Esports

Esports Betting

All Esports games are different, which means that the bets that you can place change from one to the next.

But for FIFA e-Sports, betting is similar to Paddy Power’s standard football markets – you can wager on the match result, how many goals will be scored, handicaps and that sort of thing. The shooting genre allows you to bet on the match result, how many maps will be played and so much more; if it can happen on screen, there’s a strong chance you can wager accordingly.

Whether it’s Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Dota 2, FIFA e-Sports or another game entirely, Esports betting is growing rapidly in popularity. On Paddy Power Sportsbook, you can bet on any of the 10 Esports competitions available. Some of the most popular competitions include CS2 - Intel Extreme Masters, eFootball - eAdriaticLeague, LoL - LPL, FIFA e-Sports - GT Leagues. However, you can always choose to bet on other competitions such as Dota 2 - B. Slam, Dota 2 - Riyadh Masters, CS2 - European Pro League, LoL - LCK Road to MSI and more.

Esports Odds

At Paddy Power, we offer pre-event and live Esports odds across a number of different games and competitions.

You can bet right up until the start time of the event in question. And even after the action is underway, you can still bet on Esports with us – all of the most popular betting markets are available at our in-play channel.

What are the most popular esports betting markets?

For games like CS2 and Dota 2, there are some betting markets that see more wagers placed than others.

The most popular is the match result market, which is self-explanatory, while punters will use the handicaps market when they believe that either a) the favourite will win comfortably, or b) the underdog will perform beyond expectations.

Other popular Esports betting markets include total maps, correct score (maps) and individual maps (map 1 winner, map 2 winner etc).

What is the most popular Esports bet?

The most popular of the Esports bets is match winner. That’s because it’s such an easy market to follow; either your team wins… or it doesn’t.

There are other, almost as popular Esports bets for those that prefer to take a deeper dive into the markets. Correct score betting is popular because, in games like CS2 and Dota 2 at least, the contests are typically best-of-three maps: therefore, there’s only four possible scorelines (2-0, 2-1, 0-2, 1-2).

As mentioned already, handicap betting is popular in the scenarios illustrated above, while an extension of that is the total maps market – if you believe a game will be one-sided, you might back Under 2.5 Maps (i.e. one of the teams wins by a 2-0 scoreline).

On the flipside, if you’re expecting a closely fought encounter that’s nip and tuck, betting on the Over 2.5 Maps (i.e. three) is a smart pick – particularly as you don’t need to back either team specifically to win in order to profit.

What are the upcoming fixtures on Paddy Power Esports betting?

Popular upcoming fixtures include M80 v NRG Esports in which you can bet on M80 to win at odds of 1.5, Team Liquid v Heroic in which you can bet on Team Liquid to win at odds of 2.2, Manchester United FC (Cleo) v Aston Villa (Dexter) in which you can bet on Manchester United FC (Cleo) to win at odds of 1.73 and more.

How to bet on esports online?

To place your Esports bets, simply tap on the odds of the selection you want. These will then be added to your betslip, which will pop up on screen. Simply enter your stake in the box, check the details and then click to place your wager.

Remember, you can also place doubles, trebles and accumulators with Paddy Power. Just click on two or more sets of odds before entering your stake in the relevant box of your betslip.

What are the latest esports betting tips?

Want all of the latest Esports betting tips, news, stats and predictions? Be sure to bookmark the Paddy Power News Blog for all the insights you need.

*Odds shown in the above text may be subject to a time delay and/or be inaccurate.