DraftKings CS:GO: Monday Cheat Sheet

Games (EDT)

• 8:25 a.m: Virtus.Pro (VP) vs. FaZe Clan (FaZe)
• 12:00 p.m: Swole Patrol (S) vs. Evil Geniuses (EG)
• 4:00 p.m: MiBR (MiBR) vs. Furia (FUR)

Virtus.Pro (0-0) vs. FaZe Clan (1-2)

The first match of the day features FaZe Clan, coming off an extremely hard fought 2-1 loss to G2 Esports, against Virtus.Pro, currently ranked 18th in the world. VP are opening their campaign against very staunch opposition and will be looking for superstars Jame and Buster to pull a carry performance out of their bag of tricks. Meanwhile, FaZe need to turn their group stage performance around, as another loss would make progressing through the group extremely difficult. If NiKo and Olofmeister show up for FaZe they have the potential to turn this group around and end 3-2; if not, then Virtus.Pro may be in line for an upset win with some extremely good value players in Buster, Qikert and Adren. Despite their struggles, this game should be a convincing win for FaZe Clan and a good chance for their superstars to flex their muscles.

VP Players to Target: Buster ($9,300 Captain, $6,200 Flex), Qikert ($9,000 Captain, $6,000 Flex)

FaZe Players to Target: NiKo ($13,500 Captain, $9,000 Flex), Olofmeister ($11,100 Captain, $7,400 Flex) 

Evil Geniuses (0-1) vs. Swole Patrol (1-1)

The surprise of ESL Pro League, Swole Patrol, who many expected to struggle greatly in this group, took down favorites Liquid 2-0 following a close 2-1 defeat to 100 Thieves. Evil Geniuses are looking to rebound after a 2-1 loss to 100 Thieves and get their group run properly underway. Don't let the recent form distract you from the fact that EG are massive favorites in this match, and rightfully so, as EG at their best are a top-five team in the world while Swole would be happy to reach top 15. If Swole Patrol can perform like they did against Team Liquid then they could be some of the best value players of the day, namely Cooper- and Zellsis. EG, on the other hand, know that they come in needing to spring-board their season, and have the star power to take a quick 2-0, if Brehze and CeRq can play at their best. 

EG Players to Target: Brehze ($13,200 Captain, $8,800 Flex)

S Players to Target: Cooper- ($9,600 Captain, $6,400 Flex), Zellsis ($8,100 Captain, $5,400 Flex)

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

A Brazilian face off closes out the day with world no. 25 MiBR looking to turn around an 0-2 defeat to Team Liquid and take the win over Furia, currently ranked no. 12. MiBR were decimated by Team Liquid 16-7 and 16-2, and with not a single player going close to even, they have quite the hole to dig themselves out of. Furia are, and should be, heavy favorites after winning four the previous five matchups between these two teams, and they've looked good recently. If yuurih and KSCERATO play to the level they have shownm then this game should heavily favor Furia, and give you two of the best value picks available. In the end, Furia have looked better, played better versus MiBR, and played Team Liquid far more convincingly than MiBR, taking the series 2-1. Furia should win, whether in two maps or three, and should offer great value doing so.

MiBR Players to Target: kNgV ($11,400 Captain, $7,600 Flex)

FUR Players to Target: yuurih ($9,600 Captain, $6,400 Flex), KSCERATO ($8,100 Captain, $5,400 Flex)