The 2023 CS:GO season continues to roll on this month as many of the best teams gather in Texas this week for the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. With the top two sides from the Paris Major—Team Vitality and GamerLegion—sitting out this tournament, the door is wide open for the next rank of teams to pick up a valuable win.
Can Heroic build on their semi-final placement in Paris? Or will FaZe Clan pull off a repeat of their performanc in the ESL Pro League Season 17 and go all the way in Texas? We break down all the best bets to place on CS:GO this week with odds from bookmaker William Hill ahead of the IEM Dallas 2023.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 28th, 11:00 P.M. (GMT)
Looking at the outright betting odds from bookmaker William Hill, there is one clear favourite heading into the IEM Dallas 2023. Heroic sits ahead of the rest of the pack on 3.25 with the next closest teams at the bookies paying 4.50. These are FaZe Clan and G2 Esports, who are joint second favourites ahead of Cloud9 at 5.00. Rounding out the top five, and the last realistic betting option, is ENCE at 9.00 to win the IEM Dallas 2023.
Odds for reaching the final follow a similar trend, with FaZe Clan slightly ahead of G2 Esports however. ENCE also shorten their odds on Team Liquid, paying 5.00 compared to Liquid’s 4.50.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 28th, 11:00 P.M. (GMT)
Heroic has been consistent this year without getting that one signature win. Of their six S-Tier events they’ve played in 2023, they’ve finished runner-up an incredible 50% of the time. In the other three tournaments, Heroic not been far off either with one finish each at 3rd-4th, 4th-6th, and 5th-8th.
The big question on everyone’s mind is Heroic on the cusp of an inevitable tournament win or have they shown a concerning inability to get the job done on the biggest stage? Depending on your view—we believe it’s just a matter of time and will win in the near future—then your best bets are either a wager on Heroic to win at 3.25 or make the final at 1.61.
The most realistic threat to Heroic winning the IEM Dallas 2023 is FaZe Clan. The eSports team has been hit and miss this season with results all over the show. On the one hand, they’ve won the ESL Pro League Season 17, Intel Grand Slam Season 4 and BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 this year. On the other hand, they suffered disappointing losses as well, finishing 9th-12th at the IEM Rio 2023 and 5th-8th at the most recent Major.
FaZe Clan certainly has the potential to win the IEM Dallas but is a riskier bet due to their mercurial nature. Therefore, back Heroic for the win at slightly lower odds but with more safety in the bet.
