Cloud9 vs. G2 at MLG

UPDATE: I don’t feel like betting on this one at all, going with a skip instead as it just feels like a throwaway of skins, no matter who you bet on here, both teams are inconsistent and can lose.

Both teams had a hard time against their opponent. Cloud9 could have won against Navi if they didn’t lose the 5v2 in the 7th round, they could have gotten 8-0 up on their CT side of Train and if that happened, the match could have looked way more different than it actually did. Cloud9 made a big mistake in this round, n0thing whiffed the easiest shot of his life on GuardiaN and Stewie2k couldn’t kill Edward even though he had the health advantage, two big mistakes which made them lose this 5v2. Cloud9 looked too overconfident in this round and honestly, this round made them lose the game as they only managed to get 1 round after this loss (7-8 half). They lost the pistol on their T side and this was pretty much the gg of this game.

G2 yesterday against VP, I don’t want to say too much about it. G2 looked even worse than Splyce did against Fnatic and I think if G2 would have played against Splyce instead of VP, then they would have lost too. They played so extremely bad, even worse than nV which is already impossible. The French scene is having problems with the current level of CS, they’re falling behind and all look asleep. G2 maybe should have gotten 16-0’ed here but they managed to get 1 CT round.

Two teams who played on Train yesterday and who made a lot of mistakes which made them lose the game. I just think that overall Cloud9 are looking better, we all know they can do better than they did against Navi and won’t make the same mistake twice. G2 on the other hand, can also do better than they did against VP but G2’s mentality just seems extremely off after that stomp. This is going to be an extremely close match and whoever makes the most mistakes, will lose the game, simple as that. I’m personally going with Cloud9 as I think that they’re looking better overall.

My odds for this match: Cloud9 50:50 G2

Conclusion

On paper, when both teams are firing in all cylinders I think that G2 is the better team here, however after what they showed yesterday vs VP, a 16:1 starting CT side that just like has me shocked and no way can I put them favorites here. You may be the better team but if you have like some issue when it comes to majors, which Ex6tenz has a long track record with, it starts to become worrying when major after major your teams struggle. Cloud9 had a really good start vs Na’Vi on Train yesterday, however then lost out as expected, think Na’Vi just had to warmup their gloves to begin the plow, and GuardiaN had a pretty quiet game too so that is that. This is a tricky match, will G2 show up? Will G2 show us another 16:1? Nobody can predict that, I sure hope they show us a good game however you can never be certain. Could just come down to pistols and what not, so be careful here. 50-50, bet underdog.

Bet

3% on whoever is underdog.

My odds = 50-50

My risk = High

My bet = 3% Underdog

My advice = 3% Underdog

My odds for this match: Cloud9 50:50 G2