ESL Challenger League S49 Europe betting tips – March 18, 2025

ESL Challenger League Season 49 Europe Group Stage 2 begins on Tuesday, March 18, featuring 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams who will battle it out for 10 spots in the playoffs. Here are our CS2 betting picks for the first round of the second group stage, with odds courtesy of the top esports betting sites in South Korea

B8 and Zero Tenacity last met in the third round of ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe Group C, when B8 edged out a 2-1 victory, with 13-16 on Nuke, 13-8 on Mirage, and 22-19 on Anubis. Yet even though the last clash was very close, the top Counter-Strike 2 betting sites have B8 priced as heavy favourites to win on Tuesday.

Since beating Zero Tenacity, B8 have managed a 14-4 record and are on a six-game winning streak. Z10, on the other side, have put together a 17-17 record over the same stretch and are 1-4 from their last five.

That record does not look too inspiring, but Zero Tenacity have a better map win rate on Nuke (57% vs 43%), Train (60% vs 0%), and Anubis (50% vs 40%). Considering B8 have dropped at least one map in six of their last eight fixtures, $2.25 on over 2.5 maps looks too generous to pass on.

Sashi Esports placed fourth in Group A with a 2-3 record, whereas Aurora Gaming ended Group D with three wins (3-2), which was good for a third-place finish. Since the group stage, Aurora have played 11 games and lost six, while Sashi Esports have put together an 8-11 record over the last three weeks.

While those numbers would suggest Aurora Gaming are better equipped to win on Tuesday, Sashi Esports are on a run of five straight wins, which includes a 2-1 victory against Aurora during Galaxy Battle 2025 // STARTER last Tuesday.

Even had the Danes not beaten Aurora earlier this week, it is hard to justify the price gap between the two squads, as neither have earned the right to be significant favourites over anyone with how inconsistent they’ve been over the last month.

SINNERS Esports performed well during ESL Challenger League Season 49 Europe group stage and placed second with a 3-2 record, but they have since not shown much. Earlier this month, SINNERS crashed out of PGL Bucharest 2025 European Qualifier in 9th-12th place, and they are 4-6 heading into this match.

FAVBET Team have managed a 3-2 record since the turn of the month. That looks much better than it is, as the Ukrainian squad’s three wins came against RUSH B, Chimera Esports, and Fluffy Gangsters.

By the numbers, FAVBET are the better team and should win. But they are terrible on Mirage and Train and are less efficient on Inferno than the Czech squad. FAVBET are rightly favoured, but SINNERS can easily take a map.

Nemiga Gaming and Betera Esports last met in round two of Group A at ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe, when Betera won 2-0, with 13-6 on Mirage and 13-11 on Inferno. The rematch, however, is expected to end the other way around.

This makes sense, as Nemiga posted some promising results earlier this month with wins against Mindfreak and HEROIC at ESL Pro League Season 21. Since then, Nemiga have added four more wins but are on a three-game losing streak ahead of this fixture.

Betera Esports are 8-2 from their last 10, but they’ve played only lower-rated teams, so it is fair to say that Nemiga are better prepared. At this price, Nemiga to sweep are hard to pass on.

PARIVISION topped Group B with a 4-1 record and have since looked even better, with strong showings at CCT Season 2 European Series #20. There, they beat 9Pandas, SINNERS Esports, Sashi Esports, Aurora Gaming, Fnatic, and BIG.

NAVI Junior have also been producing promising results, with recent victories against BetBoom Team, SINNERS, Alliance, and ENCE. While they’ve not looked as dominant as PARIVISION, NaVI’s academy squad have proven they can hold their own.

This should be a more competitive game than what the latest betting odds suggest and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that PARIVISION lose. NAVI Junior defeated the Russian squad at the end of February and are an inviting bet at outsider odds to get it done again.

Monte defeated Copenhagen Wolves 2-0 during the group stage in an odd game, which ended with 13-1 on Mirage and 19-16 on Nuke. Monte have not found much success since they’ve looked particularly poor over the last week, with a 1-5 record and just one win against ALASKA.

Copenhagen Wolves have managed the same 1-5 record over the last six outings, with one victory against Astralis Talent and concerning losses against FORZE Reload, KONO.ECF, EYEBALLERS (twice), and Aurora Gaming.

Monte have shown higher highs this season, but considering their form, it is hard to justify taking their side at the offered price. This looks like a 50/50 match.

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