Team Spirit vs Team SMG Prediction: How to Surprise the Favorite to Win TI?

Prediction for The International 2023 match which will take place on October 12th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After winning the Riyadh Masters 2023 and DreamLeague Season 21, Team Spirit has become the favorite to win The International 2023. Looking at them without preconceived notions, the Dragons seem to be the world's best team right now. There's no trace left of the Gaimin Gladiators' dominance. The Spirit's players didn't spend resources in insignificant majors but came into TI a formidable, unique power.

There have been a lot of questions about Larl's performance this season, but in the last two tournaments, he's proven that many hated him in vain. He's already destroyed many of the world's famous mid laners. Team Spirit likes to play in the group stage. They often play BO2 draws, but at TI12, there will be very few games in the group, so the price of a mistake is high. Despite their new mid laner, Team SMG is not the team that can stop the Dragons now.

The poor Team SMG finally made it to TI. The arrival of a Ukrainian player - No[o]ne - helped the Asian team win their regional league and earn a coveted spot in the tournament.

Many rumors were going on about the arrival of another Dota legend - Puppey. But it didn't come to Clement, but the changes did happen: MinD_ContRoL came to play as an offlaner, replacing Masaros. Heen will temporarily take the place of mentor in Team SMG. Jaunuel got a visa for the USA at the last minute, so Puppey will not play for this team.

Team SMG will be interesting to watch with such a roster, but we don't expect much success at TI from this chaos.

Team Spirit should easily outplay Team SMG. No[o]ne- can easily outplay Larl on mid lane, but the Asians will not win on a single mid, and the Dragons have an incredible advantage on all other positions.