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Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (5/18/20) - DraftKings, Daily Fantasy

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 CS:GO contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

We have a three-game main slate on DraftKings that gives us a combination of the BLAST Rising 2020 Tournament and the Hellcase Cup 8. 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 lineup picks, analysis and advice for eSports DFS contests on DraftKings for Monday, May 18th, 2020 at 11:00 AM. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @jorgepucks as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions!

 

BLAST Rising / Hellcase Cup 8 (Best of 3)

  • AVEZ (+165) vs. Endpoint (-230)
  • Syman vs. LDLC
  • Nordavind (-345) vs. FATE (+235)

 

CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations

CRUC1AL has one of the largest upsides on this slate and is the second-highest priced player on this slate. He has a K/D ratio of 1.42 throughout the BLAST Rising tournament and has a 1.23 K/D ratio over the last 37 maps played.

Even though his DK average looks low, it is based on two matches that only lasted one game so he has 70-80 point upside with his now being the best of three tournaments. With the value on this slate, you should be able to afford CRUC1AL with ease.

TENZKI is the highest-priced player on the slate at $10,000 and is on the biggest favorite of the slate. He carries a 1.07 K/D ratio over the last month and has a career K/D ratio of 1.06 so he is pretty consistent with his play.

He has a .71 kill per round rate and a .67 death per round rate over the last month and while we would like to see a higher ratio more for tournaments, he offers a consistency that could be needed for cash games on this slate.

Other captain plays: Thomas, Keoz

 

CS:GO DFS Value Plays

Surreal is drastically underpriced for the upside he can bring. He is $4,800 and carries a 1.12 K/D ratio over the last 37 maps played. Over that same stretch, he has had a .72 kill per round rate while having a .64 death per round rate.

While he is averaging 20 DK points per game, his overall points have been capped due to them only playing 1 game per match throughout this tournament. With ENDPOINT being a big favorite and could sweep, Surreal could reach value with ease.

NaToSaphiX has been playing fantastically over the last month and is sub 7k on this slate. Over the last month, he carries the second-highest K/D ratio with a 1.11 ratio and a+59 K/D differential. Over the last month, he has had a .70 kill per round rate and a .63 death per round rate.

With his most recent form, he makes for a great value play and is one of my favorite overall plays on the slate for both cash games and tournament lineups.

Other value plays: MiGHTYMAX, H4RR3

 

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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks

ENDPOINT has won three straight games and leads Group A in the BLAST Rising 2020 tournament with a 5-1 record. They take on AVEZ who are 3-3 in the RISING Blast and are the worst overall team left in the tournament based on total record and total points accrued.

In the six matches they have played, ENDPOINT has had a team K/D ratio of 1.18 and has produced a 1.06 team K/D ratio over the last month of maps played. AVEZ has a team K/D ratio of .98 over the last month of maps played and has struggled against the better competition so ENDPOINT looks to be the strongest stacking option on the slate.

CRUC1AL and Thomas have been the top two players for ENDPOINT throughout the BLAST Rising tournament as they both have an above 1.30 K/D ratio in the six games played. Surreal and MiGHTYMAX offer tremendous value for their pricing and both serve as solid value plays on this slate.

 

Nordavind is the largest favorite on this slate and also has a win over FATE within the last month. They own the career head-to-head record of 2-0 and have both wins within the last two months. Nordavind has won four of their last five matches and are 5-1 in their six games played in the BLAST Rising tournament.

They are carrying a team K/D ratio of 1.07 while FATE has accrued a K/D ratio of .84 over the last month of maps played. TENZKI has led the way in this tournament for Nordavind with a K/D ratio of 1.34 while NaToSaphiX has been the second-best player from Nordavind with a 1.27 K/D ratio.

HS hasn’t played up to his potential but has a 1.02 K/D ratio over the last month of maps played so he would be the third Nordavind member to be considered in a stack.

Other stacks/teams: Syman

 

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Be sure to check back throughout the week as we'll be publishing daily eSports DFS articles, analysis and picks for League Of Legends, Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and eNASCAR. Thanks for reading, and good luck RotoBallers!

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