The ESL Pro League Season 18 group stage is slowly coming to an end, with just Group D left to be played out before we enter the playoffs and the race for the coveted trophy.
Here are our CS:GO betting picks and analysis for the opening four games of Group D of the ESL Pro League Playoffs.
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 | 4 Matches
Cloud9 vs. Eternal Fire
Group D Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
September 20th, 2023 – 1:20 EDT
Cloud9 and Eternal Fire will clash in the first match of Group D at ESL Pro League in what should be a very one-sided game. Cloud9 are priced as big favorites to defeat the Turkish squad, which makes a lot of sense – even though C9 haven’t looked amazing since the roster rebuild.
During the summer break, Cloud9 rebuilt its CS:GO lineup and signed what looks like one of the most stacked CIS rosters we’ve seen in years.
However, despite the raw talent, Cloud9 have struggled to win a single tournament. In their defense, C9 needed some time to adjust to the new roster.
Eternal Fire are a good second-tier team, but they’re nowhere near being considered top contenders to win big events such as the ESL Pro League Season 18. But they’ve done well against other elite squads and might be able to take advantage of C9’s shaky form.
Still, that’s a bit too optimistic since even though Cloud9 aren’t playing at 100%, they’re still significantly better than EF. Something will have to go terribly wrong for Cloud9 to lose this series.
ESL Pro League Playoffs Prediction: 9INE to win -200 | Bet Cloud9 vs. Eternal Fire Today
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Complexity vs. 9INE
Group D Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
September 20th, 2023 – 1:20 EDT
Complexity are the current top-rated North American CS:GO team, but that doesn’t mean much. Complexity have not won or come close to winning a single notable event in 2023, and things likely won’t change anytime soon.
9INE are a second-tier European CS:GO team, but despite not belonging to the group of elite squads, they’re still expected to crush Complexity, and that sounds fair. 9INE have been playing solid CS:GO over the last couple of months. They won RES Western European Masters: Fall 2023 last week and performed admirably well at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 and Gamers8 2023.
Even though this is a match between NA’s no.1 team and Europe’s no.17, it’s very hard to justify backing Complexity.
ESL Pro League Playoffs Prediction: 9INE to win -200 | Bet Complexity vs. 9INE Today
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Team Liquid vs. Virtus.pro
Group D Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
September 20th, 2023 – 10:00 EDT
Since Team Liquid rebuilt its roster during the summer break, they’ve not looked good with early exits from Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 and Gamers8 2023. This roster would never achieve anything remarkable, so their lack of success is hardly surprising.
However, having Team Liquid priced as +225 underdogs against Virtus.pro seems a bit too much.
Virtus.pro are in much better form than Liquid, having won four of their last six games and even made it to the second round of Gamers8 2023, where they beat FaZe Clan (2-1) and lost against G2 Esports (1-2).
However, since then, VP also played three-map series against Aurora (2-1), 1win (2-1), and Team Spirit (1-2), which aren’t great results and suggest that VP might not be as dominant on Wednesday, as the odds suggest.
VP will likely win, but Team Liquid should be good for at least one map.
ESL Pro League Playoffs Prediction: Team Liquid +1.5 maps -160 | Bet Team Liquid vs. Virtus.pro Today
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Lynn Vision vs. G2 Esports
Group D Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
September 20th, 2023 – 10:00 EDT
As the offered betting odds suggest, this should be an extremely one-sided game. G2 Esports are one of the best CS:GO teams in the world, whereas Lynn Vision aren’t even the top-rated team from China, and considering how much stronger the European region is, the gap between the team is as massive as the esports betting odds suggest.
We don’t have to overcomplicate things. Take G2 Esports to win both maps with at least five rounds to spare.
ESL Pro League Playoffs Prediction: G2 Esports -4.5 rounds (Map 1&2) -160 | Bet Lynn Vision vs. G2 Esports Today
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2023 ESL Pro League Group D Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Round | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Cloud9 | vs. | Eternal Fire |
| Wednesday, September 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Complexity | vs. | 9INE |
| Wednesday, September 20 | 10:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Team Liquid | vs. | Virtus.pro |
| Wednesday, September 20 | 10:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Lynn Vision | vs. | G2 Esports |
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