Atlanta FaZe vs New York Subliners: Faze Have to Ensure That They’re Still the Team to Beat

• Atlanta FaZe are leading the CDL standings with 225 points after 28 matches. The CDL Champs 2022 runners-up have been the team to beat in the last few seasons. 
• New York Subliners are sitting in fourth place in the CDL standings with 155 points after 27 games. They were Major 4 runners-up last year.  
• Atlanta FaZe will go into this tie as favorites but New York Subliners are capable of pulling off an upset.

Atlanta FaZe vs New York Subliners Pick

• Pick:  Atlanta FaZe to win

Atlanta FaZe vs New York Subliners Predictions

Atlanta FaZe go into this tie as firm favorites. The Subliners are one of the few teams who can compete against the likes of Atlanta FaZe, but it’s hard to make a strong case for them. The rewards for wagering on the Subliners aren’t even great, so it would be more prudent to just place a safe bet on FaZe to come out on top and expend the energy elsewhere. 

FaZe have lost just 10 matches this season and won their last match against the Subliners in Match 4 of the winners round in the CDL Champs 2022. The Subliners, however, can take some positives from their last match against FaZe; they pushed FaZe close but lost 3-2 in the end. 

The Subliners have to use the same tactics and strategies from the CDL Champs 2022 match, but they’ve also got to add that killer instinct to their game if they want to go up a level. This match is a great chance to see if they have another layer in them. 

Atlanta FaZe Must Turn Their Dominance Into Silverware  

Atlanta FaZe topped the standings for most of last season, and they’re doing the same this season, but they failed multiple times in the biggest matches of their season. They lost in the Grand Finals of the Major, Major 2, Major 3, CDL Champs 2022, and the losers final of the Major 4. 

The final losses are pretty staggering. It’s hard to figure out if it was a match-up issue or a confidence issue, but it does feel like the latter. Atlanta FaZe have invested a lot in the squad, but they seem to stumble under the pressure on the biggest stages. 

Most of these losses came against different opposition – the same opposition that they tend to get the better of in the regular season, which gives greater credence to the confidence issue. Of course, knockout matches are a different ball game from regular season matches, but FaZe’s inability to turn up in finals seems like a specific issue. 

FaZe have to start working on this now. Generally, once a finals curse is broken, teams no longer have to worry about it, but FaZe’s finals issue is on the extreme side. They’ve had so many chances to break the curse but have failed. Of course, a new season will give them room to exorcize last season’s demons. 

Looking at the match ahead, FaZe have to get about it business-like. Teams like the Subliners are looking to take their spot, and FaZe have to ensure that they’re still the team to beat. 

New York Subliners Need to Make the Most of This Match

New York Subliners have been a top side for some time but are still a little way off from being considered a tier 1 team. Beating teams like Atlanta FaZe this week would signal the team’s ambitions. They came pretty close to achieving something special towards the end of last season, with a Major 4 grand final appearance but fell short in the end. 

However, it was a sign of the team’s strides in recent months, and they’ve kept improving since. They are currently fourth in the CDL league standings, which is also quite impressive. They did quite well against Atlanta Faze in the CDL Champs 2022 but fell short in the end. The next step is to win grand finals, enter the top 3 of the CDL standings, and beat Atlanta FaZe in the league. 

This is a great opportunity to do just that. If they get the better of Atlanta FaZe in this tie, the whole team will start believing that they can achieve great things. Atlanta FaZe won’t have the same level of motivation, and the Subliners have to use that to their advantage. 

If one of the matches is in the hardpoint game mode, they must go for the kill. The Subliners have been excellent in this game mode, with 42 wins and 30 losses this season. They have to work 

How to Watch Atlanta FaZe vs New York Subliners

• Teams: Atlanta FaZe vs New York Subliners
• Location: United States of America
• Time: Sunday, April 2, 2023
• How to watch: Twitch