\nWATCH: STREAM DOTA 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
EPICENTER XL Standings<\/h2>\n
Group A:<\/strong><\/p>\n Group B:<\/strong><\/p>\n Keep in mind that the top two teams from each group advance to the first round of upper bracket matches, the next two teams advance to the first round of lower bracket matches, while the last two teams are eliminated.<\/p>\n Team Liquid is currently sitting at number 2 in the Dota Pro Circuit rakings table with 4734 points. Liquid hasn’t been at the top of its game recently, but it certainly seems to be making a comeback at EPICENTER XL. Apparently, having won the previous two editions of the tournament is working wonders for Kuro and his teammates.<\/p>\n So far in Group A, Team Liquid won every single match. They defeated Team Empire, PSG.LGD, FlyToMoon and compLexity Gaming.<\/p>\n After winning the Dota 2 Asia Championships 2018 Major, Mineski seems to have lost some of its momentum and its understanding of the current meta is not top notch yet. Mineski is still one of the world’s best teams, sitting at number 4 in the Dota Pro Circuit rankings table with 3150 points. However, until they adapt to the latest patches, Mineski will likely get mixed results and lose most of its matches against the top contenders.<\/p>\n At EPICENTER XL, Mineski is currently sitting in 3rd place in Group A with 2 wins and 2 losses. Betting prediction:<\/strong> Team Liquid to win.<\/p>\n In spite of sitting at number 5 in the Dota Pro Circuit rankings table with 2220 points, Newbee has looked surprisingly weak so far compared to the other teams. In the first 4 days of EPICENTER XL, Newbee only won one match (against Na’Vi). With a 1 W – 3 L record, Newbee’s chances of qualifying for the Playoffs are minimal.<\/p>\n OG is sitting at the exact opposite side of the spectrum, being ranked number 2 in Group B and having defeated teams like Natus Vincere and Team Secret. It seems that all OG needed to make a comeback was to put s4 in the mid lane and let 7ckngMad play offlane.<\/p>\n Going into this match, OG is much more likely to win than Newbee.<\/p>\n\n
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Betting predictions for Day 5 (May 2nd)<\/h2>\n
Team Liquid (4 W – 0 L) vs. Mineski (2 W – 2 L)<\/h3>\n
\nBovada puts the odds for this match at -185\/+155<\/a> in favor of Team Liquid, assessing the situation correctly based on what we’ve seen so far at this event.<\/p>\nNewbee (1 W – 3 L) vs. OG (3 W – 1 L)<\/h3>\n
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