The Overwatch League Betting Predictions for April 27th-28th

Week 4 of the 3^rd stage of the Overwatch League is almost at the end there are only 6 more matches to be played today and tomorrow. Multiple betting opportunities are available but before I start analyzing them, let’s have a look at the current standings table.

Current standings table

• 1^st place: Boston Uprising (7 WINS – 0 LOSSES)
• 2^nd place: New York Excelsior (6 WINS – 1 LOSS)
• 3^rd place: Los Angeles Valiant (5 WINS – 2 LOSSES)
• 4^th place: Los Angeles Gladiators (4 WINS – 3 LOSSES)
• 5^th place: Seoul Dynasty (4 WINS – 3 LOSSES)
• 6^th place: Houston Outlaws (4 WINS – 3 LOSSES)
• 7^th place: San Francisco Shock (4 WINS – 3 LOSSES)
• 8^th place: Philadelphia Fusion (3 WINS – 4 LOSSES)
• 9^th place: London Spitfire (2 WINS – 5 LOSSES)
• 10^th place: Florida Mayhem (2 WINS – 5 LOSSES)
• 11^th place: Dallas Fuel (1 WIN – 6 LOSSES)
• 12^th place: Shanghai Dragons (0 WINS – 7 LOSSES)

Betting predictions

Dallas Fuel (1 W – 6 L) vs. Boston Uprising (7 W – 0 L)

Match date: April 27^th

Dallas Fuel has been struggling to get out of the depths of Overwatch hell for a very long time. The team finished Stage 2 in 11^th place with just 2 victories and 8 defeats and is heading towards a similar destination in Stage 3. Apart from Shanghai Dragons, a team they already defeated at this stage, Dallas Fuel can’t seem to beat anyone else. And if they couldn’t defeat Florida Mayhem in their last match, they definitely won’t be able to defeat Boston Uprising in this one.

Boston Uprising is the team of the moment in OWL, having defeated all the top contenders in Stage 3 with the exception of Los Angeles Valiant (the two teams will meet next week). At this point, Uprising looks unstoppable even for the likes of New York Excelsior, let alone Dallas Fuel.

Overall performance statistics throughout the entire Overwatch League favor Boston Uprising. Recent form statistics and the head to head record also point towards an easy victory for Uprising in this encounter.

Los Angeles Gladiators (4 W – 3 L) vs. Houston Outlaws (4 W – 3 L)

Match date: April 27^th

Los Angeles Gladiators is very close to Los Angeles Valiant in the standings table, so a victory here would help the team a lot. Gladiators started Stage 3 poorly, with a defeat against San Francisco Shock. Then it oscillated between good and bad results. This week, it defeated London Spitfire in a very close match (score 3 – 2), although this victory isn’t particularly relevant simply because Spitfire is not exactly at the top of its game right now.

On the other side, Houston Outlaws finished Stage 1 in 3^rd place, Stage 2 in 7^th place and now is sitting at number 6 in the standings table. The team is slightly weaker than the best competitors in the league (Boston Uprising and New York Excelsior) but can beat pretty much anyone else. This week, Houston Outlaws already defeated Los Angeles Valiant, a team which in turn defeated Los Angeles Gladiators several times in the Overwatch League.

Overall performance statistics throughout the entire Overwatch League favors Houston Outlaws. The head to head record is 1 – 1. Recent form statistics suggest that Houston Outlaws is stronger.

Los Angeles Valiant (5 W – 2 L) vs. Florida Mayhem (2 W – 5 L)

Match date: April 27^th

After winning 5 matches in a row, Los Angeles Valiant started to lose momentum last week and its last two matches ended in defeat. Both London Spitfire and Houston Outlaws managed to find its weaknesses and exploit them to perfection. However, this team is still very strong and should have to problem defeating the likes of Florida Mayhem.

Florida Mayhem only has 2 victories in Stage 3, and both of them were against extremely weak opponents (Shanghai Dragons and Dallas Fuel). Subsequently, it’s hard to give Mayhem any credit or regard it as a strong team following these positive results. Against the stronger opponents, such as New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion or Houston Outlaws, Florida Mayhem didn’t put much of a fight. Which makes me think that its match against Los Angeles Valiant will go pretty much the same way.

Overall performance statistics throughout the entire Overwatch League clearly favor Los Angeles Valiant. Recent form statistics and head to head results also suggest that Valiant is the stronger side, even though the head to head record is actually 1 – 1. At the time of their defeat against Mayhem in Stage 2, Valiant was in very bad shape and was actually losing against almost every single team in the league.

San Francisco Shock (4 W – 3 L) vs. London Spitfire (2 W – 5 L)

Match date: April 28^th
Odds: to be announced

After ending Stage 1 and 2 in 9^th place with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, San Francisco Shock has had a much better run so far in Stage 3 and is currently sitting at number 7 in the rankings table with 4 victories and 3 defeats. In particular, Shock’s wins against Los Angeles Gladiators and Philadelphia Fusion represent clear evidence that the team is now significantly stronger than it was it the previous 2 stages of the Overwatch League.

London Spitfire is having a really bad stage for some reason. The team has lost in Stage 3 no less than 5 matches or as many as it lost in the previous two stages combined. Houston Outlaws, New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion, Boston Uprising and Los Angeles Gladiators defeated them in a more or less convincing way. Their two victories came against Florida Mayhem and Los Angeles Valiant. This latest victory was actually really important, but unfortunately, Spitfire did not manage to turn it into a positive streak and lost the very next match against Los Angeles Gladiators.

Overall performance statistics throughout the entire Overwatch League clearly favor London Spitfire. Head to head statistics also favors the London team (2 – 0). Recent form statistics, however, point towards a San Francisco Shock victory in this match.

Seoul Dynasty (4 W – 3 L) vs. New York Excelsior (6 W – 1 L)

Match date: April 28^th
Odds: to be announced

Seoul Dynasty looks to have woken up all of a sudden, defeating Philadelphia Fusion in its first match of the week after a grueling 5 maps battle. This result was probably Dynasty’s most relevant success in Stage 3, given that the team’s first 3 victories came against Shanghai Dragons, Dallas Fuel, and San Francisco Shock. It would be amazing if Seoul Dynasty could actually turn this win into a positive streak, but I’m afraid that’s not going to happen. Not against this opponent.

With 24 wins and just 3 losses throughout the first 3 stages of OWL, New York Excelsior is by far the most consistent and the most successful team in the league. Apart from Boston Uprising, which managed to defeat it (score 3 – 2), no other opponent was able to stand in its way in Stage 3. London Spitfire, Houston Outlaws, Philadelphia Fusion and Los Angeles Gladiators among others, tried their hardest to win against Excelsior and failed. Seoul Dynasty will be the next on the list.

Shanghai Dragons (0 W – 7 L) vs. Philadelphia Fusion (3 W – 4 L)

Match date: April 28^th
Odds: to be announced

Shanghai Dragons’ impressive losing streak (27) seems never-ending at this point. Will this Perpetuum mobile actually stop anytime soon? Probably not in this match. Shanghai Dragons played 7 matches in Stage 3 and all of them ended with a score of either 4 – 0 or 3 – 1 in favor of their opponent. Given this statistic, this is the perfect team to bet against choosing a -1.5 handicap for its adversary.

Even though it has suffered no less than 4 defeats so far in Stage 3, Philadelphia Fusion is still lightyears away from Shanghai Dragons in terms of skill, recent form, head to head statistics and overall results. The team lost against the top contenders (Boston Uprising, New York Excelsior) and two other average teams (San Francisco Shock and Seoul Dynasty), but won against Florida Mayhem, London Spitfire, and Houston Outlaws.