Esports betting at Rainbet: titles, terms and live markets

What does Rainbet esports mean?

Rainbet esports means betting on competitive video games at rainbet.com. It is not a product of its own. The sportsbook sidebar lists the four titles, and My Bets and Live Matches are items in that same sidebar.

Which esports titles can you find?

In what way do esports markets differ from sports markets?

Series and maps are the basis of esports markets. A football match has a single result, while an esports match is often a best-of-three or best-of-five, which adds a layer of bets that traditional sports lack.

• Match winner is a bet on who wins the series.
• Map or game winner is a bet on one map within the series.
• Handicaps give a team a head start in maps or rounds.
• Totals are bets on the number of maps or rounds played.

A match's page in the sportsbook shows which markets are open for it. They differ by title and by the size of the event.

What is worth knowing about each title?

Because the shooters are round-based, a map can swing several times, and markets on round totals make sense. The strategy games are one long game without rounds. There a lead tends to widen, and comebacks become rarer once a team is well ahead.

Which esports betting terms are useful?

• Bo1, Bo3, Bo5 stand for best of one, three or five maps.
• Map is one game inside a series in CS2 and Valorant.
• Map handicap starts a team one or more maps ahead, such as +1.5.
• Total maps is a bet on whether a series goes long or finishes early.

Where are the matches?

Each of the four titles has a section of its own in the sportsbook. For games in play, look at the Live Matches item in the sidebar.

What matters in live esports betting?

Live esports prices move very quickly. A single CS2 round or one Dota 2 team fight can turn a match, and within seconds the price follows.

Streams trail the real match by a short delay. If you bet while watching a stream, the price on screen already reflects action you haven't seen yet.

How is a bet on an esports match placed?

1. Open the sportsbook and choose a title in the sidebar.
2. Select a match, or go to Live Matches for games in play.
3. In most sportsbooks you select a price to add it to a bet slip, then type in a stake.
4. Confirm the bet and look for it under My Bets.

What should be checked ahead of a bet?

Check the format first. A best-of-one is much more open than a best-of-five, so in a short series an underdog is more dangerous. Next, check the line-ups. Late roster changes are common in esports and can turn a favourite into a coin toss.

Read the Sportsbook Rules as well, which are linked in the footer of rainbet.com.

Are esports bets counted in the races?

Esports is part of the sportsbook, and sportsbook bets count three times in the Weekly Race and the Monthly Race. Rainbet races lists the pools and periods.

Esports within the rest of your account

Esports shares all of it with the rest of the account: one login, one balance and one set of withdrawal rules. Rainbet sports covers the wider book, and Rainbet football betting covers football.

The in-house games are quick to pick up between matches. Rainbet Originals lists all fifteen.

How big should an esports stake be?

Keep esports stakes level and modest. Upsets happen often, above all in best-of-one matches and early tournament rounds, where one bad map settles everything. Even a favourite at a short price loses often enough to hurt an oversized stake. Fix an amount per bet before the event starts, and don't raise it during a live match to win back a loss.