IG.Vitality vs. 496 Gaming Preview & Prediction - Free Dota 2 Betting Picks 8/3

496 Gaming and IG.Vitality will face each other in Group B of the Moon Studio Asia League. There are twelve Dota 2 teams competing for a $45,000 prize pool. The twelve teams form two groups of six teams each and all matches are single-stage round-robin format. The bottom two teams from the group stage will be eliminated.

496 Gaming is third in Group A, winning two games and losing two. The Vietnamese team won against Galaxy Racer and Team Blaze, two relatively weak teams. The team qualified via the Southeast Asian qualifier (along with NEON esports). However, 496 Gaming could not put up a fight against IG.Vitality and Cellular Gaming. 496 Gaming’s drafts feature a mix of mobility and tanky heroes such as Earthshaker, Morphling and others.

IG.Vitality is one of the fastest rising Chinese Dota 2 team. IG.Vitality has taken maps off teams PSG.LGD, Invictus Gaming, Sparking Arrow Gaming. IG.Vitality has won two matches and lost one. The only match that this team lost was against BOOM Esports.

Pick: IG.Vitality ML (-109 @ Pinnacle)

IG.Vitalty has a lot more experience compared to their opponents in this match. The team has been fairly comfortable in picking different heroes and the vast hero pool gives the team a massive advantage. I am taking IG.Vitality to win this match.