The best CS:GO betting strategies

Although there are no win-win strategies in sports betting, betting fans should not despair. There are many profitable strategies that guarantee a positive result over a long period of time. CS:GO betting also has such strategies.

In order to make successful CS:GO bets, there are 3 key criteria to consider:

• the form of the teams;
• the rules of the tournament;
• the individual statistics of the players.

Form of the teams

Players should pay attention to the HLTV ranking, winrates and the results of the last 5 matches. Special mention should be made of the HLTV ranking. This rating shows the progress of the team in international tournaments over the last two months. The win rate is the percentage of wins over the last 3 months.

CS:GO tournament rules

CS:GO tournaments come in three different formats:

• Best of 1: This format will allow you to discard one card at a time. Only one card remains to determine the winner of the match.
• Best of 3. This duel will continue until two wins. At first the teams will compete on their own handy maps. If the score is 1-1, they will again have to draw cards one after the other. This will leave only one card remaining, which will decide the outcome of the match.
• Best of 5. In this case the match will be played to 5 wins. This format is used exclusively in finals and showdowns.

Player’s individual statistics

Before you place a bet, you should evaluate the Rating 2.0. It demonstrates:

• the ratio of kills to deaths;
• damage;
• the utility factor.

If the rating is higher than 1.2, we can say that the player is at a high level and in good shape. If the value is below 1.0, the player can be considered weak. For matches between tied teams it is advisable to look for a weak link, which can pull the whole team down.

Who is better to bet on: favourites or underdogs?

To answer the question you need to analyse the statistics of the favourites and underdogs. We can take several major tournaments as an example: FunSpark ULTI Europe Final, Blast Premier Spring Showdown and DreamHack Spring. There were 72 battles played in those tournaments. In 43 games the favourite was the winner, in 29 the underdog was the runner-up. Considering that the average odds on the favourite was 1.62 and on the underdog 2.9, the ROI and net profit numbers are on the underdogs’ side.

Based on these statistics, it can be concluded that at least in major tournaments it is more profitable to bet on outsiders.

What’s the best betting odds for underdogs or over/under?

KC:GO tournaments are usually played in a Best of 3 format. Therefore bookmakers offer to bet on the total more or less than 2.5. If we analyze the last 125 matches in KC:GO tournaments, we will see that 79 of them have been played by TM (2.5). On the other hand, TB (2.5) has been played in only 46 games. Considering that the odds for these outcomes are almost equal, we can conclude that Counter Strike: Global Offensive is more profitable to bet on the total of less than 2.5.