Improve Your Bets with eSports Betting Strategy Guide 1

To become a successful esports bettor, you need to know the basis of eSports and eSports betting. One of the most important things is knowing the details of the games on which you want to bet. In our eSports Betting Strategy Guide 1, we will give you some very useful tips, and information that you need to know before you start your  “career” as an eSports gambler. Of course, at the beginning, we will explain you some of the  definitions commonly used in betting.

Bookmaker Margins

Understanding the bookmaker’s margins is one of the basics in betting, not only in eSports, but in general. The bookmakers are seeking to make a profit out of the action that they are providing you. They do this by setting the total odds offered on a match/event in a way that gives them a margin on the total market.

You can easily calculate margins using the simple equation:

(1/Decimal Odds Option A)*100 + (1/Decimal Odds Option B)*100   

For example, imagine a match between Counter-Strike teams Virtus.Pro and SK.Gaming.  Here is the example of how to calculate the margin on the odds:

Virtus.Pro 1.926

SK.GaminG 2.020

(1/1.926)*100 + (1/2.02*100) = 51.92 + 49.51 = 101.43%  Market i.e. a Margin of 1.43%

Knowing the Teams/Players

Another important part of eSports betting is the knowing the teams or players participating. Since we are living in a time with the infinite amount of information through the internet, you have a lot of sources to obtain the necessary info. For example, almost every eSports event has VODs available on YouTube, with all past matches between the teams or players. Furthermore, a big part of the professional players are also streamers. So you can track current form of most of the players in real time on sites like Twitch.tv. The most important thing is to learn the players’ strengths and weaknesses and use them in your bets.

Knowing the Maps, Champions, and Format

In StarCraft, for example, there are three different races and different maps that are easy for each of them. Often the maps are known before the match is started. Therefore you should base your bet on this information.

The match format is also something that you need to bring to your attention. The final outcome of the battles are affected by the match format -Bo1/Bo3/Bo5 etc. In the best of one format (Bo1), it’s possible to have a surprise, while in best of five type of game, it’s almost impossible.

For games like League of Legends and DotA 2, you really need to take a look at the champions/heroes pools of the different players. The deeper the pool, the harder to it is to counter in the pick/ban phase of the game. Some of the players have godlike skills with different champions, and it’s an important thing to note.

We hope that our eSports Betting Strategy Guide 1 will be useful and help you start winning! Stay in touch for the next part of our eSports strategy guides.

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