Liquid vs. Cloud9, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/18 CS:GO Betting Picks

Liquid and Cloud9 will face each other in the group stage Best of 3 at the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America (Online) tournament. This will be their fifth encounter, and Liquid leads 3-1. After three rounds played in the group stage, Liquid is in third place with six points, and Cloud9 is in sixth place with three points. There are four rounds left until the end of the group stage, and both teams have a chance to advance to the playoffs.

Liquid has won five of the last eight matches and has a win rate of 55.0% in the past three months. During that time, they performed best on Overpass 75.0% (3W 1L) and Vertigo 60.0% (6W 4L). They have the most defeats on Dust2 25.0% (1W 3L). Nuke is their first pick, and Train is their first ban. The best player in the squad is “Grimm” with a rating of 1.25 and 0.82 kills per round.

Cloud9 has won two of the last eight duels and has a win rate of 47.6% in the past three months. During that period, Cloud9 had the best score on Overpass 77.8% (7W 2L) and Inferno 62.5% (5W 3L). They have the worst score on Nuke 28.6% (2W 5L), and on Vertigo, they have four defeats in a row. Overpass is their first pick, and Mirage is their first ban. Henry “HenryG” Greer, Cloud9's general manager, announced that the squad will play with six active players.

Pick: Liquid to win (-333 @Bettway)

Liquid is a better-ranked team (#9 vs. #23) and the bookmaker favorite. Liquid played two matches against Cloud9 in the past 30 days, and they won both. I expect the third victory in a row for Liquid, and the highest odds are at Betway.