100 Thieves vs Sentinels VCT Americas Kickoff: Preview, picks

Hannan Mundia Published 25/01/2026

100 Thieves 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff team

100 Thieves and Sentinels have proven themselves strong enough to deserve a spot in the 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff middle bracket, and our preview is here to highlight these two teams facing off with each other to determine which picks will prove correct.

Match	100 Thieves vs Sentinels – 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff
Kick-off	January 25, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET
Our pick	100 Thieves, under 2.5 maps
Betting favorite	Sentinels

Sentinels and 100 Thieves both made major changes to their rosters heading into the new year. While added three new players to the mix, 100T tweaked its entire roster. The looming question is whether 100 Thieves’ new roster holds enough potential to take down its opponent here.

100 Thieves vs Sentinels match preview

Tournament: 2026 VCT Americas Kickoff
Stage: Playoffs
Game: Valorant
Format: Best-of-three

Betting tip: Looking at how both teams have performed this year so far, it wouldn’t be surprising if 100 Thieves comfortably won against Sentinels without even losing a single map.

Our 100 Thieves vs Sentinels pick: Total maps to be under 2.5 @ 1.89.

100 Thieves vs Sentinels match analysis

100 Thieves has seen its roster take a major step forward of late. Having reliable aimers with high technical skills and great teamwork, including Cryocells, bang, and Asuna, the team can now take and win more fights without so often having to back out as was necessary before. The roster changes have already shown great potential in a match against LOUD, though the same can’t be said for Sentinels.

Sentinels 2026 VCT roster – Image credit: Sentinels

Looking at how Sentinels played in its match against Furia, it now seems that johnqt is the only reliable player on the roster. In particular, reduxx’s gameplay against Furia was very shaky. It took multiple lost rounds for the player to finally realize that maybe the operator just wasn’t the right weapon for the job.

All of this, paired with the general aggression that 100 Thieves has shown so far, spells danger for Sentinels.

100 Thieves has multiple advantages going for it. The team’s more consistent players could help the team to stop Sentinels in pistol rounds, which means siding with 100T there could be a good idea. As for the full match, N4RRATE and johnqt may be good players, but Kyu seemingly doesn’t have the required experience as an IGL to lead SEN to victory against top teams, and that could result in a 100 Thieves win the match without 100T losing a single map.

Key stats

Metric	100 Thieves	Sentinels	Edge
Match win rate	3.52	3.55	Sentinels
Average kills	52%	65%	100 Thieves

100 Thieves vs Sentinels betting odds snapshot

Market	Odds
100 Thieves to win	2.03
Sentinels to win	1.73
Total maps over 2.5	1.85

Valorant betting odds via GG.BET, 6:34 pm ET January 24, 2026.

100 Thieves vs Sentinels betting picks & predictions

While Sentinels is the favorite to win the upcoming match, much of that is because of the team’s previous roster. The new roster rework hasn’t really performed well for the team thus far, and it’s unlikely to improve in such a short time as would be required to rebound in the Americas Kickoff event.

By contrast, 100 Thieves has already shown individual proficiency and fine teamwork against teams such as G2, suggesting it could be the side to move on from the middle bracket.

Best picks:

100 Thieves to win pistol rounds @ 1.7: 100 Thieves generally has more aggressive and aim-focused players who excel in pistol rounds.
Total maps to be under 2.5 @ 1.89: Sentinels seemingly needs a lot more practice before its new roster can really shine, which could see 100T comfortably win here.

100 Thieves vs Sentinels prediction

Our prediction: 100 Thieves to win 2-0 @ 2.03 at GG.BET.

Feature image credit: 100 Thieves

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