by ESB brings you free Counter-Strike betting tips for quarterfinal fixtures at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 on Friday, February 9. Check out our selections for ENCE vs Team Falcons and FaZe Clan vs G2 Esports, with CS2 odds courtesy of the top esports bookmakers in United States.
ENCE vs TEAM FALCONS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | ENCE +100 at BetOnline | Falcons -138.89 at BetOnline |
| When: | February 9, 2024 | 16:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
After losing their key players to Heroic and Team Falcons at the end of 2023, ENCE rebuilt their Counter-Strike lineup with the former 9INE core. Despite not signing any world-class players, ENCE have made the new project work.
Going against all odds, ENCE beat Astralis, Team Vitality, and G2 Esports convincingly in the group stage. Now they have their eyes set on the new-look Team Falcons, who showed immense improvement following a rough start.
Team Falcons have looked just as good with their wins against Rebels Gaming, Complexity, and Natus Vincere, but their road to the final six was less challenging. Still, esports betting sites have Falcons priced as favourites for this match.
Individually, the Falcons are the better team, but we must respect what ENCE have shown so far in this tournament. At the offered CS betting odds, ENCE at even money or better are an obvious choice.
ENCE to win
FAZE CLAN vs G2 ESPORTS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe -163.93 at BetOnline | G2 +129 at BetOnline |
| When: | February 9, 2024 | 19:30 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
The IEM Katowice 2024 quarterfinals will conclude with a clash between two of the world’s strongest Counter-Strike teams: FaZe Clan and G2 Esports. The two titans last met in the second round of BLAST Premier World Final 2023 in December, when FaZe Clan won 2-1, and they are expected to come out ahead again.
FaZe haven’t looked amazing so far this tournament, with a 2-0 win against Rebels Gaming, a close 2-1 victory against Eternal Fire, and a rough 0-2 loss against Team Spirit. G2 Esports are in the same boat, although they managed to stop Monte and Heroic in the lower bracket of Group B.
Considering how shaky Nikola “NiKo” Kovač and Nemanja “nexa” Isaković looked early into the tournament, it can be tough trusting G2 Esports. However, the cousins found their stride in the final two rounds og the group phase, averaging 1.49 and 1.11 ratings respectively. And if they fall short, there’s always Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, the second-highest-rated player at IEM Katowice 2024.
FaZe Clan should be slightly favoured as they’re a more stable team and less likely to make huge errors, but at +125 with BetOnline, it’s hard to pass on G2 Esports.
