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Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have been focusing on the NHL and a little bit of MLB but as we get closer to the summer months, we could see some really good CSGO tournaments pop up which means great DFS tournaments to play! 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 Sunday, May 16th, 2021 at 12:00 PM.
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Flashpoint 3
Best of 3 Series
- SPROUT vs. FaZe (-425)
- NiP (-900) vs. HYENAS
Captain Plays:
device is the top player on the slate and should be one of the highest, if not, the highest-scoring player on the slate. In just three games with his new squad, device has generated a 1.32 K/D ratio and went +17 in his first match with NiP. Device was a key cog for Astralis and he should continue to be the top guy for NiP so rostering him in all formats would be the way to go on this mini two-game slate.
faveN is way too cheap for his form that he has been in over the last month of games played. He has a 1.23 K/D ratio over the last 35 maps played and has a very strong +133 K/D differential during that time span. He is sporting a .78 kill per round rate while having a low death per round rate of .63 and should be a good play in all formats.
Other captain plays: Twistzz, REZ, broky
Value Plays:
slaxz- has the second-highest K/D ratio on SPROUT and seems to also be a tad underpriced for his upside. He has a 1.11 K/D ratio over his last three months of maps played and has flashed high-scoring upside as he has hit the 70 and 80 point mark on DK earlier this season. He has gone +13 over the last 35 maps played and if SPROUT were to pull out the upset against FaZe, that would mean slaxz- was one that balled out and had a dominant game.
kjaerbye might be one to consider if you were not planning on going all-in on NiP. Throughout his career, Kjaerbye has a 1.08 K/D ratio, and in his first match with his new squad, he has generated a 1.24 K/D ratio while having a .73 kill per round rate and a .59 death per round rate. While his team might not do well as a unit, he might be able to produce as a good one-off in tournaments.
Other value plays: kressy, coldzera
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Top Stacks/ Team Picks:
NiP will be the top stack on this slate and getting three of their members will be the best strategy in all formats. They come into this matchup as the heaviest favorite on the slate and should be able to take advantage of a newly formed HYENAS squad that just got swept 2-0 against FPX. NiP carries the map advantage and until HYENAS can get more time together as a team, they will be one to continually stack against.
NiP is tough to stack due to pricing but the main guy to get in your NiP lineups is device. He is the most dominant player on the slate and would be one to prioritize over all other options. REZ is the next NiP player to focus on as he has a 1.04 K/D ratio over the last month of games played and was in the best form outside of device. To get all of these guys into your lineup, you might want to roster ztr who carries the cheapest price tag for NiP but allows you to get exposure and hope he can hit the 45-50 point mark.
Other Stacks: SPROUT for the upset!
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