Inner Circle vs Astralis prediction: Polymarket and Kalshi both have Astralis at 60¢ as of 8:33 AM ET, with no gap between the apps for Thursday’s Stake Ranked Episode 5 playoff (9:30 AM ET, best of three). Astralis are 10-5 over the last 30 days, 2.3 wins above what prices expected, 4th-best of 51 teams; Inner Circle are 8-7 over 90 days, 0.4 above (Expected, to Oct 28).
Price: Astralis 60¢, Inner Circle 41¢ (as of Thu 8:33 AM ET)
Kalshi: Astralis 60¢, Inner Circle 41¢
Top rated: Staehr (Astralis), Dawy (Inner Circle)
Reading the price
The market has Astralis at 60¢, and Kalshi has them at the same 60¢. For the cheaper side of every listed series, CS2 MARKET does the comparison.
CS2 MARKET keeps both apps side by side. At these prices, $10 on Astralis returns approximately $16.67 if they win, and $10 on Inner Circle returns $24.39.
Inner Circle and Astralis lineups
siuhy calls for Astralis, with phzy on the AWP and Staehr, ryu and cmtry on rifles. CS2 lineups has who plays for Inner Circle and Astralis right now.
Inner Circle are Dawy, cptkurtka023 and zeRRoFIX on rifles, headtr1ck on the AWP and onic calling. Full rosters and roles for every top team are on LINEUPS.
Who to watch
Staehr (Astralis): Rifler for Astralis.
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cptkurtka023 (Inner Circle): Rifler for Inner Circle.
phzy vs headtr1ck: the AWP duel.
Map by map
Map 1: Astralis 67¢, Inner Circle 33¢
Three maps (over 2.5): 50¢
Over 2.5 maps is 50¢ at time of writing.
Questions about Inner Circle vs Astralis
Who is favored in Inner Circle vs Astralis?
Astralis, at 60¢ on Polymarket against 41¢ for Inner Circle; Kalshi has Astralis at 60¢.
When does Inner Circle vs Astralis start?
Thursday, October 29, at 9:30 AM ET, best of three.
Prices move, and this is not advice.
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