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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.

 

Haven’t written in a while because I have been semi-depressed that there is no March Madness or Masters this year or any sports. I have given up on live American Sports in 2020. Shoulda cherished UNC and VCU’s basketball seasons.. even though my teams suck… speaking of my teams sucking, WHAT THE HELL ARE MY PANTHERS DOING?!? No Cam, Olsen, or Luke is going to be weird. I am going to do a free agency/NFL Draft write-up soon once some of this dust settles. I digress.

3-2 on eSports in 2019 up 3.53 units 

1-1 in 2020 up 0.75 units 

100 Thieves -1.5 at -135 for 5 units. 100 Thieves will want to get off to a good start in this Pro League Season. Swole Patrol do not have the talent or teamwork to keep up with the Thieves. Cooper has been dominating some matches for Swole Patrol. That was against teams a couple tiers below 100T though. 100T will want to avenge their lost to fnatic and get back to winning today against a lesser squad. They won’t take them for granted..

SKADE -1.5 at +125 for 5 units. If this was on LAN and not online, I would bet this silly heavy. Turkey5 may have a small chance to win online if the maps fall their way. I still like SKADE a lot though. SKADE have won their past 4 maps. Here’s to them getting to 6 in a row.

Vexed +1.5 at -215 for 5 units. I think Vexed could pull out the “upset” today. Vexed can play Dust2 and Mirage just as well, if not better than Endpoint. mezil has been playing well recently. Vexed have enough talent to win this whole thing, if they can put it together.