The road to Rio has been bumpy for some and pleasant for others. Well respected org FaZe Clan is on the pleasant end, while Mousesports are at the other end of the spectrum.
It hasn’t been all bad for Mousesports. They are currently 1-2 and have a chance to shock the world when they battle FaZe Clan in Group B competition. With how challenging Group B has been in Europe, another slip up could wind up being costly.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: April 30th, 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Online bookmaker NetBet has FaZe at -135 to win Map 1.
FaZe are currently 3-0 and owns the best record of qualifiers so far, with one game in hand. If they pick up a win against mousesports tomorrow afternoon, they will remain the only undefeated team.
Mousesports’ only victory of the qualifiers so far has been against c0ntact gaming, a team with zero wins. They fell 2-0 to Movistar Riders and 2-0 to North. Tomorrow will be quite the challenge for Mousesports to pick up their second victory of qualifiers.
In order for Mousesports to punch their ticket to the playoff round, they will need a ton of help from the other teams. Right now, they are chasing the likes of Copenhagen, Movistar and North Gaming. While the playoff round isn’t out of reach, they have to climb out of a huge hole to save their tournament.
FaZe enters tomorrow defeating the Riders 2-1, G2 Esports 2-0 and North 2-1. FaZe have been dominant in CS:GO and have the accolades to prove it.
This is a matchup that favors FaZe Clan and should be another game that goes 2-0 in favor of FaZe.