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Ninjas in Pyjamas vs BetBoom — match prediction & analysis

14 August at 13:00 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 Ninjas in Pyjamas vs BetBoom through.

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Ninjas in Pyjamas

✅ Nuke strength: 80% winrate over 15 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Nuke (100% pick rate)

❌ Only 40% winrate on Anubis over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (76% bans) limits their map bargaining

BetBoom

✅ Dust2 strength: 75% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Nuke (64% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 12 wins in last 20 (61%) shows momentum

❌ Only 40% winrate on Nuke over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Inferno (90% 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.

Ninjas in PyjamasBetBoom

80%15 maps Nuke 40%10 maps

40%5 maps Anubis -1 maps

47%15 maps Ancient 71%7 maps

-1 maps Dust2 75%8 maps

44%9 maps Mirage 43%7 maps

60%5 maps Inferno -0 maps

The maps

Nuke — Ninjas in Pyjamas's pick

Anubis — BetBoom's pick

Ancient — the decider

Our picks

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