by ESB’s free Counter-Strike 2 betting predictions for Thursday, March 7, focus on three BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024 series. Here are our selections for Team Liquid vs SAW, Complexity vs OG, and Monte vs Imperial Esports.
TEAM LIQUID vs SAW CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | TL -175.44 at BetOnline | SAW +125 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 7, 2024 | 15:15 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
Team Liquid enter BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024 fresh off a disappointing run at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 American RMR, where they crashed out in seventh place and missed their chance to qualify for the upcoming Major.
On the other side, SAW finished the European RMR in sixth-eighth place with wins against Ninjas in Pyjamas, ENTERPRISE, and Fnatic, so they will be travelling to Copenhagen. Even though SAW didn’t have to play any great teams last month, they have performed well to go 8-3 since the start of February.
Counter-Strike betting sites have priced Team Liquid as favourites for this series, and even though Liquid have a higher ceiling, they are in bad form. This looks closer to a 50-50 match, so at the offered Counter-Strike betting odds, SAW is a much better pick.
SAW to win
COMPLEXITY vs OG CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | COL -250 at BetOnline | OG +175 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 7, 2024 | 18:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
Complexity secured their ticket for PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 on Monday when they defeated Team Liquid in the final round of the American RMR. Before that, they suffered early exits from BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024 and Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, so Complexity still have a lot to prove.
OG have not been competitive for a while now, and the recent departure of coach Casper “ruggah” Due to Astralis won’t help. OG have not won a tournament since BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, and they enter the Spring Showdown with just one win from their last six series.
OG are not only in bad form, but they also don’t have the talent to compete at the highest level. Complexity aren’t perfect either, as they rely too much on Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski to do all the heavy lifting. Still, they’re in a much better spot than OG and should come away with a comfortable win.
Complexity -1.5 maps
MONTE vs IMPERIAL ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Monte -120.48 at BetOnline | Imperial -120.48 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 7, 2024 | 20:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BLASTPremier) |
Over the last two weeks, Monte have lost Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev and Alexander “br0” Bro without confirming full-time replacements. Jack “Gizmy” von Spreckelsen could step in for the team again this week, and while there are other solid options at their disposal, losing sdy and br0 will be noticeable.
Imperial Esports are not expected to make it far at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024, although their recent form is solid. The Brazilian side won Ace South American Masters Spring 2024 at the start of February and last weekend added a gold medal from the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 American RMR.
Imperial’s recent success is largely thanks to Henrique “HEN1” Teles. The 28-year-old averaged a 1.62 performance rating at the American RMR; however, his teammates Kaiky “noway” Santos (1.47) and João “felps” Vasconcellos (1.45) weren’t too far behind.
Monte were very competitive in the second half of 2023, but after seeing them lose two key players, it’s tough to feel optimistic about their chances to do well at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2024.
