BIG vs. HAVU Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 6/22

BIG and HAVU are meeting in the Round of 16 of the cs_summit 6 Europe Regional Qualifier. Both sides are fighting to enter the next round and stay alive in the race for a ticket to the main tournament. The better team will meet Complexity or Japaleno in the next round. These rivals have met twice before, and BIG won both encounters.

The European side BIG are coming into this clash as firm favorites after winning each of the previous five matches, losing just two maps in the process. Over the last three months, BIG have a 77.8% win rate. When it comes to the maps during the same period, BIG are the most successful on Train (100.0% win rate) and Overpass (100.0%), while they have been weaker on Inferno (60.0%).

The Finnish team HAVU snapped a four-game losing streak with five victories in the last six matches. HAVU have a 63.6% win rate over the last three months, while they were producing the best displays on Train map (76.9% win rate) and Nuke (71.%). On the other hand, HAVu are the weakest on Mirage (44.4%) and Vertigo (44.4%).

Pick: BIG Match Handicap -1.5 (-152 @bet365)

BIG beat HAVU on both previous occasions, even though the Finnish team showed resistance. I do expect the underdogs to fight in this one, but BIG have too much experience, and they already faced the big dogs so many times this season. HAVU will not create problems, and I am backing BIG to take this on in straight maps.