Fnatic vs. BIG Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/1
Fnatic and BIG will play against each other in the upper bracket semifinals of the cs_summit 6 Online North America. The cs_summit 6 Online North America is a Regional Major Ranking tournament and features the best CS:GO teams in action. Valve pushed back the ESL One Rio Major to November due to the coronavirus pandemic. The top-ranked teams will receive an invitation to the Major and cs_summit 6 is one of their best chances to secure more RMR points.
Fnatic Preview
The former world No. 1 team has slipped in rankings to fifth place. As teams remain within striking distance, Fnatic relies on its veteran players to secure an advantage for itself in any match. The old guard of Flusha, JW and KRIMZ form the crux of the Fnatic firepower. The team has Brollan, who adds significant firepower to the team. He has been consistent in his performances, but Fnatic relies on the veteran trio to secure victories against other top ten CS:GO teams.
Fnatic’s map pool gives them an advantage on Train, Inferno and Vertigo. The relatively even distribution of maps will be an interesting power dynamic in the map veto phase. With BIG comfortable on most of the maps and Fnatic being the higher-ranked team, this series could go the distance of over 2.5 maps.
BIG Preview
BIG climbed two places in the latest HLTV CS:GO list. The team is now placed higher than Astralis, the most dominant CS:GO team of the last two years. BIG’s success relies heavily on the players’ synergy and coordination. TiziaN and TabseN have stepped up to ensure BIG has a decent performance at the cs_summit 6. However, the team has been producing winning results for the last few months. BIG’s reverse sweep against G2 in the grand finals of the DreamHack Masters Spring Europe brought focus on the team’s performance and results.
BIG has a very deep map pool, with high win-rates on most maps. The team has been active in the past few months. Despite the high volume of matches, BIG’s performance has remained impressive. Except for Train, BIG has over 70% win-rate on most of the remaining maps. In fact, the team’s lowest win-rate (68%) is on Mirage, where they have nineteen matches in the last three months.
With a 1.22 rating, Syrson has been able to match his teammates’ performances. While TiziaN and TabseN are often the players at the top of the scoreboard, Syrson can put a strong result for the team.
Pick: BIG ML (-155 @ Bovada)
BIG has the momentum coming into this match. The team has defeated some of the best European CS:GO teams with alarming consistency in the past few months. Fnatic’s play style has forced them to be inconsistent and allowed them to take unnecessary risks in relatively safe matches. I am taking BIG to win this match with a 2-1 score.
