Invictus Gaming vs. D13 Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/17

Invictus Gaming and D13 will face each other in the Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020 online CS:GO championship. The tournament is a Regional Major Ranking event and features a $100,000 prize pool. The event started out with ten CS:GO teams but is now down to its final eight in the single elimination playoffs. The first-placed team receives RMR points that can contribute to the team’s chances of receiving an invitation to the ESL One Rio Major in November.

The 61st ranked Invictus Gaming has been on a hot streak recently. The team won its last five matches against opponents like Beyond, D13, Bren, Lucid Dream and Mazaalai. With a 1.23 rating, flying has been instrumental to Invictus Gaming’s recent victories. The player has an aggressive playstyle and his boost in confidence with these recent victories will only cement his playstyle. With excellent first-shot accuracy, flying is able to get multiple frags and surprise his opponents.

D13 features a Mongolian CS:GO roster. The team has already faced Invictus Gaming once before in this tournament. They lost the series with a 1-2 score, highlighting the skill-gap between the two teams. Invictus Gaming has a map pool advantage over D13. This is one of the main reasons why they come into this match as the favorites.

Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+143 @ Pinnacle)

Invictus Gaming has the advantage in this match. However, as we have seen from the teams’ previous match, D13 is not a walkover. The Mongolian team won Vertigo after a very strong T side performance. They also took Train to 29 rounds after scoring a dominant CT side (the score was 12-3 at the end of the first half in favor of D13). I am taking the Invictus Gaming and D13 series to go over 2.5 maps.