OG vs. BIG, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/9 CS:GO

We have the most interesting game of the Upper bracket quarter-final of the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals when OG and BIG meet on Tuesday. There is no favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, and the winner of this clash will take on a better side from a tilt between G2 and FURIA, while the loser will go down to the Lower bracket.

OG Team Stats and Latest Results

OG defeated Natus Vincere twice and Evil Geniuses to qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals, while they also won $25,000 for their efforts. They suffered an early elimination out of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe after losing to FaZe and Spirit, but responded very well at the Flashpoint 2 and reached the Grand final thanks to victories over BIG, Dignitas, and MIBR twice, among others, but they fell short to Virtus.pro in the title-deciding clash. Despite winning the opening map in that game, OG had to settle with 2nd place and $250,000. OG won 11 of the previous 16 matches.

In the last three months, OG was decent on Dust2 (66.7% win rate), Mirage (66.7%), and Overpass (66.7%), while they were average on Inferno and Train. Since September 2020, OG is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 72 maps and recorded 42 wins with 30 losses. The lineup consists of NBK- (1.02 rating), valde (1.14), Aleksib (1.02), ISSAA (1.07), and mantuu (1.14).

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG didn’t have a lot of success at major tournaments recently as they finished the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 in 5th place and got $7,500 with 1875 RMR Points. They did qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals but suffered a couple of losses in the qualification stage and then failed to impress at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe. The Germans did win the Merkur Masters Season 2 and earned $23,793 after beating Unicorns of Love and ALTERNATE aTTax, while they added $35,000 for ending in 5th place at the Flashpoint 2. BIG won eight of the last 12 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, BIG displayed dominant performances on Mirage (80.0%), while they were below average on Vertigo (40.0%), Overpass (42.9%), and Inferno (42.9%). BIG also assembled its squad in September this year and appeared on 81 maps with a record of 44 wins and 37 losses. The team members are tabseN (1.02), tiziaN (1.00), syrsoN (1.13), XANTARES (1.11), and k1to (0.95).

OG vs. BIG H2H Record

These rivals have met on six occasions so far, and the series is currently tied at 3-3. OG won the previous two encounters, at the IEM New York 2020 Europe in October, and at the Flashpoint 2, a few days ago at the Flashpoint 2.

OG vs. BIG Betting Preview

We’re dealing with two top 10 teams here and even though I am usually going with Over 2.5 maps in these situations, I am going to avoid it this time around. The reason for that is the fact they didn’t produce a maximum of three maps in the last three h2H meetings, though we had a couple of overtimes in that span. Still, I am going with OG because they are in better form at the moment, but this could easily go either way, so I suggest you to go with a lower stake.

The Pick: OG to win (-110 @bet365)