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Welcome to another CS:GO Breakdown for both DraftKingsand FanDuel! Yesterday went fairly well; we missed on the Team Heretics GPPplay while Winstrike and Team Liquid also both took losses, although I did sayto fade those games. GPP calls in Ninjas in Pyjamas and Envy worked outtremendously, while top stacks Astralis and Complexity hit big! Let’s dive intothe next slate:

CS:GO Summary

9 total games: 3 at 9am EST, 4 at 12:30pm EST, 2 at4pm EST

Optimal stack on DK is 3-3

Optimal stack on FD is 3-2-1, one-off is preferable atthe team spot

9am EST CS:GO Stack Target: Natus Vincere (-800)

With their star player leading the way, NAVI should cruise in this one versus Hard Legion. s1mple ($10,600 DK) is one of the best CS:GO players to roster in DFS, with his 1.48 K/D ratio ranking second in the entire player field, making him an elite target in the process. The problem with NAVI is that the rest of their squad doesn’t compare to their star player, but for stack purposes, roll out electronic ($7,400 DK) with Boombl4 ($6,200 DK) or flamie ($5,800 DK).

2nd stack: Virtus Pro (-275): Jame($8,600 DK), qikert ($7,800 DK), buster ($8,000 DK)

12:30pm EST CS:GO Stack Target: FAZE (-900)

Elite fantasy production in a perfect matchup, what’snot to like? Don’t overthink this one, load up on coldzera ($7,600 DK), NiKo($9,000 DK), and broky ($7,800 DK) with coldzera being my favorite captainbecause of the savings it gives you versus playing NiKo there. We’ve seen theodd game or two where rain ($7,000 DK) outproduces broky ($7,800 DK), but I’mnot buying it in this one; broky’s K/D ratio smashes rain’s at 1.21 compared to0.96.

2nd stack: G2 (-800): nexa($7,200 DK), kennyS ($7,800 DK), huNter- ($7,400 DK)

4pm EST CS:GO Stack Target: Team Liquid (-400)

Coming off a tough loss to FURIA yesterday, TeamLiquid will bounce back versus Cloud9 today. Stack this usual suspects in thisone: EliGe ($8,600 DK) and NAF ($8,200) make an excellent 1-2 punch; round itout with Stewie2K ($6,400) or Twistzz ($6,800 DK), with the former being myfavorite of the two.

2nd stack: hedge both GenG andFURIA

FURIA: KSCERATO ($8,400 DK),HEN1 ($7,400 DK), yuurih ($7,000 DK)

GenG: BnTeT ($7,000 DK),koosta ($7,200 DK), autimatic ($7,600 DK)

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Welcome to the CS:GO Breakdown for the 05/09 slate onboth DraftKings and FanDuel!

CS:GO Summary

9 total games: 3 at 9am EST, 4 at 12:30pm EST, 2 at 4pm EST. DK has 3 slates at each time, while FD has a main slate at 12:30pm EST and a late hours slate at 4pm EST.

Optimal stack on DK is 3-3

Optimal stack on FD is 3-2-1, one-off is preferable atthe team spot

CS:GO Game 1: forZe (-225) vs Gambit Youngsters

Pick: forZe

Top plays: xsepower ($9,000 DK), FL1T ($7,600 DK),Jerry ($5,800 DK)

Notes: play forZe in this one, no debate about it

CS:GO Game 2: Unique vs Nemiga (-900)

Pick: Nemiga

Top Plays: lollipop21k ($8,400 DK), speed4k ($8,200DK), Jyo ($7,400 DK)

Notes: do not touch Unique under any circumstances

CS:GO Game 3: Winstrike vs Team Spirit (-188)

Pick: Fading this game, if playing it I lean Winstrike

Top Plays: El1an ($8,000 DK), Hobbit ($6,800), bondik($6,200 DK)

Notes: Could go either way, GPP upside is favored withWinstrike

CS:GO Game 4: Dignitas vs Complexity (-175)

Pick: Complexity

Top plays: blameF ($7,000 DK / $10,300 FD), poison ($7,600DK / $10,500 FD), k0nfig ($8,600 DK / $10,300 FD)

Notes: Complexity is a cash lock and a great play in all formats

CS:GO Game 5: ENCE vs Astralis (-600)

Pick: Astralis

Top Plays: Xyp9x ($7,800 DK / $10,700 FD), device ($8,200 DK / $11,800 FD), magisk ($8,000 DK / $12,000 FD), dupreeh ($7,000 DK / $10,500 FD)

Notes: Astralis is probably my favorite stack on theentire day

CS:GO Game 6: Fnatic (-188) vs Ninjas in Pyjamas

Pick: Ninjas in Pyjamas

Top Plays: Plopski ($6,600 DK / $10,400 FD), REZ($6,600 DK / $10,400 FD), nawwk ($6,800 DK / $11,000 FD)

Notes: FNC could easily win behind Brollan and flusha, but I’m going for the upset here and leverage in GPPs. If playing FNC, roll out Brollan, flusha or KRIMZ (prefer flusha), and to save salary, JW.

CS:GO Game 7: Team Vitality (-225) vs Team Heretics

Pick: Team Heretics

Top Plays: Maka ($9,200 DK / $12,300 FD), Nivera ($7,400 DK / $11,600 FD), Lucky ($6,800 DK / $10,200 FD)

Notes: Vit is terrible other than ZywOo, if they win,he’ll hit 90+

CS:GO Game 8: Envy vs 100 Thieves (-225)

Pick: Envy

Top Plays: MICHU ($7,600 DK / $12,000 FD), Calyx($7,800 DK / $11,400 FD), Nifty ($6,600 DK / $9,600 FD)

Notes: could go either way, my lean is with Envy and they’ve pulled off some major upsets before

CS:GO Game 9: FURIA vs Team Liquid (-150)

Pick: hedge this game 100%, if picking one then I’lltake Team Liquid

Top Plays: EliGe ($8,800 DK / $12,000 FD), NAF ($8,600DK / $10,600 FD), Stewie2K ($6,200 DK / $9,900 FD)

Notes: Two top teams, definitely recommend a hedge to get exposure to both sides. If playing FURIA, roll out KSCERATO, HEN1, and yuurih

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Welcome to the WinDaily CS:GO breakdown for May 7th! When playing CS:GO, you want to stack your teams similar to what you do in other sports, such as MLB and NHL. On DraftKings, a 3-3 stack is optimal, whereas a 3-2-1 stack on FanDuel is recommended because they require 3 teams be played; ideally, you want your one-off to be at the team spot. We have multiple slates on both sites, so let’s get to it!

forZe (-1400) vs Unique (9am EST)

Coming in as the biggest CS:GO favorites on the slate,forZe stacks will be good for cash games. I do fear that they may win tooquickly to carry enough upside in a GPP, but xsepower ($9,600 DK/$11,300 FD) andFL1T ($8,000 DK / $10,600 FD) should lead the way for an easy 2-0 forZe sweep.If running a 3-man stack, round it out with facecrack ($7,200 DK / $9,200 FD)or Jerry ($6,200 DK / $10,000 FD).

Team Spirit (-350) vs Nemiga (9am EST)

Team Spirit are one of my main CS:GO GPP targets withChopper ($9,200 DK / $10,300 FD) being the primary target with 50 kills per gameover his last 3. If you need the savings, my next targets would be somedieyoung($6,800 DK / $10,100 FD) and iDiSBALANCE ($7,400 DK / $9,900 FD) who lead theteam with K/D ratios of 1.17 and 1.16, respectively.

Winstrike (-150) vs Gambit Youngsters (9am EST)

I’ll likely be fading this game because of the close spread, but if you’re rolling with one of these CS:GO teams in deep GPPs, I recommend the underdog in Gambit Youngsters. The players I’d target would be sh1ro ($10,200 DK / $11,400 FD) and Ax1Le ($6,600 DK / $9,800 FD).

G2 (-900) vs C0ntact (12:30pm EST)

G2 is second to forZe in my top CS:GO plays on the slate being heavy favorites over a terrible C0ntact squad. As usual, the top targets are nexa ($8,200 DK / $11,400 FD), kennyS ($9,000 DK / $12,000 FD), and huNter- ($7,800 DK / $11,600 FD), with nexa being my favorite in the captain spot due to recent form.

North (-160) vs Movistar Raiders (12:30pm EST)

A good game to save salary on both sites, I’ll behedging this game with shares of both CS:GO squads. My top targets on North areaizy ($8,800 DK / $10,200 FD) and MSL ($7,200 DK / $9,800 FD), while ALEX($8,600 DK / $9,600 FD), steel ($6,800 DK / $9,500 FD), and mopoz ($6,600 DK /$9,300 FD) are in play on the Movistar side.

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