Invictus Gaming vs. D13 Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/17

Invictus and D13 will meet in the quarter-final of the Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020, and Invictus are firm favorites in this Best of 3 duel. The winning team will face ViCi or Lucid Dream in the semis. These sides have met twice so far, and Invictus won both games.

The Chinese side Invictus won the 3rd place in the group stage of the tournament after winning seven of nine matches. Invictus won eight of the previous nine matches; are on a five-game winning run and have a 77.3% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Invictus displayed excellent performances on Dust2 (83.3%) and Mirage (80.0%), while they are below average on Nuke (40.0%).

D13 finished the group phase in the 6th position with four wins and five losses. They suffered four defeats in the last six matches and are on a two-game losing streak. The Mongolian team won just 16 rounds in the most recent loss to ViCi and have a 44.4% win rate in the previous three months. During that period, D13 were the most successful on Vertigo (66.7%) and Dust2 (60.0%), while weren’t good on Inferno (25.0%) and Mirage (33.3%).

Pick: Invictus to win (-250 @PINNACLE)

Invictus already beat D13 a week ago in the group stage of the Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020, but D13 managed to take a map in each of two H2H encounters. That being said, don’t expect an easy game for the favorites, but feel free to back them in this one. After all, they are red-hot at the moment unlike D13, who lost four consecutive maps.