B8 are the clear favourite in this match and the price on one book is simply wrong. the book, the sharpest book in the market, has B8 priced as a heavy favourite at 71% implied probability. One competing book has posted the prices in reverse, offering B8 at a price that normally reflects a heavy underdog. That is the entire thesis here and it is airtight. On the merits, B8 justify the favourite tag. On Ancient, their most-played map with 21 games, they win at 62%. FUT also win Ancient at 82% across 11 games, so that map is likely off the table in the veto. The decisive maps will likely be Mirage and Dust2, where B8 post 57% and 54% respectively versus FUT's 56% and 62%. FUT have the Dust2 edge on paper but B8's overall rating of 1.11 across these maps against a broader schedule is competitive. The H2H sits at 5-4 to FUT but their most recent Bo3 meeting went to B8 2-0. B8 have also beaten BIG and MIBR in their last five meaningful matches at this event level. The contrarian angle here is that recreational bettors glancing at the odds on that mispriced book will see a big price and assume B8 are the underdog, piling onto FUT at short odds. The market is not wrong about who wins, just about what price is attached to each team name on one platform. Back B8 at the inflated price before it corrects.