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CS:GO Slate Summary: CS Summit NA (2:45pm EST)

• 4 series on DK
• Best of 3 series

CS:GO SlateOverview

CS:GO Game#1: Chaos (+350) vs MiBR (-600)

The first game on the CS:GO slate will draw a ton of ownership with MiBR being heavy favorites against Chaos, but MiBR is coming off a brutal 2-0 loss versus EG yesterday after nearly fighting back in both games and could be in for a surprise. These teams have played twice in the last momth, tying 15-15 at the BLAST Premier while MiBR took down Chaos 2-0 in the other series at DreamHack. Chaos bans Vertigo 44% of the time and refuses to play there, while MiBR bans Nuke at an 86% rate, so we can scratch those two maps off the list. While Train is typically MiBR’s top map choice, I can see them turning to Dust2 where Chaos is widely unexperienced but I still think they go with the former, whereas Chaos’ top map choice is typically Inferno, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see them turn to Overpass where  MiBR is riding a 4-map losing streak. While I do think MiBr pulls off the win, don’t be surprised if it’s uglier than expected; they’ll be drained from yesterday’s series and Chaos does boast a great individual talent in Xeppaa; with the field being overweight on MiBR, I’ll likely have 1 player max or be fading altogether in large field tournaments, but they do have the ability to pop off for some great scores, nonetheless.

Top Plays: Fallen($9,400), kNgV- ($8,000), fer ($8,200), trk ($5,800)

CS:GO Game#2: New England Whalers (+600) vs Cloud9 (-1200)

The secondgame of the CS:GO slate sees the biggest favorites and my favorite stack,Cloud9, taking on the New England Whalers. C9 bans Mirage 83% of the time whileNEW bans Train at a 44% rate, so we can cross those two maps off the list. NEWwill likely turn to Nuke with their first pick while c9 will surely counterwith Overpass or Inferno; I think they choose the latter given NEW’s decentplay on the former. C9 cruises to a 2-0 sweep here and will be in every one of mybuilds.

Top Plays: floppy($9,000), oSee ($8,400), motm ($6,800)

CS:GO Game#3: Triumph (-700) vs YeaH Gaming (+400)

The third game on the CS:GO slate features another heavy favorite, Triumph, taking on YeaH Gaming. While the former does not boast the most talented squad, they do have an underappreciated star in Grim leading the way to go along with the up-and-coming duo of Junior and curry. Triumph bans Train 56% of the time while YeaH bans Vertigo at a 100% rate, so we can easily eliminate those two maps from contention, however, since YeaH does not like playing on Train either, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Triumph ban Inferno instead. Triumph will surely turn to Nuke for their first pick while YeaH can counter with Inferno, should it not be banned, or any other map since their selection process is fairly spread out. It’s nearly impossible to predict which map the latter will pick, but they’re severely outmatched across the board; Triumph sweeps 2-0 here.

Top Plays: Grim($9,200), Junior ($6,800)

CS:GO Game#4: Team Envy (-225) vs Team One (+162)

The last game of the CS:GO slate shouldn’t carry too much ownership given everyone flocking to C9, MiBR, and Triumph, so it has a lot of appeal from a GPP perspective for our lineups tomorrow. Both Envy and Team One ban Vertigo at the highest rate, so it’s likely Envy will ban another map instead. Envy hasn’t played since the Road to Rio back in May but have some of the best mid-tier plays on the board; here are their stats over the past 3 months:

• MICHU: 1.12 K/D, 0.76 kills per round, 0.68 deaths per round, 1.15 rating
• Calyx: 1.17 K/D, 0.80 kills per round, 0.68 deaths per round, 1.19 rating
• Nifty: 1.02 K/D, 0.65 kills per round, 0.64 deaths per round, 1.04 rating.

While this may not be the most conventional game to take a look to for our lineup contruction, that’s exactly what we need to differentiate ourselves from the field; while I can’t see myself paying $8,800 for Calyx when players such as oSee, fer, and kNgV- are all cheaper, it will certainly make our lineup construction different and could be the separation from the field that we need to get to the top of the leaderboards.

Top Plays: Calyx($8,800), MICHU ($7,600), Nifty ($7,400)

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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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CS:GO Slate Summary: BLAST (10:30am EST)

• 2 games on DK
• Best of 3 series

CS:GO SlateOverview

CS:GO Game#1: FaZe (-125) vs Team Vitality (+110)

The first game of the CS:GO slate sees two teams that are some of the best squads in the world. FaZe beat Vitality 2-0 earlier in the week behind NiKo’s +10 performance on a 44-34 K/D, but Vitality has since bounced back and has been playing very well. Vitality bans Train 100% of the time while FaZe bans Vertigo at a 74% rate and I’m confident those maps will be avoided altogether. Given Vitality’s pick of Nuke didn’t pan out earlier in the week, it’s possible that they turn to Vertigo instead, although I still do think they stick with the former, while FaZe will surely pick one of Dust2 and Mirage. FaZe will avoid Overpass on the next turn of bans, while Vitality will ban whichever map FaZe does not choose, leaving Inferno as the map leftover. Either way, I see FaZe repeating this week’s earlier performance and are elite targets, but I’ll be have a few Vitality 2-man stacks given how well they’ve been playing and wouldn’t be surprised to see them win 2-1 here.

Top Plays(FaZe): NiKo ($8,600), broky ($8,000), coldzera ($7,200)

Top Plays(VIT): ZywOo ($9,000), shox ($7,000) or RPK ($5,600)

CS:GO Game#2: MiBR (-120 PK) vs Evil Geniuses (-120 PK)

In the rematch of an earlier series from this week, MiBR takes on EG. While the public was on EG, we rode MiBR to victory last time out and this CS:GO slate is no different. MiBR bans Nuke at an 85% rate, which is also EG’s best map, while EG might get different with their expected ban; they can choose to ban either Dust2, Overpass, Vertigo, or Mirage, and it’s really hard to anticipate which one it will be. Similarly, MiBR can go a few different ways with their map choice; they’re likely to go with Dust2 if it doesn’t get banned, but if it does, I expect them to try their luck on Mirage rather than Train. One thing is for sure, EG will pick Inferno since it is the only map that they have a sizeable advantage over their opponents. I’ll take MiBR 2-1 here.

Top Plays (MiBR):Fallen ($8,400), fer ($8,200) or kNgV- ($7,800)

Punt: trk($4,800)

Top Plays(EG): CeRq ($7,600)

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CS:GO Slate Summary: BLAST (10:30am EST)

• 3 games on DK
• Best of 3 series

CS:GO SlateOverview

CS:GO Game#1: Complexity (+125) vs FaZe (-175)

The first game of the CS:GO slate will make-or-break a lot of lineups in our contests tomorrow. Complexity is coming off an impressive win versus NAVI and have won 4 of their last 5, while FaZe is coming off a dominant victory versus Vitality and have also won 4 of their last 5. Complexity bans Overpass at a 56% rate while FaZe bans Vertigo 73% of the time, so we can likely scratch those two maps out of consideration. I can see Complexity turning to Nuke for their map pick, where they have a 73% win rate compared to FaZe’s 53% and they select it first 27% of the time. FaZe will likely counter by selecting either Mirage or Dust2, two maps that Complexity has good winning percentages on as well; the third map leftover is likely to be whichever of Dust2 and Mirage is not picked by FaZe. This series will be tightly contested and has two interesting plays in blameF and NiKo, who will both go severely overlooked on the slate with the majority of people paying up for ZywOo and s1mple.

Top Plays(COM): blameF ($8,400), k0nfig ($7,200)

Top Plays(FaZe): NiKo ($8,800), broky ($7,400)

CS:GO Game#2: Natus Vincere (-150) vs Team Vitality (+110)

After winning both of their respective series yesterday, NAVI faces off versus Vitality, also known as the battle between the two best CS:GO players in the world, s1mple and ZywOo. Vitality refuses to play on Train, which they ban at a 100% rate, and NAVI hates playing on Vertigo, banning it at a 93% rate, so it’s unlikely we see those two maps. I expect Vitality to turn to Nuke with their map pick, which they select first at a 35% rate and post a 50% winning percentage, but NAVI is no slouch on Nuke, carrying a 64% win rate themselves; they’ll likely counter by selecting their favorite map, Dust2, which they select first at a 60% rate and have a 53% winning percentage, although Vitality is solid there as well with their 47% win rate. I expect the third map leftover to be Overpass. Ultimately, I want ZywOo is my lineups like every other CS:GO slate, but I think NAVI takes the series and will be the players I target the most.

Top Plays: s1mple($9,200), electronic ($8,000), Perfecto ($5,800)

One-Off:ZywOo ($9,000), shox ($6,600)

CS:GO Game#3: FURIA (TBD) vs Evil Geniuses (TBD)

After losing 2-1 versus MiBR yesterday, EG moves on to face off versus FURIA in the last game of the CS:GO slate. FURIA bans Dust2 at a 100% rate while EG bans Overpass 46% of the time, so it’s unlikely that we see those two maps, although it wouldn’t surprise me to see EG ban FURIA’s map of choice, Vertigo. Afterward, it’s really tough to predict which maps will be played on; if Vertigo is banned, I expect FURIA to turn to Mirage, whereas EG will likely select Nuke or Inferno as their map, leaving Train as the third map leftover, albeit it was banned in their previous meeting against one another, so anything is possible here after the first round of bans. Ultimately, without the map predictions being as clear as I’d like them to be, I’ll have shares of both sides, but I favor FURIA in single entry contests.

Top Plays(FURIA): HEN1 ($7,600), yuurih ($7,400), arT ($6,200)

Top Plays(EG): CeRq ($7,000)

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CS:GO Slate Summary: BLAST (10:30am EST)

• 3 games on DK
• Best of 3 series

CS:GO SlateOverview

CS:GO Game#1: G2 (-120 PK) vs Natus Vincere (-120 PK)

In the first game of the CS:GO slate, newly crowned #1 team in the world, G2, take on former #1 team in the world, NAVI. The latter looked awful yesterday versus Complexity, specifically electronic who went -24 on 26-50. As usual, s1mple still pulled off a miraculous performance, going +18 and 56-38 in a losing effort. If NAVI wants to win this, they’ll need both electronic and s1mple to be at the top of their game to keep the G2 trio of kennyS, huNter-, and nexa at bay.

G2 bans Overpass at an 85% rate while NAVI bans Vertigo93% of the time, so we can scratch those two maps off. With both teams likingto play on Dust2, I expect G2 to turn to Mirage, where they have NAVIoutmatched and let their counterpart use their pick on Dust2. If this goes to 3maps, I expect the third one to be Nuke. G2 has the map statistics on theirside, but with s1mple leading the charge, you just never know when NAVI cancome out and dominate.

Arguably the best player in the world, s1mple leads the way for his squad on Mirage with a 1.40 K/D and 0.85 kills per round, with electronic not too far behind with a 1.27 K/D and 0.81 kills per round. On Dust2, s1mple again leads the way with a 1.35 K/D and 0.8 kills per round, whereas electronic posts a 1.1 K/D and 0.77 kills per round; make no mistake, even with electronic’s dud yesterday, he’s an elite target here and we can take advantage of a price reduction.

For G2, huNter- leads the way on both Dust2 andMirage, and despite nexa’s known struggles on the latter, he pulled out animpressive performance versus Ence going +2 and 19-17 and was the only playeron the team to go positive on the map. Ultimately, I want exposure to s1mpleand electronic, but will have a few 2-man G2 stacks.

Top Plays(NAVI): s1mple ($9,600), electronic ($7,600)

Top Plays(G2): huNter- ($7,800), nexa ($8,200), kennyS ($7,200)

CS:GO Game#2: Ninjas in Pyjamas (-138) vs Team Vitality (+100)

The secondgame of the CS:GO slate features NIP taking on Team Vitality. After being dominatedby FaZe yesterday, I expect Vitality to come back with a vengeance in thisseries; Vitality bans Train at a 100% rate and this shouldn’t change here,while NIP bans Dust2 at a 97% rate; these two maps can be removed from theprocess. I expect Vitality to turn to Nuke with their pick, where they outmatchNIP with a 50% win rate to NIP’s 25% to go along with their 4-map losing streak.I then expect NIP to select Overpass, with any of Inferno, Mirage, or Vertigo tobe left over. Vitality bounces back here with a 2-1 win.

Top Plays(VIT): ZywOo ($10,400)

Top Plays(NIP): nawwk ($7,400) , twist ($6,600)

CS:GO Game#3: MiBR (-120 PK) vs Evil Geniuses (-120 PK)

In the last game of the CS:GO slate, shocking winners of their respective matches, MiBR and EG, face one another. MiBR is coming off an impressive win over FURIA and are my preferred target in this one. They ban Nuke at an 85% rate, which is also EG’s best map, while EG bans Overpass at a 43% rate, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see them ban Mirage, where they are severely outmatched. I expect MiBR to pick Train or Dust2, whereas EG will likely turn to Inferno for their pick, leaving Dust2 or Train as the map leftover. I like MiBR to take this series 2-0 or 2-1 and they make for a great stack on the slate.

Top Plays: Fallen($8,800), fer ($8,000), kNgV- ($8,400)

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