Syman vs. GamerLegion Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/27

Syman and GamerLegion will face each other in the swiss round stage of the Nine to Five #2 CS:GO tournament. The online event has twenty-eight teams competing for a $50,000 prize pool. Sixteen teams played in the first stage and eight qualified to the swiss format. The swiss stage will eliminate eight teams The first-placed team receives the bulk of the money ($35,000) and the rest goes to the second placed team.

Syman Preview

Syman has a majority Kazakhstan roster. Former Major winner and ex-Gambit player Mou is the most experienced member on the squad. With a 1.07 rating, Mou continues to lead the pack when it comes to raw firepower and skill. In addition to statistics, Mou provides a lot more in the form of guidance and coaching.

Syman has been very active in the last few weeks. The team has played most matches on Train, Inferno and Overpass. With a 65% win-rate across twenty maps, Syman is most comfortable on Train. Crucial to the team’s performance on Train is their CT hold on the B bombsite. Their CT playstyle involves a mixture of aggression on upper B and a passive AWP-hold on lower B. It is not uncommon to see the team take on a passive approach to its B defense.

GamerLegion Preview

GamerLegion has an international mix roster and is ranked 65th in the world. 22-year old RuStY has an average of 74.1 damage per round. However, GamerLegion’s USP is the team synergy and the players allowing enough space for their teammates.

Nuke and Train are the best maps for the team. However, GamerLegion does not have a dominant performance on either of these maps. The team has lost its last two matches against PACT and Illuminar Gaming. The 9-16 loss to Illuminar on Nuke showed some signs of revival for GamerLegion on the T side.

Pick: Syman ML (-225 @ Bovada)

The two teams have played each other only once in the past few months. Syman won the map with a 16-14 score. However, GamerLegion’s performance has seen a significant slump since this match.

Syman has a big map pool advantage over GamerLegion. Not only does Syman have an extensive map pool, but it also has a higher win-rate on most of the maps. I am taking Syman to defeat GamerLegion in this match.