Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (9/17/20) - DraftKings, Daily Fantasy

Jorge Pucks' DraftKings. DFS lineup picks for Early Morning Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on 9/17/20. 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 playoffs but as the hockey season starts to wind down, it is time to shift the focus back to CS:GO. 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 Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

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ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe/ North America

Best of 3

• G2 (-385) vs. AGO (+275)
• NaVi (-110) vs. Heroic (-125)
• Gen. G (+150) 100 Thieves (-200)
• Vitality  (-105) vs. Complexity (-130)

Captain Plays:

nexa has been very consistent for G2 and makes for a great play on this slate. He leads them with a 1.12 K/D ratio over the last month of games played and carries a +53 K/D differential over that same time span. nexa does a great job racking up points since he gets a kill or assist on 74.7% of rounds played which is ideal for someone who will be plugged into the captain role on DK.

In their lone matchup against AGO in the beginning of 2020,  nexa delivered a stellar performance as he went +15 and finished with 68 kills and a match rating of 1.23. Looking over his last 13 games played, nexa has produced 50+ DK points in 12 of those games which shows what kind of floor he brings to your lineups.

jks is the best player on 100 Thieves and it isn't even close. He comes priced in at $8,200 which is very fair for someone who is carrying a K/D ratio of 1.15 over the last 25 maps played. He has a strong .74 kill per round rate while keeping his death per round rate down to just .64.

jks has shown some really good form here as of late. He has gone for 50+ DK points in four straight matches with one of those breaking the 100 DK point mark. With 100 Thieves being a heavy favorite, ownership should be high for jks so make sure to lock him into your cash game lineup.

Other captain plays: huNter-, Zyw0o blameF, s1mple

Value Plays:

electronic is a pretty volatile player as he can either light it up on the scoreboard or light your lineup on fire and sink it to the bottom of the leaderboard. Over the last 44 maps played, electronic has produced a 1.08 K/D ratio which is second-highest on the NaVi squad.

electronic does a great job racking up kills as he has accrued a .70 kill per round rate. He does tend to put himself in tough spots though and dies often as his death per round rate sits at .65. While the value pool isn't the greatest on this slate, electronic is one that has a massive upside for this price point.

Liazz has been on a little bit of a hot streak and at his price point of just $6,600, he makes for a fine play on this slate. Over his last 25 maps played, Liazz has generated a 1.05 K/D ratio while also producing a .67 kill per round rate.

Looking at his last four games played, he has produced 70+ DK points in two of those matches while also producing double-digit assists in two of those games as well. If looking to save for your lineups, Liazz could be a great plug for both cash and tournament lineups.

Other value plays:  jkaem, jaCkz, Furlan, BnTeT

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Top Stacks/ Team Picks:

G2 is the largest favorite on this four-game slate and while they haven't been in the best of form right now, they draw a matchup against AGO that can help them get back on track. These two squads have faced off once back in early January and in that game, G2 took two out of three games with four of their members having a positive K/D ratio. Over the last month, G2 has gone 13-11 with a team K/D ratio of .98. AGO, on the other hand, has gone 8-15 over the last 23 maps played and carries a team K/D ratio of .92 so the edge goes to G2.

From a stacking standpoint, you have to consider the big three for G2. Nexa has really been the main cog for this G2 squad and has been in the best form of the bunch. He has produced a 1.12 K/D ratio over the last 24 maps played which is the highest on the team. HuNter- and kennyS are two higher-priced options that can also be used in a G2 stack if looking to spend up. If needing a value play from this team, jaCkz has been performing well as he has carried a 1K/D ratio over the last month of games played.

100 Thieves carries the second largest odds on the slate to win and with both them and Gen. G not in the best of form, it's better to side with the Vegas odds on this one. Over the last month of games played, 100 Thieves has gone 7-9 with a team K/D ratio of .98 while Gen. G has gone 3-8 with a team K/D ratio of .93. Clearly, 100 Thieves carries gets the advantage in the recent form category.

From a player standpoint, the best payer to lock into your lineups from 100 Thieves is jks. He leads the team with a 1.11 K/D ratio over the last month and in the K/D differential category as well. Liazz and jkaem follow behind him in the K/D ratio department as they both have K/D ratios that hover above 1 over the last month of games played. They are reasonably priced as a squad to where they would be somewhat easy to use from a three-man stacking perspective.

Other Top Stacks/ Teams: NaVi

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