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Jorge Pucks' DraftKings, FanDuel DFS lineup picks for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on 4/16/20. He analyzes CS: GO slates and top targets for ESports DFS contests.
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LOOT.BET Season 6
- SKADE +115 vs. Winstrike -145
- Smash +160 vs. Espada -200
DFS Captain Considerations
El1an is the top player on the Winstrike squad and he is also one of the priciest players overall on the slate. He has a career K/D ratio of 1.16 but since the start of 2020, he has produced a K/D ratio of 1.27. His main gun is the AWP as he has used it as his primary weapon on 76% of his kills. While he doesn’t produce a high headshot percentage (28.1%), he does average .74 kills per round which is a very steady number. He has gone +143 over the last 33 maps he has played so there are some consistencies and upside to using him.
Degster is the top player for Espada and with them projected to be a big favorite on this slate, it would lead us to believe he is a good viable captain candidate on this slate. He is carrying a 1.38 K/D ratio so far during the 2020 season and has a career 1.26 K/D ratio so we know that the upside is there for him. Over the last three months, there is only one series where he did not hit or go over the 1 K/D ratio mark so he is a very good play for both cash games and tournaments.
Rainwalker provides the spark to the SKADE squad. Since the start of 2020, he has a 1.16 K/D ratio and carries a 43.8% headshot percentage. He averages .76 kills per round and even though this is a tough matchup for him and his teammates, SKADE will need him to play well to keep them in the game with a chance to win. He is a riskier captain option but could be a way to be different from the field.
DFS Value Plays
FinigaN seems to be underpriced for what he has been doing since the start of 2020. He has carried a 1.10 K/D ratio and is only $6,400 on this slate. He carries a 47.2% headshot percentage and only averages a .60 death per round which is very good. While he has played well, he has had moments where he has gone negative so he is a higher upside but still risky value option.
Bondik is $6,800 and while that is a tad higher for the value section, he is someone that offers upside for the price range that he is in. Throughout the 2020 year so far, he has had a 1.07 K/D ratio and has gone +40 in over the last 33 maps played. He carries a 49.9% headshot percentage while utilizing an AK47 as his primary weapon on 54% of his kills.
Top DFS Stacks
Espada looks to have the best matchup on this slate as they come into this match ranked #63 in the world while SMASH is ranked #131 in the world. Espada has also won two out of their last five matches while SMASH has dropped five straight games. Both of these teams have an 0-2 record, so they are battling for last place, but based on individual stats, there is clearly a talent disadvantage to exploit.
Espada has a team K/D ratio of 1.08 while SMASH has a .87 K/D ratio so that is the first thing to stick out from comparing these two teams. From a player level, Degster is the main focal point on this team and pairing him with Dima could be a solid stack from Espada. Dima has a 1.12 K.D ratio over the past 3 months and carries a 49.9% headshot percentage so he is my favorite two-man pairing with Degster. Patsi offers good salary savings and FinigaN offers upside at his $6,400 price tag as he has had a 1.10 K/D ratio since the beginning of 2020.
Winstrike faces another 2-0 team in SKADE as this is a battle of undefeated teams in the LOOT.BET Season 6 league. Both teams come into this matchup winning four out of their last five matches which means both of them are in good form. Windstrike looks to have the advantage as they are higher ranked and have a team K/D ratio of 1.08 while SKADE has a team K/D ratio of 1.01 (Since the beginning of 2020). Winstrike is very dominant as they win 45% of their matches by sweeping 2-0 while SKADE wins 45.2% of the time in 2-1 wins.
El1an is the first place to look when starting your Winstrike stack. He carries this team in terms of kills and K/D ratio so there is no reason to exclude him from your stack. Hibbit is a solid pairing with El1an as he has a 1.16 K/D ratio over the last four months. Bondik rounds out the group as he has a 1.08 K/D ratio over the same four-month timespan and would be a good third member to use.
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