by ESB brings you free Counter-Strike 2 betting predictions for the opening four Thunderpick World Championship 2023 playoff bouts on Friday, November 3. Here are our top CS2 picks for Team Spirit vs Monte, Heroic vs Virtus.pro, Cloud9 vs BIG, and FaZe Clan vs MOUZ, with odds courtesy of the best esports bookmakers in South Korea.
TEAM SPIRIT vs MONTE CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Spirit $1.61 at GG Bet | Monte $2.20 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 3, 2023 | 10:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
Team Spirit are one of the favourites to win Thunderpick World Championship 2023, and they’re expected to do well against Monte. The Russian outfit finished Group C with a perfect 2-0 record after wins against Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 finalists Complexity and semifinalists MOUZ.
Monte have also had their moments, and they didn’t look too bad during the group stage, with just one loss against FaZe Clan. Monte made the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 18 but were not as successful in Australia, where they finished seventh-eighth.
Monte have the talent to do well against Team Spirit and can easily take a map. But Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov and co. are in better form and should be too much for Monte to handle.
Team Spirit to win
HEROIC vs VIRTUS.PRO CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heroic $2.75 at GG Bet | VP $1.40 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 3, 2023 | 13:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
Despite the recent roster chaos that forced Heroic to add two stand-ins, the Danish squad made it through the Thunderpick World Championship 2023 group stage without a loss. However, they dropped maps against Nouns Esports and BIG, which isn’t inspiring.
Virtus.pro placed second in Group A behind Cloud9. They won 2-1 against both Ninjas in Pyjamas and Fnatic, which are decent results but nothing to write home about.
Due to Heroic’s roster instability, it sounds fair to have them priced as underdogs, but Christoffer “Chr1zN” Storgaard (1.18) and Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen (1.41) are in great form, and they could lead Heroic to victory. Even though VP should win, Heroic at the offered CS2 betting odds are a solid outsider pick.
Heroic to win
CLOUD9 vs BIG CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | C9 $1.66 at GG Bet | BIG $2.10 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 3, 2023 | 16:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
Cloud9 recently added Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhaylov as a replacement for Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov, and it seems like that was an excellent choice. Even though it’s way too early to draw any conclusions, the addition of Boombl4 has made Cloud9 a much better team.
They won Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Group A with two 2-1 wins against Fnatic and Virtus.pro and are now priced as favourites against BIG, who haven’t looked amazing over the last week. The Germans finished Group D in second place with a loss against Heroic and two wins against FURIA.
Before Thunderpick World Championship 2023, BIG crashed out of Roobet Cup 2023 in the third round, and they haven’t looked great when faced with stronger teams. But most importantly, BIG lost 0-2 against Cloud9 a month ago.
Cloud9 to win
FAZE CLAN vs MOUZ CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe $1.61 at GG Bet | MOUZ $2.20 at GG Bet |
| When: | November 3, 2023 | 19:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/gridesports) |
After their historic title run at IEM Sydney 2023, FaZe Clan are the outright favourites to win Thunderpick World Championship 2023. Despite their extended dry streak, this squad was bound to find some traction, and it happened on the game’s new version.
MOUZ came out of nowhere and won ESL Pro League Season 18 at the start of October. Three weeks later, they reached the semifinals at IEM Sydney 2023, proving that, like FaZe, they’re comfortable on CS2.
FaZe Clan are the better team, but this looks like a close game – especially considering the teams don’t share a map pool, which should give MOUZ a chance to steal a map.
