MOUZ vs Virtus.pro: BLAST Austin Major CS2 betting odds, tips

Luke Warr Published June 10, 2025

Stage 3 of the BLAST Austin Major is upon us and Counter-Strikes elites are entering the fray, with MOUZ set to start off with a match against Virtus.pro.

Virtus.pro was one of the best teams of the second group stage. The team blazed its way through the group with a 3-0 record, highlighted by 13-2 and 13-3 victories in the best-of-ones. It’s the kind of showing that foretells success in a major, but is it enough to bet on against a team of MOUZ’s caliber?

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro match overview

• Tournament: BLAST Austin Major
• Stage: Group Stage 3
• Game: Counter-Strike 2
• Format: Best-of-one

Betting tip: MOUZ is the definitive better team, and not all betting sites are respecting that. Do remember that this is a best-of-one, though.

My MOUZ vs Virtus.pro pick: MOUZ wins at

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro in-depth team, match analysis

MOUZ has been struggling to stand out in 2025, despite the team’s demonstrated strength on the servers. With the sole exception of an early exit from IEM Katowice in February, MOUZ has placed top three in every tournament it has played in so far in 2025. It’s an incredible display of consistency that has been overshadowed completely by Vitality’s consistently winning every tournament it plays in.

The European squad was already very good in 2024, but has really gelled around Lotan “Spinx” Giladi. Many have questioned whether he’s an upgrade over Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek, who is now with Team Liquid, but there’s no question that MOUZ the Spinx era of MOUZ is one of the best in organization history.

The team has actually endured criticism from CS2 fans for its straightforward, methodical approach to the game. MOUZ doesn’t lean on one star player like Team Falcons and doesn’t rely on flashy clutches. MOUZ just plays straightforward, high-level Counter-Strike.

That’s a proven winning formula, but Virtus.pro could be a real challenge. Denis “electroNic” Sharipov has been playing at an exceptionally high level throughout the tournament thus far. The team is firing on all cylinders and it will need to keep doing so to have a chance against MOUZ.

Rosters and roles

Map pool

• MOUZ’s 2025 success boils down to the team’s strength on Ancient and Nuke, where the team has records of 10-3 and 14-7, respectively. The team is decent on most maps, but Inferno has been its Achilles heel, going 7-11.
• Virtus.pro is good on Dust 2, going 12-6 on the map so far this year. It’s 10-6 on Inferno but the team is 50-50 on Train while it’s struggling on Anicent, Anubis, and Mirage.
• MOUZ’s permaban is Anubis while Virtus.pro refuses to play on Nuke.

Key stats

Stats include all matches played by teams in the calendar year of 2025.

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro head-to-head record

MOUZ and VP have played just a few times in the last two years despite playing at many of the same tournaments. They have two matches, both of which were MOUZ wins. The most recent was in February at PGL Cluj-Napoca, which was a 2-1 win for MOUZ.

MOUZ and Virtus.pro recent match history

MOUZ is set to start its BLAST Austin Major journey with this match against Virtus.pro. The team’s last appearance was a very strong showing in IEM Dallas, which was overshadowed by a sweep loss to Vitality in the finals.

• Team Vitality: 3-0 loss
• The MongolZ: 2-0 win
• Team Falcons: 2-0 win
• Team Liquid: 2-0 win
• BC.Game Esports: 2-0 win

Virtus.pro started in the BLAST Austin Major’s second group stage and amassed a 3-0 record in emphatic fashion. Prior to this, the team suffered a rough group stage exit from PGL Astana.

• Pain Gaming: 2-0 win
• B8: 1-0 win
• OG: 1-0 win
• MIBR: 2-1 loss
• Astralis: 2-1 loss

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro betting odds snapshot

Lines pulled from on June 10, 2025 at 10:22 am MT.

MOUZ vs Virtus.pro betting picks and predictions

The lines are shifting wildly and the best play here is to find the best numbers for your preferred team. The on MOUZ are downright nutty, but Virtus.pro might be worth considering on your preferred betting site.

Best picks

• MOUZ wins @ 1.65 – MOUZ is the definitively better team and some betting sites are giving way too much respect to Virtus.pro here. Roobet’s 1.65 line on MOUZ winning is a very strong value given the team’s probability of winning.
• MOUZ wins both pistol rounds @ 2.8 – Not only is MOUZ the better team, but VP is actually one of the worst tier-one teams when it comes to pistol rounds.
• Virtus.pro wins @ 2.1 – Virtus.pro winning at 2.1 isn’t a good line, but some betting sites have been offering lines on the team winning at 10.0 and beyond. This is a best-of-one match and VP has the capacity to take one map off against MOUZ.

Prediction

Our pick: MOUZ wins @ 1.65