Nexus vs. Giants, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/18 CS:GO
Nexus is a favorite to beat Giants in this Best of 3 encounter and stay alive in the playoff race when the rivals meet in the Swiss round 4 (teams with 1-2 record) of the Cyber.Bet Golden League 2020 on Wednesday. The winner will have a chance to make it to the playoffs, but the losing side will be eliminated.
Nexus Team Stats and Latest Results
Nexus didn’t have luck in the opening two rounds of the Cyber.Bet Golden League 2020 as they suffered a couple of 2-1 defeats to Cyber Legacy and Lilmix. They managed to bounce back with a 2-0 victory over Singularity and now are favorites to eliminate Giants and stay alive in the playoff race. In the meantime, Nexus qualified for the Nine to Five 6 with a pair of wins over Lilmix and then opened the main event with a 2-0 win over MBAPEEK. Before that win, the Romanian side won 2nd place and $3,750 after losing the Grand final of the OGA Counter PIT by AMD and Sapphire Season 8 to SKADE. Nexus won seven of the previous ten matches.
During the last three months, Nexus displayed strong performances on Mirage (70.8% win rate) and was decent on Dust2 (61.1%) and Vertigo (60.0%), while they failed to impress on Nuke (30.0%) and Overpass (25.0%). Nexus assembled its squad in September this year and appeared on 73 maps with a record of 39 wins and 34 losses. The lineup consists of BTN (0.88 rating), SEMINTE (0.96), XELLOW (1.14), iM (1.16), and raga (0.94).
Giants Team Stats and Latest Results
Giants lost to Navi Junior and Lilmix and beat ETHEREAL in the first three matches of the Cyber.Bet Golden League 2020. Just like Nexus, they qualified for the Nine to Five 6 after defeating BIG Academy and Project X and then lost to Espada before securing a 2-1 win over LDCL in round two at the main tournament. Giants won five of the last ten games.
In the previous three months, Giants won the only appearance on Overpass and played well on Train (71.4%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Mirage (played three times) and disappointed on Nuke (20.0%). Giants also assembled their squad in September 2020 but appeared on only 38 maps with a record of 18 wins and 20 losses. The team members are fox (1.02), RIZZZ (0.96), obj (0.96), pr (1.02), and NOPEEJ (1.08).
Nexus vs. Giants H2H Record
These rivals have met on just one occasion before, and Nexus won that clash at the Betano Masters Europe 2020 in July this year.
Nexus vs. Giants Betting Preview
Both teams are playing well lately and it’s a shame one of them will suffer elimination after this game. Two of their three games at this tournament produced a maximum of three maps and considering this is an elimination match, I expect to see a big battle and three maps again. Nexus did beat Giants in the lone H2H encounter without dropping a map, but one map went into overtime, so there is a possibility that occurs in this one as well.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+100 @GG.BET)
