Team Liquid vs Ninjas In Pyjamas

Liquid ranked #3 from the United States are clashing against team NiP ranked #11 from Sweden in the magnificent BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 that has 12 teams competing for the prize pool of $300,000. This tourney is played on LAN in London, United Kingdom.

Liquid map performance in the previous three months: Mirage is at 80,0% win rate on five played maps - WINS/TIES/LOSSES - 4/0/1, Vertigo 75,0% on four played maps 3/0/1, Inferno 55,6% on nine played maps 5/0/4, Dust2 33,3% on six played maps 2/0/4, Overpass 33,3% on 1/0/2, and Nuke with 28,6% win rate on seven played maps 2/0/5.

They played one match in February and lost to FaZe 2-0 (12-16 on Dust2, and 5-16 on Inferno). In January, they also played one game, which they won against MIBR with 2-0 (22-19 on Vertigo, and 16-9 on Inferno). During December, they played 21 maps and won nine, converted, they played nine games and won four. In November, they played nine maps and won six; in other words, they played six games and won four.

Ninjas in Pyjamas map highlights in the last three months: Vertigo si at 100,0% win rate on two played maps - WON/TIED/LOST - 2/0/0, Inferno 66,7% on three played maps 2/0/1, Train 60,0% on five played maps 3/0/2, Mirage 50,0% on six played maps 3/0/3, Overpass 25,0% on four played maps 1/0/3, Nuke 16,7% on six played maps 1/0/5, and Dust2 with 0,0% win rate on three played maps 0/0/3.

They played three maps in February and won two, converted, those three maps were one match which they won 2-1 against MIBR (9-16 on Train, 16-12 on Vertigo, and 16-9 on Inferno). During December, they played six maps and won two; in other words, they played three games and won one. In November, they played 18 maps and won eight, converted, they played ten games and won four.

OK, so we have a big tourney here with 300k in prizes. Liquid has a 1-1 score with -5 round difference, while NiP also has a 1-1 score with -13 difference. The stakes are huge since the winner will advance to the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Finals, and the loser will go to Spring 2020 Showdown. Of course, the odds favor Liquid, and that is for a good reason; they are ranked better and have a higher win rate so far. Head-to-head the score is 1-2, and the last game Liquid won 2-0. I will go with Liquid to win.

Good luck to all who bet, and don't forget to gamble responsibly!