Depends alot on the game, but teamwork counts alot for integrity of results and likelihood the team is practising together, etc. I got alot more faith in an underdog bet when I believe that team has underlying potential to keep improving and surprising in their results, alot of that revolves around the team spirit being healthy. The biggest mistake people make is counting results evenly when some games wont have the effort spent on them over others, some enemy teams or the map choice allows an easier result.
I only agree that you have no influence over the choice of map. You can possibly play live and gain an advantage here. But the live odds are already about 15 - 20% lower. So it's not mathetically worth it.
I think there's no easy way of learning to make correct picks, you basically have to know exactly how the games work and you need to know intricate details about the players/teams.
I've made some successful picks in the past, on Starcraft for example, just because I'd been following one particular player while he was trying to move up the ladder.
I'd noticed that his game seemed a little bit off and decided to bet against him when he was playing against a slightly weaker opponent.
My gut feeling ended up being correct, since I made a nice profit from that game.
It's little stuff like this that you should take notice of.
In this situation, all you need is prior knowledge and skills in gambling. Experience is the best tips for everyone who wants to try esports betting. We should be wise and also be we should be brave in everything what we do. Ot takes guts for us to earn some money more and dont stop of you lose one time.Try and try until you get satisfied.
I think that with this Starcraft example you've come to the heart of the problem and its solution. You have to focus on one small detail. One team, one player and watch him all the time. Only then can we have our own unique insider knowledge. Then we don't have to rely on the statistics and talking to most people that player XX won 80% and has XYZ statistics because these are trivialities and everyone knows it.