Illuminar vs. Tikitakan Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/27

Illuminar and Tikitakan are facing in the swiss round 1 of the Nine to Five 2, and Illuminar is a firm favorite in this best of three map duel. These sides have never met before.

The Polish team Illuminar won the Eden Arena Vibes Cup Malta 3 with five consecutive victories, including the final one over FATE, and they didn’t drop a single map along the way. They continued in the same fashion at the Eden Arena Vibes Cup Malta 4 with wins over Gamer Legion and Lyngby Vikings but lost to LDLC in the quarter-final. Illuminar won nine of the last 13 games and has a 60.6% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Illuminar was excellent on Train (72.2%) and Dust2 (66.7%), while they were below average on Vertigo (40.0%) and Overpass (40.0%).

Tikitakan formed the team on July 1 and played seven matches so far. They have been playing very well since the formation, winning five of those seven games, including the last two over Lyngby Vikings and Gamer Legion to qualify for this tournament. Tikitakan is unbeaten on Mirage and Nuke and played very well on Dust2 (83.3%), while they are without a win on Train.

Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+131 @ GG.BET)

Even though Illuminar has more experience and trophies to brag with, I don’t think they will have an easy job against Tikitakan here. Tikitakan is in a great form despite being a new team and considering they didn’t allow a single map in two qualifying wins, I am backing them to get a map in this encounter. It’s going to be a much closer game than the bookies expect.