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LGD Gaming vs Xtreme Gaming 2:1: result and AI prediction

LGD Gaming and Xtreme Gaming played on 2 October — group stage, decider, BLAST Slam Season 8 2026: the series ended 2:1. The AI models' bet: LGD Gaming to win at 1.54 — 9 of 14 models chose it; the bet won.

BLAST Slam Season 8 2026
Group stage, decider
Best of three
Stream

published 01.10 at 07:34 · updated 02.10 at 18:00 UTC

AI models' pick: LGD Gaming to win

1.54

AI models' pick · 9 of 14 for this bet, 5 for others

won+0.54 units

Why this bet All odds

What the odds were

line when the AI models voted, 01.10 at 07:27 UTC

Series winner11.5422.49

Map handicap −1.5H11.16H24.48

Map handicap +1.5H12.69H21.47

Total maps 2.5O1.93U1.81

Since the first snapshot LGD Gaming have shortened: 1.69 → 1.49, Xtreme Gaming — 2.27 → 2.94. The money is going on LGD Gaming.

abbreviations

1, 2 — LGD Gaming or Xtreme Gaming wins the series
H1, H2 — map handicap: −1.5 means winning the series without dropping a map, +1.5 means taking at least one map
O, U — total maps over or under: over 2.5 means the series goes to a third map

How the series went

map 1LGD Gaming43 min
map 2Xtreme Gaming32 min
map 3LGD Gaming47 min

AI prediction and analysis

The largest group of AI models bet on a LGD Gaming win — the bet won. 4 more bet on over 2.5 maps — the bet won. One more bet on Xtreme Gaming +1.5 on maps.

9 of 141our betodds 1.54DeepSeekGeminiGrokKimiDeepSeek FlashMiniMaxMistralSonarNemotron Superwon
4 of 14O 2.5odds 1.93ClaudeQwenGLMXiaomi MiMowon
1 of 14H2 (+1.5)odds 4.48ChatGPTwon

Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.

LGD Gaming reach the decisive group match against a side they have already beaten twice inside a fortnight: 2-1 on 29 September at this same event and 2-0 at PGL Wallachia. Over two years the pair have played five series and LGD Gaming have taken four of them. Continuity is on the same side of the table — Thiolicor, SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking and Wits have been playing together since 19 September, while Xtreme Gaming only assembled four new faces on 29 September and are still settling in mid-group. The market has moved with that story, from 1.69 down to 1.54 in ten hours.

We're backing LGD Gaming to win at 1.54. A roster that has had weeks to build its drafts against one thrown together days ago is the cleanest edge here, and the recent meetings back it up: two wins in two weeks and the better head-to-head record across the last two years.

Where we could be wrong

The doubt is form. LGD Gaming have been flat to the point of indifference, with five wins and five defeats in their last ten series and maps level at 21-21 over two months, and the recent 0-2 against PARIVISION showed how quickly they come apart against aggressive tempo. Xtreme Gaming have taken six series in the same stretch and on 21 September left with a 2-0 over this very opponent, so a best-of-three can swing back the other way without much warning.

One of the teams has three or more newcomers in its five: a new roster has little history, and form from previous weeks says less about it than usual.

Form, rosters and heroes

patch 7.41

LGD Gaming

roster

Thiolicor, SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking, Wits — together since 19 September

New in the five: SumaiL-, Davai, Sneyking, Wits

Left the starting five: KingJungles, Yuma, Wisper, Topson, TaiLung

recent series · 5 wins, 5 losses

L0-2PARIVISIONBLAST SLAM VIII30.09
W2-1Xtreme GamingBLAST SLAM VIII29.09
L1-2Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 927.09
L0-2Team YandexPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 926.09
W2-0Xtreme GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
W2-1Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0MOUZPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 923.09
L0-2Aurora GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
L0-2Xtreme GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
W2-0GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09

maps in the last 60 days

21–21, average length 47 min; Radiant 14–13, Dire 7–8

1 day since the last series, 12 maps this week

most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins

Dark Willow15 / 7
Windranger11 / 6
Mirana9 / 6
Winter Wyvern9 / 4
Hoodwink8 / 4
Centaur Warrunner7 / 4
Void Spirit7 / 4
Lone Druid7 / 4

Xtreme Gaming

roster

Ame, BoBoKa, zeal, XinQ, MooN — together since 29 September

New in the five: BoBoKa, zeal, XinQ, MooN

Left the starting five: Xm, fy, xNova, NothingToSay, Xxs

recent series · 6 wins, 4 losses

W2-0Level UP esportsBLAST SLAM VIII30.09
L1-2LGD GamingBLAST SLAM VIII29.09
L0-2Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 926.09
W2-0GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 926.09
L0-2LGD GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 925.09
W2-0Team NemesisPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0LGD GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
W2-1Conventus StellarumPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
W2-0Pibbles Corp.PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
L0-2Team ResilienceThe International 202615.08

maps in the last 60 days

16–15, average length 43 min; Radiant 11–6, Dire 5–9

1 day since the last series, 11 maps this week