Team Spirit and Xtreme Gaming are both resting up for the Esports World Cup Dota 2 tournament, but which one is going to come out on top of their group stage matchup?
| Match | Esports World Cup Group Stage |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | July 8, 2025 at 5 am ET |
| Top pick | Series ends in a draw |
| Best price | GG.BET live odds |
| Betting favorite | Team Spirit |
Fissure Universe Episode 5 sneaks in a tournament between PGL Wallachia Season 5 and the Esports World Cup. Team Spirit and Xtreme Gaming aren’t taking part though, and may come into the Esports World Cup sharper as a result. So which team will come out on top here?
Betting tip: Team Spirit is a big favorite here for good reason, but don’t completely brush off the Chinese side.
My Team Spirit vs Xtreme Gaming pick: Series ends 1-1 (2.23 at gg.bet)
Team Spirit remains one of the most consistent and threatening teams in all of Dota 2. It hasn’t necessarily been all that successful in terms of tournament wins.
While the team’s reputation is still one of dominance and success thanks to its incredible run in late 2023, Spirit doesn’t make it to the top of the podium that much anymore. In fact, it has won just one tournament over the last 12 months, being DreamLeague Season 25 in March 2025. The team is still exceptional and consistently makes it to the podium, but betting sites often give a bit more credit to Team Spirit than they ought to. This was recently seen with Team Spirit’s PGL Wallachia Season 5 match against BetBoom Team.
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For this match, it’s seen with the complete dismissal of Xtreme Gaming. Though Xtreme Gaming is historically a tough opponent for the CIS squad, they’re being chalked up as an easy out. Though Spirit is definitively the better team on paper, bettors shouldn’t necessarily look at this match as a slam dunk for them.
Xtreme Gaming is a legitimate team and has demonstrated that against Dota 2’s finest. Because of that, it’s worth considering lines that speak to a competitive series.
| Position | Team Spirit | Xtreme Gaming |
|---|---|---|
| Carry | Yatoro | Ame |
| Mid | Larl | Xm |
| Offlane | Collapse | Xxs |
| Support | rue | XinQ |
| Hard Support | Miposhka | polosonz |
| Metric | Team Spirit | Xtreme Gaming | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant win% | 67.57 | 69.23% | Xtreme |
| Dire win% | 51.85 | 53.06% | Xtreme |
| Match record | 15-9 | 26-5-13 | Xtreme |
Stats include all matches played by both teams over the last three months, unless otherwise noted.
These two rosters have played against each other just twice, with both matches going 2-0 in Team Spirit’s favor. But dating back to the start of 2024, the record stands at 8-4 with Xtreme Gaming leading, with two draws. Both organizations have maintained the same core rosters during that time.
Team Spirit will start the Esports World Cup coming off a fourth-place finish in PGL Wallachia Season 5:
Xtreme Gaming will be doing the same after a top-six finish in PGL Wallachia Season 5 which ended at the hands of Spirit.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Team Spirit to win | 2.0 |
| Xtreme Gaming to win | 8.26 |
| Draw | 2.23 |
Lines pulled from gg.bet at 10 am MT on July 2, 2025.
Team Spirit is the better team on paper and has posted generally better results. While this and the GG.BET live odds would suggest Xtreme Gaming is overmatched, that’s not really the case. Xtreme Gaming should be able to keep things competitive.
Our pick: Series ends in a draw @ 2.23 at gg.bet
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