This article is part of our DraftKings CS:GO series.
GAMES (EDT)
- 12:30 p.m. Dignitas vs. Complexity
- 12:30 p.m. Vitality vs. Heretics
- 12:30 p.m. Astralis vs. ENCE
- 12:30 p.m. NiP vs. fnatic
Dignitas (1-5) vs. Complexity (1-5)
Both of these teams have no chance of making the playoffs, so the only thing that will be up for grabs in this match will be RMR points. Dignitas took down Heroic and North at Elisa Invitational to qualify for BLAST Spring Showdown, so they have started looking a bit better, but they will still be the underdog against a more individually skilled Complexity side. If you want to target the Dignitas upset, f0rest and Hallzerk are the safest options. GeT_RiGhT has shown signs of brilliance at times, but not enough to roster him over f0rest, who leads this team with 0.73 kills/round alongside hallzerk.
On the side of Complexity, it is oBo who has shown the best form in recent matches. The youngster absolutely carried his side against fnatic, posting 70 kills, 13 assists with a plus-28 K/D differential across two maps. This was definitely a bit of an outlier for oBo, who currently sits on 0.65 kills/round with a plus-5 K/D differential for Complexity, but with Dust2 and Nuke being likely, it isn't terrible to take a chance on him once again. However, it is poizon who is the most appealing at $7,600. The Bulgarian has always been an impactful player on Dust2, and he is very comfortable on Nuke, despite it not being the most optimal map for AWPers.
GAMES (EDT)
- 12:30 p.m. Dignitas vs. Complexity
- 12:30 p.m. Vitality vs. Heretics
- 12:30 p.m. Astralis vs. ENCE
- 12:30 p.m. NiP vs. fnatic
Dignitas (1-5) vs. Complexity (1-5)
Both of these teams have no chance of making the playoffs, so the only thing that will be up for grabs in this match will be RMR points. Dignitas took down Heroic and North at Elisa Invitational to qualify for BLAST Spring Showdown, so they have started looking a bit better, but they will still be the underdog against a more individually skilled Complexity side. If you want to target the Dignitas upset, f0rest and Hallzerk are the safest options. GeT_RiGhT has shown signs of brilliance at times, but not enough to roster him over f0rest, who leads this team with 0.73 kills/round alongside hallzerk.
On the side of Complexity, it is oBo who has shown the best form in recent matches. The youngster absolutely carried his side against fnatic, posting 70 kills, 13 assists with a plus-28 K/D differential across two maps. This was definitely a bit of an outlier for oBo, who currently sits on 0.65 kills/round with a plus-5 K/D differential for Complexity, but with Dust2 and Nuke being likely, it isn't terrible to take a chance on him once again. However, it is poizon who is the most appealing at $7,600. The Bulgarian has always been an impactful player on Dust2, and he is very comfortable on Nuke, despite it not being the most optimal map for AWPers. With Mirage being Dignitas' permaban, k0nfig loses quite a bit of value, and this is one of the spots where it might be worth fading him in favor of blameF at the lower price.
- Dignitas Players to Target: hallzerk ($8,000), f0rest ($7,600)
- Complexity Players to Target: poizon ($7,600), blameF ($7,000), oBo ($7,400)
Vitality (3-3) vs. Heretics (3-3)
Vitality fell completely flat against ENCE, and this absolutely annihilated everyone who jumped on the ZywOo bandwagon after his dominant performance against fnatic. However, this should not discourage you from rostering one of the world's elite players, and hopefully, this affects his ownership a bit. Interestingly, these two teams have pretty similar map pools, and with both teams desperate for a win, it would not be surprising to see this being a closer game than the odds may indicate. For those looking to target Heretics, Maka and Nivera are the top plays. Maka has been priced high at $9,200, but it might still be worth having some exposure to him as a contrarian pivot to ZywOo, which proved to be an effective strategy last time around, with allu scoring highly in their win against Vitality.
- Vitalty Players to Target: ZywOo ($9,800)
- Heretics Players to Target: Maka ($9,200), Nivera ($7,400)
Astralis (5-1) vs. ENCE (3-3)
Astralis find themselves at the top of the standings, and they are now set to face off against an ENCE side that will need this win if they want to have any chance of making playoffs. Astralis definitely have a bit of an edge in the map pool, with both Nuke and Inferno being two of ENCE's worst maps. ENCE will likely opt for Dust2, which they have a four-map win streak on, or Train, which has been one of their go-to maps throughout 2020. device is reasonably priced at $8,200, and with the maps that we are likely to see here, he is to be favored over Magisk in the same price range. If we end up on Dust2, dupreeh will have some value for Astralis at just $7,000, but it seems more likely that ENCE will opt for Train, which benefits Xyp9x more.
On ENCE, it is allu who remains the top player, with sergej having some value at $6,200, as well. While Astralis will be the big favorite in this match, they have already secured their spot in the playoffs, so it might be worth having some, albeit limited, exposure to ENCE in GPPs.
- Astralis Players to Target: device ($8,200), Magisk ($8,000) / Xyp9x ($7,800)
- ENCE Players to Target: allu ($8,400), sergej ($6,000)
NiP (5-1) vs. fnatic (3-3)
We round out the slate with a Swedish derby between NiP and fnatic. This should be a great matchup, as both teams have looked great throughout 2020. fnatic are definitely the favorites, but NiP have looked very solid and it is clear that threat has had a positive impact on this team from the coaching position. These two teams faced off against each other at ESL Pro League earlier in the year, and it was fnatic who came out on top with a 2–1 scoreline. Overpass and Mirage were the two maps picked by the teams in that match, and it seems likely that we will end up on these again. It is worth noting that NiP have gone through some changes on CT side Mirage, with Plopski and nawwk now playing B site instead of twist and Lekr0, and this may improve twist's and Lekr0's numbers somewhat since B site Mirage is generally a pretty low-scoring position. twist leads all players on NiP with a plus-59 K/D differential on Overpass, and with the recent changes on Mirage, he makes for an interesting play at $6,600. On the side of fnatic, it has been the Brollan show for a while now, with flusha chiming in with good performances, as well. KRIMZ has been a disappointment for the most part, but this guy is one of the kings of CT side Mirage, which makes it worth having a bit of exposure to him in case we end up there again. It is worth noting that NiP have already secured their spot in the playoffs, so fnatic players should definitely be prioritized.
