CPH Wolves vs. Penta | BO3 | 07.03.15 | 22:00 CET

It's 10:39pm and I've got nothing better to do, as always. Let's do this.

CPH Wolves: This team... man oh man. First you see them getting rekt by my BOYS G2 YEAH BABY ahem and then you see them just demolishing Flipsid3. Talk about inconsistency. But, I should not be bashing them too hard for their inconsistency. I give SandeN a lot of credit for coming in for a while and playing the way he is. AcilioN is also a big help for this team and also (when he is on point) MSL is a good player. Mapwise, they should probably stay away from maps such as Cobblestone and Cache. Some of you guys may say Cache is a good map for them, but I don't think so. They have been getting crushed lately on that map. If they could get their hands on maps like Inferno and Dust 2, they could pull this out.

Penta: Ah, good old Penta. Getting better by the day, in my opinion. Penta has picked up Troubley recently, which will help them in the long run. Right now, they could be experiencing teamwork issues and Troubley might be trying to get used to the play style of Penta. They beat fnatic yesterday (sorry to remind you all) on Cache. Cache is a strong suit for Penta. This could work really well in Penta's favor, assuming it goes through the vetoes. Some of you may be thinking "Didn't they almost lose to Wrecking on Cache?" to which I answer "Yes." in a somewhat ashamed tone because that almost happened. But, a phenomenal CT side saved them. 13-1. 13-1! Dang. Some other maps I've seen Penta do well on include Inferno, Dust and sometimes Mirage (just depends if their aim/strats coordinate to do well.) Personally, kRYSTAL, Spiidi and Troubley are the key players to watch. If one of them isn't good, hopefully nex or denis has something up their sleeves.

HEAD TO HEAD: In a BO3, I would give Penta the edge. They have a more full team the CPH Wolves, and they've also got better abilities for maps than CPH. If it were a BO1, it would be a whole different story. If Penta can get their hands on the strong maps for them, Penta should win with a breeze. If CPH comes out to play and gets a strong map or two in the mix, it could be an even game.

NOTE: Penta could be hiding their strats for Katowice.

OVERALL PREDICTION: A lot of it depends on the maps. I expect Penta to have this, barring any setbacks. CPH can pull it out if they play it smart when choosing maps.

LIKELY ODDS: Anywhere between 60-40 and 70-30.

BET: Medium on Penta or Low on CPH Wolves. Or, skip!

MY BET: Might throw a bit on CPH Wolves. Probably gonna end up skipping.

Hope you find this useful, good luck all around!

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