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We have a four-game slate that is a part of the ESL One: Road to Rio qualifier. We continue to see DraftKings hunt down some different leagues in an attempt to keep posting CS:GO slates every day. Some of these teams will be familiar to you from earlier slates this month, while others still may not be yet.
Today I'll be bringing you my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS advice, analysis, and lineup picks for eSports DFS contests on DraftKings for Sunday, April 26th, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @rdr1634 as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions!
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ESL One: Road to Rio (Best Of 3 Format)
- Mousesports -425 vs. North +300
- Ence -225 vs. Heretics +170
- Faze -115 vs. G2 -115
- Contact -135 vs. Movistar +105
CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations
Ropz will be one of the chalkier options for the four-game slate. His team is in a great spot to smash and he is one of the better overall players on the slate so he is definitely in play for the captain spot. He is averaging 65 DK points per game and is in the top three players when it comes to price so he will restrict your lineup a tad when it comes to roster construction. Since the start of 2020, he has a 1.26 K/D ratio while also having a .77 kill per round rate. He is the safest option for the captain role and would be viable in both cash and tournament lineups.
Nivera is a cheaper option to consider on this slate if you are looking for more of a value captain option. He is $7,600 on DK and is averaging 90 DK points per game. He might draw some ownership just due to those looking, seeing his average and plugging him into their lines. Since the start of 2020, he has played 23 maps and has accumulated a 1.35 K/D ratio and a .79 kill per round rate. These are very impressive numbers and for his price, it is hard to not look his way in tournaments.
Other captain plays: Frozen, Allu, Maka
CS:GO DFS Value Plays
Lucky is just $6,000 on this slate and could be a viable tournament option. Over the last four months, he has accumulated a 1.13 K/D ratio while having a career 1.09 K/D ratio. He also has a .71 Kill per round rate while only having a .62 deaths per round rate. For his price point, it seems like he is severely underpriced. With his team being the underdog, he might be best as a one-off or being used as a part of a Heretic stack that goes lower owned.
Maka is the best value on the slate in my opinion. He is $6,800 and is carrying a 1.15 K/D ratio over his last 40 maps played. He has a .71 kill per round rate while only having a .62 death per round rate. So far this year, he has had 67.5% of maps played end with a 1+ rating so that tells us that he is consistent with his K/D difference and is one of the safer options to consider for both cash games and tournaments.
Other value plays: arT, ryann
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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks
Mousesports is the largest favorite on the slate by a country mile so it might be best to consider a three-man stack for them in case they sweep North 2-0. Mousesports is the highest-ranked team on the slate and comes into this matchup carrying a 1.03 K.D ratio since the start of 2020. North has lost two straight games and comes into this match carrying a .98 K/D ratio since the start of 2020 while playing lesser competition when compared to Mousesports.
A Mousesports stack starts with Ropz and Frozen since they are the two top players on this squad. They are both reasonably priced and don’t be surprised if they carry high ownership. Woxic is a solid third member to add to this group as he carries a 1.07 K/D ratio since the beginning of the year.
Heretics come into this match against Ence as the underdog but the upset could occur. The prices on this squad are really cheap which makes it easy to squeeze them into your lineups which makes them even more attractive play. In their last 15 matches, Heretics have won 53.3% of them in a 2-0 fashion which makes them a great play from a team stacking standpoint. Since the start of 2020, they have accumulated a team K/D ratio of 1.09 with three of their players having an above 1 K/D ratio.
Maka and Nivera are the two standout players on this squad right now. They both have an above 1.10 K.D ratio and have performed well so far in the Road to Rio tournament. Adding in Lucky as a value play would be the recommendation if looking to create a three-man stack from Heretics. Stacking them is a tournament play only as Ence is a very solid squad and has big wins over other strong clubs so this is a stack that I would advise to not go all-in on. If anything, hedging this game and creating an Ence stack would be encouraged just to cover yourself in case things go poorly for Heretics early on.
Other notable team stacks: C0ntact
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Looking Forward
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