Escape:
The lineup for escape should go as follows: Jumpy, Deadfox, MaeVe, Es3tag, and BARBARR. They have really come out of nowhere and have been playing really good in this tournament. You can find some of Escapes recent games here https://gyazo.com/9c3b44738568f69173d7a2109819950b. So as you can see by this they haven't been playing the best but keep in mind that they have been playing great teams like PENTA and KINGUIN. They along with ex-SK 2-0'd orbit in a bo3 in this tournament. I don't know why they don't have higher odds on ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, maybe it's because people see the familiar sk and assume they're better? Anyways, the average player HLTV rating is 1.05 which is prety damn decent. I wouldn't count this team out.


Ex-Sk:
You can find a couple of their past matches here https://gyazo.com/d582850ff103c2600c0e106f38ed7a60 It is kind of hard to see how this team has been playing lately because all there matches have been from a while ago. From the matches we can see however, They have been playing against great teams like Immortals and Astralis. Overpass is clearly a map that they are really REALLY lacking on. But, they did beat immortals on train and cobble, showing a really strong suit there. They did loose a best of 3 to CLG not too long ago so we can see how they can loose to teams like them. But, they did just show a really strong outing against Orbit in a 2-0. So we now know that they really are ready to win this tournament beating Escape.


My Thoughts and Betting predictions
Escape has been playing really well as of late and I wouldn't be surprised if they win this game. I don't know why their odds on lounge are so low. Sk have been playing really strong though and they did beat Orbit in a 2-0 this tournament. But you have to keep in mind that Escape did the same thing. Also looking at the past matches we can see how SK is lacking on some maps like overpass so keep that in mind.

CSGO Lounge odds (11:15AM PST) Escape 31-69 ex-Sk
HLTV Odds: Escape 33-66 ex-Sk
My Personal Odds: Escape 40-60 Ex-Sk
My Bet: Well it's all up to you, there are a couple ways to approch this. I would reccomend you either low bet on Escape, Medium bet on SK or skip. I will be skipping this match


Reasoning:
I really really do belive that Escape can win this one. Sure Sk has been playing great, but so have Escape. They have both been playing top teir teams, and I wouldn't be surpised if they pull one out this game. But in the end, it's all up to your own personal decision and you can take it how you want. Thanks :)

Orbit:

Orbit has been playing really well as of late and you can find their last five games here https://gyazo.com/04aaf2ca37563be7626d2cef4e4ea507 . So just from this we can see that they have been on a hot streak. What should really impress us about this team is the victory over Gambit 2-0. The expected line-up as shown above should be nkl, dream3r, v1c7oR, bubble, and spyleadeR. The average rating for this team on HLTV is 1.05. If you are confused on how rating is calculated click here. So as we can see they are a pretty good bunch of players except nkl being in a bit of a slump as of late. Side note, they also beat kinguin (ex-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) in a best of 3 about a month ago. Also beat gambit twice in two best of 2's.

Ex-Sk:

Moving on to ex-Sk you can find a couple of there of their past matches here https://gyazo.com/d582850ff103c2600c0e106f38ed7a60 . It is kind of hard to see how this team has been playing lately because all there matches have been from a while ago. From the matches we can see however, They have been playing against great teams like Immortals and Astralis. Overpass is clearly a map that they are really REALLY lacking on. But, they did beat immortals on train and cobble, showing a really strong suit there. They did loose a best of 3 to CLG not too long ago so we can see how they can loose to teams like them. There average rating on HLTV is 1.07, so they are statistically a little better than Orbit.

My thoughts and betting predictions

Orbit have been statistically playing very well as of late, BUT they have been playing against teams that they should probably beat (except gambit). SK on the other hand has been playing pretty decently as of late and can definitely have a big chance of winning if they get their maps. If overpass is picked for orbit you can almost say that is a 100% win for them on that map. As for Orbit they are probably not going to pick overpass because they aren't the strongest on it, but just watch for that because they might pick it just for ex-Sk. but something that orbit has that Sk don't have a lot of is map pool. Orbit is decent on almost any map they come across.

Orbit:

Orbit has been playing really well as of late and you can find their last five games here https://gyazo.com/04aaf2ca37563be7626d2cef4e4ea507 . So just from this we can see that they have been on a hot streak. What should really impress us about this team is the victory over Gambit 2-0. The expected line-up as shown above should be nkl, dream3r, v1c7oR, bubble, and spyleadeR. The average rating for this team on HLTV is 1.05. If you are confused on how rating is calculated click here. So as we can see they are a pretty good bunch of players except nkl being in a bit of a slump as of late. Side note, they also beat kinguin (ex-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥) in a best of 3 about a month ago. Also beat gambit twice in two best of 2's.

Ex-Sk:

Moving on to ex-Sk you can find a couple of there of their past matches here https://gyazo.com/d582850ff103c2600c0e106f38ed7a60 . It is kind of hard to see how this team has been playing lately because all there matches have been from a while ago. From the matches we can see however, They have been playing against great teams like Immortals and Astralis. Overpass is clearly a map that they are really REALLY lacking on. But, they did beat immortals on train and cobble, showing a really strong suit there. They did loose a best of 3 to CLG not too long ago so we can see how they can loose to teams like them. There average rating on HLTV is 1.07, so they are statistically a little better than Orbit.

My thoughts and betting predictions

Orbit have been statistically playing very well as of late, BUT they have been playing against teams that they should probably beat (except gambit). SK on the other hand has been playing pretty decently as of late and can definitely have a big chance of winning if they get their maps. If overpass is picked for orbit you can almost say that is a 100% win for them on that map. As for Orbit they are probably not going to pick overpass because they aren't the strongest on it, but just watch for that because they might pick it just for ex-Sk. but something that orbit has that Sk don't have a lot of is map pool. Orbit is decent on almost any map they come across.

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