DFSGhost 
CS:GO Slate Summary: CS Summit (12pm EST)
- 3 series on DK
- Best of 3
CS:GO SlateOverview
CS:GO Matchup#1: Team Vitality (+100) vs BIG (-138)
The first matchup of the CS:GO slate is one that I’ve been waiting to see; ZywOo and Vitality finally get to take on syrsoN and BIG. While the former is now finally reaching new deserved heights in the World rankings, currently sitting at #2, BIG can be argued to be the top team in the world at the moment; both teams are in excellent form having won 4 of their past 5 matches. Both VIT and BIG ban train first at 90%+ rates so we’re likely going to see Vitality ban Dust2 or possibly see BIG let Vitality use their ban on Train while they’ll ban Vertigo or Overpass. While it’s nearly impossible to predict which team will pick which map, I want to point out the amount of success BIG has across 5 core maps; rarely do we see a team that is able to manipulate the ban phase the way BIG can. They have the advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Nuke, while also having a better winning percentage on Overpass albeit having 3 less maps played. While ZywOo is one of, if not the best player in the world, I’ll take BIG here to win the series based on their depth on both their roster and across various maps opposed to Vitality’s, but I’ll most definitely have ZywOo is almost, if not all of my lineups.
Top Plays(BIG): tabseN ($8,400), syrsoN ($7,400), XANTERES ($7,000), tiziaN ($6,400)
Top Plays(VIT): ZywOo ($10,400)
CS:GO Matchup #2: GODSENT (+162) vs Fnatic (-225)
The second matchup on the CS:GO slate has some great targets for our DFS lineups. Fnatic is in better form than GODSENT and the latter lost to North yesterday 2-0, looking lost in all facets of the game outside of the first half on the first map, and are the higher ranked team, at times playing like the best squad in the world. Fnatic bans Vertigo at a 61% rate while GODSENT bans Mirage first 93% of the time; cross those two off the list with confidence. I think GODSENT turns to Nuke with their first pick, which they do 21% of the time and have a 62% winning percentage on 13 maps played compared to Fnatic’s 38% on 16 maps played. The favorite likely counters with Inferno here, which they pick first nearly 40% of the time and have a massive advantage of their counterparts. While GODSENT boasts a decent 4-man unit outside of kRYSTAL, Fnatic is too good to get upset here and should draw heavy ownership, and rightfully so, while being the core of your cash builds; if dodging one of the core 4, I’d personally drop flusha ($8,200), who is not only priced too high for my liking, but also has a 0.93 K/D over the last month and an abysmal 0.61 kills per round, including going -24 on 77-101 in his last 5 maps played.
Top Plays: Brollan ($9,800), KRIMZ ($7,600), JW ($6,400)
CS:GO Matchup#3: Team Liquid (-120 PK) vs Evil Geniuses (-120 PK)
The last matchup of the CS:GO slate sees TL taking on EG for the third time in the past month, with the latter having taken the past two encounters. EG is in better form than TL, have won 5 straight series, and are slightly higher ranked at #8 compared to TL’s #10 ranking. EG bans Overpass first at a 42% rate while TL bans Train first 100% of the time; it’s been this way every time they’ve faced one another, and tomorrow is no different. While TL typically turns to Mirage with their first pick, they’ve only played there 3 times in the past month, the last time being two weeks ago; given that they’re 0-2 against EG in the past month, they may change it up and turn to their former go-to map, but I’m more inclined to say that they select Nuke or Dust2. EG has made some questionable map choices against TL, including picking both Nuke and Dust2 in separate series despite having worse winning percentages, but have still come out with two straight victories. Anything can happen here with EG’s map pick, but I’d like to see them on Inferno where they are riding an 8-map winning streak. People were questioning whether BIG could take out a team of FaZe’s caliber three times in a single month, and we told them to load up on BIG, who came through in a big (pun intended?) way; EG rolls here for the third time in 30 days. CeRq is the main man with a 1.24 K/D and 0.75 kills per round in the last month, along with Brehze and Ethan, but don’t count out stanislaw ($5,000) who is nearly minimum price and is +15 on 77-62 in his last 4 maps played; I likely won’t be going there, and you’ll see why in the notes section, but he’s someone worth mentioning for large field tournaments.
Top Plays: CeRq ($7,200), Brehze ($6,800), Ethan ($6,600)
CS:GO Slate Notes
I don’t think DraftKings could have made this CS:GO slate any easier on us; pricing is a real joke tomorrow and we need to take advantage by narrowing our player pool down as much as possible. Outside of premium pay up options in ZywOo ($10,400) and Brollan ($9,800), there is nobody that we cannot fit in our lineups. Players such as syrsoN ($7,400), XANTERES ($7,000) and CeRq ($7,200) should all be over $8,000 and we need to jam in as many studs as we can. While plugging in ZywOo at captain will be the chalk, I’m not opposed putting someone in the 7k-8k range there ($10,500-$11,700 at captain) to jam in ZywOo, Brollan, and 2-3 other names mentioned above.
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