Illuminar vs. AVEZ Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/16

Illuminar and AVEZ will face each other in the Group C opening match of the Eden Arena: Malta Vibes. The teams are competing in week 3 of the online CS:GO tournament. The tournament carries a prize pool of $40,000 and there are sixteen teams competing for the top spot. The first-placed team receives $25,000 in prize money. There are four groups of four teams each and only the top two teams from each group advance to the single-elimination playoffs.

Illuminar has a Polish CS:GO roster and includes former Virtus.pro veteran Snax on its roster. As one of the best CS:GO players in the world at a time, Snax’s presence adds a significant boost. However, the team has not produced any strong results lately to dramatically improve its rankings which is surprising. The 56th ranked team’s performance is linked to the veterans and their experience in handling their opponents.

AVEZ is ranked 57th and also includes a former Virtus.pro player in Byali. AVEZ is ranked just one spot behind Illuminar and has a map pool that is quite different from their Polish counterparts. With the team’s strength on Vertigo, Overpass, Train and Nuke, AVEZ has a decent advantage in the map veto.

Pick: AVEZ ML (-162 @ Pinnacle)

I am taking AVEZ to win this match as the team has already proven its worth in previous head-to-head matchups against Illuminar. AVEZ has won five matches of their last seven encounters cementing itself as the better Polish CS:GO squad.