The VALORANT Masters Santiago grand final is set to be an all-Pacific affair as Paper Rex go up against the unbeaten Nongshim RedForce. Will Paper Rex become a back-to-back time VALORANT Masters champion, or can Nongshim RedForce secure their first international trophy?
Here are the Paper Rex vs Nongshim RedForce odds and our betting predictions for the grand final of VALORANT Masters Santiago.
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| Match | Paper Rex vs Nongshim RedForce – VALORANT Masters Santiago |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | March 15, 2026, at 6 pm CET, 9 am PST, 12 pm EST |
| Top pick | Nongshim RedForce |
| Best price | GG.BET |
| Betting favorite | Paper Rex |
Nongshim RedForce after qualifying for VALORANT Masters. Image source: Riot Games
Going into this game, Nongshim RedForce are the favorites who are currently on an unbeaten seven-match streak.
Paper Rex, on the other hand, have lost three matches this season. Both teams have defeated the likes of NRG and G2 Esports in their run to the grand final. Notably, this is the first best-of-five series that Nongshim RedForce will be playing at an international VALORANT tournament.
This season, Nongshim RedForce has had a 70.4% win-rate on pistol rounds. In a best-of-five series, there will be a total of 10, thus putting the advantage in favor of Nongshim RedForce.
Additionally, we have seen invy from Paper Rex be one of the best players this tournament. He is currently on his way to being the MVP of the tournament.
The last time Paper Rex played a best-of-five match in an international VALORANT tournament was the grand final of VALORANT Masters Toronto. In that game, Paper Rex defeated FNATIC and won their first VALORANT Masters trophy.
In the map veto, Paper Rex will want to keep Split. This is due to the team being undefeated on that map this season. In the case of Nongshim RedForce, they would want to play the map of Haven. Currently, they have a 6-0 record on that map.
Both Paper Rex and Nongshim RedForce like to play with a high tempo with the average round time for each team being between 38 and 41 seconds. This is a lot lower than the tournament average.
As this is the first encounter between the two teams, there is no past data to go from. Additionally, Paper Rex have shown that losing a map does not impact their momentum.
In this tournament, we have seen Paper Rex secure multiple reverse sweeps against the likes of G2 Esports, NRG, and All Gamers.
Overall, both teams are going to play their best today to be crowned the champions of VALORANT Masters Santiago. The only way for Nongshim RedForce to win this series is if they win the first two maps during the grand final.
We do expect that this match will go to the fifth map, with Nongshim RedForce winning the series 3-2.
Nongshim RedForce as the match winner 3:2 @ 4.93 odds at GG.BET.
Featured image source: Riot Games
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