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GamerLegion (World rank: #26) vs. 9z (World rank: #28) – 10:00 A.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: GamerLegion (-170) | 9z (+140)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

GamerLegion - Rating at event: N/A

GamerLegion - Rating past three months: acoR 1.22 | iM 1.12 | Keoz 1.07 | siuhy 0.95 | isak 0.94

9z - Rating at event: N/A

9z - Rating past three months: dgt 1.22 | nqz 1.21 | max 1.15 | dav1deuS 1.09 | buda 0.91

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other.

Prediction: GamerLegion wins 16-13.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

iM ($8,000) | acoR ($9,000) | dgt ($6,800) | nqz ($7,800) | Keoz ($7,200) | siuhy ($6,600) 

 

00NATION (World rank: #27) vs. Bad News Eagles (World rank: #24) – 11:15 A.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: 00NATION (-110) | Bad News Eagles (-110)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

00NATION - Rating at event: N/A

00NATION - Rating past three months: try 1.15 | latto 1.12 | dumau 1.09 | coldzera 1.03 | TACO 0.93

Bad News Eagles - Rating at event: N/A

Bad News Eagles - Rating past three months: juanflatroo 1.12 | gxx- 1.09 | rigoN 1.06 | sinnopsyy 1.06 | SENER1 1.01

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other.

Prediction: 00NATION wins 16-14.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

try ($8,400) | dumau ($6,800) | latto ($7,600) | gxx- ($7,600) | juanflatroo ($8,600) | rigoN ($6,600) | coldzera ($6,000) 

 

OG (World rank: #15) vs. Grayhound (World rank: #42) – 11:15 A.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: OG (-500) | Grayhound (+365)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

OG - Rating at event: N/A

OG - Rating past three months: flameZ 1.14 | degster 1.14 | F1KU 1.05 | nexa 1.04 | NEOFRAG 0.99

Grayhound - Rating at event: N/A

Grayhound - Rating past three months: INS 1.24 | Liazz 1.20 | Vexite 1.15 | Sico 1.07 | aliStair 1.05

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other.

Prediction: OG wins 16-7.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

degster ($10,400) | NEOFRAG ($6,400) | flameZ ($9,600) | F1KU ($8,400) | nexa ($7,400) | aliStair ($4,000) 

 

FURIA (World rank: #9) vs. BIG (World rank: #17) – 12:30 P.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: FURIA (-185) | BIG (+150)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

FURIA - Rating at event: N/A

FURIA - Rating past three months: KSCERATO 1.31 | yuurih 1.13 | arT 1.09 | saffee 1.08 | drop 0.96

BIG - Rating at event: N/A

BIG - Rating past three months: s1n 1.17 | tabseN 1.15 | syrsoN 1.12 | Krimbo 0.97 | k1to 0.95

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other. The teams last faced in June at IEM Dallas 2022, when BIG had faveN & tiziaN in their lineup instead of s1n & k1to, and BIG won 2-1 (16-8 Nuke / 10-16 Vertigo/ 16-10 Mirage). ArT led the server with 62 kills, while syrsoN led with a 1.22 Rating. 

Prediction:  FURIA wins 16-10.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

KSCERATO ($9,400) | arT ($7,400) | yuurih ($8,200) | saffee ($6,200) | syrsoN ($6,400) | tabseN ($7,200) | drop ($5,600) 
 

Evil Geniuses (World rank: #22) vs. IHC (World rank: #46) – 12:30 P.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: Evil Geniuses (-265) | IHC (+210)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

Evil Geniuses - Rating at event: N/A

Evil Geniuses - Rating past three months: autimatic 1.16 | Brehze 1.04 | CeRq 1.02 | HexT 0.96 | neaLaN 0.95

IHC - Rating at event: N/A

IHC - Rating past three months: sk0R 1.23 | bLitz 1.23 | Annihilation 1.20 | kabal 1.04 | Techno 1.00

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other. 

Prediction: IHC wins 16-14.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

sk0R ($7,000) | bLitz ($6,400) | autimatic ($9,800) | Annihilation ($5,800) | Brehze ($8,800) | CeRq ($8,000) 

 

Vitality (World rank: #1) vs. Imperial (World rank: #19) – 1:45 P.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: Vitality (-355) | Imperial (+275)

This is a best-of-one on LAN for IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Swiss Round 1

Vitality - Rating at event: N/A

Vitality - Rating past three months: ZywOo 1.37 | Magisk 1.09 | Spinx 1.06 | dupreeh 0.97 | apEX 0.93

Imperial - Rating at event: N/A

Imperial - Rating past three months: chelo 1.16 | FalleN 1.15 | fer 1.11 | boltz 1.05 | VINI 0.99

H2H Data:

These rosters have never faced each other. 

Prediction: Vitality wins 16-12.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

ZywOo ($10,200) | Spinx ($8,200) | Magisk ($9,200) | FalleN ($6,000) | dupreeh ($7,200) | chelo ($6,800) | fer ($5,400) 

 

Slate Overview: 

These are all best-of-ones so keep in mind that there can be a lot of variance on these slates. OG looks to be the safest team to stack as (-500) favorites against a weak Oceanic opponent. Degster & flameZ should both be solid plays, though I also really like NEOFRAG as he leads this lineup with 25.2% opening duel attempts across 17 maps played in the past month. This is a spot where NEOFRAG may find a lot of success with his entries, which could lead to multikills. I also really like FURIA considering syrsoN’s form typically drops off on LAN for BIG, plus the Germans are still playing with s1n instead of faveN at this event. KSCERATO has been in incredible form in recent months and should be a strong option, and arT is another option to consider since he led the server in kills when these teams last played, and his aggression could lead to high upside at only $7,200 on Draftkings. Vitality are the second-largest favorite on the slate but I don’t love picking against Brazilians teams at this event in front of the passionate Brazilian crowd. GamerLegion and 00NATION will likely win their match-ups, although I don’t feel too comfortable backing either team. Evil Geniuses are the third-largest favorite on the slate but I think IHC can easily pull the upset, so I’d rather roll the dice with sk0R & bLitz. 

 

*Favorite Stacks: OG, FURIA, Vitality, GamerLegion, 00NATION, IHC

*Core Plays: degster, KSCERATO, NEOFRAG, arT