PGL Bucharest final: Nemiga v FURIA betting tips and prediction
The PGL Masters Bucharest final promises to be a fascinating contest, with surprise packets Nemiga taking on FURIA for the Counter-Strike 2 title and a share of the tournament’s $1.25 million prize pool.
Nemiga have been the story of the tournament, producing one of the biggest upsets of the year when they stunned world number one Team Vitality 2-0 in Friday’s semi-final.
Having already eliminated FUT in the quarter-finals, Nemiga were expected to struggle against a Vitality side that had been dominating the CS2 scene. However, the underdogs produced a remarkable performance, winning Cache 13-8 and Dust2 13-11 to book an unlikely place in the final.
FURIA have also impressed, overcoming MOUZ 2-1 in their semi-final after previously accounting for BetBoom in straight maps.
The Brazilian organisation has considerably more experience at the highest level, but Nemiga have now demonstrated they can compete with the world’s best.
Saturday’s grand final will be played over five maps, with FURIA favourites to lift the trophy. However, after watching Nemiga dismantle Vitality, writing off the underdogs would be a dangerous move.
Nemiga v FURIA betting tips
WGL’s esports betting insider has assessed the markets and found some value Nemiga v FURIA tips for the PGL Bucharest final:
FURIA to win
FURIA have the stronger overall record and considerably more experience at this level. Their victory over MOUZ was impressive, and I expect them to handle the pressure of a five-map final better than Nemiga. But we have doubted the underdogs previously and they have beaten Vitality, so anything is possible.
Nemiga +1.5 maps
Nemiga have won eight consecutive maps, including four in the playoffs against FUT and Vitality. They’re clearly playing well enough to take two maps off FURIA, particularly if Cache and Nuke feature in the series. Nemiga +1.5 maps is paying 1.80 with esports betting sites.
PGL Bucharest Final prediction:
FURIA are easily the higher ranked team in this final, but that has not deterred Nemiga’s brilliant run of form in previous encounters, notably their semifinal victory over Vitality. Despite this, it’s hard to pick a team that has come from the clouds unless you believe in fairytales. We don’t and like winning. Our final Nemiga v FURIA prediction? FURIA to win 3-2.
