Global vs. Invictus Preview & Prediction - Free 8/15 CS:GO Betting Picks

Global and Invictus have never met before. This is the first encounter of these two sides as they meet in the Lower bracket round 1 of the DreamHack Open Summer 2020 Asia. By qualifying for this round of the competition, the teams have already secured a minimum amount of $5,000. The total prize pool for this tournament is $40,000.

Before the opening game at DHOS 2020 Asia, Global played their last match in March at ILG Cup Season 3 and lost in the Grand final to Wings (2:1). In the last eight matches, they have been in a hot and cold form with four defeats and four victories. In their careers, they achieved the best score on Vertigo (100.0%) and Inferno (61.5%), but didn’t play well on Dust2 (33.3%) and failed to win on Mirage (0/0/5).

Invictus comes in good form because they played at Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020 and finished 2nd. In their previous match, they lost in the Upper bracket semi-final to ViCi. Currently, this Chinese team is ranked 59th in the world and has six wins in the last eight matches. Invictus plays best on Dust2 (85.7%) and Train (75.0%), while they are below average on Nuke (41.7%).

Pick: First map winner Invictus ( -400 @GG.bet)

I think that Global is not on the same level as the Invictus team. The bookmakers also agree with me. There will be no surprises here. I will play safely on Invictus to win the first map. The best odds for this pick can be found at GG.bet.