Dignitas vs. Secret Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/12

Dignitas and Secret will face each other in the FunSpark ULTI 2020 - Europe lower bracket round 1. The FunSpark ULTI 2020 - Europe has sixteen teams competing for a $15,000 prize pool. The top two teams from the tournament advance to the Funspark ULTI Main event (with a $300,000 prize pool).

Dignitas Preview

Dignitas’ lineup comprises the famed Ninjas in Pyjamas roster that dominated the early years of Counter-Strike Global Offensive. The players have decades of experience and have defined the game’s early yeast. However, with time, the players have lost a lot of their firepower and are no longer the force that they were at one point in time.

Dignitas lost its opening match to Giants with a 12-16 score. While f0rest stepped up during the game, friberg had a particularly bad match and ended up with a -15 KDA. Digntias’ roster requires its players to step up and perform well above expectations. However, the lack of form on multiple players has hurt the roster’s chances against stronger teams.

With a 1.06 rating, f0rest is the best player on the team. He does an average of 73.5 damage per round eclipsing his teammates by a significant margin. Dignitas is very strong on Inferno, Nuke, Vertigo and Dust2. The team’s playstyle on Vertigo relies on strong A executes. The team has decent synergy, but often falls short when it comes to head-to-head battles.

Secret Preview

Secret is ranked 77th in the world and the lineup comprises a Danish dominant roster. The team has been on a losing streak recently. It has lost matches to Syman, sAw, Tricked and AGF. Its last victory was against sAw where it won a match with a 2-1 score in the ESEA Advanced Season 34 Europe.

Secret’s strongest maps include Train and Overpass. The team has a strong CT side on these maps, but is particularly aggressive on the T side. The team has a 91% win-rate on Mirage, where the executes and quick rotations give the team an additional advantage against their opponents.

Pick: Team Dignitas -1.5 Handicap (-104 @ Pinnacle)

Despite its flaws, Dignitas still has a very strong CS:GO roster. The players’ experience and their high rank makes Dignitas the favorite to win this match. I am taking Dignitas to win a -1.5 handicap bet against Secret in this lower bracket elimination match at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 European division.