FaZe vs Astralis Prediction and Preview: Stake Ranked Episode 4, Oct 2

Written By Scott Krones

On Friday at 6:00 AM ET, FaZe take on Astralis at Stake Ranked Episode 4 Playoffs in a best of three.

  • Price: Astralis 53¢, FaZe 48¢ (as of Thu 7:02 PM ET)

  • Top rated: Staehr (Astralis), frozen (FaZe)

Where the market sits

53¢ makes Astralis a slight favorite, close to a coin flip. Astralis opened at 50¢; the price has climbed 3 points since.

Form

Astralis and FaZe both come off losses at Stake Ranked Episode 4: Astralis against Alliance, FaZe against Nemiga.

Both teams were disappointing in their openers, losing as favorites.

Both rosters

Astralis field Staehr, jabbi and ryu on rifles, phzy holding the AWP and HooXi calling.

FaZe are frozen, jcobbb and Neityu on rifles, JBOEN on the AWP and Twistzz calling. For every top team's current five, see LINEUPS.

Who to watch

  • frozen for FaZe: the highest rating on the team; the team’s most reliable player

  • Staehr has routinely been the top fragger for this iteration of Astralis

  • Twistzz for FaZe: now calling for FaZe while maintaining his fragging ability

  • phzy vs JBOEN: the AWP duel.

Watching it live

WIRE tracks the live price and logs every move.

Quick answers

Who is favored in FaZe vs Astralis?

Astralis, at 53¢ on Polymarket against 48¢ for FaZe.

When does FaZe vs Astralis start?

Friday, October 2, at 6:00 AM ET, best of three.

How did Astralis do in their last game?

Alliance beat Astralis 2-1 on Thursday at Stake Ranked Episode 4.

How did FaZe do in their last game?

FaZe lost to Nemiga 2-0 on Thursday at Stake Ranked Episode 4.

Polymarket US lists this series. New users get $25 on a $10 deposit with code SKILL.

Prices move, and this is not advice.

Good luck!

Scott Krones
Next

Luminosity vs BIG Prediction and Preview: Stake Ranked Episode 4, Oct 2