FATE vs. SJ Gaming Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/24

FATE and SJ Gaming will face each other in the semifinals of the CSGOFAST.com Cup #5. The online CS:GO tournament has a $15,000 prize pool with sixteen teams competing for the first place. The first-placed team receives $11,000 while the runners-up receives $4,000. The tournament has a single elimination bracket with all matches being best-of-three series.

The 38th ranked FATE has a Bulgarian CS:GO roster and has a very deep map pool. The only map where the team has a zero percent win-rate is Nuke. The team has a very weak T side on the map as they are often unable to penetrate the opponent’s defense. FATE’s recent matches include wins over Izako Boars, Budapest Five and GameAgents.

SJ Gaming is ranked 135th in the world and has a Finnish CS:GO roster. The team defeated Singularity 2-0 in the round of 16. SJ Gaming’s roster has a relatively young roster and lacks experience compared to other teams. The team prefers to pick Inferno, which is one of their best maps. SJ Gaming has a very strong T sided performance on this map often rotating from one bombsite to another.

Pick: FATE ML (-212 @ Pinnacle)

FATE’s CS:GO roster has more experience and firepower compared to SJ Gaming. The team is ranked nearly hundred places over SJ Gaming in the HLTV rankings. The chances of an upset in this best-of-three series are very low and I am taking FATE to easily defeat SJ Gaming.