AceG > NwG : 5$ on AceG & Med for non-challengers (Low-Risk), looks like an easy game for them.

LG > CLG : 3$ on LG, most likely going to end 1-1 but let's try our luck to get that dolla dolla (High-Risk).

Nexus > Vault : We saw how the new Nexus did last time, easy game against OnClick, 3$ on them here & Med for challengers (Med-Risk at max).

NME > LunatiK : This game is literally 50-50, since the odds are not 50-50, of course we're gonna attempt to win an ICB, although NME got stomped by Method last time but they're still a tier 2 NA team just like LunatiK is, let's hope the motivation dropped down from LtK players after losing their organisation, 1$ on NME here.

Property vs HR

Property, the new Lineup showed decent promise yesterday in tying with Efrag.Net and tying with Dobry and Gaming. Considering they are a new team I would say that is pretty impressive. They did lose 0-2 to both Dignitas and Flipsid3 though and that is something that you should consider actively while factoring in the details.

Hellraisers on the other hand after winning APM masters have been pretty much vacationing. ( Right uptil InfinityG). Kucher went to Egypt, proposed to his girlfriend. Adren went to Kazakhstan to visit his family. Ange1 was with his family where he visited parks in the locality. Dosia however ended up using the break to play more CSGO. He played for the MCS Qualifiers under the team tp|uSports.


However despite all this they were able to pull off a somewhat okay victory against InfinityG. Of Course InfninityG are not at the same level as Property and as such that result might not be taken so much into consideration.

In my opinion, Property should be picking Cache while Hr will definitely try for Mirage, Overpass or Train. That being said I still believe the odds are pretty skewed and we should consider a low or Medium Bet on Property.

My Bet: Low to Medium on Property here ( considering it's a best of 2 )





NaVi vs TSM

This match is for a direct spot into the LAN playoffs for the CCS LAN. The prize pool is $4000 for the top three teams followed by $1000 for the next three teams.

NaVi defeated VP yesterday in a bo3 scoring a 2-1 victory over them. NaVo lost on Train 13-16. However they did come back strongly on the next two maps namely Inferno and Overpass, despite overpass being a really good map for VP too. NaVi played really good yesterday. However they were matched up against VP who is considerably less than TSM in terms of gameplay definitely.

TSM played Kinguin in a Best of three. They defeated Kinguin in a 2-0 fashion , winning strongly on Train followed by a 16-12 win on Dust 2. Something that you have to remember is the fact that Karrigan wasnt playing yesterday and Friberg replaced him yesterday. Also Dupreeh is trying out new settings at the moment. Well that doesnt really seem to affect them as we saw yesterday. However we also have to keep in mind that Kinguin were too bad. I mean they lost a BO2 to a lower team just 1 day before right?

The winner of this match goes directly to the LAN finals. They have a chance to play on LAN along with 3 other teams. The loser however gets thrown into the Last Chance Qualifier. They will then start afresh and try to win aginst 5 other teams. So its going to be like, only one team out of the 6 will be able to go to the LAN. Therefore you can gauge the importance of the match.

In terms of Maps, I think the Vetoes should go somewhat like

NaVi ban Cache
TSM ban Cobblestone
NaVi Pick Overpass
TSM pick Dust 2
NaVI ban Inferno
TSM ban Train
Last map is Mirage

Well the first two bans are pretty obvious. Those are standard bans for these teams and as such its pretty easy to guess. Next Up is NaVi is picking. Now their best maps are definitely from amongst, overpass, MIrage and Train. TSM si a team that is really good on Mirage. On train, despite they not saying that its one of their best maps they have a 11/12 record on it. I would say thats pretty impressive definitely.

TSM are left with Inferno, Train, Mirage and Dust2. I don't think TSM would be wanting to pick Mirage and Train mainly cause NaVi are really good on these maps. That leaves Inferno and Dust 2. NaVi are decent historically on Inferno, however recently they have been bad on it. That being said they were pretty close against EnVyUs on Inferno. Also TSM are very very good on Dust 2 in my opinion. They think themselves to be much better than NaVi on Dust 2, especially on the Terrorist side.

If TSM pick Dust 2, There should be no doubt that NaVi should ban inferno and as such that will leave Mirage as the last map.

On Overpass I definitely favor NaVi. NaVi have shown how potent they are on this map. They have constantly defeated much better teams on this map, while TSM are just about OK on this map. A lot of NaVis gameplay on this map comes from Guardian just holding down areas of the map. Guardian on A long is a pretty scary factor with the AWP right?

On Dust 2, This is like I would say 55-45 in favor of TSM. TSM is definitely a team that loves Dust2. Their gameplay and their insane strategies on Dust 2 seem to have been on point whenever they have played other teams.

Lastly Mirage should be like a 60-40 in favor of NaVI. I know TSM are really good on Mirage while NaVi even lost to EnVyus on this map. ( Remember EnVYUs always ban mirage) However that being said, its somethign that its really close to being one of NaVi’s favorite maps.

Reasons :

NaVi are favored in maps according to me ( just slightly though)
TSM Karrigan didnt play yesterday, so they might have not practised together as much today
TSM Dupreeh trying out new settings against a much better team today ( NaVi > Kinguin )
TSM had been somewhat lacklustre in the matches before the Major
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ odds

My bet: Low on NaVI







SK vs Kinguin

Kinguin have played 2 matches in the last two days. They got thrashed by Flipsid3 day before and they got a beating yesterday too against TSM. Kinguin just dont seem to be on point in their gameplay as they could not defeat Flipsid3 day before. Neither could they put up a fight against TSM yesterday despite 1 standin + 1 player trying out new settings.

SK is a decent team which relies a lot more on team game than Kinguin. These players however have been together for a longer amount of time. They were the ex- Reason gaming , ex CPW. They are a team that really favors themselves on maps such as Overpass, Cobblestone, Train and Mirage. These maps sort of overlap with Kinguin’s favorite maps too, except Cobblestone obviously.

I dont think its safe to bet on Kinguin on this map despite it being a ebst of two. I would consider my personal odds for this game around 60-40 . I just feel that Kinguins game is way off their own Average game and as such a potential upset is definitely possible here.

My Bet: Low on SK

SFTO vs ACG

This is the match for Group A in the Starseries Pro series 14. Currently ACG and SFTO are both sitting at 1 win each. ACG have won against NewBlack and gained one point. On the other hand SFTO won against HFUA ( hand face something )

This match is important in the sense that the top two will advance to the playoffs from this group. So its just important for seeding. Of Course there is an outside chance that the lower teams can be in the top two, but considering how they play i think tht is a distant possibility.

Now in terms of the history of these teams there is pretty limited information available. However I will try to put forth what I have and if you have more please comment below :)


So ACG has filin, deffie, smike, pancher and .crush. These players are not that well known as some of the other Russian teams. Also we don't have much record of their recent games except their solitary win against NWBlack ( in this tournament.) Before that they played against ENSO way back in march. This ENSO had some really good players in Little and Spaze. I still remember Spaze being a really good player at that time. They didnt win against ENSO howevr they were able to take one Map off them.


SFTO on the other hand have seemigly been much more active recently. Their last three matches recorded were all in August, ( one on August 18th and two on August 5th)

One match on August 5th was a forfeit ( against FN-). They won the other match against INCORE 2-0. Recently on 18th August they won against HFUA too

Now none of this information holds much significance because we don't know how these teams rank up against each other . So NWblack defeated HFUA ( 2-1) . This group seems to be much closer than the other groups first hand. Its more to do with the 2-1 scorelines and the scorelines of the individual matches than anything else.

I think for this match ACG should win ( maybe 2-0) . But I would not bet on them at any odds above 75%

So my recommendation would be to bet on ACG if odds stay around 70% . if the odds go higher than 75 however I would recommend a bet low on SFTO.


D&G vs Dignitas

Dobry & Gaming is basically ex-Gamers2. They came to the finals of this tournament through the upper bracket after defeating Dignitas comfortably in the Pre Finals 2-0. However this was held on July 25th ( around that time anyways). The score at that time had been 16-13 & 16-11. Dignitas has had an amazing streak of games recently. However most of these games have been against much weaker teams in their games.

Dobry and Gaming had a convincing game yesterday against Property. They won Cache easily and won Mirage in Double Overtime. Dignitas on the other hand had a reasonably easier game against Flipsid3.

In terms of form, I think both these teams had a pretty even matchup. Dobry and Gaming are a good team in themselves and they definitely have been on a roller coaster ride losing to Phenomenon, Winning against Volgare, Tying the game 1-1 with InfinityG and yet again yesterday tying the game with Property.

Dignitas on the other hand seemed to be on point yesterday in their match against Flipsid3. They did come up with a respectable 2-0 scoreline.

Now a very important factor in this game is that D&G have a One Best of three advantage. D&G definitely. Considering how close these teams are in terms of aim at the moment and gameplay I would give the bigger advantage to D&G in this game. At the time of writing the analysis, D&G are surprisingly the Underdogs. As such it makes more sense to bet on them rather than risking on Dignitas whose odds might go higher as time goes by.

My bet Lowish on D&G






SpaceSoldiers vs Kfish


SpaceSoldiers comprise of well known players such as Xantares, ONLY and Tugux. Kfish also have a really nice team in toni, Tahsin, Kirby and stfN. All these players are individually talented .


Killerfish is a new team ( at least the roster is new right ? :D ). They comprise of some really good players who have played in some great teams in the recent past. They had 1-2 games after joining Kfish and they have either won it ( versus Reason ) or tied the game ( against PlanetKey Dynamic ). They prefer maps such as Dust 2, Cache and Maybe Overpass. They are really awesome players on Dust 2 and if they get their way I dont believe that they will lose on Dust 2. Kfish is a totally new team and this team is still finding their feet in their team game and gameplay. As such they are still a bit rusty and it can affect their game today.

SpaceSoldiers on the other hand didnt look as convinving in their game against XPC yesterday . They had a pretty bad first game and even the rest of the matches ( where Flash didnt play) they didn tlook like they were any good. They missed many shots and as such it was found they were not that good in their game. SpaceSoldiers have been together for a long time and their gameplay is much more improved than KFish at the moment. THey have had wins over Efrag and other well known T2 teams.

Its a very 50-50 game in my opinion. Its more like who can turn up today and it really depends on which maps are more comfortable for which teams.

However if I had to choose one team, I think I would end up choosing Kfish.

Reason :

Havent seen enough of SpaceSoldiers recently to impress me
Kfish were decent ( somewhat good)
Individually players on Kfish seem to be slightly better
Kfish are a aim based team for now

The loser of this match will faceoff against Reason in order to try to reach the finals. The winner goes straight into the finals

My Bet : Low on Killerfish





Kinguin vs VP

This match is the losers match in the Group A of CCL. The loser of this match is out of the tournament definitely. The winner of this match has an opportunity to play in the “Last Chance Qualifier”. This last chance qualifier should comprise of 6 teams ( 2 loser teams from each of the three groups ) if I am not wrong. On the other hand, loser of this match is out of the tournament and cannot proceed further.

VP definitely looked like they were trying their best against NaVi yesterday. They won Train 16-13 but then they lost the next two maps, ( Inferno and Overpass) in some close matches too. VP have just come off as the semi finalists in the Major ESL ONE Cologne.

As for Kinguin, Kinguin didn't look like themselves yesterday in their match against TSM. THis was despite TSM not having their IGL in Karrigan. Kinguin just lost their aim battles and as such it seems like they just were not on point yesterday. I dont think anything should have changed today.

In terms of Maps, VP prefer maps such as Overpass, Mirage and Train.
Kinguin like Dust 2, Cache and Mirage. Overpass used to be one of their favorite maps however they have been trying to avoid it recently.

The plus for VP in the map vetoes is that they will ban Dust 2 which is one of Kinguins stronger maps. Kinguin on the other hand should be banning Cobblestone.

The odds for this map are also skewed by the 16-0 thrashing that VP had received at the hands of Kinguin on Cache a few weeks back. However that seemed to be more cause of the external factors ( such as VP being forced to take their Timeout before match started )



That leaves all maps that VP are pretty proficient on. Kinguin are decent on some of these maps but not at a level of that of VP.

My bet: Vitrus Pro

EnvyUS vs TSM > Low to medium on Envy
Fnatic vs VP > Medium on Fnatic