Faze Vs North
1 day ago FaZe won eight of the ten maps they played against the Empire on Sunday. Dallas was swept in the first match of the day and had to play the New York Subliners for another shot at Atlanta. Stats, score, streams, and VODs from FaZe Clan vs. Flow State - Round of 64 match of Champions Tour North America Stage 1: Challengers 2 Valorant event.
Two of the most experienced teams on the CS:GO scene will go head-to-head in the opening Group B fixture of the ESL One: Road to Rio event for Europe.
FaZe Clan and Team North know each other quite well despite not crossing paths at the pro events recently. Captain NiKo and his team come into this after a disappointing ESL Pro League run, while the Danes led by Kjaerboy have strung together some good displays at the Home Sweet Home Cup.
I’m eager to see what the betting options are here and my FaZe vs. North betting preview for today does exactly that. I explore the odds and provide my prediction on the matchup based on recent form and a couple of key stats.
The prices below are courtesy of 10Bet’s sportsbook. Let’s see what the main betting markets offer:
Winner Full Time
Spread Full Time
Over/Under Full Time
Esl Faze Vs North
Despite their recent poor form, FaZe are the overwhelming favorite here and with good reason. Will North be able to challenge a Top 10 team right now? Let’s try to find out and see where the betting value lies.
FaZe Clan
The European organization is still considered to have an elite CS:GO team but their results at the ESL Pro League were poor.
They did make it to the advanced stages but consequently fell to all the favorites. Astralis blasted them in record time, while mousesports and eventual champions Fnatic also had comfortable outings.
But the biggest low point was blowing away a huge lead against Natus Vincere. It was absolutely inexcusable and an end-of-the-tournament win against OG will do little to console the team.
However, I expect they will have a good start at the ESL One: Road to Rio as there are several lower-ranked teams in Group B, and North is one of them.
The Danes didn’t make it out of their ESL Pro League group but not a lot of people expected they would. After all, top dogs like Natus Vincere, Fnatic, and the tough Russians from forZe were all there.
Despite the early exit, two wins from five was not a bad record for the team and they have been playing some good Counter-Strike at the Home Sweet Home Cup event recently.
Their tactics are effective on most maps but the team simply lacks that bit of extra quality to make their preparations count in the decisive moments.
FaZe vs. North Prediction and Pick
I reckon this will be a quick one. FaZe may have disappointed at the Pro League but they were still battling the real elite, while North was thrown out early and have been plying their trade at lower-tier tournaments.
Given that FaZe usually start events on a high and the fact that they hold a much better head-to-head record, I feel like a 2:0 win is on the cards here.
The spread option provides great odds in these circumstances and that’s where the betting value lies for me.
Faze Vs North Prediction
- FaZe (-1.5)
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