{"id":3010,"date":"2018-01-24T04:20:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T04:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2018-01-24T04:49:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T04:49:02","slug":"overwatch-league-stage-1-week-3-betting-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/overwatch-league-stage-1-week-3-betting-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch League Stage 1, Week 3 betting predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third week of <a title=\"What is the Overwatch League esports series?\" href=\"\/overwatch-league\/\">Overwatch League<\/a> is almost upon us.<\/p>\n<p>The current status quo is about to receive a shake-up, with Seoul Dynasty and New York Excelsior finally scheduled for a clash of the ages.<\/p>\n<p>We also expect some enthralling play from Houston Outlaws and San Francisco Shock as they continue their slower rise in the ranks this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our top weekend match picks for Stage 1, Week 3 of the Overwatch League&#8217;s first season.<\/p>\n<strong>Overwatch League Stage 1, Week 3 Parlay picks with <a href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" title=\"Bovada.lv - Bet on Overwatch League early markets\" target=\"_blank\">Bovada<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seoul Dynasty to beat New York Excelsior: -160 ($1.63)<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco Shock to beat Dallas Fuel: +160 ($2.60)<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles Valiant to beat Florida Mayhem: -1600 ($1.06)<\/li>\n<li>Houston Outlaws to beat Los Angeles Gladiators: -300 ($1.33)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bovada parlay bet pays<\/strong>: <a title=\"Bovada.lv - Overwatch League esports betting site\" href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" target=\"_blank\">$4.99 at Bovada.lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" title=\"Get esports betting bonuses at Bovada.lv here\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2018\/01\/bovada_esb_banner.png.webp\" title=\"Sign up and claim esports betting bonus at Bovada.lv\" alt=\"Bovada.lv sign up and claim exclusive esports betting bonuses\" width=\"920\" height=\"159\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3099 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 920\/159;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bovada_esb_banner.png\" title=\"Sign up and claim esports betting bonus at Bovada.lv\" alt=\"Bovada.lv sign up and claim exclusive esports betting bonuses\" width=\"920\" height=\"159\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3099\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\n<h2>Seoul Dynasty vs. New York Excelsior<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Game 1, Friday, January 26, 4pm PST \/ 7pm EST streamed live from Blizzard Arena, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fleta, Ryujehong, Zunba and the rest of Seoul Dynasty&#8217;s unstoppable roster methodically dismantled Boston Uprising and Florida Mayhem last week.<\/p>\n<p>New York Excelsior also wiped the floor with Los Angeles Gladiators and Valiant, with superstar Kim &#8216;Pine&#8217; Do-Hyeon showing his versatility on both dive and flanking.<\/p>\n<p>While the 4-0 sweeps were expected, the competition for both teams was one-sided, so this week&#8217;s clash will finally give us a glimpse into which all-Korean roster reigns supreme.<\/p>\n<p>As much as we love Pine&#8217;s multi-kills and high-light reels, the other side of the fence might just prove too much for him and support player Bang &#8216;JJoNak&#8217; Seong-Hyun, who will have to step up his Zenyatta defense tenfold.<\/p>\n<p>Kim &#8216;Fleta&#8217; Byung-Sun absolutely suffocates the opposition with his Widowmaker sharpshooting and only seems to be getting better every match, Je-hong &#8216;Ryujehong&#8217; Ryu showed his support flexibility with Mei and Zenyatta, and even their tank player Kim &#8220;zunba&#8221; Joon-Hyeok was able to wreak havoc.<\/p>\n<p>Expect a thrilling match that will let us see how Dynasty handles a real challenge, but their talented roster vastly outnumbers NYXL&#8217;s best so far.<\/p>\n<strong><a title=\"Bet on Overwatch League esports at Bovada.lv\" href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seoul Dynasty to win: -160 ($1.63) at Bovada<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<h2>Dallas Fuel vs. San Francisco Shock<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Game 3, Friday, January 26, 8pm PST \/ 11pm EST streamed live from Blizzard Arena, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Fuel&#8217;s performance as a team last week was quite frankly, embarrassing, and leaves us little hope they will come back firing against the Shock.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was impatience or panic, they literally fell apart to the Houston Outlaws and instead of adapting to the unexpected aggro, doubled-down on their ineffective team composition.<\/p>\n<p>The Shock have copped fair criticism for their composition inconsistency in the past, but they showed a lot more adaptability to secure their stunning win over Boston last week.<\/p>\n<p>Andrej &#8216;Babybay&#8217; Francisty and Dante &#8216;Danteh&#8217; Cruz are great DPS leaders and shot-callers and we were impressed with BabyBay leaving the comfort of his McCree to reign the skies as Pharrah and throw off Boston for a crucial win.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, we think the Shock have shown continuous improvement and are more than capable of taking out the overrated Fuel line-up, so long as they can keep the own real consistent threat on the other side &#8211; Hyeon &#8216;Effect&#8217; Hwang &#8211; in check.<\/p>\n<strong><a title=\"Bet on Overwatch League esports at Bovada.lv\" href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Shock to win: +160 ($2.60) at Bovada<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<h2>Los Angeles Valiant vs. Florida Mayhem<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Game 2, Saturday, January 27, 1pm PST \/ 4pm EST streamed live from Blizzard Arena, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The LA Valiant are our favourite team to watch when it comes to coordinated dive comps and clutch plays.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s Terence \u2018SoOn\u2019 Tarlier sweeping through as Tracer or Brady \u2018Agilities\u2019 Girardi saving the team from a game-ending ult combo with a well timed Roadhog hook, these guys play well and adapt on-the-fly.<\/p>\n<p>While they had some heart-breaking defeats last week, LA took both Spitfire and NYXL right down to the wire and proved they&#8217;re capable of providing the all-Korean teams a genuine challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Against Florida Mayhem, the second-worst team in the League with the smallest roster and poor synergy, the Valiant have this one in the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Mayhem&#8217;s DPS front-line Andreas &#8216;Logix&#8217; Berghmans and Kevyn &#8216;TivQ&#8217; Lindstr\u00f6m are woefully under-supported, and Valiant&#8217;s much more efficient communication will again be their undoing.<\/p>\n<strong><a title=\"Bet on Overwatch League esports at Bovada.lv\" href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Valiant to win: -1660 ($1.06) at Bovada<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<h2>Houston Outlaws vs. Los Angeles Gladiators<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Game 3, Saturday, January 27, 3pm PST \/ 6pm EST streamed live from Blizzard Arena, Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Houston Outlaws finally found their groove when they took out Dallas Fuel last week to leave everyone genuinely gobsmacked with how well they&#8217;ve improved. <\/p>\n<p>DPS duo Jacob \u2018Jake\u2019 Lyon and Jiri \u2018Linkzr\u2019 Masalin were monsters out on the field, with Jake proving to be an amazing Junkrat leader and Linkzr giving Dynasty&#8217;s Fleta a potential run for his money with his exceptionally clean 10 kill streak as Widowmaker.<\/p>\n<p>The LA Gladiators, too, improved as we predicted, pulling out a clutch at the last minute to take out a stunned Philadelphia Fusion on a fifth map.<\/p>\n<p>Easily the hardest pick this week given how well both have played against teams in their own skill-level, but Houston goes in with more momentum from their two victories and the more significant improvement in communication, support and defensive choke-holds.<\/p>\n<strong><a title=\"Bet on Overwatch League esports at Bovada.lv\" href=\"\/go\/bovada\/\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Outlaws to win: -300 ($1.33) at Bovada<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<h2>Where can I watch the Overwatch League?<\/h2>\n<p>Check out our guide on the <a href=\"\/overwatch\/live-stream\/\" title=\"How and where to watch NA LCS esports matches online\" target=\"_blank\">best Overwatch League live-streaming sites<\/a> to find out how and where to watch OWL matches on your desktop computer or mobile device.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/overwatch\/\" title=\"Overwatch esports - schedule and format\">About Overwatch esports<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/overwatch\/betting\/\" title=\"Overwatch League - how to bet on Overwatch esports\">Overwatch League esports betting guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/predictions\/\" title=\"Overwatch League esports best bets, tips and previews\">Weekly Overwatch League betting predictions and tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Seoul Dynasty Betting predictions, bet specials and best value odds for Stage 1, Week 3 of the Overwatch League. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[116,4,117,115,121,120,119,31,85,122,111],"class_list":["post-3010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-dallas-fuel","tag-featured","tag-florida-mayhem","tag-houston-outlaws","tag-los-angeles-gladiators","tag-los-angeles-valiant","tag-new-york-excelsior","tag-overwatch","tag-overwatch-league","tag-san-francisco-shock","tag-seoul-dynasty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3010"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3104,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010\/revisions\/3104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}