BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 Closed Qualifier betting tips – Friday, January 16

BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 enters the final day of the Round of 32 on Friday, January 16, when the last eight teams will battle it out for a spot in the Round of 16.

The day begins with ENCE facing off against PARIVISION, followed by a lopsided clash between SINNERS Esports and Team Spirit, BetBoom Team taking on paiN Gaming, and ending with 9INE clashing with FURIA.

While two of the fixtures are billed as heavily one-sided, Friday’s affairs offer some betting opportunities, which you can find in our free Counter-Strike 2 betting previews and betting picks.

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ENCE vs PARIVISION

ENCE enter their first match of BLAST Bounty Winter as $3.25 underdogs on the best Counter-Strike 2 betting sites.

PARIVISION are much higher-rated and accomplished a lot more in 2025, even though they have no big tournament titles to their name.

For 2026, PARIVISION acquired Ivan “zweih” Gogin, who has had his moments on Team Spirit. Meanwhile, ENCE have acquired Maciej “F1KU” Miklas and Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mroze, gaining a lot of raw firepower.

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  The bookies' bookie

Even though PARIVISION are viewed as a heavy favorite, ENCE are not that much weaker. They have solid, experienced players and a good map pool, with a better win rate on Ancient, Overpass, and Nuke.

This match should be priced closer to even money, making ENCE a great outsider pick.

SINNERS ESPORTS vs TEAM SPIRIT

The second game of the day is expected to be very one-sided, as SINNERS Esports take on the new-look Team Spirit.

Spirit have had their issues in 2025, as they failed to reach the expected heights.

For 2026, they have decided to bring back Boris “magixx” Vorobyev and Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia, so Spirit should not struggle as much early as some other teams with new faces.

SINNERS are a tier-two team and not a very good one.

They have found some success in B-Tier events in late 2025, but have not faced any elite teams.

Spirit should be too big a step-up in competition for SINNERS.

BETBOOM TEAM vs PAIN GAMING

PaiN Gaming have made a couple of roster changes at the start of the month.

They brought in Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa and Vinicius “v$m” Moreira, transitioning back to an all-Brazilian lineup for the first time since January 2025.

BetBom Team have not made any roster swaps during the winter break, but they did not need to.

BB Team have been slowly trending up in 2025 and have had some moments.

Notably, the Russian outfit have already played a tournament this year, the META Cup Season 3, which they won.

Despite not having to face any good teams at the META Cup, BetBoom Team have at least had a chance to shake off the rust and warm up for BLAST Bounty Winter.

With that in mind, they are a very appealing pick at -151.52 to take down the new-look paiN.

9INE vs FURIA

9INE will kick off the 2026 Counter-Strike 2 season with a clash against the high-flying FURIA, who will look to build on the success from late 2025.

FURIA came out of nowhere late last season and won three S-Tier tournaments, ending the year with a quarterfinal run at StarLadder Budapest Major.

Despite failing to win the big trophy, FURIA have firmly established themselves as one of the world’s best teams, and it’s unlikely much will change.

9INE spent the entire season playing in C- and B-Tier tournaments and managed just two titles.

So, besides competing at a lower level than FURIA, 9INE have also failed to prove they’re ready to take the next step.

On a more positive note, 9INE attended FRAGH Miami 2 earlier this month, so they are warmed up.

But even with that advantage, it’s hard to imagine an upset.