DFSGhost 
CS:GO Slate Summary: CS Summit (12pm EST)
- 4 series on DK
- Best of 3
CS:GO SlateOverview
CS:GO Game#1: Team Vitality (-1000) vs FATE (+550)
The first game of the CS:GO slate sees Vitality taking on FATE in a complete mismatch. Vitality comes into this one as the higher ranked team and is in better form than their counterparts, despite winning 3 of their last 5 while FATE has won 4 of their last 5. Vitality bans Train 100% of the time, which is also FATE’s best map, while FATE bans Nuke at a 70% rate, which is also Vitality’s best map. Both teams will have their best map banned, so they’ll have to get creative when selecting; Vitality likely turns to Dust2, which they pick first 32% of the time behind only Nuke at 37%, while FATE likely selects Overpass, which they choose first 23% of the time, behind only Train at 32%. Vitality should win this won with ease and in dominating fashion, 2-0.
Top Plays:ZywOo ($9,200), shox ($7,200), RPK ($6,000), apex ($7,000)
CS:GO Game #2: North (-188) vs Movistar Riders (+137)
The second match of the CS:GO slate has North taking on the Movistar Riders. North has not played since their last loss versus Havu nearly 10 days ago but looks to be in a good spot here. North bans Mirage at a 53% rate while Movistar bans Dust2 100% of the time, so it’s unlikely either team selects those two maps. North will likely turn to Vertigo for their first pick while Movistar will look at Overpass or Inferno with their first selection; the map likely to be leftover is likely to be whichever of Overpass or Inferno that is not selected by Movistar, or possibly Nuke. North has the advantage on Vertigo and Overpass while Movistar has the advantage on Inferno and Nuke. North has beaten Movistar once in the past month, but this series will be a tight one; I’ll likely have pieces of both sides but side with North to win; I’ll be strictly playing the big guns from this game, but I’m not opposed to taking a shot on cajunb ($6,800) in large field tournament, albeit I prefer Vitality value plays.
Top Plays (North):aizy ($8,200), MSL ($8,000)
Top Plays (Movistar):ALEX ($8,800), steel ($7,200)
CS:GO Game#3: MiBR (+130) vs Team Liquid (-170)
The third series of the CS:GO slate sees two familiar foes facing off against one another. MiBR had two uninspiring performances versus EG and Chaos in the past two days, then bounced back with two dominating wins over YeaH Gaming and Envy, then played horrible again versus Triumph where they needed five overtimes to win on Overpass, lost on their own map pick, Dust2, 6-16, then squeaked out a victory on Mirage 16-13 to take the series 2-1. Outside of kNgV-, they have looked out of form; whether it was the quality of competition (or lack thereof) they were facing or for whatever other reason, they simply did not look good. On the other hand, Team Liquid hasn’t been in the best of shape neither, losing their past 3 matches.
MiBR bans Nuke at an 87% rate while Team Liquid bans Train 100% of the time, which is also MiBR’s map of choice, so we won’t be seeing either one here. Although TL typically turns to Mirage for their first pick, they have MiBR’s number on Inferno and will probably continue going back to the well. MiBR, on the other hand, will probably look to Dust2 or Overpass with their selection, leaving Vertigo as the most probably map to be leftover. Given MiBR’s recent lackluster play, I’ll side with TL, but be cautious of a team that hasn’t played in week compared to their opponent who has played six matches since then; if MiBR wins, it’ll be on the back of kNgV- ($7,800).
Top Plays:EliGe ($7,800), NAF ($7,600), Twistzz ($6,600)
CS:GO Game#4: Chaos (+300) vs 100 Thieves (-400)
The last game of the CS:GO slate sees another heavy favorite, 100 Thieves, taking on Xeppaa and Chaos. While OHT has not played in just under two weeks, they boast the far superior squad and should win here with ease, barring any rust. OHT bans Overpass at an 83% rate while Chaos bans Vertigo 45% of the time, and is also OHT’s best map, so it’s unlikely that we see either of those maps. I expect Chaos to turn to Nuke with their pick, where they have OHT somewhat outmatched with an 80% win rate on 5 matches played compared to OHT’s 20% win rate in 8 matches; OHT will likely counter with Inferno. If we get to 3 maps in this one, I suspect it to be Dust2. Even if OHT shows some rust and loses a map, I’ll take them to win the series.
Top Plays: jks($8,400), jkaem ($7,200), Liazz ($6,400)
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