Our Dota 2 betting expert brings you his insight of Thursday’s match between 496 Gaming and BOOM Esports, who will clash in the Upper Division of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Southeast Asia tournament. Here are our best bets.

?496 Gaming and BOOM Esports will meet on Thursday for the first time since late October 2020, when they shook hands and parted ways with a 1-1 draw. That marked their fifth meeting of the year and their third consecutive head-to-head stalemate.

496 enter this match off a 2-0 win against Vice Esports and a narrow 1-2 loss against Neon Esports. BOOM have played only one game so far, losing 0-2 against Neon.

With their current roster, BOOM should win this match more times than not, but since they’re still a bit ring rusty, we have to side with their Vietnamese opponents. Over 2.5 maps is not a bad option either at a similar price.