DraftKings CS:GO Friday Cheat Sheet

Games (EDT)

• 12:00 p.m: x6tence (x6) vs. ENCE (E)
• 12:00 p.m: Heretics (HER) vs. FaZe Clan (FaZe)
• 3:00 p.m: MiBR (MiBR) vs. FURIA (FUR)
• 6:00 p.m: Gen.G (GenG) vs. Chaos (C)

x6tence (0-1) vs. ENCE (0-1)

The first match of the day is a Scandinavian showdown between ENCE and x6tence, the new name of the Copenhagen Flame lineup featuring refrezh and Nodios. The first match of the day should also be the most one-sided match of the day as ENCE come in heavy favorites looking to take down the Danish side. The only question mark in this match is the re-addition of xseven to the ENCE side due to Jamppi's continued ban from all Valve-sanctioned events, leaving ENCE without their young star. They are still heavily favored over x6, and with the form allu and sergej have shown it's hard to look past the veteran roster, despite an opening defeat to Heroic. The veto is likely to end up on Dust 2 and Overpass with the possibility of a third map Nuke, a map that both sides have shown consistent struggles on. x6tence offer massive upside in this match, especially if their depth shows up, but it's very high risk, as the Danish side with new addition HECTOz has struggled to break into the top level of CS:GO.

Prediction: 2-0 ENCE

• x6 Players to Target: refrezh ($13,800 Captain, $9,200 Flex), HECTOz ($10,500 Captain, $7,000 Flex)
• E Players to Target: Do not pick Jamppi, he is ineligible to play.  allu ($12,300 Captain, $8,200 Flex)

Heretics (0-1) vs. FaZe Clan (0-1)

The second match of the day stays in Europe, this time between the up and coming French side of Heretics and the international stars of FaZe Clan. Heretics came up just short against OG on Thursday falling 2-1 to the struggling international side, with one of their two young stars failing to show up as Maka was unable to have any impact Thursday. Nivera was excellent and will look to continue his form as Heretics face another stiff test, this time from FaZe Clan who were defeated handily by BIG Clan once more. FaZe Clan have been one of the most volatile teams in the entirety of cs_summit6 and BLAST Spring before that, and with Bymas and broky at their core that is unlikely to change. Heretics are the underdogs here, and even if they get a preferable veto on Dust2 and Nuke, they will struggle against FaZe Clan, but if Maka and Nivera are on top form and FaZe falter at all, Heretics have the ability to upset nearly anyone. Overall FaZe Clan should be too good for Heretics to handle, especially with the good form of NiKo and coldzera.

Prediction: 2-1 FaZe Clan

• HER Players to Target: Nivera ($10,500 Captain, $7,000 Flex)
• FaZe Players to Target: NiKo ($13,200 Captain, $8,800 Flex), broky ($11,400 Captain, $7,600 Flex)

MiBR (0-1) vs. FURIA (0-1)

The third match of the day is an absolute classic of the CS:GO scene, the Brazilian derby featuring MiBR and FURIA in one of the most tightly-contested matches around. MiBR and FURIA both come in on the back of defeats, to Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses, respectively. This match is the sixth meeting of these two sides in the last two months, as these teams consistently find themselves at the business end of the major tournaments of North America. This is a match that up until the beginning of June only seemed to go the way of MiBR, who have now taken the last three maps in a row, and seem to be rising quickly since the addition of trk. FURIA will look to turn around their derby form, and their overall form as they struggled in BLAST Spring, and have now dropped yet another series to EG to open cs_summit6. FURIA will look towards KSCERATO and yuurih, their two rifling superstars, who have struggled to have the consistency FURIA need to establish themselves in the top five of the world rankings. This match is nearly impossible to predict, and in a derby of this magnitude all form goes out the window, and man-for-man, FURIA are impossible to look past, especially if the Veto ends up on Vertigo and Inferno, as it has the last five times these teams have met.

Prediction: 2-1 FURIA

• MiBR Players to Target: FalleN ($11,700 Captain, $7,800 Flex), fer ($9,900 Captain, $6,600 Flex)
• FUR Players to Target: KSCERATO ($11,100 Captain, $7,400 Flex), yuurih ($10,800 Captain, $7,200 Flex)

Gen.G (0-1) vs. Chaos (0-1)

The final match of the day is a clash between Chaos and Gen.G with both teams looking to avoid a 0-2 start to cs_summit6, off the back of disappointing defeats to Cloud9 and 100 Thieves respectively. Gen.G are one of the most interesting teams in the region, with a mix of superstar firepower from autimatic and koosta alongside the supports of s0m and daps the key components are all there for the international side. Unfortunately they haven't been able to find consistent form, whether it's an off-tournament from autimatic, from koosta, from BnTeT, the teams struggles have been far from one player. Chaos on the other hand have put together an upset run to even qualify for cs_summit6 though their qualification wasn't without controversy as the match with MiBR lead to cheating accusations towards the young rifler leaf. Chaos will be playing without their in-game leader Steel, who is banned from all Valve events for life, the same as Jamppi. The lack of Steel combined with the poor form of leaf ever since the MiBR match and accusations towards him have left Chaos completely toothless. If Chaos are able to upset Gen.G it will be on the back of excellence from Xeppaa and Vanity, as well as a resurgence from leaf who currently has a 0.56 rating in the event. The map veto is likely to end up on Nuke and Train, with Mirage or Inferno as the most likely deciders, a map veto that would tend to favor the roster of Chaos. Gen.G are a team with aspirations at the top of the ladder in North America, and Friday's game against Chaos will be a test of their fortitude, as they should be able to put together a comfortable victory.

Prediction: 2-1 Gen.G

• GenG Players to Target: autimatic ($10,800 Captain, $7,200 Flex), BnTeT ($9,600 Captain, $6,400 Flex)
• C Players to Target: Xeppaa ($12,600 Captain, $8,400 Flex), leaf ($8,100 Captain, $5,400 Flex)