29 Sep
Team Liquid vs Yakult Brothers: AI prediction, BLAST Slam
Team Liquid and Yakult Brothers meet on 29 September — group stage, BLAST Slam Season 8 2026, best of three. The AI models' bet: Team Liquid to win at 1.18 — 11 of 14 models chose it. Below: the analysis, bookmaker odds, team form by series, current rosters and hero pool.
- BLAST Slam Season 8 2026
- Group stage
- Best of three
- Stream
published UTC
AI models' pick: Team Liquid to win
1.18AI models' pick · 11 of 14 for this bet, 3 for others
AI models
- 111 — matches our betodds 1.18ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, Qwen, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Dots3-Note, Nemotron Super, Nemotron Ultra
- 32odds 5.88Claude, DeepSeek Flash, GLM
Match odds
Since the first snapshot, the series-winner line has not moved.
The odds are buy prices on a prediction market: they carry no bookmaker margin, only the gap between the buy and sell prices.
abbreviations
- 1, 2 — Team Liquid or Yakult Brothers 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
AI prediction and analysis
11 of 14 AI models went for a Team Liquid win. 3 more went for a Yakult Brothers win.
- 11 of 141our betodds 1.18ChatGPTDeepSeekGeminiGrokKimiQwenMiniMaxXiaomi MiMo
Dots3-NoteNemotron SuperNemotron Ultra - 3 of 142odds 5.88ClaudeDeepSeek FlashGLM
Odds — the prediction-market price at the moment the AI model answered.
Team Liquid arrive at BLAST Slam with the better recent numbers. Hoodwink and Windranger have each returned nine wins in 12 games over the past two months, and an average of 44 minutes per map points to a side that knows how to see a long game through. Across 60 days Team Liquid hold a 22-13 record on maps and seven wins in their last ten series. Yakult Brothers sit on 18-16 in the same period with four wins, four defeats and two draws, and their latest outings brought a 0-2 loss to Conventus Stellarum and a 1-2 defeat by LGD Gaming. The head-to-head record over two years favours Team Liquid, five wins to four, and they took the February series at DreamLeague Season 28 2-0.
The doubt sits with the break and the roster. Team Liquid's last series was 38 days ago, the tournament roster has neither m1CKe nor Ace ♠, and miCKe and Wisper have yet to play for the team. A best of three does not sit easily with a reshuffled five after a lay-off that long. Yakult Brothers have twice drawn series in the previous meetings and took a 2-0 in May, so a dropped opening map turns this into a decider straight away. We're backing Team Liquid to win at 1.18, with the form and the head-to-heads on that side, though over a short series a rebuilt line-up is a genuine danger.
Where we could be wrong
Nothing in our data argues against this bet: neither the vote split nor any estimate on this page points to a different outcome.
Form, rosters and heroes
Team Liquid
roster
m1CKe, Nisha, Ace ♠, tOfu, Boxi — together since 13 May
In the tournament roster but has not played for the team: miCKe, Wisper
Not in the tournament roster: m1CKe, Ace ♠
recent series · 7 wins, 3 losses
- L0-2Team SpiritThe International 202622.08
- W2-1Team FalconsThe International 202621.08
- L0-2Team YandexThe International 202620.08
- W2-1Aurora GamingThe International 202615.08
- W2-1Iron WingThe International 202615.08
- L1-2Team SpiritThe International 202614.08
- W2-1Team YandexThe International 202614.08
- W2-0Vici GamingThe International 202613.08
- W3-0Team Falcons1win Essence II05.08
- W2-01w1win Essence II05.08
maps in the last 60 days
22–13, average length 44 min; Radiant 12–6, Dire 10–7
38 days since the last series, 0 maps this week
most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins
- Hoodwink12 / 9
- Windranger12 / 9
- Mirana10 / 4
- Tusk9 / 7
- Centaur Warrunner9 / 5
- Tiny9 / 5
- Lina7 / 5
- Underlord7 / 4
Yakult Brothers
roster
天命, Lou, kaka, Emo, Beyond — together since 29 August
Left the starting five: 项羽
recent series · 4 wins, 4 losses
- L0-2Conventus StellarumPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
- W2-0PlayTimePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
- L0-1Pipsqueak + 4PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
- D1-1Pipsqueak + 4PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
- L1-2LGD GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
- W1-0Team ResilienceBLAST Slam VII China Qualifier30.08
- D1-1Team ResilienceBLAST Slam VII China Qualifier30.08
- W2-1Cloud RisingBLAST Slam VII China Qualifier30.08
- W2-0The goal of all life is deathBLAST Slam VII China Qualifier29.08
- L0-3PlayTimeThe Games of the Future 202605.08
maps in the last 60 days
18–16, average length 42 min; Radiant 11–8, Dire 7–8
7 days since the last series, 0 maps this week
most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins
- Lion16 / 8
- Undying8 / 4
- Storm Spirit7 / 4
- Winter Wyvern7 / 3
- Timbersaw6 / 6
- Shadow Shaman6 / 5
- Lina6 / 4
- Mirana6 / 4
head-to-head series, last two years
11 series: Team Liquid 5 wins, Yakult Brothers 4 wins, 2 draws
- W2-0Team Liquid vs Yakult BrothersDreamLeague Season 2817.02
- W2-1Team Liquid vs Yakult BrothersSLAM IV19.10
- W1-0Team Liquid vs Yakult BrothersSLAM IV18.10
- W2-1Team Liquid vs Yakult BrothersThe International 202506.09
- L0-2Team Liquid vs Yakult BrothersDreamLeague Season 2623.05
