AVEZ vs. BIG Academy Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/28
AVEZ and BIG Academy will meet in the Swiss round 2 (teams with a 1-0 record) of the Nine to Five 2, and AVEZ is a massive favorite in this best of three map duel. These sides have never met before.
The Polish side AVEZ failed to reach the semi-final of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4 after a 2-1 defeat to Syman, despite winning the opening map. AVEZ opened this tournament with a 2-1 win over lvlUP, although many expected they will secure a victory in straight maps. AVEZ won five of the last ten games and has a 50.0% win rate over the past three months. In that span, AVEZ played well on Overpass (64.7%) and Vertigo (60.0%), while they were below par on Inferno (25.0%) and Dust2 (33.3%).
BIG Academy needed two wins over 9INE to make it to the main event here and then made an upset with a 2-1 victory over NAVI Junior. Even though they were destroyed on the opening map (Dust2), the German team responded on Overpass and Inferno to secure a win. BIG Academy won four of the previous six matches and has a 46.2% win rate in the last three months. During that period, BIG Academy was unbeaten on Vertigo and played great on Overpass (80.0%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Mirage and didn’t play well on Dust2 (28.6%).
Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+151 @ GG.BET)
I already won the Over bet in AVEZ’s previous game against lvlUP, and although the bookies are favoring them once again, I don’t think they will have an easy job here. Each of AVEZ’s last nine series matches produced a maximum of three maps, and I simply have to continue with this trend, especially because it paid off last time out. On the other hand, seven of BIG Academy’s last eight series matches also produced a maximum of three maps, so I have enough reasons to back the over in this one.