DraftKings CS:GO Wednesday ESL RTR Cheat Sheet

GAMES (EDT)

• 12:30 p.m. Dignitas vs. Vitality
• 12:30 p.m. ENCE vs. Complexity
• 12:30 p.m. fnatic vs. Heretics
• 4:00 p.m. Liquid vs. Envy
• 4:00 p.m. Bad News Bears vs. MiBR
• 4:00 p.m. FURIA vs. Yeah

Dignitas (1-2) vs. Vitality (1-2)

Dignitas came up trumps against their long-time rivals fnatic in a closely contested series. This was definitely an impressive win against a fnatic team that just claimed the no. 1 spot on HLTV's world rankings, but it is a result that should be taken with a pinch of salt. There is a lot of history between these Swedish teams, and these matches can go either way a lot of the time. The player who stands out for Dignitas is hallzerk ($6,600), who admittedly does have a very difficult AWP matchup against ZywOo but is worth taking a chance on in GPPs at this salary. GeT_RiGhT had a great showing against fnatic, and it is evident that he has more room to shine on Dignitas compared to his final years on NiP. Unfortunately, it is very hard to justify rostering him when he is priced above both f0rest and hallzerk.

ZywOo is the guy to target on Vitality, and it is really hard to make a case for anyone else. RpK is probably the most reliable guy on Vitality behind ZywOo, but with this pricing, there is not much reason to go there.

• Dignitas Players to Target: hallzerk ($6,600), f0rest ($7,400)
• Vitality Players to Target: ZywOo ($10,200)

ENCE (1-2) vs. Complexity (0-3)

allu had a fantastic performance for ENCE in a loss to NiP, ending the series on 77 kills, 20 assists and a plus-19 K/D differential, and he is not a bad play alongside sergej in this match against a Complexity team that is coming off a loss to Heretics. 

Complexity's blameF is just about the complete package when it comes to fantasy scoring, and he has been priced accordingly. The Great Dane leads his team in multiple statistical categories, including K/D ratio (1.18), assists/round (0.15) and clutches won (38). However, poizon is solid value at $7,600 and should also be considered.

ENCE Players to Target: allu ($8,200), sergej ($6,600)
Complexity Players to Target: blameF ($9,600), poizon ($7,600)

fnatic (1-2) vs. Heretics (3-0)

fnatic are coming off a loss to Dignitas, and they will look to bounce back against a Heretics team that has had a great start to Road to Rio with wins against Complexity, Dignitas and ENCE. While Brollan and KRIMZ have been the best players on this fnatic roster, this is a slate where you might want to make room for players like KSCERATO, EliGE or ZywOo, making flusha and JW viable plays at a lower salary.

On the side of Heretics, it has been all about Maka lately. He went absolutely nuclear in their most recent win against Complexity, posting 92 kills, 15 assists and a plus-40 K/D differential across three maps, and he is one of many great options in the $8,000 range. Nivera is a player with great upside as well, and Lucky is somewhat interesting at $5,600 due to this being a top-heavy slate.

fnatic Players to Target: KRIMZ/Brollan ($9,000/$8,800). flusha/JW ($7,800/$6,400)
Heretics Players to Target: Maka ($8,000), Nivera ($7,200), Lucky ($5,600)

Liquid (2-0) vs. Envy (1-1)

Liquid are coming off a convincing victory against MiBR, and they will be the favorite once more in this matchup against Envy. EliGE and NAF are the top plays on the side of Liquid, and Twistzz is always an interesting option when he is priced in the $7,000 range. Stewie2k has the potential to pop off on maps like Mirage and Dust2, while nitr0 tends to perform above his level on Overpass. Then again, with Nuke being a likely option here, Twistzz is the safer play.

Calyx and MICHU are the top plays on Envy, with MICHU having some potential to give us a decent return if we end up on Nuke. However, this is a very difficult matchup for Envy, and picking them is a big risk that should be reserved for GPPs.

Liquid Players to Target: EliGE ($10,600), NAF ($9,400), Twistzz ($7,000)
Envy Players to Target: Calyx ($7,000), MICHU ($6,200)

Bad News Bears (0-2) vs. MiBR (1-1)

Bad News Bears are coming off a loss to FURIA, and they will face off against a Brazilian team once again in this match against MiBR. Bad News Bears have proven that they are no pushovers, but it is hard to see where they can go in the map veto to make this uncomfortable for MiBR. If Bad News Bears are to pull off an upset, it is likely going to come off the back of dapr, who has been the clear standout for Bad News Bears throughout the year.

The trio of FalleN, kNgV and fer all have a great chance at scoring well in this match, with fer and kNgV being the most appealing options due to the lower salary.

Bad News Bears Players to Target: dapr ($8,600)
MiBR Players to Target: fer ($7,800), kNgV ($7,200), FalleN ($10,000)

FURIA vs. Yeah

This is the most uneven matchup on the entire slate, with FURIA being a massive favorite to take down Yeah. It is very likely that FURIA sweeps this series, and we saw just how many points FalleN, kNgV and fer put up in their 2–0 sweep against Yeah earlier in the season. KSCERATO, yuurih and HEN1 are the trio to target on FURIA, with yuurih being the best value at $8,400, but this is the type of matchup where a player like arT or even VINI can give you a great return at a lower salary, as well.

Yeah are such a big underdog in this matchup, and with this being a six-game slate, you can comfortably fade any players on this team.

FURIA Players to Target: yuurih ($8,400), KSCERATO ($10,400), HEN1 ($9,800)
Yeah Players to Target: None