FURIA vs Aurora Prediction and Preview: Thunderpick World Championship, Oct 17
Thunderpick World Championship Playoffs. Best of three, Saturday 10:00 AM ET. It’s one of our CS2 predictions, and today’s board has every game across the four sports.
Polymarket: Aurora 52¢, FURIA 49¢ (as of Fri 8:20 PM ET)
Kalshi: Aurora 52¢, FURIA 48¢
Top rated: Wicadia (Aurora), molodoy (FURIA)
Reading the price
Aurora are only just favored at 52¢, close to a coin flip. That is 4 points higher than where Aurora opened, at 48¢.
CS2 MARKET keeps both apps side by side. At these prices, $10 on Aurora returns approximately $19.23 if they win, and $10 on FURIA returns $20.41.
Map by map
Map 1: Aurora 52¢, FURIA 48¢
FURIA 2-0 (−1.5 maps): 27¢
Three maps (over 2.5): 47¢
Over 2.5 maps is 47¢ at time of writing.
The fives
Aurora are XANTARES, Wicadia and Jimpphat on rifles, woxic on the AWP and kyxsan calling.
FURIA are KSCERATO, YEKINDAR and yuurih on rifles, molodoy on the AWP and FalleN calling. Full rosters and roles for every top team are on LINEUPS.
Names to know
molodoy (FURIA): FURIA's AWPer; has quickly become a household name in the scene.
XANTARES (Aurora): Aurora's main rifler; an aim player who takes fights head on.
Wicadia (Aurora): has been in the best form of anyone on Aurora lately.
KSCERATO (FURIA): very consistent rifler; excels under pressure.
woxic vs molodoy: the AWP duel.
Quick answers
Who is favored in FURIA vs Aurora?
Aurora, at 52¢ on Polymarket against 49¢ for FURIA; Kalshi has Aurora at 52¢.
When does FURIA vs Aurora start?
Saturday, October 17, at 10:00 AM ET, best of three.
Prices move, and this is not advice.
Good luck!
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