CS:GO DFS Playbook August 22: Top DraftKings DFS Picks

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SKADE (World rank: #36) vs. MASONIC (World rank: Unranked) – 4:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: SKADE (-215) | MASONIC (+155)
Map Handicap: SKADE -1.5 (+145) | MASONIC +1.5 (-195)
This is an online best-of-three series for CCT Central Europe Series 1 - Swiss Round 1
SKADE - Rating at event: N/A
SKADE - Rating past three months: dennyslaw 1.15 | SHiPZ 1.12 | Rainmaker 1.10 | dream3r 1.03 | bubble 0.95
MASONIC - Rating at event: N/A
MASONIC - Rating past three months: J3nsyy 1.10 | Tauson 1.06 | Anlelele 1.03 | notaN 1.02 | Buzz 1.02
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other.
Prediction/Narrative: SKADE wins 2-0.
This new MASONIC roster has gotten off to a decent start, but they have still only played eight maps together. Meanwhile, SKADE have played 185 maps with their lineup with a 113-72 W/L record during that time. We’ve seen some inconsistent performances from SKADE here and there, but in general they usually clean up at these lower tier events. SKADE have a strong map pool with a winning record in the past three months on Ancient (4-1 W/L), Inferno (7-2 W/L), Overpass (6-4 W/L), and Dust2 (5-4 W/L). The old MASONIC roster was able to beat SKADE in the past, but I have to give SKADE a massive edge against the new roster. If SKADE show up on Monday, then they can easily sweep here. My priority is to stack SKADE here, though J3nsyy usually has a high floor with the AWP in his hands, while notaN appears to have some upside at only $4,400.
- dennyslaw leads SKADE with 0.13 opening kills per round, while bubble leads with 25.3% opening duel attempts across 50 maps played in the past three months.
- dennyslaw also leads SKADE with a 1.20 K/D ratio during that time.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
dennyslaw ($9,600) | Rainwaker ($7,800) | dream3r ($6,800) | SHiPZ ($8,600) | J3nsyy ($7,400) | bubble ($5,600) | notaN ($4,400)
Enterprise (World rank: #39) vs. Beyond Possible (World rank: #106) – 7:00 A.M. ET
Moneyline Odds: Enterprise (-235) | Beyond Possible (+170)
Map Handicap: Enterprise -1.5 (+135) | Beyond Possible +1.5 (-180)
This is an online best-of-three series for CCT Central Europe Series 1 - Swiss Round 1
Enterprise - Rating at event: N/A
Enterprise - Rating past three months: h4rn 1.19 | Blytz 1.13 | manguss 1.11 | The eLiVe 0.99 | stinx* 0.96
Beyond Possible - Rating at event: N/A
Beyond Possible - Rating past three months: rafftu 1.16 | v1c7oR 1.05 | AwaykeN 1.03 | SPELLAN 1.00 | SAIKY 0.89
H2H Data:
These rosters have never faced each other.
Prediction/Narrative: Enterprise wins 2-1.
*Stinx has been replaced by SYSTEM in the Enterprise lineup, and they played on Sunday with SYSTEM in the lineup, so I’d fade Stinx completely for this slate since his status is uncertain. Stinx was far and away the worst DFS play in the Enterprise lineup anyway as he ranks last in Rating (0.97) and K/D ratio (0.89) across 50 maps played. Other than that, the core of Enteprise has looked solid since adding h4rn. They have a 30-21 W/L record across 51 maps played together and they have been elite on Inferno (12-3 W/L), Mirage (9-4 W/L), and Ancient (3-1 W/L). They did lose on Sunday with SYSTEM in the lineup, but it was still a good showing against #41 ranked K23. As for Beyond Possible, we have seen this lineup play 17 maps together (including as part of k1ck) and they have maintained an 8-9 W/L record with mixed results. Beyond Possible have gotten wins against eSuba and Budapest Five, and I think they have the talent to compete with Enterprise. Combine that with the fact that Enterprise are in the process of changing their lineup with stinx/SYSTEM, and I think it makes sense that this series could be a tight one. My preference is Enterprise, but don’t be surprised if Beyond Possible win a map and keep things close.
- h4rn leads Enterprise with 0.14 opening kills per round, while Blytz leads with 25.3% opening duel attempts across 51 maps played together.
- h4rn also leads with a 1.33 K/D ratio during that time.
Favorite Draftkings Plays (In order of priority):
h4rn ($9,800) | Blytz ($8,800) | AwaykeN ($5,400) | rafftu ($7,000) | manguss ($8,000) | The eLiVe ($7,200) | v1c7oR ($6,200)
*Top Stacks: SKADE, Enterprise
*Top Captains: dennsylaw, h4rn, Rainmaker, Blytz, SHiPZ, manguss
*Top Value: dream3r, AwaykeN, rafftu, J3nsyy, The eLiVe, bubble, v1c7oR, notaN