Christopher Day 
CS:GO Slate Summary: CS Summit EU (9am EST)
- 8 series on DK
- Best of 3 series
CS:GO SlateOverview
CS:GO Game#1: Fnatic (-1000) vs Nordavind (+550)
This first game of the CS:GO slate has one of the biggest favorites and #2 team in the world, Fnatic, taking on Nordavind. Fnatic bans Vertigo at a 50% rate and hates playing there, while Nordavind bans Train at an 82% rate so we can scratch those two maps off the list. Fnatic will likely turn to Inferno for their first pick, while Nordvind will most likely counter with Mirage. No matter which is the map leftover of Nuke, Overpass, or Dust2, I just don’t see how Fnatic loses this one. Even if Nordavind takes Mirage somehow, they won’t win the series; Fnatic cruises here.
Top Plays:KRIMZ ($7,800), Brollan ($8,400), JW ($7,200)
CS:GO Game#2: Heroic (-350) vs Endpoint (+250)
The second game on the CS:GO slate has little appeal to me for my DFS lineups. Heroic’s best map, Nuke, is Endpoint’s top ban and this will limit their upside, while Endpoint is not truthworthy outside of large field tournaments. The map statistics favor the underdog, but Heroic is too strong and should win the series, albeit I’ll be fading this one altogether.
Top Plays:stavn ($8,800), niko ($7,200)
CS:GO Game#3: Dignitas (-600) vs FATE (+350)
The thirdgame of the CS:GO slate is one that features another heavy favorite, DIG,taking on FATE. Similarly to the matchup listed above, there is a little lessfantasy appeal here with FATE banning DIG’s best map in Nuke and they do gradeout well in map winning percentages. DIG likely takes this one, but I’ll bestaying away for the most part.
Top Plays:f0rest ($8,600)
CS:GO Game#4: MAD Lions (-1400) vs PACT (+650)
After back to back series that I’ll likely be avoiding on the CS:GO slate, this one has a lot of potential. MAD Lions boasts one of the quietest superstars in the game in Bubzkji and they make for a great stack target here. While PACT does have MAD outmatched on Train and Overpass when strictly looking at winning percentages, the latter has much more talent and should pull off a series sweep with ease.
Top Plays:Bubzkji ($8,400), acoR ($7,400), sjuush ($7,400)
CS:GO Game#5: Complexity (-1400) vs Jalapeno (+650)
One of, if not my favorite stack on the CS:GO slate is featured right here: Complexity. Not only are they the biggest favorite on the slate, but they have their opponent outmatched on every map and they aren’t even in the same league as COM. I’ll have a ton of Complexity in the form of 2-man and 3-man stacks, especially with the way blameF and oBo have been playing over the past month.
Top Plays:blameF ($9,000), oBo ($7,600), k0nfig ($7,800), poizon ($7,000)
CS:GO Game#6: BIG (-700) vs HAVU (+400)
Anothergame with elite targets on the CS:GO slate, you can make a case for BIG to beone of the hottest teams in the world right now. Not only do they have theiropponent, HAVU, outmatched in all facets of the game, but they have beenplaying lights out since DreamHack behind the stellar play of their 1-2 punchof syrsoN and tabseN. You can also look to this game for great value plays whoare priced a tad low in my opinion.
Top Plays:syrsoN ($8,400), tabseN ($8,200), XANTERES ($7,000), tizian ($6,400)
CS:GO Game#7: c0ntact (-188) vs AVEZ (+137)
In a seriesthat will carry low ownership, c0ntact takes on AVEZ. Both teams ban eachothers top maps at the highest percentages; Mirage and Overpass will be gonefor c0ntact and AVEZ, respectively. AVEZ will probably turn to Vertigo fortheir map choice, whereas c0ntact will likely choose Inferno. I can see Dsut2being the map being leftover, and will take AVEZ to win the series, although I’llhave little to no exposure here.
Top Plays: Kei($8,200), Markos ($5,800)
CS:GO Game#8: OG (-188) vs Sprout (+137)
A closeseries to call, the last one of the CS:GO slate features OG taking on Sprout. OGbans Vertigo at a 91% rate while Sprout bans Overpass 44% of the time, so wecan cross those two maps off. Both teams love to take Mirage as their firstmap, so it’s impossible to know what the second map being played will be. Ilike the underdog here in a sneaky stack for large field tournaments.
Top Plays:faveN ($8,000), dycha ($7,200)
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