DFSGhost 
CS:GO Slate Summary: MaltaVibes (6am EST)
- 2 matchups on DK
- Best of 1 series
CS:GO Slate Overview
Game #1: GambitYoungsters (-350) vs Lyngby Vikings (+250)
The first matchup on the CS:GO slate sees GY taking on LV in a huge mismatch; the former checks off all initial boxes, being the higher ranked team, in better form, and having won 4 of their last 5. We’re back to the Malta Vibes Best of 1 format in this article, so remember that teams alternate banning maps until one is leftover. Lyngsby has 33% first-ban rates on Mirage, Overpass, and Train, so I doubt we see any of those maps here, while GY bans Nuke first at a 91% rate so that can be eliminated; Inferno is LY’s best map so they’ll likely ban that as well, leaving one of Dust2 or Vertigo to be played on. Although anything can happen in a Best of 1, LV is severely outmatched here; GY should cruise to victory, with sh1ro and Ax1LE leading the charge; all 3 of nafany, supra, and interz are viable to complete a 3-man stack, but interz does have the best K/D (0.98) on Vertigo of the three, despite having the lowest kills per round of the bunch, and the same goes for Dust2: interz leads the way with a 1.02 K/D but also leads the three in kills per round, albeit it be unimpressive, at 0.62 KPR. Both sh1ro and Ax1LE should dominate the kill share percentage, as usual, but interz doesn’t need much at only $6,000 in a Best of 1. As far as LY goes, I have little interest in a one off, but if you want to play one to get different on a two-game slate, I’m not opposed to it; Cabbi ($7,400) is the preferred option here, but he’s too expensive in a Best of 1 on a losing team.
Top Targets: sh1ro ($9,200), Ax1LE ($8,200), interz ($6,000) or supra ($6,400)
One-Off: Twinx ($6,200)
Game #2: Illuminar Gaming(+120) vs AVEZ (-163)
The second CS:GO matchup is projected to be close in Vegas’ eyes, but I disagree. Illuminar is one of those teams that takes care of business by beating inferior teams, but they don’t really pose a threat to more skilled ones. Again, anything can happen in a Best of 1, but I lean AVEZ here. Illuminar will surely ban Inferno first, followed by Overpass and likely Dust2 or Train; AVEZ is probably going to start off by banning Mirage as they typically do, then they’ll dictate their bans to ultimately end up on one of Train or Vertigo. Kei is the top play here leading his squad with a 1.17 K/D and 0.78 kills per round in the past month; it also doesn’t hurt that he’s stellar on both Train and Vertigo with K/D ratios of 1.28 and 1.31, respectively. Team awper Markos is also in a good spot, with the third place in our stacks going to one of byali or Kylar. The former does have a higher K/D ratios and kills share percentages in the past month, but he’s $1000 more expensive and it might be tough to fit him in without punting the captain spot. I much prefer byali, but if you need to, Kylar makes for a viable option, especially if they play on Train, where he has a 1.29 K/D and 0.72 kills per round in the past month.
Top Targets: Kei($8,000), Markos ($7,000), byali ($7,800) or Kylar ($6,800)
One-Off: Innocent($8,600)
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