NiP vs. Natus Vincere, Preview & Prediction - Free 8/25 CS:GO Betting Picks

NiP and Natus Vincere will meet in the Group A lower bracket semi-final Bo3 at the CSL Cologne Europe (Online) tournament. This will be their sixth encounter, and each time Natus Vincere won without losing a single map. In the second Lower semi-finals, Mad Lions will meet OG, on the same day. The tournament will last until August 30th, and sixteen teams are fighting for a total prize of $325,000.

NiP has won only one of the last five matches. In the last one, they celebrated against BIG at this tournament 2-1. They lost convincingly on Vertigo 16-5, and when you thought they would be cleared, after an incredible fight on Nuke 28-26, they totally turned the match in their favor and finally celebrated on Mirage 16-7. The best in the lineup was Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora with 77 kills, 79.5 ADR, 70.4% KAST, and rating of 1.17. Currently, NiP is 13th in the world and has a win rate of 45.5% in the last three months. In that period, the best performance was recorded on Mirage (62.5%) and Train (60.0%). On Nuke, they lost in five of seven matches and on Vertigo six of eight (25.0%).

Natus Vincere is in great form, winning in seven of the previous eight matches. In July, they won the WePlay! Clutch Island tournament, $15,000 in cash, and 2000 RMR Points. Natus Vincere is fifth in the world and has a win rate of 66.7% in the last three months. During that time, they played on Nuke 80.0% (4W 1L), on Overpass 71.4% (5W 2L), on Mirage and Train 62.5% (5W 3L), on Dust2 41.7% (5W 7L) and on Vertigo 0.0% (0W 1L).

Pick: Natus Vincere to win (-143 @Pinncle)

Natus Vincere is in a better form and is a better-ranked team. The bookmakers gave them the role of the favorite, and I agree with that. You should use the tempting odds of -143 and bet on Natus Vincere to win at the Pinnacle.