DFSGhost 
CS:GO Slate Summary: Malta Vibes (12pm EST)
- 2 series on DK
- Best of 1
CS:GO SlateOverview
CS:GO Matchup#1: FATE (-120 PK) vs AVEZ (-120 PK)
The first matchup of the CS:GO slate will be a tightly contested series between FATE and AVEZ. FATE is the higher ranked team and have the better form ranking, while AVEZ has won 3 of their past 5 series. In another Best of 1, teams will alternate banning maps until one remains. FATE will surely ban Nuke and Vertigo, which account for 95% of their first bans, while AVEZ is likely to ban both Mirage and Dust2. This leaves one of Inferno, Train, and Overpass to be played on; if I had to guess which it will be, I think both teams feel confident on Train. It’s FATE’s first pick 32% of the time while AVEZ also is playing well there, riding a 4-map winning streak. For AVEZ, team awper, Markos, has a stellar 1.23 K/D and 0.76 kills per round over the past month; Kei is the primary rifle fragger I want in my AVEZ stacks. He has a 1.22 K/D and 0.78 kills per round and makes for a great Point/$ play with upside. If stacking FATE, mar has been playing well in July and has a 1.05 K/D and 0.72 kills per round in the last month, including a positive K/D in 9 of his last 10 maps played, although his price tag is steep. You can take a shot on h4rn if stacking FATE; he’s cooled off in July but was on a tear in June, going +5 or more in multiple matches and thus has a K/D of 1.16 and 0.70 kills per round over the last month, but again, most of that came in June. I like AVEZ to win here but will play both sides to hedge my lineups.
Top Plays(AVEZ): Kei ($7,600), Markos ($6,200), Kyler ($7,200) or byali ($6,400)
Top Plays(FATE): Mar ($9,600), h4rn ($8,000), blocker ($6,800)
CS:GO Matchup #2: Hard Legion (-275) vs CR4ZY (+200)
The second matchup of the CS:GO slate sees Hard Legion taking on CR4ZY. HL is the higher ranked team at #29 compared to CR4ZY at #71, but the former is coming off a loss to Nemiga while winning 3 of their last 5 series. HL will for sure ban Nuke and Vertigo, which account for 96% of the first ban rates, while CR4ZY will remove Dust2 (71% ban rate) and Overpass (24% ban rate and is HL’s best map). This leaves one of Mirage, Inferno, and Train to be played on with each team having a ban left. No matter which map ends up being the one leftover in the Best of 1, HL has the advantage in both winning percentage and maps played, making them a primary target for a 3-man stack on this CS:GO slate. Krad leads the way for HL with a 1.09 K/D and 0.76 kills per round in the last month, including having a positive K/D in 7 of his last 9 maps played. Forester and rAge would be the next two targets here. Both are the only other team members to have a K/D over 1.00, with Forester having the edge in kills per round at 0.73; Forester’s ceiling is higher for us to target in GPPs, but rAge is a great target in the mid-tier range having gone +28 on 163-135 in his last 8 maps played.
Top Plays (HL): Krad ($9,000), Forester ($8,200), rAge ($7,400)
Top Plays(CZY): SENSEi ($8,600), Sergiz ($6,000)
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