We have three intense matches coming Round 4 at the IEM Rio Legends stage today. With FaZe Clan and NiP already out, its Vitality and NAVI left fighting to survive today. By the end of this stage, we may lose 4 out of 6 top 5 times before the Champions Stage.
Let’s dig right into the matches.
Natus Vincere vs Bad News Eagles
In our books, Natus Vincere is still the best CSGO team in the world. Even though they had their ups and downs in recent months, they will definitely be at their peak here. BNE is on their own little super run, after eliminating FaZe Clan a day earlier. They already lost two best of one matches against ENCE and Spirit, two teams that they should’ve beat easily if they are a FaZe slayer.
There is no need to talk about map pool for this one. We only want to point out that Natus Vincere is considered statistically worse on all maps in recent matches played, but the level of difficulty between past opponents is drastic.
Prediction: Natus Vincere to win
Odds: 1.14
MOUZ vs Outsiders
We are starting things off with the day opener in Round 4 of Legends Stage. MOUZ is looking really good right now, especially after they five of their last six and beat solid teams like fnatic, Evil Geniuses, Liquid and Vitality. Outsiders had a dodgier run thus far but have always made it count when it matters most.
Map veto is going to be very interesting for this one. Since this is a best-of-one match, we are going to see a lot of bans. First and foremost, Dust 2, Overpass, and Vertigo are definitely being removed early on. This leaves both MOUZ and Liquid with comfortable picks like Mirage, Inferno, and a potential Ancient.
All in all, this match is marginally favoring MOUZ, but based on previous match performance, we are going for the total number of rounds played for this one.
Prediction: Total Numbers of Rounds Played – Over 25.5
Odds: 1.43
Heroic vs Team Liquid
Both Heroic and Liquid are having a good run thus far, but both dropped important advancement matches. Heroic was dismantled by Cloud9 in the first round heading out of Legends, while Liquid lost their first match to MOUZ in a shocker start.
Both teams are likely staying away from Vertigo and Overpass, logic tells us that both teams will find comfort in whatever maps remain. Mirage, Inferno and Ancient will be heavy contests, while Nuke will work for Heroic only, and Dust2 for Liquid only. Either way, this series should provide us with a lot of nail-biting moments which is perfect for round betting.
Prediction: Total Rounds Played – Over 27.5
Odds: 2.01
In the three remaining matches today, ENCE meets Vitality, and Spirit faces Sprout in elimination rounds. Meanwhile, BIG and Fnatic will decide among eachother who gets to go to Playoffs. We will have one last elimination round tomorrow before we head into Playoffs.
The CSGO odds in today’s selection are courtesy of GG.BET.
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