Elements Pro Gaming vs EnVyUs Academy

EnVyUs Academy ranked #172 from France is fighting against team EPG ranked #54 from Russia in the Thunderpick Invitational #2 that has 16 teams competing for a prize pool of $10,000.

This is a best of 3 Group B decider match.

Envyus Academy map performance: Nuke is at 64,7%, Mirage 58,8%, INferno 56,8%, Cache 56,7%, Train 54,1%, Cobblestone 52,5% and Overpass 0,0% win rate. Their most played maps are Inferno x44, Cobblestone x40, Train x37, Cache x30, Mirage x17, Nuke x17, Overpass x2.

EPG map highlights: Dust2 72,7% win rate, Mirage 53,3%, Nuke 52,6%, Cache 50,0%, Inferno 50,0%, Cobblestone 43,1%, Overpass 42,9% and Train 29,1% win rate. Distribution of played maps looks like this: Mirage x92, Train x55, Cobblestone x51, Cache x44, Inferno x44, Nuke x38, Overpass x14, and Dust2 x11.

EnvyUs Academy has played only four maps in May, they won two of them, and that is two games in May and one win. In April they played one game that they lost, best of three 2-1 for BIG.

EPG has played 21 maps in May and won only seven, converted in games played that is 11 games and only three wins. In April they played 25 maps and won 12, converted in games that is 14 games, and they won eight.

OK, so both teams suck. Simple as that. EnvyUs Academy is second in group B with two matches played, one win, one loss with a round difference of -2 and three points. EPG is third in the same group, they played two matches, winning one and losing one. Their round difference of -3 and they have three points. The thing i don't get as is should do is... EnvyUs Academy has played so few games in last two months and they are 118 places BEHIND EPG on the global ranking ladder. EPG, on the other hand, has played a fair amount of matches, and played very well against good teams and teams that are Tier 1. How can then odds favor EnvyUs Academy, i really don't get it. So far, they played two times, one-time EnvyUs Academy won, and the other time (that was just a few weeks ago), EPG won 16-11 on Train. The best player entering this match is YEKINDAR from EPG, and he has the highest rating of them all, so this is again one more plus for EPG.

My bet here will be a win for EPG. I really believe that they can defeat the EnVyUs Academy roster since they have more skilled players like hooch and Elian.

Good luck to all who bet, and don't forget to gamble responsibly!