Sprout vs. Winstrike Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/9

Sprout and Winstrike will face each other in the FunSpark ULTI 2020 European tournament. This online CS:GO event has sixteen teams competing for a $15,000 prize pool. The first-placed team receives the entire prize money . The top two teams receive an invitation to the $300,000 LAN tournament. The tournament has a double-elimination group stage and the grand finals is a best-of-three series.

The 43rd ranked Sprout has a mix of German and Polish players. The team comprises a steady mix of talent and experience which gives Sprout an advantage over similarly ranked European opponents. Spiidi and denis have years of experience playing against the best teams in the world and provide a lot of firepower and guidance for the rest of the squad. Dust 2, Train and Nuke are the best maps for the team.

Winstrike is a CIS squad that is ranked 31st in the world. The team is led by bondik who has steadily helped improve the team’s tactics and strategy. However, players like El1an and KrizzeN are the sources of firepower on the squad. The players have high first-shot accuracy which gives them the ability to get multiple frags in a single round repeatedly.

Pick: Winstrike ML (+205 @ Bovada)

I am taking Winstrike to win this match. The team has a higher rank compared to Sprout and has the momentum, coming into this match. With a deeper playbook (thanks to bondik), Winstrike will have a favorable map in the veto phase.