Cloud9 vs EnVy

This match will either be a complete domination or a serious clench. We haven't seen Cloud9 since Cologne which they played very poorly winning against Mouz and then loosing to VP + Kinguin. From what we have heard from the players, they seemed to be very prepard for Cologne which was NOT the case and infact was more like the opposite. On the other hand, EnVy with this new lineup has been looking absolutely amazing! They made it to the finals in Cologne and choked on Dust II and insane lead 14-7 and then was completely rekt on Cobble with a terrible peformance by KennyS. We saw nV take down VP in a BO3 which only went to two maps as they came back from 12-3 on Train which doesn't really impress me due to the fact VP have a terrible T side on Train and won 16-10 on Inferno. These two teams have never played each other (Speaking as of this new lineup) but on paper nV should have the advantage.

Personally I am going to go low on C9 as they're very inconsistent and it can go either way.

Personal Odds: 65/35 nV
Recomendation: Low on C9



VP vs NiP

This clearly should go to VP. Before I start off with what I believe is going to happen let me go into the key details. VP looked amazing at Cologne, they could've made it into the finals taking out nV but Fnatic came back on Inferno and then took them out hard on Cobble. NiP was terrible at Cologne, they took out CLG during their first game and then was completely demolished by TSM on Cache even after Xizt said on stream to the analysis desk that they wanted to prove to everyone they are a T1 team and one of the best in the world and what that showed me was that even Xizt thought they weren't a top team anymore, after loosing to TSM they demolished Renegades and looked great against VP their first map but lost 16-14 and was killed on Inferno. NiP clearly is not in form and what I am going to go into is what this means and their recent scores. As we can see most of the NiP players have been standing in for multiple teams besides Allu which to me personally makes me think that they haven't really been focused on Dubai because if they were they would be bootcamping after their god-awful results the past couple of months. I believe NiP will probably either disband or make some roster changes after this month which to me personally makes me think VP will take this without any pressure.

I will be going Med on VP, they have been looking great while NiP has not

Personal Odds: 75-25 VP
Recommendation: Med on VP

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Fnatic vs Titan

The obvious pick here is Fnatic, but that doesn't mean its a safe bet. This is a BO1 which means that the chance of Titan upsetting is even higher. Titan really impressed me at Gaming Paradise taking out VP and Mouz and almost beating Navi on their best map. Fnatic has been looking pretty good lately. They pretty much dominated TSM in the best of 5, only dropping 1 map to the team that always upsets them. I think that Fnatic will win this but I do not feel safe betting them at these odds.

I will either be placing a low bet on Titan or skipping. I do think this is the safest bet of the day because all the other games are very risky

Personal Odds: 75-25 Fnatic
Recommendation: Low Titan or skip

TSM vs Navi

If it wasn't for the Gaming Paradise LAN, I would say this game is a 50-50. I understand Navi is in a slump but once again this is a BO1 and Navi can step up and win. The problem with this game is, the Gaming Paradise LAN was yesterday and I am going to be honest it was a complete mess and wasn't taken seriously by many teams. I am worried that Navi may be tired from playing at that LAN till roughly 2 AM because of all the delays and then having to travel to Dubai right after. But, I don't think that means TSM deserves 74% odds. TSM has been in a slump as well. They looked horrible against Fnatic in the best of 5 they played. I would put this game at a most 60-40 for TSM

Just like the game above, I have not decided yet but I am leaning toward a low bet on Navi or just flat out skip

Personal Odds: 60-40 TSM
Recommendation: Low Navi or skip