T1 and BLG will face off at MSI 2025 with a spot in the upper bracket final on the line, and while there’s no threat of elimination, smart betters will want to know which team has a better chance of winning considering both sides have been performing well thus far.
| Match | T1 vs BLG – MSI 2025 |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | July 5, 2025, at 8 pm ET |
| Top Pick | BLG to win, over 3.5 maps |
| Best Price | GG.BET live odds |
| Betting favorite | BLG |
T1 and BLG have both showcased excellent performance in their recent matches. From T1 defeating HLE in the last Road to MSI to BLG steamrolling through the play-in stage without losing a single game, it wouldn’t be an understatement to call both teams contenders for reaching the event’s grand final. However, only one team will win here and move on to the upper bracket final.
Betting pick: While it’s likely to be a close match, BLG’s consistently impressive recent performance may make it the side to pick for bettors.
T1’s reputation ensures the team always has high expectations placed on it, but it hasn’t been able to deliver on those expectations of late. While T1 has showcased excellent performances, like the aforementioned win over HLE to qualify for MSI, the team’s performance in the last LCK split often left much to be desired. The side also performed uncharacteristically poorly in the second game against CTBC Flying Oyster, and repeating the same mistake against a relatively stronger team like BLG may spell trouble for T1.
Fortunately for the Korean squad, its players know how to dominate their lanes when they’re playing champions they’re most comfortable with. Faker does an excellent job with champions like Oriana and Sylas, while Oner’s Jarvan and Sejuani are still extremely strong. Gumayusi has recently been hit or miss in the bottom lane, with the player performing well as a carry in some games and very little impact in others.
Much of the match may be determined by how T1’s top laner Doran plays. While he played well against CFO, that isn’t really the established norm for the player, and he’s known to choke in the biggest international matches.
BLG is one of the strongest teams in the ongoing tournament, but it has also stumbled recently. The team’s performance in the recent LPL split wasn’t its best, though the squad still performed well enough to comfortably land in second place and qualify to MSI. Bin and ON have showcased the most impressive gameplay in the event thus far, with previous MSI champion Bin dominating the top lane in most games and ON’s initiations setting up game-changing plays for his team.
knight is also an excellent player and will likely be more than a match for Faker in the mid lane. Elk stands as the player with the most carry potential for Bilibili Gaming, and while Beichuan’s performance sometimes leaves much to be desired, the team’s objective acquisition is still decent thanks to the side’s tactical synergy.
| T1 | BLG |
|---|---|
| Doran – Top | Bin – Top |
| Oner – Jungle | Beichuan – Jungler |
| Faker – Mid | knight – Mid |
| Gumayusi – ADC | Elk – ADC |
| Keria – Support | ON – Support |
| Metric | T1 | BLG | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Map winrate | 63% | 68% | BLG |
| First blood | 50% | 48.8% | T1 |
| First Tower | 53.7% | 60% | BLG |
Bilibili Gaming and T1 have faced off seven times. T1 has won four of those matches, while BLG has emerged as the victor three times.
T1’s uncharacteristic struggle against CTBC Flying Oyster didn’t come as a surprise considering the team’s recent match history has been all over the place.
While BLG faced two losses to Anyone’s Legend at the end of the last LEC split, the team has been dominating every opponent in its current MSI run.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| T1 to win | 1.75 |
| BLG to win | 2.01 |
| Total maps under 4.5 | 1.43 |
Prices via GG.BET, 10:44 am ET on July 4, 2025.
T1 has been fairly shaky in its recent games, with the team seemingly not having a proper fall-back strategy available for when things go south. By contrast, BLG is going into every match with a proper plan in mind. The team’s synergy and teamwork shine in every match. While most lanes are a coin toss here, there’s a higher chance of BLG’s reliable Bin winning against T1’s inconsistent Doran.
Our T1 vs BLG pick: BLG as the match winner 3-2 at 2.01 odds at GG.BET.
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