North vs Sprout

TIP: North to win the map.

NORTH: ranked #21 in the world, they are still waiting for their big break. And the only time they really have come close was when MSL where leading them and they even managed to beat Astralis to win a big dreamhack event. And I guess they feel the same way as me, as they have recently added MSL back in to their roster and benched JUGI. This is not a guaranteed success but it should be a short term boost for the entire team. (last 5: 4W 1L)

SPROUT: Ranked #30 in the world, they have had bigger roster changes selling their two best players to BIG, but have found great replacments, most notably Oskar who wants to have one last go at top CSGO playing, reuniting with some old teammates. Still this should be a much bigger task to implement into a function team than MSL to North. (Last 5: 4W 1L)

You might want to wait after Sprout plays against HAVU (jan22.) to place your bets, but don't expect too much out of that since Sprout is probably 100% focused on this match and won't show most of their cards there.

MAPS: The BO1 format is always a bit challenging, but the map pool for both teams are pretty similar. But NORTH will have to option of throwing a curve ball and going for a more tactically demanding map since their lineup have much more consistency.

This match should be a clear-cut win for NORTH.