Illuminar vs. CR4ZY Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/28

Illuminar and CR4ZY will meet in the Swiss round 2 (teams with a 0-1 record) of the Nine to Five 2, and Illuminar is a favorite in this best of three map encounter. These sides have never met before.

The Polish side Illuminar won the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 3, but they failed to repeat that success in the next edition of that tournament with a knockout loss to LDLC. Illuminar suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss to Tikitakan in the opening game of this tournament, and now they gave to bounce back in this clash with CR4ZY. Illuminar won seven of the last ten games and has a 58.8% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Illuminar impressed on Train (72.2%) and Dust2 (66.7%), while they were below average on Vertigo (36.4%) and Overpass (40.0%).

CR4ZY failed to qualify to the Grand final of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4 as LDLC secured a 2-0 win, dropping only 15 rounds along the way. The Ukrainians showed a strong performance against ALTERNATE aTTaX in the opening match of this tournament but still lost 2-0. CR4ZY won six of the previous nine matches and has a 56.1% win rate in the last three months. During that period, they performed well on Mirage (68.3%) and Dust2 (60.0%), while they failed to impress on Inferno (43.2%).

Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+119 @ GG.BET)

Both rivals lost the last two games and are struggling at the moment, so I will avoid betting on the winner even though Illuminar is a favorite here. I am not sure they can beat CR4ZY, who played well in a loss to ALTERNATE aTTaX, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Ukrainians secure a victory in this one. Illuminar will have to take this match seriously, but I seriously doubt they can win without losing a map.