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Jorge Pucks' DraftKings. FanDuel DFS lineup picks for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on 6/18/20. He analyzes CS:GO slates and top targets for eSports DFS contests.
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 which can also be related to FanDuel contests as well.
We have a three-game main slate on DraftKings that involves teams from the BLAST Premier series. The best news is that we are finally back to a best-of-three format and have more than three games on a 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 Thursday, June 18th, 2020 at 10:30 AM. Be sure to also check out our awesome CS:GO Premium DFS Tools including our Lineup Optimizer, Research Station, Projections, and DFS Cheat Sheets! Feel free to follow me on Twitter @jorgepucks as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions. Good luck RotoBallers!
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BLAST Premier Series
Best of 3
- Natus Vincere (-230) vs. Complexity (+170)
- Vitality (-110) vs. FaZe (-120)
- Furia (-165) vs. Liquid (+120)
Kill Stats
- Below is a chart that shows total team kills, number individual kills, % of kills by each individual, and kill per map average. This could help you breakdown each team on whether they are spread out when it comes to total kills or if more kills come from several players (exp. S1mple and electronic for Navi). This could also help in figuring out how many guys you should stack or if you are looking for a standout one-off for your lineups.
CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations
Zyw0o has been on another level over this past month as he has had a 1.52 K/D ratio over his last 27 maps played. He is carrying a .91 kill per round rate while only having a .60 death per round rate which is a tremendous differential. Over the 27 game span, he has had 88.9% of maps finished with a 1+ rating which shows the consistency that he brings to your lineups.
He has had six straight Bo3 series where he has finished with at least +10 K/D differential. Over the past 12 months, he has faced FaZe on nine maps and has produced a 1.55 K/D ratio which shows his dominance against this squad in this matchup. It would be foolish to not have a line with Zyw0o and looks to be an elite play in both cash games and tournament lineups.
S1mple will rival Zyw0o as one of the top players on this slate. Over his last 23 maps played he has produced a 1.45 K/D ratio and holds 25% of all of Natus Vincere’s kills over the 23 game span. He has produced a .87 kill per round rate and a .60 death per round rate which almost mirrors Zyw0o’s stats.
He has faced Complexity in five maps this season and in that stretch, he has accrued a 1.58 K/D ratio while having a +43 K/D differential. S1mple is another elite play that should be looked at for the captain role regardless of his price point.
Other captain plays: electronic, yuurih, HEN1
CS:GO DFS Value Plays
Yuurih is just way underpriced on this slate which means play him! He is just $7,200 and is averaging 62.2 DK points per game. Over the last month, he has had a 1.23 K/D ratio and had a .74 kill per round rate which is fantastic for someone with his price tag.
Since the beginning of 2020, yuurih has played in 12 maps against Liquid and has produced a 1.23 K/D ratio against them with a +45 K/D differential. From the value range perspective, I expect him to be a popular choice in all formats but he is too good to pass up with his price being so low.
oBo is under $7,000 for the first time since early May which is pretty shocking. Yes, Navi is a tough matchup but it’s hard to not look at someone who is averaging 51.6 DK points per game and owns 20% of the team's total kills from this past month. Over the last month, oBo has produced a 1.16 K/D ratio and has had a .73 kill per round rate.
He will go overlooked on this slate due to the matchup but you have to remember, someone has to do some killing on the other side of this game and if oBo can generate some kills, he could hit value. He looks to be more of a tournament play just given the nature of the slate and matchup.
Other value plays: arT, coldzera, k0nfig, stewie2k, RpK
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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks
Natus Vincere looks to be a great stacking option on this slate against Complexity. They have won three out of their last five games and come into this matchup ranked 6th in the world. They have gone 4-1 against Complexity with all of the games being played earlier this year. Over the last 23 games played, Navi has gone 13-10 and has had a team K/D ratio of 1.07 so they look to be in solid form.
From an individual player perspective, a Navi stack starts with S1mple. He is the leader of this squad and should not be left out with the form he has been showing. Electronic has really emerged as a great pairing as he has 24% of Navi’s kills and holds a 1.28 K/D ratio over the past month. The rest of the squad bolsters sub 1 K/D ratios so it makes it tough to truly rely on them for a strong third pairing on Navi stacks.
FURIA is coming off of a tough loss to rival MiBR and should be out for revenge. Before that Bo3 loss to MiBR, FURIA was winners of nine straight Bo3 matches which shows the form that they have been in. In 14 career games against Liquid, FURIA has gone 10-4 and has won five straight matches so this matchup should be favorable for the Brazilian squad. Over the last 25 maps played, they have gone 18-7 with a team K/D ratio which is extremely strong and one of the better forms we have seen recently.
HEN1 has performed really well over the last month as he leads this squad in both K/D ratio and K/D differential so he should be included in your FURIA stacks. Since the start of 2020, he has had a 1.44 K/D ratio against Liquid in a five map span so he could also be looked at in the captain role if looking to include a FURIA member in that spot. KSCERATO and yuurih both have good numbers against Liquid and arT would be the value to play from this squad.
Other stacks/teams: Vitality
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Looking Forward
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