Illuminar vs. sAw Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/8

Illuminar and sAw are facing in the Swiss round 3 (teams with a 1-1 record) of the Nine to Five 1, and sAw are favorites in this Best of 3 clashes. These teams have never met before.

The Portuguese side sAw managed to come from behind against AGF and win the opening match of the tournament, but lost the following one to CR4ZY, winning just 18 rounds along the way, which was rather surprising. They did win six of the previous eight matches and have a 61.0% win rate over the past three months. The team has been displaying strongest performances on Dust2 (81.2%) and Nuke (73.3%), while they are winless on Mirage.

Illuminar also came from behind in the first match at the Nine to Five 1 and defeated their compatriots Wisla Krakow, but disappointed in the next game with only ten rounds against AVEZ. The Polish team is in a hot and cold from recently and have a 46.2% win rate in the last three months. In that span, Illuminar has been above average on Overpass (60.0%), Nuke (58.3%), and Dust2 (55.6%), while they are without a win on Inferno.

Pick: sAw to win (-135 @PINNACLE)

After suffering a shocking loss in the previous round, sAw will be desperate to respond here, and I am backing them to do it. They have a stronger team at the moment and are in a better form recently, so I don’t think Illuminar will recover from a devastating defeat to AVEZ. I am going with the Portuguese side in this one.