by ThunderPick World Championship 2024 kicks off on Monday, October 21, with the first two fixtures of Group A, when Team Falcons meet with 3DMAX and Virtus.pro face off with the former BLEED Esports roster, playing as UNPAID. Here are our Counter-Strike betting picks for the opening series, with esports odds courtesy of the best betting sites in United States.
TEAM FALCONS vs 3DMAX CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Falcons -196.08 at BetOnline | 3DMAX +152 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 21, 2024 | 11:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
Team Falcons enter the ThunderPick World Championship 2024 as the team to watch, having added Counter-Strike: Global Offensive legend Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev to the lineup on a three-month loan. While the return of the Ukrainian player has put the Falcons under the spotlight, we should not overreact to it.
S1mple has played just one official match on CS2 and has been inactive since late 2023. So, it is fair to question whether the 27-year-old can help the Falcons find more traction after losing nine of their last ten series.
It does not help that Team Falcons have not played a single match since BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 three weeks ago.
3DMAX are 4-6 from their last ten and have only beaten Rhyno Esports, PARIVISION, CYBSHOKE, and TSM over that stretch. However, that is no reason to have them priced at +152 against an out-of-shape, ring-rusty squad that will field a player who has been out of the competitive scene for a year.
3DMAX to win
VIRTUS.PRO vs UNPAID CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | VP -666.67 at BetOnline | UNPAID +425 at BetOnline |
| When: | October 21, 2024 | 14:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
The best Counter-Strike betting sites have Virtus.pro priced as -666.67 favourites to defeat the ex-BLEED Esports squad. On the one hand, UNPAID have not shown much lately, but it is hard to praise Virtus.pro for their recent performance.
Virtus.pro are a stacked team, but they only looked somewhat decent at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 after posting questionable results months prior. So, while they should be favoured because this is a quality lineup, this number would only make sense if UNPAID were to face an elite team.
At the offered Counter-Strike betting odds, you have to take UPAID on the map handicap market. Even though they are still a bit shaky, we have seen better showings from Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović’s men since they cut ties with BLEED. Virtus.pro are also not consistent enough to be priced as such favourites.
