Due to the recent awp nerf, CLG is at a major disadvantage in my opinion. PTR being their main awper will be playing with a handicap probably won't be able to hold outside on the CT side, an important spot to hold. When PTR isn't awping, he does poorly with rifles, under-performing compared to his teammates. Cloud9 on the other hand did fairly well against Elevate, pulling out 5 rounds on the t-side, but losing 16-14.

Lineup:

• VP: Snax, NEO, TaZ, byali, pasha
  
• NiP: Xizt, GeT_RiGhT, allu, f0rest, friberg

Match History(Mirage):

• VP:
  • HR 16-6 Win
  • NiP 16-7 Win
  • EnVyUs 16-10 Win
  • NiP 14-16 Loss
• NiP:
  • Property 16-10 Win
  • EnVyUs 5-16 Loss

Lineup:

• EnVyUs: shox, NBK, Happy, kioShiMa, SmithZz
  
• Titan: Ex6TenZ, apEX, kennyS, Maniac, RpK

Match History(Cache):

• EnVyUs:
  • NiP 16-5 Win
  • Cloud9 16-10 Win
  • Property 16-0 Win
• Titan:
  • Navi 16-10 Win
  • Fnatic 8-16 Loss
  • LGB 16-5 Win
  • EnVyUs 16-11 Win

Lineup:

• NiP: Xizt, GeT_RiGhT, allu, f0rest, friberg
  
• EnVyUs: shox, NBK, Happy, kioShiMa, SmithZz

Match History(Mirage):

• NiP:
  • Property 16-10 Win
  • EnVyUs 5-16 Loss
• EnVyUs:
  • NiP 16-5 Win
  • VP 10-16 Loss
  • Penta 16-8 Win

Lineup:

• Titan: Ex6TenZ, apEX, kennyS, Maniac, RpK
  
• VP: Snax, NEO, TaZ, byali, pasha

Match History(Cobble):

• Titan:
• VP:
  • Cloud9 9-16 Loss
  • EnVyUs 16-10 Win

Lineup:

• Property: schneider, twist, berg, zende, pauf
  
• Flipsid3: s1mple, WorldEdit, B1ad3, markeloff, bondik

Analysis:

• Property and Flipsid3 are both inconsistent teams with Flipsid3 struggling as of late. Flipsid3 on paper is better than Property with star players such as WorldEdit(awper), S1mple, and Markeloff, however s1mple has been performing not like his usual self as of late. Property on the other hand seems to only have one player that stands out which is Schneider, with pauf and twist occasionally top-fragging. Schneider is an inconsistent player that plays really well at his peak, but at the same time fails miserably when he isn't in the "zone".
  
• Property seem to be doing well as of late while Flipsid3 is inconsistent, losing to Dignitas twice while at the same time taking Inferno off of Fnatic. Keep in mind however, JW was playing for Property these past few games, with JW being an excellent awper by getting early picks and making excellent plays. Flipsid3 seem to be struggling on their t-sides, having to rely on their ct-sides to get their rounds.
  
• This match will come down to how well S1mple is playing that day. I recommend watching their game against Navi(Flipsid3 will most likely lose to Navi) and basing your prediction on how well S1mple is performing. If you aren't going to watch the match, I would recommend betting on Flipsid3.

How many of you guys still want me to post predictions/analysis? I'm kind of been out of it lately and will start back up if you guys want me to.