How to read a live match price after map one
At 1-0 the match price is pricing the remaining path, not the match from scratch. What the live number means in a best-of-three.
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Desk notes
Dated notes from the esports match desk: Pinnacle CS2, League of Legends and Dota 2 odds, markets and the odds API.
What a rounds handicap asks in a CS2 map
A rounds handicap settles on the round score of one named map, not the series. Worked examples of -4.5, the push question, and how it differs from totals.
How to read a best-of-one: one game, no safety net
In a best-of-one, the map price and the match price are the same contract. What changes when a single game settles the whole market.
How to read a series when one team starts a map up
An awarded map changes what every market asks. How match winner, handicaps and totals read when a grand final starts at 1-0 before play begins.
Why a live esports price vanishes mid-match
A live market pauses while the game state resolves. What suspension means on the esports desk, why prices get withheld, and when they return.
How to read best-of-five handicaps and totals
A best-of-five needs three map wins, so the handicap and total lines move. What -1.5, -2.5, over 3.5 and over 4.5 actually ask of the series.