by ESB’s free Counter-Strike: Global Offensive betting predictions for Thursday, February 3, focus on three BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 bouts. Here are our picks for Complexity vs MiBR, Natus Vincere vs Team Liquid, and BIG vs Evil Geniuses, with top odds courtesy of BetOnline.
COMPLEXITY vs MIBR CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | Complexity -208.33 at BetOnline | MiBR +161 at BetOnline |
| When: | February 3, 2022 at 13:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
?MiBR stunned Natus Vincere (16-12) in the first round of Group B last Saturday, but since then, the Brazilians haven’t achieved much. They lost their next two bouts against OG (9-16) and Astralis (9-16), proving their victory against the current Major champions was nothing more than a fluke.
MiBR had a much tougher group to fight through, but even with two losses against G2 Esports (12-16) and BIG (10-16), Complexity are viewed as the favourites to win this bout. That makes sense – not because Complexity are very good, but rather because MiBR are arguably the weakest team at the tournament.
Still, at the offered CS:GO betting odds, you have to consider backing MiBR to show up and offer some form of resistance. We wouldn’t side with them to win, nor are MiBR a good bet with a 2.5-round advantage, but they should pick up at least 11 rounds.
Over 26.5 total rounds
NATUS VINCERE vs TEAM LIQUID CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | NaVi -555.56 at BetOnline | Liquid +374 at BetOnline |
| When: | February 3, 2022 at 16:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
?Natus Vincere looked unstoppable in the latter part of 2021, but they slipped early in Group A with back-to-back defeats against MiBR (12-16) and Astralis (17-19). Despite the CIS juggernauts’ struggles, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and his crew are heavy favourites to take down Team Liquid on Thursday.
Team Liquid got off to a very disappointing start to the 2022 season and lost two close games against FaZe Clan (15-19, 17-19) on Sunday. Regardless, Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella and co. played well in those outings, so you have to have some faith in them to put up a fight in the play-in stage.
At +374, Team Liquid’s implied probability of winning is only 21.1%, which is way too low. NaVi, while a much stronger team, have yet to shake off the rust, suggesting that there’s a chance we might see an upset. Liquid with a 4.5-round advantage is a safer bet, but you’ll find far more value with the North American side on the moneyline market.
Team Liquid to win
EVIL GENIUSES vs BIG CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | EG +155 at BetOnline | BIG -200 at BetOnline |
| When: | February 3, 2022 at 18:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
?Evil Geniuses lost both Group C matches against Team Vitality (3-16) and Team Liquid (17-19), which isn’t great, but not that much worse than BIG. The German squad can have their moments, but they have yet to produce anything noteworthy with a 16-10 victory against Complexity and two defeats against Ninjas in Pyjamas (12-16, 9-16).
If we look at the individual performance numbers this tournament, all players on BIG, except for Nils “k1to” Gruhne, have a +1.00 performance rating. On the other side, William “RUSH” Wierzba (1.00) is the only player on EG with a positive rating. Still, EG have had to face much tougher teams, so they deserve some slack.
We favour BIG slightly for this bout, but not enough to bet on them at -200. As weak as Evil Geniuses have been, their odds should be much closer to even money. At +155, we have to back EG to take down the German squad.
