Team SMG vs. Polaris Esports Preview & Prediction- Free 2/16 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the round-robin of the 2022 BTS Pro Series Season 10 Southeast Asia tournament this Wednesday. In this event, there are Twelve invited teams and eight teams will be seeded into Phase 1 while five teams will be seeded into Phase 2. The prize pool of the tournament adds up to $50,000.

Team SMG Team Stats and Latest Results

Team SMG is ranked #22 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1643. The team is coming to this tournament after winning 5 out of their last 10 games and holds an all-time win rate of 65%. The team was part of the DPC SEA 2021/22 Tour 1: Regional Finals tournament, finished 3rd and were awarded $15,000. They were also part of the 2021 Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational but were eliminated by VG (2:1) at the Bracket - LB Semifinal. Over the last month, the team has played 5 matches, won 1 of them and dropped 1 position in the ranking.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 62%. Their line-up consists of Bimbo (56% all-time win rate), Roddgee (64%), MidOne (61%), Moon (69%), and Ahfu (66%).

Polaris Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

Polaris Esports is ranked #24 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1618. The team’s last match took place at the BTS tournament on February 08 and they managed to defeat Lilgun 2:1. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they were part of the BTS Pro Series Season 9 SEA where they finished 2nd and were awarded $13,800. Over the last month, Polaris Esports team has been involved in 3 matches, won all of them and climbed 14 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, they won 9 out of their last 10 games and hold an all-time win rate of 70%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 60% and their line-up consists of Boomy (62% all-time win rate), Mac (59%), Nikko (58%), Natsumi- (64%), and cml (59%).

Team SMG vs. Polaris Esports H2H Record

The opponents have met once. They crossed paths at the 2021 BTS Pro Series Season 8 SEA and Team SMG won 2:0.

Team SMG vs. Polaris Esports Betting Preview

This is a definition of over 2.5 maps for me. When both rivals are playing well and are on a positive run, I usually avoid betting on the winner. I expect to see a bunch of rounds on each side, while at least one overtime is a possibility. This meeting could go either way, so I am going with over 2.5 maps. Team SMG has an advantage on the roster while Polaris Esports has an advantage on win rate.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.