Author: John Anders

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units

13-6 in 2020 up 13.38 units 

ENCE ML at -193 for 4 units. No Lekr0 for NIP so bet ENCE. NIP have nothing to play for. If ENCE can win this match by a total of 16 rounds they won’t have to play Astralis. That is enough of carrot on a stick for them to be prepared for this match. Love some some Finland vs Sweden CSGO. This is one of those matches that should prolly be even odds if both teams were at full strength, but ENCE are favored for a reason. Hampus has not played enough matches with the other guys in NIP for me to worry too much on this play.

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units

11-6 in 2020 up 8.79 units 

Gambit Youngsters at -167 for 7 units. Battle for the all-important 3rd place in the group here. Gambit have won 6 of the past 7 maps against Nemiga. Sh1ro has been playing well lately. He was an excellent in Gambit’s 2-0 win over ForZe yesterday. Gambit have been more consistent over their past 5 matches and in this series. I’ll take the hotter team with the best player in the server.

Team Dignitas +1.5 at +155 for 1 unit. Era vs Era. DJ era era. Slim Shady. Dignitas can still get up for big games like this one against Astralis. Hallzerk is no joke for Dig. Dignitas can beat anyone on their day. These odds are a gift. Astralis can 2-0 anyone on their day. This is closer to a coinflip… I’ll take a +155 coin flip everyday.

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units 

8-6 in 2020 up 2.38 units 

Shoutout to 100 Thieves for dominating like I thought they would.

Movistar Riders +1.5 at -104 for 1 unit. Movistar Riders have not been swept in their first 3 games of their qualification. G2 are the better team, but the Riders are playing consistently right now. Lowel has even been picking it up.

Nemiga +1.5 at -110 for 3 units. Nemiga can win on Mirage or Nuke. Vertigo and Train will get vetoed. Lollipop has been playing really well. Nemiga have a better chance than these odds entail.

Evil Geniuses -1.5 at -179 for 5 units. More fading of Triumph. EG will veto Triumph’s only great map in Overpass. Brehze will not let his team lose a map. EG are coming off of two close losses. I expect the Geniuses to come out fragging and prepared for this must win matchup. Here’s a fun Brehze clutch for good measure

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units 

7-5 in 2020 down 0.62 units

100 Thieves -1.5 at -120 for 5 units. 100 Thieves are coming off of a solid win against EG. Grat played really well for a change. This is a Triumph Fade coupled with a team that may be getting hot at the right time in 100T. Triumph’s best map, Overpass, will get vetoed. These odds should be closer to -200 IMO. This should be the easiest game of the tourney for 100T.

Fnatic/Evil Geniuses/100 Thieves/Team Heretics +1.5 Parlay risking 1 unit to win 2.88 units. Why not? Fnatic will win easy. Evil Geniuses should take care of a struggling Cloud9 side. Heretics should be able to choose one of Dust2, Vertigo, or Overpass and get a win on it. Complexity may or may not be the better side, but I do think Heretics have a deeper map pool that will get them the cover. French > NA

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units 

4-4 in 2020 down 9.09 units

This tournament starts today on April, 22nd and ends May 10th. Over two weeks of high level CS:GO to watch. I am excited. It isn’t the NBA playoffs, but it is the best thing we’ve got right now.

Complexity +1.5 at +110 for 3 units. Astralis just are not as dominate as they have been in year’s past. Complexity beat Astralis 2-0 back in February. I expect a close match. BlameF went 52-22 last time out against North. He is an excellent fragger. Astralis should be favored, but I like Complexity to get at least a map.

Cloud9 -1.5 at -116 for 3 units. Triumph are one of the worst teams in this high-level competition. Cloud9 have been playing tougher opponents for the most part, but some opponents, like Bad News Bears, have beat Triumph and lost to Cloud9. Transitive property is dangerous in CS:GO, but I like the matchup for a Cloud9 team that has to win this match if they want a real chance at moving on.

Evil Geniuses -1.5 at -169 for 5 units. Orgless have been playing valorant too much to beat EG. Brehze may be the best player in NA. EG can beat any team in CS on their day. I like them to take care of business in their first matchup of this major.