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Apeks (World rank: #35) vs. Finest (World rank: #50) - 7:00 A.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: Apeks (-195) | Finest (+155)

Map Handicap: Apeks -1.5 (+155) | Finest +1.5 (-190)

Map Total: Over 2.5 (+115) | Under 2.5 (-140)

  • This is a best-of-three online series for Pinnacle Cup IV - Swiss round 4 (Teams with a 2-1 record). Winner advances to playoffs.
  • Apeks - Rating at event: nawwk 1.17 | jkaem 1.12 | AcilioN 0.99 | STYKO 0.94 | chawzyyy 0.92
  • Apeks - Rating past three months: jkaem 1.16 | nawwk 1.13 | STYKO 1.03 | AcilioN 0.97 | chawzyyy 0.96
  • Finest - Rating at event: shokz 1.15 | anarkez 1.12 | twist 1.10 | kreaz 1.10 | PlesseN 1.09
  • Finest - Rating past three months: anarkez 1.11 | shokz 1.08 | PlesseN 1.05 | kreaz 1.03 | twist 0.96

H2H Data:

  • These rosters have never faced each other. 

Prediction/Narrative: Apeks wins 2-1.

Finest have been solid at this event as the third highest-rated team with a 1.11 Team Rating across 11 maps played, behind only Spirit and GamerLegion. They worked their way through stage one, while Apeks were given a stage two invite. Apeks have played a tough schedule in the past month facing off against teams such as Copenhagen Flames, Movistar Riders, GamerLegion, BIG, MASONIC, and Eternal Fire. Despite the difficulty of their opponents, they have still managed an 11-9 W/L record across 20 maps played. Apeks’ best map has been Inferno, where they have a 9-1 W/L record across 10 maps played in the past three months, though their entire map pool has been strong. As for Finest, they have had their fair share of tough match-ups in the past month but have still managed an 8-6 W/L record across 14 maps played. However, Mirage is the only map that I could really see them beating Apeks on. Finest have a 6-1 W/L record across seven maps played in the past three months on Mirage, but the rest of the map pool seems to be in the favor of Apeks. I think Apeks is the better team and the map pool favors them, so they should have this series locked up, though it could go three maps with Finest possibly winning on Mirage. Either way, I think it makes sense to back Apeks in this spot since they have proven they can dominate tier two opponents.

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

nawwk ($8,000) | jkaem ($9,200) | STYKO ($7,000) | AcilioN ($6,200)  | anarkez ($8,400) | chawzyyy ($5,200) | shokz ($7,200)

 

Wisla Krakow (World rank: #53) vs. Isurus (World rank: #62) - 10:00 A.M. ET

Moneyline Odds: Wisla Krakow (-250) | Isurus (+200)

Map Handicap: Wisla Krakow -1.5 (+125) | Isurus +1.5 (-150)

Map Total: Over 2.5 (+125) | Under 2.5 (-150)

  • This is a best-of-three online series for Pinnacle Cup IV - Swiss round 4 (Teams with a 2-1 record). Winner advances to playoffs.
  • Wisla Krakow - Rating at event: snatchie 1.28 | jedqr  1.13 | SZPERO 1.06 | Goofy 1.05 | Sobol 0.92
  • Wisla Krakow - Rating past three months: snatchie 1.09 | Sobol 1.04 | jedqr 1.03 | Goofy 1.03 | SZPERO 0.91
  • Isurus - Rating at event: deco 1.10 | Noktse 1.07 | Gafolo 1.05 | ALLE 1.04 | DeStiNy 0.97
  • Isurus - Rating past three months: DeStiNy 1.06 | deco 1.04 | Noktse 1.03 | Gafolo  1.01 | ALLE 1.01

H2H Data:

  • These rosters have never faced each other. 

Prediction/Narrative: Wisla Krakow wins 2-0.

Wisla Krakow are the fourth highest-rated team at this event with a  1.09 Team Rating across eight maps played. Their lineup has a 48-44 W/L record across 92 maps played, though they have struggled a bit in recent months against some of the top tier two/bottom tier one teams. Meanwhile, Isurus have been a trendy team as of late finding success outside of their region with wins over MASONIC and SKADE. Isurus have managed a 21-17 W/L record across 38 maps played with their lineup and their map pool has looked decent. Wisla have been trending down while Isurus have been trending up, but I still think Wisla Krakow is the far superior team, so this could be a chance to ‘buy low’ on Wisla Krakow and ‘sell high’ on Isurus. Yes, Wisla Krakow is still a heavy favorite, but I’d argue that they should be an even bigger favorite. Wisla Krakow have won four of their last five on Overpass, which is Isurus’ favorite map by far. Inferno has been Wisla Krakow’s weakest map, but Isurus have only played it a handful of times, so it is not exactly an easy punish pick. Both teams typically ban Vertigo, which could certainly affect the map veto significantly. Overall, I think that Wisla Krakow will get back to their winning ways against Isurus, and I think the Brazilians will cool off after their recent international success. 

Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority): 

jedqr ($7,400) | Snatchie ($9,800) |  Goofy ($6,600) | Sobol ($8,800) | SZPERO ($5,800) | Gafolo ($4,400) 

 

*Top Stacks: Wisla Krakow, Apeks

*Favorite Captain Plays: nawwk, Snatchie, jkaem, Sobol, anarkez

*Favorite Value Plays: jeqdr, Goofy, STYKO, SZPERO, AcilioN, chawzyyy, Gafolo