The market has cooled on Aurora since it opened. IEM Beijing: BetBoom vs Aurora, best of three, Tuesday 9:00 PM ET.
Price: Aurora 51¢, BetBoom 49¢ (as of Tue 7:46 AM ET)
Kalshi: Aurora 54¢, BetBoom 46¢
Top rated: Wicadia (Aurora), Magnojez (BetBoom)
Reading the price
At 51¢ for Aurora, the market sees this as close to even. That is 7 points lower than where Aurora opened, at 58¢. When the market sees it this evenly, the first map result usually settles who's favored. Polymarket has Aurora 3¢ cheaper; Kalshi is 54¢. CS2 MARKET lines up every game’s Polymarket and Kalshi price, this one included.
At these prices, $10 on Aurora returns approximately $19.61 if they win, and $10 on BetBoom returns $20.41.
Current form: BetBoom are 7-4 over the last 30 days against prices that added up to 4.1 wins, so 2.9 above, the 3rd-best mark of 50 teams on Expected, and against the 4th-toughest schedule. Aurora are 8-6 over the same window, 0.1 below the 8.1 their prices expected, but sit 6th in the top-event CS2 power rankings at a 56 rating (up 6 in 14 days) against BetBoom’s 46 (results through Oct 27). Aurora carry the higher market rating; BetBoom carry the better recent run against their prices.
Quick answers
Who is favored in BetBoom vs Aurora?
Aurora, at 51¢ on Polymarket against 49¢ for BetBoom; Kalshi has Aurora at 54¢.
When does BetBoom vs Aurora start?
Tuesday, November 3, at 9:00 PM ET, best of three.
Prices move, and this is not advice.
Map by map
Map 1: Aurora 51¢, BetBoom 49¢
Three maps (over 2.5): 48¢
Over 2.5 maps is 48¢ at time of writing.
The fives
Aurora field XANTARES, Wicadia and Jimpphat on rifles, woxic holding the AWP and kyxsan calling.
BetBoom are Magnojez, S1ren and d1Ledez on rifles, zorte on the AWP and Boombl4 calling. LINEUPS tracks every top roster and each player's role.
Players to watch in BetBoom vs Aurora
Watch woxic (Aurora). Aurora's AWPer.
Magnojez (BetBoom): BetBoom's highest-rated player and their main source of kills.
XANTARES (Aurora, rifler): An aim player who takes fights head on.
woxic vs zorte: the AWP duel.
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