NAVI dropped a 2-1 series to FURIA on Tuesday morning after winning the first map, and still go into this one at 81¢ on Polymarket and 80¢ on Kalshi. IEM Beijing, NAVI vs B8 prediction and preview: best of three, Tuesday 11:30 PM ET.
Price: NAVI 81¢, B8 20¢ (Polymarket, as of Tue 10:52 AM ET)
Kalshi: NAVI 80¢, B8 20¢
Top rated: b1t (NAVI), npl (B8)
Reading the price
The market has NAVI at 81¢, which works out to about an 81% chance. Only about $2,500 has traded on this series on Polymarket, so the price can still move a lot before 11:30 PM. Kalshi has NAVI at 80¢, a cent apart, so the two apps agree. NAVI’s price on both apps, updated through the day, is on CS2 MARKET.
CS2 MARKET keeps both apps side by side. At these Polymarket prices, $10 on NAVI returns approximately $12.35 if they win, and $10 on B8 returns $50.00.
How they’ve done against expectations
NAVI: 5–3 over the last 90 days, 1.1 wins above what prices expected, against opponents rated 58 on average (CS2 power rankings).
B8: 2–4 over the last 90 days, 1.0 wins below the 3.0 their pre-game prices expected.
Only series that settled on Kalshi count, so these records can differ from event totals. All teams: CS2 Expected.
Players to watch in NAVI vs B8
iM (NAVI): rifler, a Major winner with NAVI in 2024.
npl (B8): the in-game leader, calling for B8.
w0nderful (NAVI) and s1zzi (B8): the two AWPers.
Quick answers
Who is favored in NAVI vs B8?
NAVI, at 81¢ on Polymarket against 20¢ for B8; Kalshi has NAVI at 80¢.
When does NAVI vs B8 start?
Tuesday, November 3, at 11:30 PM ET, best of three.
Prices move, and this is not advice.
Map by map
Map 1: NAVI 76¢, B8 26¢
NAVI 2-0: 54¢
Three maps (over 2.5): 39¢
Map markets are thin (under $50 traded on Map 1 at 10:52 AM ET), so these move fast.
The fives
NAVI are b1t, makazze and iM on rifles, w0nderful on the AWP and Aleksib calling.
B8 are kensizor, alex666 and esenthial on rifles, s1zzi on the AWP and npl calling. LINEUPS tracks every top roster and each player's role.
Polymarket lists the most CS2 series: $25 on a $10 deposit, code SKILL. Claim it here.
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