• What:  Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup
  • Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • When: July 24-27, 2025
  • Watch: DAZN

A year ago at the eSports World Cup (EWC), it was FaZE Clan defeating 100 Thieves to win the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 title. In 2025, oddsmakers are anticipating that those roles will be reversed.

It's 100 Thieves that are set as +150 favorites to capture the 2025 title. FaZE Clan is set as the +225 second betting choice.

Let’s look at the latest Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup betting lines. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 EWC OddsBovadaBetOnlineBetUS
100 Thieves+150+150+150
FaZE Clan+225+225+225
OpTic Gaming+250+250+250
Team Heretics+550+550+550
Vancouver Surge+600+600+600
KOI+2000+2000+2000
Boston Breach+2500+2500+2500
Cloud 9+10000+10000+10000
G2 eSports+15000+15000+15000
Team Falcons+50000+50000+50000
Gentle Mates+50000+50000+50000
OMiT+100000+100000+100000
Team WaR+100000+100000+100000
Team Orchid+100000+100000+100000
P7 eSports+100000+100000+100000
FiveFears+100000+100000+100000

OpTic Gaming  (+250), Team Heretics (+550), and the Vancouver Surge (+600) are the only other teams given odds of winning that are shorter than +2000.

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How the eSports World Cup Works

Call of Duty has remained one of the most iconic shooter games in video game history. At the eSports World Cup, competitors in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will be competing for $1.8 million in prize money. The championship team will take home a winner's share of the prize pool amounting to $600,000. They also earn automatic entry into the 2026 EWC.

Black Ops 6 features three competitive game modes that is taking place on a variety of maps. Search and Destroy has one team of four defending bomb sites while the other attempts to plant them. Control instructs teams to capture two zones on the map. Hardpoint offers rotating points on the map that teams must capture.

Over the first two days, the 16 entered teams compete in four divisions to get the field down to eight quarterfinalists. The top two teams in each group advance. Quarterfinal matches take place on July 26. The semifinals, third-place game, and grand final are slated for July 27. The first two playoff rounds are best-of-five series. In the grand final, it's a best-of-seven affair.
A change to the format that could create some interest in the event is the plan to allow coaches to be on the gaming floor during matches. Some believe this will increase the level of competition. Naysayers are concerned that the presence of coaches could lead to hesitation on the part of players in need of quick-twitch reflexes to survive.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup Contenders

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 competition begins on July 24. The event culminates with the championship final on July 27.

Five Fears, Team Orchid, Team WaR, OMiT, and Project 7 are all amateur entrants in the event. No amateur team has ever succeeded in making it out of pool play in the EWC competition. The Carolina Royal Ravens were disqualified from the event after making too many roster changes.

Let's look at the top contenders for this event.

100 Thieves (+150)

Winners of the 2022 World Championship, 100 Thieves have won six of 10 events this year. Competing as the Los Angeles Thieves, they've earned $480,000 in prize money.

FaZE Clan (+225)

The mac daddies of the sport, since its inception in 2019, Atlanta-based FaZE Clan has won seven Call of Duty titles. The list includes the 2024 eSports World Cup.

Focusing solely on CoD competition, FaZE Clan has won two of the four Majors in Black Ops 6 competition this year.

OpTic Gaming (+250)

Despite finishing seventh in season play, OpTic Gaming (playing as OpTic Texas) won the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 championship. The team also earned a third-place finish in the Major 4 qualifiers.

Team Heretics (+550)

Competing as the Miami Heretics, the Spanish-owned team won at the Major 4 qualities. However, Team Heretics was fourth in the World Championship and fifth overall during the season.

Vancouver Surge (+600)

Vancouver Surge lost to OpTic Gaming in the final of the CoD championship earlier this season. They are in Pool B along with the favored 100 Thieves squad.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup Best Bet

One reason to back 100 Thieves is the first-round match between FaZE Clan and OpTics Gaming. That guarantees one of the top three contenders will immediately drop into the elimination round. That team will be facing a much tougher road to the grand final.

100 Thieves To win Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup title
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The bottom line is that 100 Thieves have proven to be the dominant team in this competition all year long. It's hard to imagine them doing a pratfall on the biggest stage. Go with 100 Thieves to win the Call of Duty Black Ops 6 eSports World Cup title.