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Jorge Pucks' DraftKings. DFS lineup picks for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on 5/18/21. He analyzes CS:GO slates and top targets for eSports DFS contests.
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have been focusing on the NHL and a little bit of MLB but as we get closer to the summer months, we could see some really good CSGO tournaments pop up which means great DFS tournaments to play! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game CS:GO contests on DraftKings.
Today I'll be bringing you my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS lineup picks, analysis, and advice for eSports DFS contests on DraftKings for Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 at 5:30 PM.
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CS_Summit 8 Closed Qualifier
Best of 3
- Bad News Bears vs. GODSENT (-140)
- O PLANO (-225) vs. TeamOne
Captain Plays:
dumau has been the best GODSENT player over the past couple of months as he has had a 1.07 K/D ratio over his last three months of maps played and a 1.41 K/D ratio over his last month of maps played. He has a career K/D ratio of 1.17 and is priced down a tad which makes him a steal in all formats. Dumau has gone plus in four of his last six matches that he has played and has scored very well from a DFS perspective just by glancing at his game logs over the past several months.
malbsMd is the highest-priced TeamOne player on the slate but looks to be underpriced for the recent form that he has been in. Over his last 14 maps played, malbsMd has generated a 1.26 K/D ratio while having a 67.3% headshot percentage. He has a very strong .86 kill per round rate while having a lower death per round rate of .69 and has gone plus in five out of his last six matches that he has played. If you're looking for one of the safer options on this two-game slate, look no further than malbsMd.
Other captain plays: HEN1, felps, swisher
Value Plays:
Jonji isn't the strongest CGO player by any means but at his price point of just $5,800, he is worth a stab in tournaments. Over his last month of games played, Jonji has produced a 1.03 K/D ratio while having a .74 kill per round rate and a .72 death per round rate. This tells us he is an aggressive player but there is some risk as he will put himself in harm's way more often than not.
Maluk3 has really stepped it up over the last month of games played as he has a 1.12 K/D ratio and is sporting a .69 kill per round rate while having a .61 death per round rate. While that doesn't seem too great, when looking back at his previous three months of maps played, he was sporting a .89 K/D ratio which really shows how much his game has improved over the course of three months. He has gone plus in three of his last six matches played and has gone for +12 in three of those matches so there is an upside when rostering him.
Other value plays: ptr, b4rtin, Spongey
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Top Stacks/ Team Picks:
TeamOne draws a very intriguing match against O PLANO and that squad is a mixture of some former FURIA and MIBRmembers that branched off and formed their own squad. Both teams have fared well in recent matches as O PLANO suffered their first loss as a squad as they got swept by Extra Salt while TeamOne has won five out of their last six matches. With TeamOne having more team chemistry and more familiarity with one another when it comes to their plan of attack on the map choices, I would give them the slight edge in this matchup.
TeamOne has three primary players to focus on when it comes to stacking this team. MalbsMd has been their strongest player over his last 14 maps played as he has led the team in K/D ratio over the past month. Pesadelo and Maluk3 are the other two primary TeamOne members to focus on as they're sporting K/D ratios above 1.10 over their last 14 maps as well and are very reasonably priced on this slate.
Other Stacks: GODSENT (hedge with a Bad News Bears line)
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