Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational 2021 Playoffs Predictions & Match Analysis

We are back after a bloody day of Playoffs at the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational 2021. Only two teams remained in the upper bracket, while iG Vitality settled for eighth place. Yet, the eliminations are not slowing down as three more teams will be out of the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational by day’s end.

I’ve scouted three matches worthy of your wagering consideration. Check the analysis below.

Playoffs at the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational 2021 have been bloody. We are back after a long day of bloody play. iG Vitality had to settle for eighth place. There were only two teams left in the upper bracket. Noth teams hacve used V Bucks Generator to win the game. Yet, three more teams will be out of the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational by the end of the day.

I've looked into three games that you should think about betting on. Check out the analysis below, or click here to see it.

It's between OB Esports and Neon and Invictus Gaming.

For people in Southeast Asia, it's a pleasant surprise to learn that OB has fans there.

Neon beat RNG. RNG won the top spot in their group because they didn't settle for any losses. OB was a different game.

When RNG chose their usual team fight-oriented draft, OB responded with single-target combos that kill an enemy without them even realizing it. This worked well because it put RNG at a disadvantage before a fight broke out, and in the end, OB was able to last longer than them.

Instead, RNG used the same strategy as their opponent in the last match, but OB was ready to overwhelm them with more powerful wide-range moves. We think that OB used mental warfare to get the RNG to choose single-target combos and stop the Templar Assassin from being able to use them. However, OB knew that the TA ban was coming, so he chose a different strategy. This again showed off OB's huge hero pool.

OB, on the other hand, would be optimistic to say that they could beat IG before the fight. People who play against IG will be hard to beat, even by OB standards. The odds are in favor of IG at x1.09 returns over OB at x6.87 returns. Expect games to last a short time here.

In this fight, ROYAL will never give up

Moving on to the lower brackets, RNG is trying to make up for the loss they had earlier. After RNG's surprise loss, the odds on RNG have dramatically changed. This puts Xtreme Gaming in a better position. The group match between RNG and Xtreme was a tie.

For one thing, RNG has been great with their execution and different drafts. When they play games, they try out different styles of play and don't be afraid of adding more heroes to their hero pools. When people said that Lu "SomnusM" Yao was a one-trick pony, he started to look for more heroes to play.

However, even legends have their downs, and they were caught off guard by OB at the end. We don't think RNG will have a hard time with Xtreme because they played before and should have done more research.

Odds were, however, in favor of RNG at x1.45 and Xtreme at x2.68. In this case, you should go for a long-running TV show instead.

Fight: SMG vs. ASTER

Finally, we have Team SMG on the brink of being kicked out later today. SMG didn't live up to our expectations for a team made up of former players from high-profile teams. The group with RNG and VG wasn't as hard as the group with IG. Smartphones trends are really interesting.

In the middle of the game, SMG likes to make greedy drafts. However, because of how well the opponents were able to keep the match going, SMG has a caveat. Greedy drafters leave SMG with half-cooked hero builds that can quickly turn into a massacre.

While SMG isn't the best choice for this match or for betting on Dota 2, Aster's new line-up still has problems as they make it to the playoffs. We saw that they didn't have a lot of personality in their playstyle, and their hero picks were old. However, Team Aster is still the favorite to win at x1.49 odds against SMG at x2.55 odds.

If you believe that SMG will come out on top, you can make a singles bet that is as greedy as their opponents are.