BLAST Open Spring 2026 Group B betting predictions – Thursday, March 19

BLAST Open Spring 2026 group stage continues on Thursday, March 19, with the first fixtures of Group B. The day will feature a handful of exciting affairs, as Ninjas in Pyjamas face off against PARISIVISON, Team Liquid take on Team Spirit, The MongolZ meet with MOUZ, and Team Vitality clash with 9z Team.

At Esportbet, we have prepared free Counter-Strike 2 betting predictions and expert picks for the four games, with odds courtesy of the best esports bookmakers.

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NINJAS IN PYJAMAS vs PARIVISION

Ninjas in Pyjamas qualified for BLAST Open Spring via BLAST Rising EU, which is a praiseworthy achievement. However, they’ve not found much success in bigger events.

More recently, NIP crashed out of the ESL Pro League in 17th-19th place, after exiting Intel Extreme Masters Krakow in 17th-20th place. On a more positive note, they’re fresh off a title run at Roman Imperium Cup VI, granted Ninjas in Pyjamas haven’t had to face any strong teams in that event.

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PARIVISION are not among the main title contenders, but they have been making some serious noise this season. After winning BLAST Winter Bounty, PARIVISION added a silver medal from PGL Cluj-Napoca in February, only to exit ESL Pro League in 17th-19th.

Consistency hasn’t been PARIVISION’s strong suit, but their ceiling is high, which is a good enough reason to take their side in this contest.

TEAM SPIRIT vs TEAM LIQUID

Team Spirit have been making noise this season, with a third-place finish at IEM Krakow and two quarterfinal appearances at BLAST Bounty Winter and ESL Pro League. While the loss to Astralis in Sweden puts a huge question mark above Spirit and their form, Danil “donk” Kryshkovets and his crew have had their moments over the last three months.

Team Liquid have recently acquired Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa from G2 Esports, hoping that the change will help them reach new heights. While Liquid had a solid start to the season, with a quarterfinal run at BLAST Bounty, they have since suffered two early eliminations from IEM Krakow and ESL Pro League, which inspires little confidence.

Considering the teams’ form, it is fair to say that Spirit should be favored. But seeing the best CS2 betting sites have Team Spirit priced at -833.33 is pushing it.

Team Spirit have not been consistent enough to be such big favorites against any top-tier team. Team Liquid to win a map at $2.20 is a much more appealing pick.

THE MONGOLZ vs MOUZ

The MongolZ have bene holding on well this season. They placed fourth in PGL Cluj-Napoca and reached the quarterfinals at ESL Pro League. However, for BLAST Open, they will be without their coach Erdenedalai “maaRaa” Bayanbat, which is a notable handicap.

MOUZ will look to take advantage of MongolZ’s issues, and considering their form, they appear to be in a great spot to come out ahead on Thursday. While MOUZ have yet to wash away the tag of a team who choke in the latter stages of bigger events, they have placed fourth in Krakow, third in Cluj-Napoca, and they played well in the ESL Pro League before the unfortunate elimination by FUT Esports.

More importantly, MOUZ have beaten MongolZ twice in the last month, with both series ending in 2-0 sweeps. There’s nothing to suggest MOUZ can’t go 3-0 up in the head-to-head.

TEAM VITALITY vs 9Z TEAM

9z Team have a mountain to climb this Thursday, as they begin their BLAST Open campaign with a clash against the current No.1 team in the world.

Team Vitality haven’t skipped a beat since 2025, when they won both Majors and eight S-Tiere tournaments. They kicked off 2026 with a semifinal run at BLAST Bounty and have since added two titles from IEM Krakow and PGL Cluj-Napoca.

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From 15 games played this season, Vitality have won all but one, with 11 ending in clean sweeps. These metrics only further indicate how dominant Vitality are.

While any team can slip, Vitality have been playing too well to believe Thursday’s clash will result in an upset.