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Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have to admit, I am having a ton of fun playing and covering eSports DFS at RotoBaller! 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 which can also be related to FanDuel contests as well.
We have a four-game main slate on DraftKings that involves teams from the CS Summit Qualifier. The best news is that we are finally back to a best-of-three format and we have a solid slate of games to choose from!
Today I'll be bringing you my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS lineup picks, analysis and advice for eSports DFS contests on DraftKings for Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 at 12:00 PM. Be sure to also check out our awesome CS:GO Premium DFS Tools including our Lineup Optimizer, Research Station, Projections, and DFS Cheat Sheets! Feel free to follow me on Twitter @jorgepucks as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions. Good luck RotoBallers!
CS Summit Qualifier
Best of 3
- GODSENT (-135) vs. OG (EVEN)
- North (+250) vs. NiP (-360)
- FURIA (-290) vs. Cloud 9 (+210)
- 100 Thieves (-190) vs. Gen. G (+140)
CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations
Jks has been playing very well over the last month. He has carried a K/D ratio of 1.29 over the last 14 maps played and has the largest kill share on the 100 Thieves squad. During his last month of games played, he has had a .79 kill per round rate while having a .62 death per round rate.
He is the most talented player on 100 Thieves and they really rely on him for their team's success. Jks is consistent enough and offers enough upside that even for his price point being at $7,800, he is viable in all formats, especially in the captain role.
Mantuu is another top performer on his team that is priced down on this slate. He checks in at $7,600 after being in the $8,000 range on previous slates. He leads OG in the K/D ratio department with a 1.26 ratio over the last 35 maps played and has had a +135 K/D differential during that timespan. Over that same stretch of games played, Mantuu has had a .73 kill per round rate while having a .58 death per round rate which is extremely impressive.
He is the primary awper for this team which explains why he has such a good K/D differential. While Mantuu struggles sometimes to produce high upside games, this game should be competitive which could bring out the best in him on this slate.
Other captain plays: Plopski, KSCERATO, Farlig
CS:GO DFS Value Plays
Nawwk is priced at $7,000 which just seems too low for someone who leads his team in K/D ratio over the last month. He has produced a 1.10 K/D ratio over the last 33 maps played and has had a .70 kill per round rate while having a .64 death per round rate.
He has been a little underwhelming lately as he has only produced 50+ DK points in three of his last five games played but he has shown his ability to hit 70+ previously. With NiP being a big favorite and since he is leading his team in K/D ratio, it is hard to look past nawwk with his given price point.
Valde is $6,800 which is really intriguing since he has been above $7,000 in the last several games played. Valde is averaging 52.8 DK points per game and has the second-highest K/D ratio on the team at 1.11 during his last 35 maps played.
Valde has been performing pretty consistently for OG as he has five out of his last six games go for 50+ DK points. He has a strong headshot percentage of 54.3% and has a .69 kill per round rate which tells us that he is being active every round but is also being extremely accurate with his shots. He is viable in all formats but probably a better cash play due to his solid floor he presents.
Other value plays: Gratisfaction, Liazz, arT, ISSAA, Maden
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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks
NiP carries the largest vegas odd on the slate and is the heaviest favorite so they should be considered when it comes to stacking on this slate. Both them and North come into this matchup as winners of two out of their last five games while NiP has performed better than North on four of the seven tournament maps. From a recent form standpoint, NiP looks to be in better shape when compared to North. Over the last month, NiP has gone 15-16-2 with a 1.02 K/D ratio while North has gone 16-20 with a .93 team K/D ratio.
NiP has been pretty spread out when it comes to their kill share. They have had four players all have plus K/D differentials over the last 33 maps played. Nawwk has had the best K/D ratio over that same timespan with a 1.10 K/D ratio and a +55 K/D differential. Plopski, twist, and REZ all have K/D ratios above 1.00 and look to be viable stacking options with Plopski offering the most upside. Hampus is the cheapest of the bunch but is pretty limited due to his high death rate.
100 Thieves is a stack that really sticks out on this slate. They get a great matchup against Gen. G who has really been struggling as of late. 100T is 6-7-1 over their last 14 games played and carries a team K/D ratio of 1.06 while Gen. G has gone 6-13-1 over their last 20 maps played with a .90 K/D ratio. Both squads have won two of their last five games but the stats definitely favor 110T more. In addition, they own the map advantage as they have a higher winning percentage on five out of the seven viable tournament maps as well.
From an individual player standpoint, jks is the first guy to consider in your 100T stacks. He leads the squad in K/D ratio and has the best K/D differential over the last month of games played. Liazz and Gratisfaction both have been playing well and are great compliments to jks as they have carried above a 1 K/D ratio over the last month as well. Jkaem is struggling but could be used as a tournament option since he could see lower ownership due to his struggles.
Other stacks/teams: FURIA, OG (leaning OG slightly but GODSENT can be viable in gpp stacks for leverage)
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Looking Forward
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