by ESB’s free StarCraft II betting tips for Wednesday, February 8, focus on a pair of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 matches. Here are our picks for Kim “Classic” Doh-woo vs Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn and Eo “soO” Yun-su vs Kim “Ryung” Dong-won in the round of 32.
CLASSIC vs SCARLETT SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Classic $1.66 at GG Bet | Scarlett $2.10 at GG Bet |
| When: | February 8, 2023 | 12:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_sc2) |
Kim “Classic” Doh-woo and Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn last met during the 2022 Global StarCraft II League Season 3 Qualifier in August 2020, and each won one game 2-1. Their only other meeting of 2022 came during ESL Open Cup #131 Korea when Scarlett won 2-1.
But despite her leading in the head-to-head (2-1), Scarlett enters this match as a $2.10 underdog with GG Bet. That price was likely affected by Classic’s strong showings throughout January, when he claimed bronze from Brawler’s Club #39 and reached the finals of ESL Open Cup #160 Korea. But Scarlett hasn’t disappointed, either, with two semifinal runs at ESL Open Cup #159 Korea and ESL Open Cup #159 Americas.
This should be a close match, so backing Classic at $1.66 makes little sense. At best, the two StarCraft II esports pros should be priced at even odds, so as long as we’re getting plus money on either, there’s slight value.
Scarlett to win
SOO vs RYUNG SCII BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | soO $1.66 at GG Bet | Ryung $2.10 at GG Bet |
| When: | February 8, 2023 | 12:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/esl_sc2) |
Eo “soO” Yun-su and Kim “Ryung” Dong-won clashed eight times in 2022, winning four series and 11 rounds. But it’s easy to see why Ryung enters this bout as an underdog.
Unlike soO, who placed top four at ESL Open Cup #160 Korea and finished runner-up at ESL Open Cup #160 Americas just over a week ago, Ryung hasn’t played an official match since December. SoO has also shown solid performances against Terran players lately, losing just one of his last five ZvT matchups.
Everything points towards soO’s victory on Wednesday, and even though we’re getting just $1.66 with the top betting sites, the number should be much closer to $1.45. Even at the offered odds, we’re getting solid value backing soO to win.
