Syman vs. Tikitakan Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/1

Syman and Tikitakan are facing in the Group C opening match of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 5, and Syman is a favorite to win in this single map clash. These sides have never met before.

The Kazakhstani team Syman reached the semi-final of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4, and now is looking to move a step forward and make it to the Grand Final. Between that semi-final loss to Gambit Youngsters and this game, Syman won three matches at the Nine to Five 2 and dropped only one map in the process. Syman won six of the last seven games and has a 53.5% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Syman played very well on Train (68.2%), while they displayed disappointing performances on Nuke (25.0%).

Tikitakan is also in a good form at the Nine to Five 2, and even though they needed more games than Syman to reach the playoffs, they managed to do it with a win over CR4ZY, despite losing the opening map. The European side won five of the previous seven matches and has a 66.7% win rate in the last three months. During that period, Tikitakan was invincible on Mirage, Nuke, and Inferno, while they failed to win on Train.

Pick: 1st Map Total Rounds Over 25.5 (-182 @ GG.BET)

Syman is in a better form and I am giving them a slight advantage in this one, but considering it’s a Best of 1 matchup, it could go either way. Tikitakan failed to get ten rounds per map just once in the last 15 maps, so I am backing them to win at least ten here.