Nemesis vs Wildcard
Esport
2025-09-05 07:46
Start: 2025-09-05 08:15
Summary
No pick
EV: -0.04015
Match Info
Match key: Nemesis_Wildcard_2025-09-05
Analysis
Summary: Given limited information and a conservative true probability estimate, the favorite (Nemesis) is overpriced by the market for our model and neither side offers positive EV at current odds.
Highlights
- • Estimated true win probability for Nemesis: 67.5%
- • Required odds to justify a bet on Nemesis: ≥ 1.481; current is 1.422 (no value)
Pros
- + Market clearly favors Nemesis, suggesting they are the stronger team on surface-level pricing
- + If additional intel emerges (injuries, roster changes, strong recent form) the view can be updated quickly
Cons
- - Current price for Nemesis (1.422) does not offer positive expected value under our conservative model
- - No independent data to support upgrading Nemesis's probability above our estimate; high uncertainty
Details
We find the market pricing (Nemesis 1.422) implying a strong favorite, but given no external form, roster, or matchup data and applying a conservative adjustment for bookmaker margin, we estimate Nemesis's true win probability at 67.5%. At the current decimal price of 1.422 this yields a negative expected value (EV = 0.675 * 1.422 - 1 ≈ -0.04). Because the ROI is negative and we lack corroborating match-level information that would justify a higher probability estimate, we do not recommend betting either side.
Key factors
- • Market implies a ~70.4% chance for Nemesis but we apply a conservative downward adjustment to 67.5%
- • No match-specific data available (form, lineup changes, H2H) increases uncertainty
- • Bookmaker margin (~5% combined overround) reduces apparent value on favorites