AVEZ vs. HONORIS Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/6

AVEZ and HONORIS are facing in the Group C opening match of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 6, and AVEZ is a favorite to win in this single map duel. These sides have met once before, and AVEZ won that match.

The Polish team AVEZ didn’t experience the best of times at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 5, where they suffered elimination with a couple of defeats to Gambit Youngsters and NAVI Junior. After those losses, AVEZ also lost to Izako Boars at the Nine to Five 2. AVEZ won five of the previous ten games and has a 49.0% win rate over the past three months. In that span, AVEZ was above average on Nuke (61.9%), Overpass (59.1%), and Vertigo (56.2%), while they didn’t play well on Inferno (20.0%) and Dust2 (33.3%).

HONORIS played relatively well at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup and got to the quarter-final after winning three of five matches. However, they couldn’t get past Tikitakan in the playoffs and are hoping to take a step forward at this tournament. HONORIS lost nine of the last 14 matches and has a 30.6% win rate in the last three months. During that period, HONORIS was average only on Inferno (50.0%), while they displayed disappointing performances on Nuke (21.4%) and Mirage (27.3%).

Pick: AVEZ to win (-172 @ PINNACLE)

If this was a series matchup I would bet on the over, but considering it is a single map tilt, I am going with AVEZ. Although they lost the last three matches, they are the better-ranked team and one of the favorites to win the tournament. I don’t think they will open it with a defeat, and that’s why I am backing AVEZ to beat their compatriots.