This Wednesday, eight of the top teams in CS2 will face off in one of the holy lands of Counter-Strike, Copenhagen. BLAST Premier is returning with the Fall Finals, their last S-Tier event before World Final 2023 later in the year. With stacked line-ups and an exciting prize pool of $425,000 on the line, Counter-Strike fans can look forward to an entertaining few days.
Still on a roll with their three tournament wins, FaZe Clan are the fan favourites going into the series. They are looking to bag their fourth big win after moving to Counter-Strike 2. After defeating MOUZ in a dominant 2-0 final in the CS Asia Championships in Shanghai, will they be able to continue their commanding presence? Teams like Vitality and Cloud9, who have been waiting in the wings for a while, will look to break their streak to take home the winning title.
We breakdown the latest betting odds from bookmaker bet365 ahead of the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and outline the best teams to bet on.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 21st, 11:00 P.M. (GMT)
Faze Clan are looking like firm favorites with the lowest odds of 2.62 to win the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 outright. In second place are the recent winners of the Gamers8 2023 CS:GO tournament in Riyadh, Team Vitality, with 4.50. Then after a decent gap come in the winners of the BLAST Premier: Fall Americas and EU Showdown respectively, Complexity Gaming and Cloud9, with 7.00 and 7.50. Natus Vincere round out the top five betting favourites on 8.00, with their star player, s1mple, still on a break.
The major underdogs coming in for this series are Ninjas in Pyjamas with 41.00 as they are yet to give an impressive showing in CS2. Meanwhile, FaZe Clan also has odds of 1.44 to make it to the finals, while local favourites Heroic and Astralis are at a tepid 5.00 and 6.00 respectively for the same.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 21st, 11:00 P.M. (GMT)
After FaZe Clan’s undeniable win at CS Asia Championships 2023, we have to ask: can anyone stand in their way? Teams like MOUZ and C9 have made an effort to do so as both have been able to win a map against them during CS Asia Championships 2023 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023. Despite their best efforts, FaZe has won 15 series in a row across three tournaments, so defeating them will be quite an upset — if anyone can even pull it off.
Regardless, the safest bet here is to go for FaZe Clan as they are expected to take this event in dominant fashion. Winning 15 matches in a row carries quite a heavy weight and their momentum seems unstoppable.
Despite having strong teams like Vitality and Complexity ahead, FaZe’s adaptive nature is something that has stood the test of time and is likely what will run rampant during BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 as well. With a humble return of 2.10 for FaZe Clan, it is safe to expect their fourth series win after the transition to CS2.
