Free Esports Predictions – 2025

When are the Esports Tips posted? 

We look to upload Esports tips in good time before the start of an event or tournament. We usually aim to have predictions live on the website around 7 days before the event start to ensure you gain the best available odds. The prediction will offer you our opinion of what we believe will happen. Esports is not like many other sports where late injuries (illness excluded) mean that teams or individuals need to pull out; however we will keep the predictions fresh with any later changes when possible or necessary.

What are the main Esports we cover

We appreciate that there are a huge number of different Esports out there. In all honesty, you might even consider gaming at home with your friends a type of Esports! However we will only be predicting who will be winning the main professional tournaments and not commenting on your personal game evenings! Below is a list of the main Esports out there that we will cover for betting tips and a bit more info about them each.

League of Legends (LoL)

Sometimes simply called League or LoL, this is a multiplayer battle arena game that pits teams of 5 a side against each other in a player vs player combat setting. The game is one of the world’s largest Esports and draws huge crowds to watch competitions in person and online. The coverage is also shown live via ESPN. There are 12 regional leagues globally based in: China, Europe, Korea, and North America, who all use franchised systems. Some of the top players can earn over $1 million annually.  Most bookmakers will offer odds on the leagues and major competitions.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)

Technically this should say Counter Strike:Global Offensive 2 as this has been updated to the newer game version of the same name. CS:GO is a tactical first-person shooter that has two teams facing each other in the form of terrorists and counter terrorists. There are 9 game modes, with each team set a different objective to win. CS:GO has a particularly active Esports scene with some huge prize pools ranging from $250,000-$1,000,000. TBS covers the action on television, and it’s also streamed online, while major events are watched live in packed theatres. Teams play in worldwide league systems as well as individual competitions.

Defence of the Ancients 2 (Dota 2)

Defence of the Ancients is a massively popular Esports game that has also now progressed to a newer 2nd version of the game being used by players. It is similar to LoL in that it is a multiplayer battle arena game. It uses the same setup as LoL, with two teams of five battling each other for victory. Each player controls their own character, who possesses different skills from the others. Prize pools can be huge with the 2013 battle pass weighing in at over US $2.8 million. They have a local series of tournaments and leagues; however, the main draw every year is The International. This is the final event of the season and sees teams compete for the World DOTA title.

Valorant

Valorant is a tactical first-person shooter that pits players into teams of either attackers or defenders. The aim is to progress through the game by killing opponents until your team is the only one left standing. This has grown rapidly in popularity in recent years as an esport and is now well-established and covered by most major gambling sites. The main competitive setup sees 30 worldwide franchised teams compete to be the best in the world on a yearly basis. Split into 4 regions, the Americas, China, EMEA, and Pacific teams, either qualify for the Champions (world championship) or the Masters (2 stage International competition).

FIFAe- Electronic Football

The FIFA football game franchise has been going since the early 90’s and is one of the most played video games across the world by regular players. The game is a simple port of football onto a computer with no real difference from watching or playing a normal game of football on grass. The name changed from FIFA in 2022 following an argument about licensing fees but is still popularly known by the FIFA brand by many. This has led to a split in the market but there are several online leagues and world cup competitions for professional Electronic football players. The betting markets for this game work much the same as betting on regular real-world football. The popularity of the game remains strong and you’ll find many websites that include odds for the winners of individual tournaments and leagues.

Esports Betting Markets

With such a wide variation in Esports games, listing every available Esports market you could wager on is almost impossible. Many games have variations of rules and setups. Sports versions of games are pretty self-explanatory and will follow the same kind of markets (though usually with less options) that you could find in a non-electronic version of the game.

For first-person shooters, markets are more concerned with how and when kills occur, and the winners of a series of games. In a tournament there will be a pre-agreed series of games played with various markets offered on either the individual game or the event as a whole. With this being said we have managed to pick some of the markets that can be found regularly online for most Esports.

🏆 Match Winner Bets

A match winner bet is perfectly straightforward and can be placed on an Esports team or an individual. You are simply predicting who will be the overall winner of the match or game series, and this is the easiest market to start out betting on.

👑 Outright Tournament Winner

A bet placed long-term on who will be the final champion of a tournament that is due to start or is ongoing. This can also be on a league, for instance, the League of Legends World Championship or the CS2 Major.

📊 Over/Under Totals

Choosing a specific stat and betting on whether this will occur more or fewer times than the stated amount. There is a wide range of perimeters that can be factored into depending on the game type.

⚖️ Handicap Markets

Used to balance the odds when one team is a strong favourite. A virtual advantage or disadvantage is added to one side, and this can mean you can back a favourite or underdog at better value than you would otherwise. These increase in increments of 0.5 to avoid a tie.

🔫 First Blood

Popular in first person shooters this is a wager placed on who will make the first kill of the game and used in Dota2, League of Legends and Call of Duty.

How to identify good Esports tipsters

Good Esports tipsters can be identified by their love and interest in gaming, and a passion for the particular game or type of game that is being played. Often a good tipster will specialise in certain forms of game, say first-person shooters or battle arena games. This means they understand what it takes to win, they will also be knowledgeable about how the points system works and understand what markets are best to target for bettors. All our tipsters are well-versed in how the Esports they predict regularly work and who they think will triumph. They will also focus on finding you the best value odds and markets not just simply picking the favourites.

Our Recommended Bookmakers for Esports Betting

While Esports is still a growing pastime and not yet fully recognised worldwide as an actual sport it is still very popular with plenty of online bookmakers. There is such a wide range of Esports games that are played that you may need to hunt around for the best sites for your favourite ones that you follow and bet on. We evaluate sportsbooks based on many differing metrics to ensure we always recommend the sites that give you the overall best of each. This includes odds, range of markets, offers and promotions, plus the greatest range of coverage of different Esports. We also bear in mind that customer experience is important and sites should offer solid customer support and a good range of deposit and withdrawal methods.

Promotions and customer offers vary with Esports betting and can be included in welcome bonuses or ongoing bonuses that are on a specific Esports game. These bonuses are not as plentiful as some of those offered against some larger sports. The most common forms of offer are in free bets or odds boost promotions.

For this article we are offering the 4 sites below as the best ones for you to choose when you are looking to wager on Esports.

22Bet

One of the best Esports betting sites as they offer a vast range of Esports to bet on. While they cover all the main titles like Dota 2, CS:GO, Rocket League and League of Legends, they also offer betting markets on over 140 smaller games such as PES, Esports UFC/Rugby and many more.

Megapari

Globally renowned Megapari offer a solid amount of Esports games to wager o,n including Valorant, Dota 2, Counter-Strike, PUBG, League of Legends, Mobile Legends, and King of Glory.

1xBet

Backing up their excellent sportsbook they cover Esports including the major ones of COD, LOL, Valorant, as well as some smaller titles. They offer plenty of markets when you are betting here.

Rabona

Rabona offer early odds for Esports bettors and also have a good set of games for you to gamble on including CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, and Valorant.