BLAST RIVALS Day 2 Cheat Sheet: Top Player & Team Picks

Thursday, April 30 is day 2 of BLAST Rivals Fort Worth 2026. Four more BO3s.

The MARKET scorecard sees two underdog edges above +8% and two games priced close to fair. One confirmed play in the log today.

Let's break it down.

Slate Overview

11:00 AM ET · Astralis vs FUT · Watch (+5.0% Astralis)

1:30 PM ET · Vitality vs G2 · G2 edge (+11.4%)

4:00 PM ET · FURIA vs FaZe · FaZe edge (+10.2%)

6:30 PM ET · Natus Vincere vs GamerLegion · Watch (+4.9% GL)

Astralis vs FUT

Kalshi 52¢, GOS fair 57%. Astralis are the slight model favorite but this is effectively a coinflip with one key variable: FUT are still without lauNX, with coach coolio in the lineup. That's a real handicap, though it should be noted the team still made life difficult against Vitality.

Astralis played poorly in the loss to G2 yesterday but has shown promise at recent events under HooXi’s guidance. Staehr and phzy lead the Astralis projection output, with Staehr sitting at CARNAGE 83. dziugss would be my best play on the FUT side.

Vitality vs G2

Kalshi 85¢, GOS fair 73.6%. The biggest pricing gap on the slate. G2 was sharp in a 2-0 win over Astralis yesterday. Vitality won their opening game but struggled against a shorthanded FUT. 85 cents feels heavy for a team that just went to three maps against a coach sub, even as great as Vitality is.

MATYS leads G2 at CARNAGE 84, but this starting five is well-balanced. HeavyGod and NertZ are both very talented as well. On the favorites side’, ZywOo leads Vitality at CARNAGE 99 and tops the full slate projection. He’s the best overall player in CS, so no surprise there.

Overall, I’m looking at a G2/Vitality > 2.5 Maps play, and that's the confirmed pick in the Kalshi CS2 hub today.

FURIA vs FaZe

Kalshi 78¢, GOS fair 67.8%. Second significant edge of the day at +10.2%. KSCERATO is the second-rated player on the slate at CARNAGE 95, and molodoy also plays a key role at CARNAGE 90. FURIA are the better team and win this more often than not, but 78 cents is asking a lot.

FaZe have frozen pacing in terms of output at CARNAGE 86, and they did actually show some promising signs in the loss to Na’Vi yesterday. If anything, I’d prefer a longshot play on the wildcard lineup in FaZe.

Natus Vincere vs GamerLegion

Kalshi 74¢, GOS fair 69.1%. NaVi are the better team and makazze leads the squad’s projections at CARNAGE 93. GamerLegion showed they can fight yesterday and REZ leads their side at CARNAGE 84, with a reliable core behind him in PR, hypex, and Tauson.

GL did pick up that upset win over FURIA, but I don’t see the good times continuing against an in-form, confident Na’Vi.

Top Player Projections

1) ZywOo, Vitality

2) KSCERATO, FURIA

3) makazze, Natus Vincere

4) flameZ, Vitality

5) molodoy, FURIA

6) ropz, Vitality

7) frozen, FaZe

8) MATYS, G2

For live Kalshi prices and edges on every game, check the MARKET scorecard. For the full CARNAGE player table sorted by score, see the CARNAGE page. For the full picks track record, see the Kalshi CS2 hub.

Win probabilities are approximate and subject to change. Good luck!