Copenhagen Flames vs. Illuminar Preview & Prediction - Free 6/11 CS:GO Betting Picks

The opening matches of the #HomeSweetHome: Week 8 Group C are set to begin, and one of these will be a great battle between Copenhagen Flames and Illuminar. The winner of this match will take on the winner of Japaleno and HONORIS in the winners' match while the loser will take on the loser of that contest in an elimination match.

The 38th ranked Copenhagen Flames has been less than spectacular lately. Their win rate over the last three months is porous as it sits at 34.8%. Something weird about Copenhagen Flames is the fact that they have a nice map pool despite poor results. They hold win rates of 66.7% on Inferno, 60% on Overpass, and 50% on both Mirage and Vertigo. They have to avoid Dust2 and Train, however as they have a 20% win rate on Dust2 and a 14.3% win rate on Train over the last three months.

Illuminar enters with the 93rd world ranking, and they're riding a three match win streak despite poor results overall the last three months. During this period, they have a horrid win rate of 23.5% and one has to hope they've turned the page. Illuminar hasn't lost a match on the map Overpass over the last three months, and they have an 80% win rate on Dust2 as well during this period. This is a winable match for Illuminar, they just have to take their time and not let things get ahead of them.

Pick: Copenhagen Flames Spread/Handicap -2.5 Rounds (-125 @ Bovada)

I like Copenhagen Flames to win this contest by more than two rounds. Neither of these teams have been impressive lately, but I believe that Copenhagen Flames is the much better team. The map which is played may hurt their chances slightly, but I believe that they can overcome this if the match happens to fall on one of their worse maps.