Two of the most inconsistent T1 teams are facing off in this game (Yes I see mouz as a T1 team) and I see this as a much closer matchup than some might think. VP has been on a roll as of late but still, I would not see them as huge overdogs versus mousesports. Mousesports doesn't have a good map pool but they counter VP when it comes down to maps. Anyways, besides maps mouz will need NiKo and ChrisJ to step up, but that has been a given for the last month. Now they also need nex + Spiidi/denis to play well. Now this sounds very 'impossible' but nex has been improving and I wouldn't be suprised to see him turn up. neo has hit his old 1.6 god tier level again vs NiP and I'll be praying that he wont hit that level again. Either way, mouz needs to keep up what they did vs Astralis; differentiate the pace of rounds, on Mirage they did that in a perfect way. They'd rush B at certain points but also just play slowly. Their CT sides have also improved when looking at tactics. Kassad has not only helped mouz tactically, but he has also let NiKo play his own game, which has unleashed the beast again.




Yes, VP deserve to be favored but not by too large of a margin. Please remember that VP is still inconsistent and that they can quite easily mess up their veto. The firepower on mouz outclasses VP in potential but tactically I'd rate VP higher than mouz.



My odds - 60-40 VP
recommended bet - ICB on mouz
my bet - All in Virtus.Plow!