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magic vs BIG — match prediction & analysis

3 September at 14:00 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 magic vs BIG through.

Our call: BIG to win — 56% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

magic won 2–0. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said BIG at 56%.

Ancient — 13–5

Cache — 19–17

Inferno — –

magic

✅ Strong recent form: 8 wins in last 13 (60%) shows momentum

❌ Weak head-to-head (20% versus BIG) undermines matchup confidence

BIG

✅ Strong recent form: 14 wins in last 24 (69%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 80% versus magic historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Head to head

magic and BIG have met 5 times in the period we track — magic 1, BIG 4.

The maps

Ancient — magic's pick

Cache — BIG's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🎯 BIG to win Cache

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All magic predictions and results
All BIG predictions and results

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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.