BLAST Open Fall Closed Qualifier tips & odds – Thursday, August 28

Group B of the BLAST Open Fall 2025 Closed Qualifier kicks off on Thursday, August 28, when eight Counter-Strike 2 teams start their quest to claim the three tickets to OVO Arena Wembley for the LAN Finals.

With two strong contenders in MOUZ and Team Spirit headlining Group B, there is little room for error, ensuring an exciting opening day of play and a few opportunities to explore with the best esports betting sites.

MOUZ vs IMPERIAL ESPORTS

Best Odds: MOUZ -1000 at BetOnline | Imperial +550 at SportsBetting
When: August 28, 2025 | 12:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

MOUZ have not had much success winning tournaments this season. However, they have accumulated 10 top-four finishes, including a semifinal run at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.

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Imperial Esports have appeared in only two big events but have not left a mark in either. However, with the arrival of Felipe “skullz” Medeiros, Imperial could emerge as dangerous underdogs.

MOUZ’s time for rest was limited after their CS2 Esports World Cup campaign, and they are not known for being strong online performers. While this is MOUZ’s game to lose, Imperial to keep it within 10 rounds is worth a look.

G2 ESPORTS vs TEAM LIQUID

Best Odds: G2 -138.89 at BetOnline | TL +100 at SportsBetting
When: August 28, 2025 | 14:30 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

Counter-Strike 2 betting sites have G2 Esports priced as slight favorites to defeat Team Liquid, but there is little to support that.

Even though G2 took a map off Team Spirit at the Esports World Cup, that was their only notable performance in months. Their struggles have a lot to do with the poor performances of AWPer Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia, which is a major weakness Liquid could look to exploit.

This will come down to the small, yet not negligible, difference in the form of the two snipers. Back Liquid for the win.

TEAM SPIRIT vs FLYQUEST

Best Odds: Spirit -2500 at BetOnline | FLY +800 at SportsBetting
When: August 28, 2025 | 17:00 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

Team Spirit have been ramping up over the last two months. Even though the Russian outfit slipped in the first round of the EWC, they won Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 and BLAST Bounty Fall in the months prior.

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FlyQuest enter BLAST Open Fall with Ricardo “JTR” Júnior as a replacement coach, which is not optimal. However, they’ve been showing signs of life since the arrival of Justin “jks” Savage in July and have had a lot more time to prepare for this event than Spirit.

Team Spirit should not be losing games like this. But fatigue and the online setting could throw them off, making FlyQuest an appealing longshot pick to steal a map.

FURIA vs LEGACY

Best Odds: FURIA -250 at SportsBetting | Legacy +175 at BetOnline
When: August 28, 2025 | 19:30 CEST
Watch Live: Twitch

The final match of the Group B upper-bracket quarterfinals will feature a clash between Legacy and FURIA, who are expected to cruise through to the next stage.

Legacy have not reached the same heights as FURIA this season. But both teams have been out of action for over three weeks, so they should be rusty, which favors the underdogs.

Brazilian derbies are volatile as is, and considering FURIA have not been great in online events this season, it is easy to imagine a competitive game.