Christopher Day 
CS:GO Slate Summary: DreamHack (4am EST)
2 games onDK
Best of 3series
CS:GO SlateSummary: BLAST (Early) (9:30am EST)
2 games onDK
Best of 1 series
CS:GO Slate Summary: BLAST (Main) (1:45pm EST)
4 games on DK
Best of 1 series
CS:GO SlateOverview: DreamHack
Game #1:ORDER (+110) vs Avant Gaming (-150)
Another day filled with CS:GO slates begins with the Oceania DreamHack slate at 4am EST. This game would be the one of two to hedge, but I’ll side with the underdog in ORDER to take the series. These two teams have plenty of history against one another; ORDER has taken 6 of the past 10 series in the last 3 months, most recently a 16-11 win at ESEA MDL. ORDER has won 9 in a row and are red hot; we’ve seen how recent form dictates matches in CS:GO, and with Avant being in the worse form of the two, I’ll side with the underdog at reduced pricing. If hedging this one, I recommend sterling ($8,600) being at the top of your priority list; he leads Avant in all major statistics, including a 1.31 rating, 0.82 kills per round, and 1.32 K/D. He warrants consideration as a one-off as well given his ridiculous output, but ultimately, Avant is not my top stack because of the considerably low activity of his teammates (56 maps played in the past 3 months).
Top Playsfor ORDER: aliStair ($7,200), Rickeh ($7,600), USTILO ($6,400)
Top Playsfor Avant: sterling ($8,600), BL1TZ ($6,000), ofnu ($7,000)
Game #2:Renegades (-1200) vs Chiefs (+600)
In whatshould be a lopsided affair, all signs point to a quick and easy win for theRenegades. The Renegades come in as the #39 team in the world while the Chiefscome in at #87 and there is a distinct difference in talent level between thetwo squads. Don’t overthink this one, lock 3 Renegades and move on to the restof your build.
Top Plays: Sico($7,800), dexter ($8,400), INS ($7,400)
TOP CAPTAINFOR DH: Sico ($11,700), dexter ($12,600), aliStair ($10,800), sterling($12,900)
CS:GO SlateOverview: BLAST (Early)
Game #1:Ence (-700) vs sAw (+400)
In thefirst game of the BLAST early slate, there will be no hedging in this one. Ence’sopponent, sAw, is out of their league with the opponents they are facing hereand don’t really pose as a threat to Ence in this one. Ence played fairly well againstVitality in their most recent match ending in a tie, while sAw has lost theirlast 4 matches to fellow EU teams.
Top Plays:allu ($9,400), sergej ($7,600), Jamppi ($6,200)
Game #2: Dignitas(+110) vs Virtus Pro (-150)
The second game of the BLAST slate is the one that we have a tough time getting a read on. Both teams are playing so poorly as of late that this game is honestly a coin flip for who will win, but let’s discuss their team statistics and player statistics. Dignitas will have to ban Inferno and Dust2 from Virtus Pro, given their struggles on those two maps and VP’s success on them. After that, teams are pretty even in terms of winning percentage on Nuke, Train, and Vertigo. Individually, f0rest ($8,200) leads the way for Dignitas, posting a 1.12 rating, 1.18 K/D, and 0.77 kills per round. On the flipside, YEKINDAR ($9,000) came in to replace buster, who left the team for personal reasons and has impacted the team positively in his short tenure there; in 11 games with VP, YEKINDER has a 1.05 K/D and leads the team in kills by a wide margin. Ultimately for the BLAST slate, I’ll be locking in the 3 ENCE players listed above and trying to get maximum exposure to both YEKINDAR and f0rest, along with a supporting player such as Jame ($7,400), hallzerk ($7,800), or GeT_RiGhT ($7,200).
CS:GO Slate Overview: BLAST (Main)
Game #1: Astralis (-110) vs Team Vitality (-125)
As we wrote in the last article, Astralis suffered blowing losses to their roster in gla1ve and Xyp9x – and are not the same squad. After losing 16-7 to NIP, they bounced back versus a depleted sAw team, as to be expected, but sAw is nowhere near the squad that Vitality is. It’s tough for me to say, because I loved watching the dominant tenure Astralis had, but I’ll be fading them in this one, not only because they’re ridiculously priced, but because I think they lose outright to Vitality.
Top Plays: ZywOo ($9,200), misutaaa ($6,200), apex ($6,600)or shox ($6,800)
Game #2: Cloud9 (-110) vs Evil Geniuses (-125)
Another CS:GO slate with another tough NA game to call. If you’ve been keeping up with our extensive CS:GO coverage, you’ll know that these NA teams are extremely volatile and inconsistent, but I’ll be hedging this game to get limited exposure. Ultimately, these two teams go back and forth in both recent form and this game is no different being a best of 1 – it can go any way depending on which maps get banned and can also dictate which players do well depending on which map is played so it’s impossible to narrow it down to a tee; make sure to get exposure to both sides with the plays listed below, but if you’re picking a single side, I lean EG.
C9: floppy ($8,200), Sonic ($6,400)
EG: Brehze ($7,800), CeRq ($6,600)
Game #3: 100 Thieves (-350) vs Triumph (+250)
Triumph has a very talented player in Grim, who leads the squad in all major statistical categories: 1.27 rating, 0.83 kills per round, and a 1.06 K/D. The issue is, the rest of Triumph is no match for the depth of 100 Thieves and won’t be able to pull off the upset here. All 4 players listed below are viable and are listed in order of preference.
Top Plays: jks ($8,400), Gratisfaction ($8,600), jkaem($7,400), Liazz ($6,200)
Game #4: GenG (+120) vs MiBR (-140)
This is a game that could shock some should GenG beable to pull off the upset, but I’ll definitely take MiBR as they are a muchmore talented team. Led by the trio of fer ($8,000), Fallen ($9,000), and kNgV-($7,200), MiBR boasts a deep lineup that has upset some stellar teams in thepast and takes care of business against weaker opponents on all facets of thegame.
Top Plays: fer ($8,000), Fallen ($9,000), and kNgV-($7,200)
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