Izako Boars vs. Gambit Youngsters Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/28

Izako Boars and Gambit Youngsters are facing in the Swiss round 2 (teams with a 1-0 record) of the Nine to Five 2, and Gambit Youngsters are absolute favorites in this best of three map tilt. These sides have never met before.

The Polish team Izako Boars opened this tournament surprisingly well with a 2-0 victory over SG.pro after suffering early elimination out of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4 and two defeats to NAVI Junior. Izako Boars won five of the last nine games and has a 40.0% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Izako Boars was decent on Nuke (62.5%) and Overpass (57.1%), while they played poorly on Dust2 (25.0%).

Gambit Youngsters are red-hot at the moment and are coming into this encounter as massive favorites. The Russian side won the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4 tournament with a 2-1 Grand Final win over LDLC, despite losing the opening map, and then beat LDLC again in the first game at the Nine to Five 2. Gambit Youngsters won 13 of the previous 16 matches and has a 62.0% win rate in the last three months. During that period, Gambit Youngsters were excellent on Overpass (70.8%) and Vertigo (68.4%), while their weakest results came on Dust2 (52.0%).

Pick: Izako Boars Total Rounds (Incl. Overtimes) Under 20.5 (-108 @ GG.BET)

Gambit Youngsters have been dominant of late and I don’t think they will have trouble beating Izako Boars without dropping a set. However, the odds on the handicap are low and that’s why I am going with total rounds in this one. Winning over ten rounds per map would be a success for Izako Boars, but I don’t think they will get more than 20 in total. Expect Gambit Youngsters to sweep them quickly.