close. Romel “Mjz” Quinteros and co. secured the series lead with a commanding performance on map one which they won with 20-8 in kills and +18.3k net worth lead, but failed to carry over the momentum into the second map, and lost with 17-41 in kills and over 27k net worth deficit.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Thunder Predator bounced back in style and took down CR4ZY in the third map thanks to another strong performance from Leonardo “Leostyle-” Sifuentes (12\/1\/20), Mjz (12\/1\/13) and Frank “Frank” Arias (13\/5\/22). Thunder Predator ended the final game of the series with 45-15 in kills and well over 28k net worth lead.<\/p>\n Thunder Predator are coming into this match following a fourth-place finish at The Great American Rivalry Season 1 Division 1 and a 6-2-2 record from their last 10 games. It’s also worth noting, that Thunder Predator are 3-1 across the last seven days.<\/p>\n Business associates, on the other side, finished The Great American Rivalry Season 1 Division 1 in ninth-10th place after failing to make it out of the group (2-1-6). Fear and his team are also holding onto a 2-1-7 record from their last 10 fixtures and have played only one game this month.<\/p>\n BUSINESS ASSOCIATES vs THUNDER PREDATOR ESL ONE THAILAND 2020: AMERICAS BETTING PREDICTIONS<\/h2>\nOut of seven meetings with business associates, Thunder Predator drew once and split the remaining six games. While a 3-1-3 head-to-head record might suggest these two teams match up nicely, it’s worth mentioning that Thunder Predator won both of their last two fixtures against business associates (2-1 and 2-0).<\/p>\n The last time business associates defeated Thunder Predator was in June during the BTS Pro Series Season 2: Americas (2-0), and before that in May at the ESL One Birmingham 2020 – Online: North & South America (2-0).<\/p>\n The esports betting odds have Thunder Predator priced as the favourites and while there is no denying they have shown in recent weeks, we find the +1.5 map handicap bet on the underdogs far more inviting. <\/p>\n Business associates might have looked a bit shaky in their clash with Infamous, however, that was their first game in over a week, so they were likely a bit ring rusty and underperformed as a result of that. This time out we expect a better performance from them and if they can deliver, Fear and his crew should have no issues winning at least one map as they did four times already.<\/p>\n |