BLAST Open Fall 2026 continues on August 29 with Vitality vs 9z, MOUZ vs Inner Circle, FUT vs LVG and Legacy vs Falcons.
BLAST Open Fall 2026 enters the fourth day of play on Saturday, August 29, with the second round of Group B matches as Team Vitality face 9z Team and Lynn Vision Gaming clash with FUT Esports in the lower bracket, while Team Falcons meet Legacy and MOUZ take on Inner Circle Esports in the upper bracket.
Esportbet brings you free Counter-Strike 2 betting picks and predictions for the four games, along with odds courtesy of the top-rated esports bookmakers.
Team Vitality kicked off the tournament with a 0-2 loss against Inner Circle Esports, marking another disappointing result in a long stretch of iffy performances.
Not only have Vitality been struggling to reach the expected heights in their recent competitive endeavours, but they have also been slacking against lower-rated opponents, making it hard to believe they will deliver on Saturday.
The best CS2 bookmakers have Vitality listed as -500 favourites, which sounds fair given their past success and the raw quality on this roster.
On the other hand, Vitality’s recent defeats to Inner Circle Esports, B8, Team Liquid, and even 9z Team at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major inspire little confidence.
9z Team were not very successful in their match against MOUZ in the first round of BLAST Open Fall. However, they have previously taken big scalps and are a team who can punch up.
Considering Vitality’s poor form, it is easy to believe 9z Team can take one map off them.
9z Team +1.5 maps
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Inner Circle Esports cooked up a big upset in the first round of the group play, where they swept Team Vitality.
It is their first victory against a tier-one team since upsetting FaZe Clan at PGL Bucharest in April, and it is widely considered a fluke.
MOUZ handled 9z Team with relative ease in their opening match of Group B, thus securing their ninth victory over an 11-game stretch.
While MOUZ failed to make a run for the trophy at the Esports World Cup, this record proves they are in good shape, and as consistent performers, not a squad that is likely to suffer upsets.
Priced at +100 to sweep Inner Circle Esports, MOUZ are a solid pick.
Even though Inner Circle defeated a team of similar calibre, their 2-0 sweep of Vitality should be taken with a grain of salt due to Vitality’s poor state.
MOUZ -1.5 maps
FUT Esports should be in for a fairly straightforward game on Saturday, when they face Lynn Vision Gaming.
Both teams lost their first group-stage games. Lynn Vision Gaming had to kneel in front of Team Falcons, while FUT Esports failed to keep up with the in-form Legacy.
Despite the loss, FUT showed good things and accumulated 22 rounds across the two maps.
Lynn Vision Gaming also left a dent in Falcons, taking Ancient 13-10, but that proves little, considering LVG’s poor record against higher-rated squads.
This is FUT Esports’ game and a match they cannot afford to lose. Expect a one-sided game.
FUT Esports -1.5 maps
Legacy handled FUT Esports in the first round of Group B and are now set to face a much tougher opponent in the reigning Major champions, Team Falcons.
These two teams last met at the Esports World Cup just over a week ago, when Legacy won with 13-10 on Dust2 and 13-7 on Mirage.
Prior to that, Legacy defeated Team Falcons at the CS Asia Championships 2026 in May.
Legacy seem to have figured out a recipe on how to deal with the Falcons, and considering the Brazilian squad’s strong form, it is not beyond the realms of possibility for them to produce another upset.
Falcons are the better team and will want to make a deep run at BLAST Open Fall to keep the momentum going. But Legacy are no pushovers and can force a closer match.
Over 2.5 maps
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
