TSM vs Envy

So this is the BO3 grand final of the Counter Pit League, winner taking home 50,000 I believe, so that grants that both teams will try their hardest here. According to HLTV, Envy has some sort of a veto advantage which I've no idea how it works, i suppose they get the first ban/an extra ban. Historically, TSM has had a very bad time vs Envy, which I don't understand as in my eyes, Envy and Fnatic play a lot of the same concepts, and I mean TSM has no problem handling Fnatic, who you could argue are better than Envy. Everyone knows how these come down, top 3 teams coming against eachother, mostly comes down to who is feeling it on the day and what not, for me it's 42-58 in favor of Envy, mainly due to recent form and the historical advantage. Heavily recommend just playing the odds here with a low bet, if Envy is above 64%, just go low TSM, if they are below that, go low Envy. Either team can take this.

NiP vs Gamers2

So this is a BO1 between NiP and G2, also previously known as Kinguin. The map here is Train so that is handy to know. Obviously G2 will be playing with a TBA standin for this matchup, as ScreaM left them really recently. This is quite tricky to predict, and interesting. There is a lot of rumors that 3 of the G2 players will be moving over to NiP, and I'm pretty sure the players themselves are aware of these rumors, do they play a part here? who knows. NiP are obviously playing a no respect style as of right now, and it is really evident if you watch their matches, other pros have picked up on it and what not, now yesterday when watching Mouz vs G2, G2 also appeared to just play a no respect style vs Mouz. May this have been because they knew it would work, or the team simply not caring, we don't know, however if it comes down to PUG vs PUG, I'm not even sure who to favor. Train is a good map for both teams, G2 has had some really good results on it in the past, but so have NiP. G2 obviously have been looking really hot as of recent, so that is something to keep in mind. Honestly, 60-40 here for NiP and with the odds being 70-30 as we speak, a low on G2 definitely seems juicy. Unless NiP is below 65%, I'll go low G2 and would advise the same.

NiP vs TSM

Ah lord, so this time around it's a BO1 on Dust2, the classical upset map. Last 5 times these two have met, TSM has completely demolished TSM, except the 1 time they played Dust2, where NiP demolished TSM which is a bit worrying. According to Thorin, Dust2 is TSM's best map, so lets go by that. Not to even get me started that this map is really good for teams that play a really puggy style, so that is another point going in the way of NiP here. There isn't much to say here, I would obviously favor TSM here, however not by a lot. I'd say 38-62 in favor of TSM is fair here and unless TSM is above 67%, I'll go low on them, if they are above, I'll go low NiP as they definitely are capable of upsetting TSM here.

NiP vs HR

And once again a BO1 on Dust2, this time with HR. HR are good on the map, they have had some really good results on it, such as beating TSM and what not on it recently, which is good. They recently picked up a really talented player in S1mple, and I feel that if he is on his A game here, he could definitely punish NiP if they continue playing such an aggressive, no ♥♥♥♥♥ given style that they have shown recently. Dust2 is a very heavy AWP map, and Mou and S1mple once again can be really instrumental here for HR. Allu and F0rest will have to be on their A game aswell if they want to get anything out of this. I'm going to favor NiP here obviously, however not too much, 65-35 in favor of them for me. Going low on NiP if they are below 70%, if they are above I'll go low on HR and will hope for S1mple to mad frag and win.

Virtus Pro vs Na'Vi

These matches are so hard. BO1 between VP and Na'Vi on Mirage, holy sheet. They met eachother on this map at the start of the month, with Na'Vi clinching it out in OT. Both of these teams at one point were the best Mirage team in the world, and I mean you could still argue that either still is the best on it, so this is no easy task and doesn't specifically favor either team. Right now, I think that VP are the better team on the map however, so lets go with that. I also think that VP are in a better position as a team right now, while as Na'Vi has been on the side of a lot of rumors circulating them, which is never good. Personally going to give this one a 60-40 in favor of VP. Unless VP goes above 66%, I'll go low on them. Na'Vi is well capable of upsetting so low bets only please.

Envy vs VP

Please stahp ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. So once again here we got a wild Mirage in a BO1. These two played Mirage like 3 days ago with VP taking it quite comfortably, however their CT side was pretty lackluster, and I reckon Byali carrying them on the T side won them the game, as he topfragged by quite a bit(30kills). I definitely think that this map should favor VP, Envy is good on it of course, however I feel VP has it on lockdown and should be favored here. There isn't much to say in these as it just comes down to who is feeling it and what not, who wins the clutch and such. 55-45 in favor of VP here, and unless they are above 60%, I'll go low on them, otherwise low Envy.

Flipsid3 vs Mouz

So this time around we got no maps, and it is a BO2 between these two, horray! I'll be surprised if either team gets 2-0'd here, as I fully expect it to end in a 1-1. Mouz looked shockingly bad vs G2 yesterday, however picked it up a notch vs Property. I feel a lot of people are jumping aboard the 'Mouz is ♥♥♥♥' hype train, and we currently find Mouz at 38% which is a bit over the top. I've found with both of these teams, they are quite inconcistent, they can be either doing really well, or just playing really bad. I would not say F3 deserve to be favorites here, even with the results of Mouz yesterday. F3 is not all butterflies and rainbows either, and in a BO2, eh. 60-40 Mouz here, and unless they go above 65%, I'll go low on them.

Titan vs G2

Oh lord why you do this. BO1 on Train right here. This one isn't actually on Lounge right now, however it's on HLTV forums so I'll presume they are going to add it, however I've got no odds to work with. So once again, G2 will have a TBD standin here, which I hate as one day it's Xizt, then Pauf, then Flusha yesterday, who is next. So obviously just a few days ago Titan picked up G2's ex man now, ScreaM so a reunion so quick is sure going to leave a few bitter tastes. These two actually played Train at the start of the month, with G2 taking it 16:13 which is really close, and you could argue Titan has improved since then, and yes Maniac did bottom frag that map, ScreaM went +1. This is gonna be so close, I am going to favor Titan however, I'm going to give it a 58-42 in favor of Titan, as I feel they are going to be more prepared, and perhaps ScreaM can give some inside info, and it may play in the back of the G2 guys, putting them off. Unless Titan goes above 65%, I'll go low on them.

Obviously these are EU ones, will do NA ones once we have a clear list!