BIG vs. Evil Geniuses Preview & Prediction- Free 2/03 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the Single Elimination Bracket (Stage 2) of the ongoing BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 tournament. The 2022 Blast Premier is the most explosive, engaging, and entertaining esports event in the world. It is a global circuit of events that deliver elite-level Counter-Strike and world-class entertainment for everyone. The winner of this duel will progress to Round 2 while the loser will exit the tournament.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG is ranked 14th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 130 teams. At the ongoing BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 tournament, the German team has won 1 match and lost 2. They lost to NIP twice at the group stage then defeated Complexity at the same level. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 2nd at the DreamHack Open November 2021, 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, and 3rd at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals. In the last 8 matches, they won 3 matches and hold a win rate of 47.4%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent win rate on Dust2 (55.6%) but failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Overpass (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (40.0%), Nuke (37.5%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes tabseN (1.14), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), k1to (0.99), and faveN (1.01).
Evil Geniuses Team Stats and Latest Results
Evil Geniuses is ranked 101st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 32 weeks. The team is currently struggling to win matches and has only managed 2 wins from their last 8 matches. At the ongoing BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 tournament, they have lost all their 2 matches. Considering their performance in other tournaments, they finished 5th at the IEM Fall 2021 North America and 9-16th at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021. The team lost all their matches at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and finished 15-16th.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has failed to impress on any map. They performed dismally on Inferno (38%), Vertigo (20%), Nuke (22%), Train (40%), Mirage (33%), Overpass (22%), and Dust2 (7%). Their line-up consists of RUSH (1.00), autimatic (0.73), Stewie2K (0.73), Brehze (1.11), and CeRq (1.08).
BIG vs. Evil Geniuses H2H Record
Head-to-head encounter has 3 meetings between the opponents and BIG won in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the group stage of 2021 ESL Pro League 14 in August 2021 and they won 2:0.
BIG vs. Evil Geniuses Betting Preview
BIG is the better side in this duel because they have an impressive H2H record when they meet Evil Geniuses and also displayed a better performance at the group stage of the ongoing BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 tournament. Map performance shows that BIG has more wins on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass. Therefore, it would be safe to place a win for BIG in this matchup.
The Pick: BIG to win.
