NAVI Junior vs. lvlUP Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/28

NAVI Junior and lvlUP will face each other in the Nine to Five #2 Round 2 High matches. The Nine to Five #2 CS:GO tournament has some of the best Tier 2 European CS:GO teams competing for a $50,000 prize pool. The Stage 2 teams are playing a Swiss format with the top eight teams moving to the playoffs. The first-placed team will receive $35,000 while the runners-up will take the rest of the prize pool.

The 72nd ranked NAVI Junior has a deep map pool comprising every map except Nuke. NAVI Junior also has an abysmally low win rate on Overpass. The team has won just one of its six matches played on Overpass. However, NAVI Junior is exceptionally strong on most of the other maps including Inferno and Dust2.

Meanwhile, lvlUP’s CS:GO roster has a Serbian lineup and is ranked 89th in the world. They finished second in the group stage behind Izako Boars. Nuke is the best map for the team; however, the team’s presence is not as strong on this map due to a lacklustre CT presence. DiMKE has a 1.11 rating but the team prides itself on all players putting up equally impressive results.

Pick: NAVIJunior ML (+264 @ Pinnacle)

I am taking NAVI Junior to win this match. The team’s advantage in the map pool will give it a massive advantage in this game. Their opponent has been very inconsistent in its recent matches and their shallow map pool does not inspire confidence.