Blast Pro Series Miami 2019 Predictions

[Joco]

Hey guys,

Since esport is getting some love on these forums too I have decided to share my predictions with you for the upcoming CS:GO Blast Pro Series Event. I'm also going to include some betting tips next to each matches. Follow them at your own risk.

As always for the outright winner world #1 team Astralis is the favorite (@1.60 on Unibet).

Round 1  (Today 23:00 CET):

Astralis vs Cloud9 - Astralis is the favorite but C9 has the potential for an upset. A decent bet would be with handicap looks very good since the map is Inferno which favors both teams.

Cloud9 +8.5 @1.73  on Unibet

MIBR vs Natus Vincere - While Na'Vi has been on the rise, MIBR has fallen (no pun intended) to their all time lowest.

Natus Vincere -3.5 @1.90 on Unibet

Team Liquid vs FaZe Clan - While Liquid is clearly ahead both teams are still in the phase of rebuilding. Expect a close match. I predict a draw (@11.00 on Unibet) but for a safer bet:

Faze Clan +4.5 @1.95 on Unibet

[FreedoM]

Idk if Cloud9 could really do an upset with this current lineup. I do see MIBR beating NAVI and FaZe drawing with Liquid. Either way, the fact that they play 3 matches at the same time it's purely annoying to me.

[Joco]

Round 2 (Tomorrow Approx. 0:30 CET):

Astralis vs Natus Vincere - Na'Vi and Team Liquid are the closest to potentially upset Astralis. After their recent victory at StarSeries (where Astralis wasn't participating) I expect Na'Vi to win this game on Inferno.

Natus Vincere @3.85 on Unibet

Cloud9 vs Team Liquid - Liquid should take this match easily. Even the map choice favors them. Both of these teams are playing at "home". So expect a decent brawl.

Team Liquid -5.5 @1.95 on Unibet

FaZe Clan vs MIBR - While MIBR might have improved since their 0-10 run at the previous Blast Pro event they are still in need of some kind of mental change if they want to compete.

FaZe Clan @1.80 on Unibet

[Joco]

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@FreedoM wrote:
Idk if Cloud9 could really do an upset with this current lineup. I do see MIBR beating NAVI and FaZe drawing with Liquid. Either way, the fact that they play 3 matches at the same time it's purely annoying to me.

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It's a bo1 on Inferno which has always been a decent map for C9. I put Astralis as the winner but C9 should be good enough to get at least 8 rounds which is why the handi bet.

And yeah the format is horrible. Bo1s and straight into final after round robin and only the final is bo3. Hopefully they improve it in the future events.

[Joco]

Round 1 Results:

Astralis 16-10 Cloud9

Cloud9 +8.5 @1.73  on Unibet

Natus Vincere 16-8 MIBR

Natus Vincere -3.5 @1.90 on Unibet

Team Liquid 16-5 FaZe Clan

Faze Clan +4.5 @1.95 on Unibet

Round 2 Results:

TBA

[Joco]

Round 2 Results:

Astralis 16-7 Natus Vincere

Natus Vincere @3.85 on Unibet

Team Liquid 16-14 Cloud9

Team Liquid -5.5 @1.95 on Unibet

Faze Clan 15-15 MIBR

FaZe Clan @1.80 on Unibet

Summary:

Unfortunately bad results 2-4 for the day.

Astralis looking like they are going to go 5-0. While Liquid and Na'Vi are showing some cracks. C9 is looking decent. On the other hand FaZe and MIBR are playing terrible cs right now.

[Joco]

Round 3

Natus Vincere vs Team Liquid

Team Liquid @1.75 on Unibet

Astralis vs MIBR

Any Player to get an Ace @4.50 on Unibet

Cloud9 vs FaZe

Cloud9 @2.75 on Unibet

Round 4

Astralis vs Team Liquid

Team Liquid +4.5 @1.85 on Unibet

FaZe Clan vs Natus Vincere

Over 26.5 @1.90 on Unibet

MIBR vs Cloud9

Cloud9 @2.65 on Unibet

Round 5

Astralis vs FaZe Clan

FaZe Clan +6.5 @1.80 on Unibet

MIBR vs Team Liquid

Team Liquid -4.5 @1.90 on Unibet

Cloud9 vs Natus Vincere

Cloud9 +4.5 @1.85 on Unibet

[Joco]

Round 3 Results:

Team Liquid 16-12 Natus Vincere

Team Liquid @1.75 on Unibet

MIBR 16-2 Astralis

Any Player to get an Ace @4.50 on Unibet

FaZe Clan 16-7 Cloud9

Cloud9 @2.75 on Unibet

Round 4 Results:

Team Liquid 16-14 Astralis

Team Liquid +4.5 @1.85 on Unibet

FaZe Clan 16-10 Natus Vincere

Over 25.5 @1.90 on Unibet

MIBR 16-6 Cloud9

Cloud9 @2.65 on Unibet

Round 5 Results:

Faze Clan 16-5 Astralis

FaZe Clan +6.5 @1.80 on Unibet

Team Liquid 16-10 MIBR

Team Liquid -4.5 @1.90 on Unibet

Natus Vincere 16-13 Cloud9

Cloud9 +4.5 @1.85 on Unibet

Stand-off Prediction:

MIBR vs Cloud9

Cloud9 to win. No odds yet on Unibet but it should be around even.

Final Prediction:

FaZe Clan vs Team Liquid

FaZe Clan +1.5 @1.75 on Unibet

[Joco]

Unexpectedly after their day 1 performance FaZe Clan ended up winning the event after taking down Team Liquid in the final in a convincing fashion (2-0).

Another noteworthy thing about this event is that Astralis didn't show up for day 2 at all. They went 0-3 and as a consequence gotten themself eliminated. But cannot read too much into this as it may have been just an "off-day" for the danish powerhouse.