Natus Vincere (Na'Vi) vs. Gambit Youngsters Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 6/23

Natus Vincere and Gambit Youngsters are meeting in the Group B opening match of the WePlay! Clutch Island. These rivals have never met before. This match is scheduled as a best-of-three-map duel.

The Russian side Natus Vincere are coming into this encounter as massive favorites despite recording some below-par results of late, especially at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 Europe and BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe. Over the last three months, Natus Vincere have a 58.3% win rate. When it comes to the maps during the same period, Natus Vincere are the most successful on Overpass (62.5% win rate) and Nuke (61.5%), while they have been weaker on Vertigo (0.0%) and Train (28.6%).

Their compatriots Gambit Youngsters are playing better than Natus Vincere lately as they won five of the previous seven matches, including the last two. Gambit Youngsters have a 57.1% win rate over the previous three months, while they were producing the best displays on Overpass map (80.0% win rate), Mirage (69.2%), and Vertigo (64.7%). On the other hand, Gambit Youngsters are the weakest on Inferno (40.0%) and Dust2 (40.9%).

Pick: Rounds Handicap Gambit Youngsters +10.5 (-120 @bet365)

Natus Vincere displayed some disappointing performances recently at the tournaments where they have been one of the favorites to lift the trophy. They are big favorites in this match as well, but I am not sure whether they can beat Gambit Youngsters in straight maps. Gambit Youngsters were a pleasant surprise lately, and they have the quality to make a little upset here in terms of getting a map. Even if they fail to do it, I am backing them to cover the rounds handicap and stay close in this encounter.