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- Baldur's Gate 3 is the 1/9 favourite to win the Game of the Year award
- Valorant is the favourite to win the Best Esports Game
- Faker tops the betting market to win Athlete of the Year
Baldur's Gate 3 is the 1/9 favourite to win the Game of the Year award
Baldur's Gate 3 leads the way in the betting for Game of the Year at tonight's The Game Awards live from Los Angeles with bookmakers offering odds on the main category.
The latest betting odds say that there's a 90% chance that Baldur's Gate 3 wins the prestigious award this evening with the market suggesting that it's all but done in terms of competitiveness.
American games website GameSpot awarded Baldur's Gate 3 its own Game of the Year award on Wednesday night and it looks likely that The Game Awards will do the same tonight.
Nintendo's Super Mario Bros Wonder follows Baldur's Gate 3 in the betting market but the difference in odds is significant with a 33% chance of winning compared to Baldur's Gate 3.
| The Game Awards Game of the Year | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1/9 | 90.0% |
| Super Mario Bros Wonder | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Alan Wake 2 | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Resident Evil 4 | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Valorant is the favourite to win the Best Esports Game
Riot Games had a dominant night at last month's Esports Awards with Valorant winning Game of the Year and it looks likely it will win the same award tonight.
The Game Awards has its very own Best Esports Game category and Valorant sits at the top of the betting market to win this award.
The betting market for this one though is far tighter than the normal Game of the Year category with Valorant only just ahead of League of Legends and Counter-Strike 2 in the market.
| Best Esports Game | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 7/4 | 36.4% |
| League of Legends | 11/5 | 31.2% |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12/5 | 29.4% |
| Dota2 | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Faker tops the betting market to win Athlete of the Year
South Korean League of Legends player Faker is the favourite to win Esports Athlete of the Year at tonight's awards show in a category he's usually always nominated in.
Jacob "yay" Whiteaker won the award last year with Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok one of the nominees but tonight looks like it could be Fakers time to win if the odds are correct.
Faker's chances of winning the award according to the final betting market before tonight's ceremony suggest there's an 80% implied probability of him winning.
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The Game Awards Author Contribution
Jake Ashton
Senior News Editor
