IEM Rio 2023 Playoffs Quarterfinals Preview: Odds & Predictions

With one final stage of competition left, the IEM Rio 2023 Playoffs start today As part of our ongoing coverage for this event, we’ll now take a look at the IEM Rio 2023 Playoffs Quarterfinal matches. Specifically, offering our predictions and analysis for the following matches:

• FURIA Esports vs Heroic
• BIG vs Team Vitality

IEM Rio 2023 Playoffs Quarterfinals are here

With $250,000 on the line, IEM Rio as hosted by ESL is an S-Tier event featuring the top 16 CSGO teams in the world – now only six remain!

Hosted at the Jeunesse Arena, an indoor multi-purpose venue, in Rio, Brazil, the event kicked off earlier this week on April 17th. It will conclude later this week on Sunday, April 23rd – find out more about this event in our dedicated IEM Rio 2023 betting preview.

The first stage of the competition involved a Group Stage, from which only the top six teams progressed. Now in the Playoffs, a single-elimination bracket will determine our overall champion – one lifeline with BO3 matches.

Bearing this in mind, we’ve listed the upcoming matches as CSGO betting opportunities as scheduled below:

21st April – Quarterfinals

• BIG vs Team Vitality (17:00 CEST)
• FURIA Esports vs Heroic (20:30 CEST)

As we’ve outlined in our featured GG.Bet review, GG.Bet is a top name in the esports betting industry which we’ve used here in order to generate our CSGO odds for these exciting matches below.

FURIA Esports vs Heroic

Ever since taking down FaZe Clan, FURIA Esports have been in a different bit of form. Although falling short against Cloud9, their spot in the Playoffs is against the likes of Heroic.

While FURIA has floated through the Group B Upper Bracket, Heroic had to fight from the very start after losing early to BIG. In the Lower Bracket, they took down team after team to earn their spot in this Quarterfinal.

Overall, it seems that the CSGO odds are favouring Heroic despite FURIA having the home advantage. This likely had to do with the fact that on the ESL World Rankings, Heroic currently sits in the second-place spot.

However, you can guess who was first – FaZe Clan. Guess who just took down FaZe Clan? FURIA Esports.

Overall, this should be an awesome CSGO betting opportunity.

• Predictions: FURIA Esports (1-2) Heroic
• Odds: FURIA Esports Outright Win (2.65), Heroic Outright Win (1.47)
• Betting Site: GG.Bet

BIG vs Team Vitality

As one of the favourites to win this entire event, it’s no surprise that Team Vitality finds themselves in the Quarterfinals.

However, their journey definitely shocked the community after losing their opening match against OG and fighting through the Lower Bracket.

If Team Vitality were expected, BIG weren’t. In order to arrive here, they’ve taken down contenders such as MOUZ and Heroic.

Yet, they fell short against Natus Vincere in a big way, being swept aside. Considering that Na’Vi and Team Vitality are closely ranked, this match looks to be an uphill battle for BIG.

A win here for BIG could be one of the biggest upsets seen in CSGO tournaments ever.

• Predictions: BIG (1-2) Team Vitality
• Odds: BIG Outright Win (3.2), Team Vitality Outright Win (1.34)
• Betting Site: GG.Bet