CS:GO DFS Playbook October 12: Top DraftKings DFS Picks
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ECLOT (World rank: #52) vs. SAW (World rank: #49) - 5:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: ECLOT (-125) | SAW (-105)
Map Handicap: ECLOT -1.5 (+225) | SAW +1.5 (-310)
This is an online best-of-three series for Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 - Swiss Round 4 (Teams with a 2-1 record). Winner advances to playoffs.
ECLOT - Rating at event: nbqq 1.16 | capseN 1.14 | Dytor 1.14 | K1-FiDa 1.10 | Valencio 1.06
ECLOT - Rating past three months: Dytor 1.10 | nbqq 1.08 | capseN 1.01 | Valencio 0.99 | K1-FiDa 0.96
SAW - Rating at event: MUTiRiS 1.20 | story 1.13 | rmn 1.12 | ewjerkz 1.06 | JUST 0.98
SAW - Rating past three months: MUTiRiS 1.05 | story 1.05 | ewjerkz 1.05 | rmn 1.03 | JUST 1.02
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other.
Prediction: SAW wins 2-0.
SAW have a 22-16 W/L record across 38 maps played with this lineup, and they have done well in the past month despite a tough schedule. Since the start of September, SAW swept Apeks, Sprout, and ECSTATIC, plus they beat EYEBALLERS 2-1, and they took a map against MASONIC & HEET. SAW struggled last week at the IEM Road to Rio RMR, but there were elite teams at the event, including Heroic, who dominated SAW on Nuke. Every member of SAW has a Rating between 1.05 and 1.07 since the formation of this lineup, which goes to show how well-balanced they are. SAW also have a deep map pool with Ancient (6-1 W/L), Dust2 (5-3 W/L), and Nuke (4-3 W/L) as strong options for them in the map veto, though ECLOT should ban Nuke to start. As for ECLOT, they have now lost four series in a row against mediocre opponents, and they have been inconsistent with a 21-17 W/L record across 38 maps played in the past month given the caliber of opponents that they have been facing. SAW should ban Mirage to start, which take’s away ECLOT’s most played map. ECLOT have been solid on Inferno with an 11-6 W/L record across 17 maps played in the past three months and they should be able to compete with SAW on that map. However, the rest of the map pool should be in SAW’s favor, and I do think SAW is the better team. Thus, I am more than happy to back SAW at cheaper pricing on Draftkings, especially when the oddsmakers have this as a near pick ‘em.
- rmn & ewjerkz lead SAW with 0.12 opening kills per round, while ewjerkz leads with 25.6% opening duel attempts across 38 maps played.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
story ($8,600) | ewjerkz ($6,200) | MUTiRiS ($7,000) | rmn ($5,000) | capseN ($7,400) | Dytor ($9,600) | JUST ($4,000)
Endpoint (World rank: #36) vs. BLUEJAYS (World rank: #57) - 8:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: Endpoint (-125) | BLUEJAYS (-105)
Map Handicap: Endpoint -1.5 (+205) | BLUEJAYS +1.5 (-295)
This is an online best-of-three series for Elisa Invitational Fall 2022 - Swiss Round 4 (Teams with a 2-1 record). Winner advances to the playoffs.
Endpoint - Rating at event: Nertz 1.08 | MiGHTYMAX 0.96 | Surreal 0.94 | HeavyGod 0.88 | mhL 0.86
Endpoint - Rating past three months: Nertz 1.17 | mhL 1.17 | HeavyGod 1.06 | Surreal 0.92 | MiGHTYMAX 0.89
BLUEJAYS - Rating at event: aidKiT 1.34 | CacaNito 1.33 | kyxsan 1.14 | dan1 1.06 | stYleEeZ 0.94
BLUEJAYS - Rating past three months: CacaNito 1.19 | kyxsan 1.11 | aidKiT 1.10 | dan1 0.98 | stYleEeZ 0.94
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other. The teams played in February, prior to Endpoint adding mhL & HeavyGod, and BLUEJAYS won 2-0 (19-17 Mirage / 16-13 Dust2). CacaNito led with 59 kills, while stYleEeZ led with a 1.24 Rating across two maps played.
Prediction: Endpoint wins 2-1.
BLUEJAYS may have swept when these teams last faced each other in February, but both maps were really close. Since then, Endpoint have upgraded their AWP with mhL looking like the far superior player compared to CRUC1AL, while HeavyGod is a downgrade from BOROs at this point, though the young player certainly has potential as well. We’ve only seen Endpoint play nine maps total with this lineup, but they are already battle-tested. Endpoint reverse swept EC Kyiv, beat HONORIS 2-1 with a double OT win on Ancient, and took a map against OG. Thus, this Endpoint roster has already shown tremendous potential in their short time playing together. Meanwhile, BLUEJAYS continue to be a bit of a ‘litmus test’ for tier two Counter-Strike. The really good tier two teams should be able to beat BLUEJAYS, while the teams that still have stuff to work on will likely fall to BLUEJAYS. That is an oversimplification but that’s where I rank them. BLUEJAYS can test anybody on Mirage (10-3 W/L), Inferno (8-6 W/L), and Dust2 (6-3 W/L) and that trend is reflected in their win rates on the maps in the past three months. Neither team likes to play Nuke, which could affect the map veto depending on who ends up banning it, but either way BLUEJAYS should have a map or two that they feel comfortable on. Thus, I am expecting a tight series here despite the fact that Endpoint have looked like the better team. This Endpoint roster is still new, and BLUEJAYS have a good grasp on the map pool, so this series should remain close even if Endpoint does pull ahead. Endpoint is my preferred stack on Draftkings, but I think CacaNito is still a priority play, and I’d even consider mixing in another BLUEJAYS player, like aidKiT, in case this series is back-and-forth.
- Nertz leads Endpoint with 0.13 opening kills per round, while MiGHTYMAX leads with 22.9% opening duel attempts across nine maps played.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
Nertz ($8,200) | mhL ($10,200) | CacaNito ($9,200) | HeavyGod ($6,800) | aidKiT ($6,400) | MiGHTYMAX ($4,400) | kyxsan ($8,000)