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9INE vs HOTU — match prediction & analysis

9 August at 11:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran 9INE vs HOTU through.

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9INE

✅ Nuke strength: 75% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (50% pick rate)

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (80% bans) limits their map bargaining

HOTU

✅ Anubis strength: 83% winrate over 6 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (58% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 20 wins in last 29 (65%) shows momentum

❌ Practically never plays Inferno (100% banned), reducing veto flexibility

The map pool

Win, pick and ban rates over the last three months. This is where a series is often decided before it starts — a team can steer the veto onto a map the opponent rarely plays.

9INEHOTU

-2 maps Cache 60%10 maps

33%3 maps Dust2 67%18 maps

-2 maps Mirage 50%6 maps

75%8 maps Nuke 73%11 maps

50%6 maps Ancient 64%14 maps

-2 maps Anubis 83%6 maps

The maps

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Our picks

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