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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 CSGO contests on Draftkings and FanDuel.
We have a five-game slate that is a part of the ESL One: Road to Rio qualifier. This has been an awesome tournament so far and has provided us with a steady stream of solid 5-6 match slates. We have a number of really good teams in action today and some really closely projected matches which should make for an awesome GPP slate.
Today I'll be bringing you my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS advice, analysis, and lineup picks for eSports DFS contests on DraftKings and FanDuel for Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 at 12:30 PM. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @rdr1634 as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions!
Road to Rio (Best of 3)
- G2 (-130) vs. Mous (-105)
- Movistar Riders (-130) vs. CPHF (-105)
- Furia (-210) vs. MIBR (+155)
- Yeah (+700) vs. TL (-2000)
- Bad News Bears (+110) vs Envy (-145)
CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations
EliGE will be a very popular choice for the captain spot tomorrow based on the matchup alone. Yeah has been one of the worst teams in the Road to Rio qualifier and this is a great opportunity for EliGE to have a ceiling type game.
The one downside is that he is the most expensive player on the slate over on DK while being the second-highest priced player on FD so roster construction around him could be tricky.
Over the last three months, he has had a 1.19 K/D ratio while having a .79 kill per round rate and only a .67 death per round rate. He should be in consideration for the captain/MVP role for cash games and even be considered for tournaments if you can find the right pieces around him.
Kscerato - if he is on a slate, I will find a way to get him into my lineup. If you have been reading my articles over the last month, you know that he has been one of my go-to recommendations (along with Furia). He is the highest-priced player over on FD at $12,300 but is only $8,400 on DK which makes him even more in play over there.
Over the last month, Kscerato has had a 1.37 K/D ratio while also having a .75 kill per round rate and only a .55 death per round rate. He has personally destroyed MIBR in his career as he has posted a 1.58 K/D ratio in 10 career maps played against them. With this matchup and form that he is in, I will not hesitate to look his way for either cash or tournament lineups.
Calyx is an option that could go overlooked in tournaments which draws my attention to him. He is $8,200 over on DK while he is $10,200 on FD and that is a great price, especially since he is averaging 74.7 FD points per game.
He has had five straight games where he put up 50+ DK points and in four of those, he also had double-digit assists. Over the last four months, Calyx has a 1.13 K/D ratio and a .77 kill per round rate while having a .69 death per round rate. To me, Calyx is more of a high upside tournament play on both sites.
Other captain plays: NAF, HEN1, kennyS
CS:GO DFS Value Plays
Yuurih is $7,200 on DK and while this is on the higher end of the value spectrum, he makes for a great overall play because of this price in this matchup. Over the last three months, Yuurih has faced MIBR in 5 maps and he has had a K/D ratio of 1.29 while having a +21 K/D differential.
Over the last three months, he has carried a 1.21 K/D ratio and has a .75 kill per round rate while only having a .62 death per round rate.
AmaNEk is a great value play on both sites for this slate. He is $6,000 on DK while being priced at $9,800 on FD. He is averaging 50 DK points per game over his last seven games played and has had three out of his last four games go for 50+ DK points.
He is more of a tournament play on this slate due to the matchup and his recent form. Over the last month, AmaNEk has played 11 maps and has had a 1.09 K/D ratio so he looks to have found his groove right when this tournament started.
Other value plays: arT, Twistzz (great FD value), nifty
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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks
Liquid is by far the largest favorite on this slate as they are -2000 favorites against Yeah. Yeah has struggled in the Road to Rio qualifier and it seems that they are a team to pick on when creating your DFS lineups.
Yeah has dropped four straight games while Liquid has won three out of their last five games.cLiquid has accumulated a K/D ratio of 1.03 over the last month while Yeah has a .78 team K/D ratio over that span as well so this is not good for Yeah. Liquid will be the chalkiest team on the slate and for good reason so they do look to be a good cash game plays.
EliGE and NAF are the top two players for Liquid as they both carry a K/D ratio above 1.15. Twistzz is a way to get cheaper exposure to them and he has been playing really well as of late and also has a K/D ratio of above 1.10 over the last month.
Furia takes on MIBR as we get to see the battle of Brazil once again. Furia has been playing exceptionally well as they’re winners of four straight games in the Road to Rio qualifier and lead the Group B side of the North America group.
MIBR is right behind them as they have won three out of four games in this group play which makes this game even more important. Over the last month, Furia has posted a team K/D ratio of 1.12 while going 12-7 over a 19 map stretch.
The main three Furia players (Kscerato, HEN1, Yuurih) are all in play as they have really solid K/D ratios against MIBR and are in fantastic form (All have above a 1.15 K/D ratio). With the pricing a tad soft on them, they could be a great three-man stack on this slate.
If you would like an even cheaper piece to this stack, arT has been playing really well and could be a lower owned Furia player that could provide a solid floor.
Other stacks/ teams: Envy, G2
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