DraftKings CS:GO Saturday Cheat Sheet

Games (EDT)

• 12:00 p.m: Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) vs. Heroic (HERO)
• 12:00 p.m: BIG Clan (BIG) vs. OG (OG)
• 3:00 p.m: Team Liquid (TL) vs. Evil Geniuses (EG)
• 6:00 p.m: 100 Thieves (100T) vs. Cloud9 (C9)

Ninjas in Pyjamas (1-0) vs. Heroic (1-0)

Saturday features the winner's matches across the board in cs_summit6 opening in Europe with NiP and Heroic looking to secure 2-0 starts. Both sides showed good form Day 1 with hampus and REZ from NiP as well as stavn and TeSeS from Heroic putting in indomitable performances. Overall NiP come into the match as favorites, and will look to control the map veto with their deep map pool. NiP will ban Dust2, while Heroic ban Overpass, NiP's traditional first pick. Past that, Heroic are going to pick their Nuke where the Danish side is on an impressive seven-map winning streak, while NiP are likely to take Vertigo, a map they have a 78 percent win rate on. Overall the veto is likely to end on a deciders of Mirage or Train, two maps that both teams have nearly identical win rates on, and very similar pick rates. The Swedish side have been in excellent form since adding hampus, and if they can shut down stavn then look for NiP to secure their 2-0 start in cs_summit6.

Prediction: 2-1 Ninjas in Pyjamas

NiP Players to Target: hampus ($7,800 Captain, $5,200 Flex), nawwk ($11,400 Captain, $7,600 Flex)

HERO Players to Target: stavn ($12,000 Captain, $8,000 Flex)

BIG Clan (1-0) vs. OG (1-0)

The second match of the day looks to be far and away the most one-sided as the German's of BIG, who are arguably the best team in the world right now, take on OG. The international side are far from being a bad team, but right now it's hard to say you'd favor anyone over this BIG Clan side, especially with the form from syrsoN and tabseN. The map veto makes for grim reading for OG - Train will be banned by BIG, OG will ban Vertigo, leaving Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke and Overpass. Of those remaining five maps, BIG Clan are on four-map win streaks on two (Dust2 and Inferno), a five-map win streak on Nuke and six on Mirage. It's impossible to see a single map veto that favors OG, considering the the fifth map, Overpass, BIG Clan are undefeated on. This is a match that could offer some of the best value of the entire slate as BIG Clan look to romp to a 2-0 start and should have far too much for OG to handle. 

Prediction: 2-0 BIG Clan

BIG Players to Target: All five BIG Clan players

OG Players to Target: valde ($10,500 Captain, $7,000 Flex)

Team Liquid (1-0) vs. Evil Geniuses (1-0)

The third match of the day moves to North America and should be by far the closest as Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses clash in what has long been a top-tier clash in North America for years. Team Liquid come into the match in horrendous form, falling out of the top 10 in the world rankings (Currently No. 11), while EG took their spot, sitting at No. 9. That said Team Liquid are still slight favorites considering it's nearly impossible to look past NAF and EliGE, who can be two of the very best riflers in the world. The veto is likely to end up on Dust 2, Inferno and Mirage a very neutral veto and a set of maps that these two teams have faced off many times in. This match is likely to be incredibly close, so the value may come from more volatile matches, such as the BIG Clan or NiP matches.

Prediction: 2-1 Team Liquid

TL Players to Target: EliGE ($12,600 Captain, $8,400 Flex), NAF ($12,000 Captain, $8,000 Flex)

EG Players to Target: CeRq ($10,800 Captain, $7,200 Flex)

100 Thieves (1-0) vs. Cloud9 (1-0)

The final Saturday contest is an interesting showdown from North America between 100 Thieves and Cloud9, two teams that have been struggling for form. It's a match that just favors the Oceanic side of 100 Thieves, but with the firepower that Cloud9 have shown, they have the ability to take down anyone. This match will rely on the star riflers most likely, as floppy and oSee go head-to-head in a tough rifling match-up against jks and jkaem who have years of top level experience. The map veto will be crucial as these teams look likely to end up in a slightly strange setup of Vertigo, Train and Dust 2, playing two of the less-picked maps in Vertigo and Train. The slightly odd setup should favor Cloud9, who have a very strong map pool, and the advantage on every map except their perma-ban of Mirage. Overall this match slightly favors 100 Thieves, but with the form of floppy and oSee, it seems hard to look past the North American side of Cloud9. The value in this match should come from the depth on both sides, with a strong performance likely to be the difference-maker.

Prediction: 2-1 Cloud9

100T Players to Target: jks ($11,700 Captain, $7,800 Flex), Liazz ($8,700 Captain, $5,800 Flex)

C9 Players to Target: oSee ($12,300 Captain, $8,200 Flex), floppy ($11,400 Captain, $7,600 Flex)