Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (4/25/20) - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy

Welcome back RotoBallers to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have to admit, I am having a ton of fun playing and covering eSports DFS at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible. 

We have a three-game slate that is a part of the ESL One: Road to Rio qualifier. We continue to see DraftKings hunt down some different leagues in an attempt to keep posting CS:GO slates every day. Some of these teams will be familiar to you from earlier slates this month, while others still may not be yet.

Today I'll be bringing you my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS advice, analysis, and lineup picks for eSports DFS contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel for Saturday, April 25th, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @rdr1634 as I am happy to engage with readers and try to answer your questions!

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ESL One: Road to Rio (Best Of 3 Format)

• MIBR +260 vs Liquid -345
• Yeah +320 vs. Envy -475
• Furia -385 vs. Bad News Bears +285

 

CS:GO DFS Captain Considerations

Calyx is one of the top plays on the slate and is completely mispriced on FanDuel when comparing him to his DraftKings pricing. On DraftKings, he is the highest-priced player at $10,200 while on FanDuel, he is $9,600.

He carries a career K/D ratio of 1.19 and has a .76 kill per round rate while only having a .63 death per round rate. With his price extremely high on DraftKings, he could go lower owned which makes him a solid tournament play that has upside on this slate.

Kscerato has been on fire since the beginning of 2020. He is carrying a K/D ratio of 1.29 while having a kill per round rate of .73 while having a death per round rate of just .58.

He is the third highest-priced player in the DraftKings pool while he is the second-highest priced player over on FanDuel so you will be paying a pretty penny for him on this slate. The matchup is good for both cash games and tournaments and he is someone that is worth consideration for the captain/ MVP spot.

Other captain plays: ELiGe, Hen1, yuurih

 

CS:GO DFS Value Plays

kNgV- has a really low price on DraftKings at just $6,000 while he is priced up on FanDuel at $10,600. He is a DraftKings only play based on price alone and the upside that he brings at that reduced rate.

He does have a very tough match against Liquid but the mispricing is too good to pass up for his actual skill level. KNgV- has a 1.06 K/D ratio over the last three months and has a .71 kill per round rate which is very good for a guy that is priced in the low $6,000 range on DraftKings. 

RCF intrigues me as a one-off value play for Yeah. Over the last three months, he carries a 1.11 K/D ratio while also having a .72 kill per round rate.

Since the start of 2020, he has had a 1+ rating in 68% of maps played which is very solid especially when looking for a value play that won’t necessarily hurt your lineup. He is $6,600 on DraftKings while $9,600 on FanDuel so he provides some salary relief if looking for a lower owned value tournament play.

Other value plays: arT, ryan

 

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Top CS:GO DFS Stacks 

Envy Looks to be the clear cut favorite in this matchup against Yeah. These two teams have played twice against each other and Envy holds a 2-0 record against them.

Yeah has won three out of their last five games while Envy has dropped three straight games so this sounds like a perfect bounce-back spot for Envy. The two main players to focus on would be Calyx and Michu.

Calyx is the higher-priced player that carries upside while Michu is a little less pricey but has carried a 1.05 K/D ratio over the last three months. You could look to add one of the value pieces in Moose or Ryan from Envy but just be aware that they do run some risk as they do carry sub 1 K/D ratios which could hurt your lineup. 

Furia is a heavy favorite against Bad News Bears and is one of the better overall stacks on the slate. They are winners of three of their last five games and are carrying a team K/D ratio of 1.05 over the last four months.

Furia is 2-1-0 in three head-to-head matches against BNB and is 2-1-0 so far during this Road to Rio event. Kscerato and Hen1 are the two main players to look at when building your Furia stacks. Hen1 is carrying a 1.19 K/D ratio since the start of 2020 and has a .63 kill per round rate while also having a .53 death per round rate.

Yuurih makes for a strong play since he is cheaper than both Hen1 and Kscerato and also carries a 1.16 K/D ratio over the last four months.

Other notable team stacks: Team Liquid

 

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Looking Forward

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we'll be publishing daily eSports DFS articles, analysis and picks for League Of Legends, Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and eNASCAR. Thanks for reading, and good luck RotoBallers!

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