BIG vs. Heroic, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/23 CS:GO
One of the most exciting games at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 awaits when BIG takes on Heroic in the Lower bracket semi-final on Friday. Both teams still have a chance to make it to the Lower final and later to the Grand final at the tournament, but there is no more room for mistakes. We don’t have a clear favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, but the bookmakers are giving a slight advantage to Heroic.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG disappointed at the IEM New York 2020 Europe and is hoping to make up for that at this tournament. It went very well in the opening three rounds as BIG beat FaZe, GODSENT, and G2, but then lost to Vitality and dropped to the lower bracket. BIG won eight of the previous 13 matches.
During the last three months, BIG displayed fine performances on Dust2 (75.0% win rate) and Overpass (75.0%), while they were weak on Vertigo (28.6%) and below average on Nuke (41.7%). Since August 2020, BIG is playing with the current lineup and appeared on 57 maps with a record of 31 wins and 26 losses. The team members are tabseN (1.02), tiziaN (0.98), syrsoN (1.10), XANTARES (1.10), and k1to (0.95).
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Just like BIG, Heroic didn’t experience the best of times at the IEM New York 2020 Europe and even opened this tournament with a defeat to Astralis. They bounced back with a pair of victories over Endpoint and North but had to play game more than BIG in order to come this far. That game was against Sprout, which Heroic won in three maps. Heroic won nine of the last 16 games.
In the previous three months, Heroic was quite strong on Nuke (81.2%) and decent on Overpass (62.5%) and Train (60.0%), while they failed to get a victory in the only appearance on Dust2 and have been average on Vertigo. Heroic is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 76 maps with a record of 46 wins and 30 losses. The lineup consists of cadiaN (1.08), b0RUP (0.96), niko (1.09), stavn (1.12), and TeSeS (1.11).
BIG vs. Heroic H2H Record
These rivals have met on eight occasions so far, and the all-time series is tied at 4-4. BIG won the most recent H2H duel at the IEM New York 2020 Europe earlier this month when they recorded a 2-1 victory.
BIG vs. Heroic Betting Preview
Two of the last three H2H encounters produced a maximum of three maps and considering how close this one will be and that could go either way, I’d avoid betting on the winner. Instead, I am going with Over 2.5 maps, which seems to be a better option than picking the winner. We’re dealing with two top 10 teams, and betting on the winner would be ungrateful.