Gambit Youngsters vs. Syman Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/26

Gambit Youngsters and Syman are facing in the semifinal of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4, and Gambit Youngsters are massive favorites in this best of three map duel. The winner of this game will meet LDLC or CR4ZY in the Grand Final. These sides have met five times before and Gambit Youngsters won all five matches.

The Russian team Gambit Youngsters bounced back from disappointing displays at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 3, where they failed to reach the playoffs and recorded three wins at this tournament without losing a single map along the way. They defeated Budapest Five, LDLC, and Lyngby Vikings to make it to the semis here. Gambit Youngsters won eight of the previous ten matches and have a 62.0% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Gambit Youngsters performed very well on Overpass (69.6%), Mirage (66.7%), and Vertigo (66.7%), while they were below average only on Dust2 (47.8%).

Syman also didn’t have luck at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 3 but was victorious against lvlUP and NAVI Junior to make it to the quarter-final, where they had a tough job to advance to the semis. Namely, the Kazakhstani side was losing 1-0 to AVEZ, but improved on the next two maps and secured a win on Train and Inferno. Syman won five of the previous eight matches and has a 51.3% win rate in the last three months. During that period, Syman was above average only on Train (66.7%), while they failed to impress on Nuke (27.3%) and Inferno (37.5%).

Pick: Gambit Youngsters Handicap -1.5 Maps (-108 @GG.BET)

Gambit Youngsters were ruthless in each of five H2H duels so far as they didn’t drop a single map in the process. Last time they met, I went against the betting trends and backed Syman to win one map, and Gambit Youngsters destroyed them 16-8 and 16-3. That’s why I don’t want to bet against the trends again, and I am going with the favorites to secure a convincing win.