G2 vs B8 Prediction: Heavygod's Debut in the Tournament

Prediction for the BLAST Bounty 2025 match, which will take place on January 17th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

G2

G2 had the toughest task of all the teams involved in the winter transfer frenzy when Nikola NiKo Kovacs left. Signing Nikita HeavyGod Martynenko raised a lot of questions for the organisation, as Cloud9 hasn't even played 15 matches against top-30 teams in six months. This makes it difficult to adequately evaluate and compare the two, but HLTV editors have found a solution: HeavyGod will apparently have to return to a more passive role. Mario malbsMd Samayoa, who will no longer have to share roles with the legendary Bosnian player, could be the new star riffler and pure entry-fragger. The renewed G2 is not only a reason for doubts, but also still the most interesting project after Vitality amidst the winter transfers. While the latter have already proven their mettle in the first match of the tournament, the Samurai are just about to face the same test.Given the level of their opponents, no result other than a defeat will inspire enough confidence among both fans and experts.

B8

A series of 5 consecutive defeats at the end of the year and a failed major in Shanghai: the December B8 has already reached the threshold when the latest results can speak of stagnation and lack of progress. Artem kensizor Kapran, who was traded for Arseniy cptkurtka023 Derevinsky in kONO, is the player who can change this. People have more doubts about him than about HeavyGod and G2 because he does not have much experience at the tier-1 level and has not improved for many years. Despite his good stats, Artem might find himself struggling in B8. The team is not one of the strongest in the tournament, and they are also under pressure because of their recent results. At BLAST Bounty 2025, the Ukrainians are not among the top competitors, which does not give them much confidence, even compared to the equally struggling G2.

Expert Betting Tips

The difference makes it hard to predict the winner of the upcoming match. The stronger the Samurai team on the server, the more options will probably work out The main bet will be on the starting advantage, which the Europeans will try to secure from the very first round of the tournament.

Prediction:

TU (20.5) on Map 1 for 2.05

H1 (-1.5) for 1.61

CS 2:0 for 1.65