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CS2 Props – Counter-Strike Predictions & Picks Today
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NOTE: This content will return for the BLAST Austin Major next week!
Stage 1: June 3rd to June 6th
Stage 2: June 7th to June 10th
Stage 3: June 12th to June 22nd
BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025
The location of the CS2 Majors changes every year, so it’s pretty cool that the 2025 edition will be held in Austin, Texas.
Stage 1 will start on June 3rd, as 16 teams battle it out for eight spots into Stage 2 of Counter-Strike’s biggest tournament of the year. Those eight teams will join eight squads that already qualified for Stage 2, headlined by Falcons and FaZe.
From there, eight teams will survive out of 16 and advance to Stage 3, where eight top-tier teams that earned a direct spot to Stage 3 await. That list includes Vitality, MOUZ, Spirit, The MongolZ, Aurora, G2, Natus Vincere and Liquid.
There are three North American teams taking part in Stage 1: Complexity, Wildcard and NRG. Complexity is the highest-ranked team at Stage 1, but it’s looking like they will be playing with a stand-in for hallzerk, which is a big blow. He’s one of the team’s most impactful players along with Grim.
Other notable teams taking part in Stage 1: HEROIC, FlyQuest, B8 and OG.
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IEM Dallas (Sunday, May 25th)
We have reached the Grand Final of IEM Dallas, and it’ll be a best-of-five series between two familiar foes.
CS2 Schedule (5/25)
3:00 PM ET: Mousesports vs. Vitality
Vitality’s lengthy winning streak is still alive after an extremely competitive best-of-three win over Falcons yesterday.
Now apEX’s crew will do battle with Mousesports, who have looked extremely strong in Dallas so far.
Series Predictions
Mousesports > Vitality 3-2
Top DFS & Betting Plays
torzsi vs. Vitality
ZywOo & ropz vs. Mousesports
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IEM Dallas (Saturday, May 24th)
We have reached the semi-finals of IEM Dallas, and both series should be entertaining and hard-fought.
CS2 Schedule (5/24)
2:15 PM ET: Mousesports vs. MongolZ
5:15 PM ET: Vitality vs. Falcons
Observations
Mousesports has probably looked like the best team at IEM Dallas so far, but the real competition will come over these next two matchups. First, they have to get through a MongolZ team that totally dominated Aurora yesterday.
Ultimately we think MOUZ will grab the win. torzsi has been the team’s highest-rated player at this event, but Spinx hasn’t been too far behind. Don’t forget about xertioN either, as he’s an aggressive entrier who can rack up stats when he gets going.
On the MongolZ side, Senzu and 910 have been the most reliable players from a statistical perspective in Dallas. That said, we don’t love the idea of targeting anyone playing against Mousesports right now.
Later on Saturday, we get another battle between Vitality and Falcons. These two teams have become very familiar with one another at recent events and have built up a nice little rivalry.
Vitality’s win streak is still alive, and we believe they’ll emerge victorious in what should be another classic against m0NESY and company.
ZywOo remains the top target on the Vitality given his elite skill and experience on the big stage, but ropz is another world-class player to keep a close eye on. Ever since he joined Vitality, the team has gone to the next level.
Series Predictions
Mousesports > Mongolz 2-0
Vitality > Falcons 2-1
Top DFS & Betting Plays
torzsi vs. MongolZ
ZywOo vs. Falcons
m0NESY vs. Vitality
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IEM Dallas (Friday, May 23rd)
We have reached the quarter-finals of IEM Dallas. The winners of Friday’s matches will play Mousesports and Vitality in the semi-finals on Saturday.
CS2 Schedule (5/23)
2:15 PM ET: The MongolZ vs. Aurora
5:15 PM ET: Falcons vs. GamerLegion
Top performers so far:
Top rated CS2 Players from the IEM Dallas 2025 Group stage pic.twitter.com/qzvIxosMuM
— statsmeister (@statsmeister1) May 22, 2025
Observations
It should be a fun Friday featuring four of the best teams in Counter-Strike.
Up first is a battle between The MongolZ and Aurora, and we think this is likely to go three maps. Aurora rifler XANTERES has been the fourth-best player at this event so far statistically, while Mongolz’ AWPer 910 is sixth. torzsi, Spinx and m0NESY take up the top three spots in that category at IEM Dallas as of now.
We then get Falcons up against GamerLegion in the other quarter-final, with m0NESY, NiKo and company the favorites to advance.
We don’t believe this is going to be a walk in the park for Falcons. GamerLegion has been looking quite strong even with a stand-in (acoR), and they have one of the better coaches in the scene too. For GL, PR is an up-and-coming player who has a lot of individual skill, while REZ is the team’s most experienced player, which will be important on the stage against the veterans of Falcons.
All in all, m0NESY’s form has been top-tier again at this tournament and he’ll be the most talented player in the server. Falcons are pretty stacked across the lineup and have a highly-respected coach themselves, so they should be able to get the job done.
Series Predictions
Aurora > MongolZ 2-1
Falcons > GamerLegion 2-1
Top DFS & Betting Plays
XANTERES vs. MongolZ
910 vs. Aurora
m0NESY vs. GamerLegion
PR vs. Falcons
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IEM Dallas (Wednesday, May 21st)
As we enter day three at IEM Dallas, we’re faced with a lot of competitive-looking matchups on the Counter-Strike board.
CS2 Schedule
FaZe vs. HEROIC
Liquid vs. Aurora
3DMAX vs. G2
GamerLegion vs. FURIA
Mousesports vs. Falcons
Vitality vs. The MongolZ
Observations
Scheduling note: The winners of these first four matches will move on to play each other later in the day in the Lower Bracket Finals. The losers will be eliminated.
On Tuesday, s1mple came through in a big way to help guide FaZe to an easy 2-0 series win over BC.Game. It’s going to be a lot more difficult against HEROIC, a team that just pushed Falcons to the limit yesterday.
At the same time, Liquid and Aurora will do battle, and the Turks are the favorites. Liquid got destroyed by Mousesports yesterday, and though we do believe they’ll perform better on Wednesday, it’s still hard to picture them outlasting XANTERES and company across a best-of-three.
The next two matches look like toss-ups. 3DMAX survived a nervy encounter with Legacy yesterday, while G2 got humbled by The MongolZ. The French have better teamplay and tactical savvy at the moment, but G2 has more firepower across the lineup, so it’s an interesting battle.
Even playing with a stand-in AWPer (acoR), GamerLegion gave Vitality a pretty good run for their money on Tuesday, making both maps close in the series loss. Can they topple FURIA? molodoy had another impact showing in yesterday’s victory over Lynn Vision and seems to have adjusted to Tier One play flawlessly.
We get two top-tier showdowns later on Wednesday, with Mousesports facing Falcons and Vitality up against MongolZ.
It’s easy to see why Falcons broke the bank to bring on m0NESY. He’s made an immediate impact and is currently the best-performing player at IEM Dallas early on. That said, it’s going to be tougher sledding against a very talented and experienced squad in Mousesports, who made Liquid look silly yesterday. We believe this could go either way.
As for Vitality/MongolZ, we’ve been impressed by the Mongolians at this event so far, but they now face the best team in the world. The lengthy LAN winning streak is still alive for apEX’s team, and we’re predicting another W in the Upper Bracket Final.
Series Predictions
FaZe > HEROIC 2-1
Aurora > Liquid 2-0
G2 > 3DMAX 2-1
GamerLegion > FURIA 2-1
Falcons > Mousesports 2-1
Vitality > The MongolZ 2-0
Top DFS & Betting Plays
XANTERES vs. Liquid
molodoy vs. GamerLegion
m0NESY vs. Mousesports
ZywOo vs. The MongolZ
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IEM Dallas (Tuesday, May 20th)
It was a fun opening day at IEM Dallas and we’ve got another full day of Counter-Strike action on Tuesday.
CS2 Schedule
3DMAX vs. Legacy
FaZe vs. BC.Game
GamerLegion vs. Vitality
Liquid vs. MOUZ
Falcons vs. HEROIC
NRG vs. Aurora
G2 vs. The MongolZ
Lynn Vision vs. FURIA
Observations
Before we get to today’s analysis, let’s look at the top performers from day one:
IEM Dallas 2025 day 1 masterclass:
🇮🇱 HeavyGod – 1.98
🇷🇺 m0NESY – 1.81
🇫🇷 apEX – 1.55
🇻🇳 yxngstxr – 1.40
🇩🇰 TeSeS – 1.38
🇮🇱 flameZ – 1.37
🇨🇳 Starry – 1.37
🇨🇦 Twistzz – 1.36
🇮🇱 Spinx – 1.36
🇹🇷 xfl0ud – 1.33— statsmeister (@statsmeister1) May 20, 2025
3DMAX looked well on their way to beating GamerLegion early yesterday but ultimately lost the series 2-1. We expect a bounce-back win over Legacy in this spot, and it’s bodyy who has been performing the best individually recently.
The other early matchup features FaZe and BC.Game. Both teams are not playing with their normal starting fives, and ultimately we think FaZe’s skill and experience will prove too much. s1mple showed some strong rounds in the team’s opening loss to Liquid and carries the highest upside on this iteration of FaZe along with frozen and EliGE.
The next couple matches should be great. While Vitality is the obvious favorite, GamerLegion is a very talented, well-coached team in their own right, so there’s a chance they could make life difficult.
We expect a competitive game between Liquid and Mousesports, two legendary organizations in eSports, but ultimately we don’t love anyone from a player perspective. Twistzz and NertZ typically bring the most firepower for the Liquid side and would be the preferred targets if we had to choose, though this is a tough matchup.
Then there’s Falcons/HEROIC and NRG/Aurora. It was an impressive win from HEROIC over Aurora yesterday, and we’re eager to see how hard they can push a Falcons team that’s looking extremely strong right now. m0NESY had a huge game in the 2-0 series win over NRG yesterday and will look to repeat on Tuesday.
There’s a chance NRG could push Aurora here, as the Turks have been less than convincing at recent events. Nonetheless, we still believe XANTERES and Aurora will pick up the win.
We close out with G2/MongolZ and Lynn Vision/FURIA, with the former looking like a toss-up and the latter likely to end in a FURIA series win. G2 has huNter back in the starting five and thankfully doesn’t have to play with a coach anymore, and the team played well in a 2-0 win over Lynn Vision on day one.
FURIA got beaten down pretty badly by MongolZ yesterday, but we think they’ll get back on track in this much more favorable game against the Chinese organization.
Our top individual plays within those last two matches would be HeavyGod, 910 and KSCERATO.
Good luck!
Series Predictions
3DMAX > Legacy 2-0
FaZe > BC.Game 2-1
Vitality > GamerLegion 2-0
MOUZ > Liquid 2-1
Falcons > HEROIC 2-1
Aurora > NRG 2-1
G2 > The MongolZ 2-1
FURIA > Lynn Vision 2-0
Top DFS & Betting Plays
s1mple vs. BC.Game
ZywOo vs. GamerLegion
m0NESY- vs. HEROIC
XANTERES vs. NRG
KSCERATO vs. Lynn Vision
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IEM Dallas (Monday, May 19th)
One day after Spirit won PGL Astana, we have yet another big tournament starting up, this time in Dallas, Texas.
A lot of top teams are in attendance, and it’s a home game for those in the United States, so it should be a fun event!
Here’s how day one looks:
CS2 Schedule
3DMAX vs. GamerLegion
Liquid vs. FaZe
Vitality vs. Legacy
MOUZ vs. BC.Game
G2 vs. Lynn Vision
Falcons vs. NRG
The MongolZ vs. FURIA
Aurora vs. HEROIC
Observations
The earliest matches look like they should be competitive. GamerLegion is coming off an embarrassing exit at PGL Astana and will try to bounce back with a stand-in (acoR), who will replace sl3nd. The match against a solid 3DMAX team could go either way in our opinion.
Then there’s Liquid/FaZe, a battle between two of the most prestigious organizations in Counter-Strike. FaZe has benched broky and replaced him temporarily with s1mple, and skullz will stand in for rain for at least the early stages of the event.
Ultimately, we think Liquid should be able to emerge victorious in this one, as they’ll be at full strength and have had more time to adjust to life under new in-game leader siuhy.
Vitality and Mousesports should both win rather easily, and anything other than a 2-0 series triumph would be a surprise. These are the two biggest favorites to win IEM Dallas along with the surging Falcons.
We’re glad to see G2 will have huNter– available and won’t have to play with their coach. That said, Lynn Vision isn’t a pushover opponent, so it’ll be interesting to see how G2 performs.
Though NRG has shown some promise, it’s hard to imagine them being able to hang with the firepower of Falcons.
It’s been a seamless reunion for m0NESY and NiKo after the pair previously played together at G2. These are two of the five most individually skilled players in CS2, so Falcons have been reaping the rewards early.
Those last two series look like hard-fought showdowns. FURIA and MongolZ both took part at PGL Astana, and it was actually FURIA that impressed more in the team’s debut with molodoy and YEKINDAR.
Aurora is the higher-ranked team in their matchup, but HEROIC is a top organization and has a pretty skilled, experienced lineup. We wouldn’t be shocked if this one ends up closer than people think.
Series Predictions
GamerLegion > 3DMAX 2-1
Liquid > FaZe 2-1
Vitality > Legacy 2-0
MOUZ > BC.Game 2-0
G2 > Lynn Vision 2-1
Falcons > NRG 2-0
FURIA > MongolZ 2-1
Aurora > HEROIC 2-1
Top DFS & Betting Plays
PR vs. 3DMAX
ZywOo vs. Legacy
m0NESY- & NiKo vs. NRG
XANTERES vs. HEROIC
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Counter-Strike FAQ – CS2 Props & DFS Pick’Em Information
Read on for more information on CS2 props and DFS pick’em.
What is Counter-Strike?
CS2 is a highly popular video game in which two teams play 5v5 and try to eliminate one another or complete an objective.
For DFS purposes, you can either participate in traditional daily fantasy contests where you build a full lineup of CS2 players, or you can try to predict individual player performance.
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