by ESB’s free Counter-Strike: Global Offensive betting picks for Saturday, January 29, focus on a pair of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 bouts. Here are our selections for Natus Vincere vs MiBR and Astralis vs OG, with top odds courtesy of BetOnline.
NATUS VINCERE vs MIBR CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | NaVi -1000 at BetOnline | MiBR +570 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 29, 2022 at 15:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
As the latest CS:GO betting odds suggest, Natus Vincere should defeat MiBR convincingly, and we have no reason to argue with that. But this is still NaVi’s first official match since December 19, when they won BLAST Premier World Final 2021, so some ring rust is expected.
MiBR shouldn’t come even close to beating NaVi, and since the Brazilian squad will also miss Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes due to COVID, their chances to cause an upset are even slimmer. But that doesn’t mean MiBR can’t put up a fight and win at least a few rounds.
The esports betting sites offer +100 on MiBR with a +4.5 handicap in the first-half betting markets, which seems a bit too generous. Admittedly, NaVi should come out ahead with plenty of rounds to spare, but the long break, combined with the fact that NaVi will likely underestimate MiBR, could see the Brazilians collect at least six rounds.
MiBR +4.5 rounds (first half)
ASTRALIS vs OG CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CS:GO Betting Odds: | Astralis -188.68 at BetOnline | OG +147 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 29, 2022 at 15:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
Astralis field one of the most stacked rosters in the European CS:GO scene, but the Danish esports organisation had this exact lineup since November, and yet they failed to achieve much. Most recently, Astralis attended Funspark ULTI 2021, where they lost to K23 (1-2) and Entropiq (1-2), which is hardly inspiring.
OG enter the 2022 season without their star in-game leader Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen, who swapped places with Nemanja “nexa” Isaković. We don’t know how this switch will work out, but it shouldn’t weaken OG.
Astralis are rightly the favourites for this match, but they don’t deserve to be priced at such odds. Value is with OG on the moneyline market.
