Gambit Youngsters vs. NAVI Junior Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/31

Gambit Youngsters and NAVI Junior will face each other in the group stage of the Eden Arena: Malta Vibes Week 4. The Eden Arena Malta Vibes has sixteen teams competing for a $40,000 weekly prize pool. The top two teams from each group in the Group stage will advance to the playoffs. The playoffs feature best-of-three single elimination matches.

Gambit Youngsters Preview

Gambit Youngsters is one of the top Tier 2 EUropean CS:GO team. The team is ranked 28th and has actually climbed two places in its recent matches. Gambit Youngsters has been on a five-match winning streak. They have won over Tikitakan, LDLC, Syman Gaming and Izako Boars.

The team has a very deep map pool and Nuke is the only map where Gambit Youngsters does not have a presence. The team is strongest on Mirage, Overpass and Vertigo. The team’s CT aggression on Overpass and quick rotations gives the team a massive advantage in its gameplay technique.

Sh1ro is the best player on the team and has a 1.26 rating despite playing against some of the best teams in Europe. The young player is a prodigy and can repeatedly put forth a strong performance. He deals an average of 78.5 damage per round which is a very high number considering the quality of the team’s upposition.

Na’Vi Junior Preview

NAVI Junior is a relatively new team and comprises CIS players. The team is ranked 72nd in the world and B1T is the best player on the team. With a 1.18 rating, B1T has a bright future and can potentially charge the team to greater heights. Dust2, Inferno, Train and Vertigo are the best maps for the team. The team does not have a deep map pool, but they are extremely strong on the few maps where they are comfortable on.

NAVI Junior is on a losing streak recently and has only won one of its last five matches. The team won its game against ETHEREAL, but lost its matches to selectah, lvlUP, BIG Academy and CR4ZY. The team has been unable to put forth a decent performance in recent matches and that is partly due to the lack of synergy between its players.

Pick: Gambit Youngsters Handicap -1.5 Maps (-118 @ Pinnacle)

Gambit Youngsters is the undoubted favorite to win this match. The team ha been cruising through tier 2 CS:GO teams recently and Sh1ro has been in top form. Meanwhile, NAVI Junior is still struggling to find its identity and playstyle. I am taking Gambit Youngsters to win a -1.5 handicap bet.