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FaZe (World rank: #1) vs. 00Nation (World rank: #29) – 6:30 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: FaZe (-610) | 00Nation (+440)
Map Handicap: FaZe -1.5 (+205) | 00Nation +1.5 (-255)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group B upper bracket quarter-final of IEM Cologne 2022.
FaZe - Rating past three months: broky 1.14 | Twistzz 1.12 | ropz 1.11 | rain 1.10 | karrigan 0.95
00Nation - Rating past three months: dumau 1.30 | latto 1.16 | try 1.06 | TACO 0.95 | coldzera 0.93
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other.
Prediction/Narrative: FaZe win 2-1.
00Nation have been hot having beat FURIA, Astralis, and Imperial, and they also took a map from Spirit, which is pretty impressive considering they have only played 11 maps total. FaZe are a massive favorite and I'm not fading them here, but don't be surprised if 00Nation make this a close series based on what they've shown so far.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
ropz ($8,200) | broky ($10,200) | rain ($7,200) | Twistzz ($9,400) | try ($5,400)
Astralis (World rank: #12) vs. FURIA (World rank: #8) – 6:30 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: Astralis (-125) | FURIA (Even)
Map Handicap: Astralis -1.5 (+230) | FURIA +1.5 (-295)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group B upper bracket quarter-final of IEM Cologne 2022.
Astralis - Rating past three months: blameF 1.28 | k0nfig 1.06 | Farlig 1.02 | Xyp9x 0.97 | gla1ve 0.93
FURIA - Rating past three months: yuurih 1.18 | KSCERATO 1.08 | saffee 1.02 | drop 1.00 | arT 0.99
H2H Data:
These rosters last faced in April at ESL Pro League Season 15 and FURIA won 2-1 (13-16 Ancient / 16-8 Mirage / 16-7 Nuke). Yuurih led the server with 60 kills and a 1.33 Rating across two maps.
Prediction/Narrative: FURIA win 2-1.
FURIA won this match-up last time and I like them a lot here again as an underdog. We haven't seen the best form from FURIA as of late, but I expect them to step up at this big event, and I think they are the better team with a deep enough map pool.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
yuurih ($8,200) | KSCERATO ($7,600) | blameF ($8,400) | arT ($5,400) | saffee ($6,600) | drop ($6,200)
NAVI (World rank: #2) vs. NiP (World rank: #7) – 10:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: NAVI (-220) | NiP (+180)
Map Handicap: NAVI -1.5 (+140) | NiP +1.5 (-170)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group A upper bracket semi-final of IEM Cologne 2022.
NAVI - Rating at event: s1mple 1.36 | electronic 1.21 | b1t 1.18 | Perfecto 0.99 | sdy 0.86
NAVI - Rating past three months: s1mple 1.30 | b1t 1.15 | electronic 1.14 | sdy 1.07 | Perfecto 1.04
NiP - Rating at event: hampus 1.40 | es3tag 1.37 | REZ 0.93 | Plopski 0.91 | Brollan 0.84
NiP - Rating past three months: REZ 1.16 | Brollan 1.13 | hampus 1.03 | es3tag 1.00 | Plopski 0.98
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other with sdy in the NAVI lineup.
Prediction/Narrative: NiP wins 2-1.
I like NiP as an underdog on Thursday because they have proven that this lineup can compete with the elite teams, and I like them again here for similar reasons. NAVI don't look invincible having dropped a map against MOUZ to open this event, and NiP are certainly capable of pulling this upset at the moment. NiP took a map from NAVI at PGL Major Antwerp back in May when Boombl4 was playing, and I think they can take the series against sdy and co.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
Brollan ($6,400) | REZ ($7,200) | s1mple ($10,000) | es3tag ($4,800) | hampus ($5,600) | Plopski ($4,200) | Perfecto ($6,400)
Heroic (World rank: #10) vs. MOUZ (World rank: #18) – 10:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: Heroic (-285) | MOUZ (+225)
Map Handicap: Heroic -1.5 (+125) | MOUZ +1.5 (-150)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group A lower bracket round one of IEM Cologne 2022.
Heroic - Rating at event: stavn 1.23 | TeSeS 1.13 | jabbi 0.93 | sjuush 0.92 | cadiaN 0.84
Heroic - Rating past three months: stavn 1.23 | TeSeS 1.10 | cadiaN 1.10 | sjuush 1.08 | jabbi 1.04
MOUZ - Rating at event: Bymas 1.09 | frozen 1.02 | torzsi 0.92 | JDC 0.88 | dexter 0.75
MOUZ - Rating past three months: torzsi 1.16 | frozen 1.14 | Bymas 1.03 | JDC 0.97 | dexter 0.97
H2H Data:
These rosters faced earlier in the week at the Play-In event and Heroic won 2-1 (16-5 Ancient / 11-16 Inferno / 16-7 Nuke). Stavn led the way with 68 kills and a 1.52 Rating across three maps played.
Prediction/Narrative: Heroic wins 2-0.
These odds may seem a bit steep considering Heroic have only played six maps with this lineup, but they did just beat MOUZ last week, and they should be the clear better team with jabbi as an upgrade from refrezh for the Danes. Heroic had two dominant map wins against MOUZ at the Play-In event, and they should show up with another strong performance with their back against the wall in the lower bracket.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
stavn ($9,800) | jabbi ($5,600) | TeSeS ($8,800) | cadiaN ($7,800) | sjuush ($6,800) | Bymas ($5,800)
Vitality (World rank: #5) vs. Movistar Riders (World rank: #14) – 1:30 P.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: Vitality (-165) | Movistar Riders (+135)
Map Handicap: Vitality -1.5 (+175) | Movistar Riders +1.5 (-215)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group A upper bracket semi-final of IEM Cologne 2022.
Vitality - Rating at event: ZywOo 1.35 | Magisk 1.22 | dupreeh 1.03 | apEX 1.01 | misutaaa 1.00
Vitality - Rating past three months: ZywOo 1.25 | Magisk 1.06 | dupreeh 1.04 | apEX 0.96 | misutaaa 0.94
Movistar Riders - Rating at event: SunPayus 1.41 | dav1g 1.19 | mopoz 1.14 | DeathZz 1.09 | alex 1.01
Movistar Riders - Rating past three months: SunPayus 1.18 | alex 1.11 | mopoz 1.05 | DeathZz 0.95 | dav1g 0.92
H2H Data:
These rosters faced earlier in the week at the Play-In event and Movistar Riders swept 2-0 (16-13 Vertigo / 16-14 Overpass). SunPayus led the server with 46 kills and a 1.56 Rating.
Prediction/Narrative: Movistar Riders win 2-1.
Movistar Riders just swept this team on Tuesday, including a dominant win on Vitality's map pick, Overpass. Thus, I think they will keep it close here at the very least, and they are priced at a huge discount on Draftkings as the underdogs. Movistar Riders have been in excellent form having won seven series in a row, and I think that continues here.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
SunPayus ($7,400) | mopoz ($6,000) | ZywOo ($9,600) | alex ($6,800) | dav1g ($4,600) | magisk ($8,600)
G2 (World rank: #6) vs. ENCE (World rank: #3) – 1:30 P.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: G2 (-115) | ENCE (-105)
Map Handicap: G2 -1.5 (+245) | ENCE +1.5 (-315)
This is a best-of-three on LAN for the Group A lower bracket round one of IEM Cologne 2022.
G2 - Rating at event: huNter- 1.10 | NiKo 1.00 | Aleksib 0.87 | JACKZ 0.74 | m0NESY 0.74
G2 - Rating past three months: NiKo 1.23 | huNter- 1.10 | m0NESY 1.09 | Aleksib 0.94 | JACKZ 0.92
ENCE - Rating at event: dycha 1.14 | Spinx 1.08 | Snappi 0.90 | hades 0.84 | Maden 0.80
ENCE - Rating past three months: Spinx 1.12 | dycha 1.07 | Maden 1.02 | hades 1.01 | Snappi 0.93
H2H Data:
These rosters last faced on May 10th at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 and G2 won 2-1 (16-7 Dust2 / 16-19 Ancient / 16-9 Mirage). NiKo led the server with 72 kills and a 1.36 Rating across three maps.
Prediction/Narrative: G2 wins 2-1.
ENCE did win the last meeting between these teams, but Snax was standing in for ENCE, and the last time the full rosters faced each other, G2 came out on top. Neither of these teams look to be in their best form, but I have more confidence in G2 in this spot with ENCE looking out of sync and dropping four of their last six series.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
NiKo ($8,400) | m0NESY ($6,800) | huNter ($7,600) | Spinx ($9,000)) | Aleksib ($5,800)
*Favorite Stacks: Heroic, FaZe, FURIA, G2, NiP, Movistar Riders
*Favorite Captains: stavn, ropz, yuurih, broky, NiKo, SunPayus, TeSeS, Twistzz, REZ, huNter-, cadiaN, KSCERATO, s1mple, ZywOo, blameF, Spinx, magisk
*Favorite Value Plays: jabbi, rain, m0NESY, Brollan, mopoz, arT, es3tag, sjuush, alex, saffee, hampus, drop, Aleksib, dav1g, Plopski, Perfecto, try, Bymas