BIG vs. Evil Geniuses, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/22 CS:GO

We have a clash between the two top 20 teams when BIG takes on Evil Geniuses in the Lower round 1 of the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final on Thursday. The winner of this Best of 3 encounter will advance to the Lower semis and meet a loser from a duel between Complexity and forZe, while the losing side will suffer elimination.

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG is not playing well recently, so it isn’t strange they dropped out form the top 10 in the CS:GO rankings, and are in jeopardy of dropping out from the top 20 as well. They are having an unsuccessful 2021 campaign so far, but a potential win at this tournament could bring them a lot of money and a higher position in the rankings. The German team lost to Extra Salt in the opening round of the playoffs. BIG lost nine of the previous 12 matches.

In the last three months, BIG was decent on Vertigo (75.0% win rate) and Dust2 (66.7%), while they disappointed on Nuke (25.0%). BIG established its current squad in January 2021 and appeared on 46 maps with a record of 22 wins and 24 losses. The team members are tabseN (1.10 rating), tiziaN (0.93), syrsoN (1.10), XANTARES (1.09), and k1to (1.01).

Evil Geniuses Team Stats and Latest Results

Evil Geniuses are in a similar position like BIG as they failed to record notable results of late. The North American squad is also without a trophy in 2021 and it doesn’t look like they will get one at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final, considering their form and stiff competition. When we add that they lost to Dignitas in the previous round, winning only 13 rounds in the process, it is clear why they will find it hard to go to the very end of this tournament. Evil Geniuses lost 12 of the last 17 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Evil Geniuses were average on Nuke, while they struggled on Mirage, Dust2, Vertigo, and Overpass. Evil Geniuses are playing with a new lineup at this tournament after adding MICHU (1.07). The rest of the team is Stanislaw (0.85), Brehze (1.10), CeRq (0.98), and oBo (1.05).

BIG vs. Evil Geniuses H2H Record

These rivals have met just once before, and BIG won that clash at the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe after coming from behind.

BIG vs. Evil Geniuses Betting Preview

Both sides are playing way below expectations, so betting on the winner here would be equal to suicide, of course, betting-wise. Although the bookmakers are giving a slight advantage to BIG, I wouldn’t bet my money on them, while I am not going to back Evil Geniuses as well. In situations such as this one, I am going with Over 2.5 maps, and that’s exactly what I am doing now.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+108 @GGBET)