Incept vs. Skyfire Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 6/17

Incept and Skyfire are going toe-to-toe in the league round of the ESEA MDL Season 34 Australia. Both teams are in the bottom half of the standings and are hoping to get a win here and move closer to the top 8. These rivals have never met before, and this is going to be a Best of 1 matchup.

The Australian side Incept is playing in a hot and cold form lately as they failed to connect two or more wins since April 2020. Over the past three months, Incept has a 43.75% win rate, but they won two of the last three matches. During those three months, Inception were playing well on Mirage (66.7% win rate), while they weren’t as successful on Inferno (33.3%) and Overpass (33.3%).

On the other hand, their compatriots Skyfire are behind them on standings after losing eight of the previous nine matches, including the last three. In the past three months, Skyfire have a 30.0% win rate. When it comes to the maps, Skyfire played well on Vertigo (66.7% win rate over the last three months), but they weren’t very good on Dust2 (0.0%) and Mirage (12.5%).

Pick: Over 26.5 Rounds (-120 @ bet365)

Incept is in a better form right now, but the rivals are pretty close in the standings, and I expect to see a close encounter on Wednesday. Five of Incept’s last seven matches produced Over in rounds, while that has been the case in four of Skyfire’s previous five matches. That’s why I wouldn’t be surprised if we have overtime here.