We are just days away from the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Finals, which could potentially be the biggest esports tournament in history, and we want to provide a preview of the odds and prop bets available and give our picks on who we think will come out on top.
The finals hosted by developer Epic Games will be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on July 26-28, and qualifying players and teams will compete for their share of the staggering $30 million prize pool.
For this battle royale tournament, 100 of the best players in the world will compete in the Solos tournament while the top 50 two-player teams will compete in the Duos bracket.
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All betting lines listed below can be found in the esports section at Bovada Sportsbook, so without further ado, let’s jump into our picks and preview.
Odds To Win Solos
Pick: Bizzle +1500
Picking a single player from a field of 100 potential winners is no easy task and is similar to betting on one pro golfer at a major championship. The key is to find value, and while Bizzle was +2000 just a couple weeks ago, we still like his value at +1500. He’s already won a major tourney earlier this year and has earned $512,750 is his Fortnite esports career, which is the most of any player in the field. Aqua at +2500 is another good value pick on our board.
- Tfue +1300
- Bizzle +1500
- Stompy +1500
- Dubs +1600
- MrSavage +1600
- Benjyfishy +1700
- Mongraal +1700
- Clix +2000
- Riversan +2500
- Zayt +2500
- Aqua +2500
- Bugha +3300
- Ceice +3300
- Funk +3300
- Fwexy +3300
- Issa +3300
- Kinstaar +3300
- Megga +3300
- Pika +3300
- Arkhram +4000
- ClarityG +4000
- Crue +4000
- Nicks +4000
- Reverse2k +4000
- Vivid +4000
- X2Twins Jordan +4000
- UnknownxArmy +5000
- Blax +6600
- FaxFox +6600
- Herrions +6600
- K1ng +6600
- Rhux +6600
- Snow +6600
- Banny +8000
- Clipnode +8000
- DrakonZ +8000
- EpikWhale +8000
- Hornet +8000
- Kreo +8000
- Lolb0om +8000
- Smeef +8000
- Cat +10000
- Domentos +10000
- Jarkos +10000
- Peterpan +10000
- Evilmare +12500
- Fatch +12500
- Hood J +12500
- LeftEye +12500
- Slaya +12500
- Teeq +12500
- BlastR +15000
- RogueShark +15000
- Astonish +15000
- Marteen +15000
- Sozmann +15000
Odds To Win Duos
Pick: Tschinken/Stompy +700
When looking at Duos, the field is half the size of Solos, which raises our chances by a significant amount. It’s honestly hard to not take Tschinken/Stompy at +700 since they appeared to be leagues ahead of other teams during the five-week qualifiers, finishing at least in the top 3 each week and winning twice. Airwaks/Nikof at +2000 provides good value if you aren’t looking to bet chalk on this line.
- Tschinken/Stompy +700
- Benjyfishy/MrSavageM +800
- Mongraal/Mitro0 +1000
- Megga/Dubbs +1100
- Saf/Zayt +1300
- Sean/Aydan +1400
- Clix/Sceptic +1400
- Funk/Nate Hill +1500
- Ceice/Elevate +1600
- Zexrow/Vinny1x +1800
- Arkhram/Falconer +2000
- Airwaks/Nikof +2000
- Hunter/Kinstaar +2000
- Fwexy/Letw1k3 +2500
- Little/Jay +2500
- Crue/Chapix +2500
- Mexe/Skram +3300
- Lanjok/Punisher +3300
- EpikWhale/4DRDtorm +4000
- Pfzin/Nicks +4000
- Klusia/Th0masHD +4000
- Skite/Vato +4000
- XXM/Xmende +5000
- Leno/Barl +5000
- Ronaldo/XXiF +5000
- K1ng/XOwN +6600
- LeNain/Tyler15 +6600
- Roatdw/BlooTea +6600
- Crimz/Spadess +10000
- Wisheydp/Gustavox8 +10000
- Serpennt/Hype +10000
- Oslo/BadSniper +12500
- Bell/Scarlett +12500
- Aqua/Nyhrox +2000
What will the Solos winner use?
Pick: Keyboard/Mouse -3300
We don’t recommend putting money on this prop bet since its asking price of $3300 to win $100 for the Solos winner to use a keyboard and mouse is rather steep, to say the least. However, since there are going to be 94 out of 100 players using keyboard and mouse, it’s very unlikely the controller has any chance, especially since the former is far superior in all aspects when it comes to playing games at the highest level.
- Controller +1200
- Keyboard/Mouse -3300
What will the Duos winner use?
Pick: Keyboard/Mouse -7500
And we definitely don’t advise betting on Duos betting line since its price is more than double that of the Solos prop. Of the 50 teams, there will be two that use a controller. Again, the odds of a team using controllers to win the finals are the very definition of “longshot” so while we’re picking keyboard and mouse to win again, the amount needed to have “at-risk” is simply too much to justify being a good bet.
- Controller +1800
- Keyboard/Mouse -7500
Region of Solos Winner
Pick: Europe +110
In Fortnite esports, North American and European reign supreme for now and are the regions with the best odds to win Solos. The top 10 players with the best odds come from those two regions and with five players representing both, the value favors EU at +110. Even though we picked Bizzle (who is from NA) to win Solos, we’re simply playing the numbers game on this prop.
- North America -110
- Europe +110
- Asia +1300
- South America +1500
- Oceanic +2000
Region of Duos Winner
Pick: Europe +100
We’re again picking Europe at +100 to win Duos but are taking a slightly different approach when teams come into play. The two clear favorites — Tschinken/Stompy +700 and Benjyfishy/MrSavageM +800 — hail from the EU, so while the numbers game favors NA here, we think these two teams give their region better than a 50% chance to win Duos, which is what the oddsmakers are giving us.
- North America -125
- Europe +100
- Asia +1700
- South America +2000
- Oceanic +3300
Will a player from an organization win Solos?
Pick: Yes -150
These next two props are unquestionably the best bang for your buck bets that you can make out of any we’ve listed so far. Esports organizations provide tons of resources such as coaching and analytics, among many other perks. Plus, 8 of the top 10 players with the best odds to win Solos are from a big-time organization, so we recommend smashing Yes at -150.
- Yes -150
- No +115
Will a team from an organization win Duos?
Pick: Yes -120
With us valuing both Tschinken/Stompy at +700 and Benjyfishy/MrSavageM at +800 as the best teams to win Duos, we are also hammering Yes -120 since both EU teams are sponsored by esports organizations. Even if you don’t think they’ll win, most of the top teams still have financial backing, which arguably helps more since the organization can step in and mediate when in-team conflicts emerge.
- Yes -120
- No -110
