BIG vs. OG Preview and Prediction- Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/15

BIG and OG will face each other in the DreamHack Open Summer 2020: Online Europe. The DreamHack Open Summer 2020: Online Europe has eight teams competing for a $90,000 prize pool. The teams play in a double-elimination GSL format with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs. The first-placed team receives $35,000 and 100 ESL Pro Tour Points.

BIG Team Preview

HLTV Rank: 1st

BIG is the world’s best CS:GO team and is atop the HLTV CS:GO rankings. The team has won most of its recent tournaments with close victories over opponents like G2 and Team Vitality.

TabseN and tiziaN are crucial to BIG’s performance. The dynamic duo has excellent synergy and the players have been able to use this synergy to their advantage. BIG has a very deep map pool that includes Dust2, Nuke, and Overpass. The team has over 80% win-rate on Dust2 and Nuke. While on Dust 2, the team’s performance relies on the high skill ceiling of its players, the team also has a strategic aspect to its gameplay on maps like Nuke and Overpass.

BIG has won four of its last five matches, some of them are against the top CS:GO teams in Europe. BIG’s performance has been top tier in the online era of 2020 Counter-strike. As one of the favorites to win the ESL One Cologne 2020: Europe, BIG’s performance in its opening match will be under a lot of scrutinies.

OG Team Preview

HLTV Rank: 13th

OG’s CS:GO roster comprises multiple in-game leaders and the players have loads of experience. OG added mantuu to the squad to amp up the firepower on the players. Ranked 13th, OG’s performance has seen an upswing after mantuu’s addition. The young player has a 1.14 rating on HLTV and deals an average of 72.7 damage per round.

OG is very strong on Inferno and Nuke. The team has a very strong CT side and has won its latest matches against opponents like PACT and forZe.

Pick: BIG To Win Map 1 (-156 @ Pinnacle)

BIG is the best team in the world and a favorite to win ESL One Cologne: Online 2020 Europe. The team defeated OG the last time the two teams met each other and BIG’s performance was led by tabseN who dominated the OG players. BIG also has a significantly better map pool compared to OG and that is why I am taking BIG to start strong and win Map 1 of the series.