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SAW vs Nice Try: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · LeonBet Masters Season 1

SAW
World #76 · 14-28
VS
2026-09-25 15:00 UTC
LeonBet Masters Season 1 · Best of 3
Nice Try
World #106 · 4-2
LeonBet Masters Season 1 · Best of 3
51%
Win probability
49%
71%
1.33.2Market · 4 booksBookmakerSAWNICduelbits1.283.11red1.33.2Stake1.33.2Thunderpick Row1.33.2
29%
The call

Too close to call. Our model has it 51–49. Bookmakers lean SAW at 71%. Record slightly favours Nice Try, form slightly favours Nice Try, firepower clearly favours Nice Try.

Likely mapsInferno · Mirage · Cache

Firepower

roster ratings

SAW · avg 1.04 · star gap +0.05iStar gap: the best player rates 0.05 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
ewjerkz0.9675.674.1%55%1.09
story1.1372.371.3%33%1.09
krazy1.0873.271.1%52%1.07
MUTiRiS0.9566.868.5%53%1.03
NOPEEj0.8163.569.4%60%0.9

Nice Try · avg 1.22 · star gap +0.22iStar gap: the best player rates 0.22 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
ta9z1.5190.781.2%59%1.44
fakerealityy1.4687.686.2%61%1.39
Woro2k1.2785.372.8%35%1.22
m4d4ra0.9869.372.5%57%1.03
Ryuzak10.9468.777.8%62%1.02

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents

Map lab

Nice Try54%to win the Bo3 · most likely Nice Try 2-0
If the veto goes
SAW 46%how the series ends54% Nice Try
19%2-031%
27%2-123%
Map 1InfernoSAW pick
SAW50%12-6vsNice Try50%1-0
67%Win100%
49%CT58%
56%T100%
58%Pistol100%
76%Conv50%
Map 2MirageNice Try pick
SAW39%3-7vsNice Try61%2-2
30%Win50%
49%CT48%
39%T60%
55%Pistol25%
73%Conv100%
Map 3Cachedecider
SAW53%2-1vsNice Try47%1-1
67%Win50%
56%CT58%
41%T52%
17%Pistol75%
100%Conv100%

Pistol, eco & sides

who wins pistols, what happens next, which side each team owns

CT side / T side rounds won on that side · Pistol opening pistol rounds won · After win won the round right after taking the pistol · After loss won the round right after losing it. Colour is the value against the league average on that map: above average below, and the tick marks the average.

SAWInfernoNice Try
49%CT side58%
56%T side100%
58%Pistol100%
76%After win50%
33%After loss
SAWMirageNice Try
49%CT side48%
39%T side60%
55%Pistol25%
73%After win100%
44%After loss33%
SAWCacheNice Try
56%CT side58%
41%T side52%
17%Pistol75%
100%After win100%
20%After loss0%
Pistol rounds53% · 50% · SAW win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol76% · 86% · Nice Try keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol34% · 29% · SAW fight back and win the next round more often

Projected veto

likely picks & bans
ihow this projection works

A hypothetical veto for this matchup, projected from how each team has picked and banned before (Bo3, SAW vetoes first). It's a guide to the likely map pool and each side's win% on those maps, not a guarantee: teams adapt to the opponent and the event.

Neither side's habitual bans cleanly remove the other's best maps, so the veto could realistically go several ways.
MapSAWNIC
Dust2SAW ban44%4-5100%1-0
NukeNIC ban36%4-70%0-1
InfernoSAW pick67%12-6100%1-0
MirageNIC pick30%3-750%2-2
AncientSAW ban33%5-10100%1-0
AnubisNIC ban31%4-9n/a0g
Cachedecider67%2-150%1-1
Each team's usual first ban: SAW Overpass · Nice Try Nuke.

Mentality & map flow

comebacks, blown leads
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SAW

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i11/34 (32%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 34 maps they won, 11 (32%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 32% of their wins were comebacks, not 32% of all games.vs LuminosityInfernofrom 6 downvs EnjoyAncientfrom 5 downvs EACAnubisfrom 4 downvs RebelsAncientfrom 3 downvs RebelsNukefrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i16/45 (36%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 45 maps they lost, 16 (36%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Just PlayersAnubisled 7 · lost 9-13vs Inner Circle AcademyAncientled 7 · lost 8-13vs Ølgod EfterskoleNukeled 5 · lost 11-13vs RebelsDust2led 4 · lost 10-13vs BetBoomMirageled 4 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 6 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs LuminosityInfernofrom 6 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Just PlayersAnubisled 7 · lost 9-13
Avg map margini5.2 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi33% · 10Close maps (≤3) · OT33% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 10 went to overtime.vs OramondMirage16-14vs FluxoAnubis20-22vs ROUNDSMirage17-19vs ex-Zero TenacityInferno19-17vs ASTRALAnubis16-19

Nice Try

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i2/6 (33%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 6 maps they won, 2 (33%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 33% of their wins were comebacks, not 33% of all games.vs WBTInfernofrom 8 downvs FaZe Up NextCachefrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i2/4 (50%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 4 maps they lost, 2 (50%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Eternal FireCacheled 5 · lost 13-16vs Eternal FireMirageled 3 · lost 11-13
Biggest comebackifrom 8 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs WBTInfernofrom 8 down · won 13-5
Biggest lead blowni5 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Eternal FireCacheled 5 · lost 13-16
Avg map margini7.2 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi20% · 1Close maps (≤3) · OT20% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 1 went to overtime.vs Eternal FireCache13-16

SAW vs Nice Try FAQ

Who is favored to win SAW vs Nice Try?

SAW are favored with a 51% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for SAW vs Nice Try?

Bookmakers price SAW at 1.3 and Nice Try at 3.2 (implied 71% vs 29%).

When do SAW and Nice Try play?

SAW vs Nice Try is scheduled for 2026-09-25 15:00 UTC at LeonBet Masters Season 1.