Josh Barzal 
2/23 LPL League of Legends Breakdown
Welcome to my 2/23 LPL League of Legends Breakdown where I am looking to get back on the green side tonight. Last night was killer with the upset of WE over FPX as they were able to have better roaming and were able to consistently turret dive FPX and gain advantages that way. Tonight we have two more matches from the LPL in EDG/BLG and TES/LNG. Both look good and I am ready to dig in!!!
EDG (-475) vs BLG (+300)
Our first of the two matches and what I believe will be a 2-0 series but in favor of EDG as they are still the best team in the LPL and have the only remaining undefeated record in the league still. BLG was able to take down the only other remaining undefeated recently in RNG. At first glance, many would take a 2-0 here for EDG as they are overall the better team, and their method of play suits very well towards the current meta in getting the ADC fed in V1per. Let’s dig into the stats though.
Diving into stats we are looking at every single stat going in the favor of EDG, from a 500 gold lead in the early game translating to Drake and Baron leads in the late game. BLG has a slight edge in vision score but all other stats point towards EDG handily taking this match. Looking at individual matchups we have Biubiu vs Flandre which is practically even as both players have been great for this team. Jungle being in favor of BLG as I am in favor of Meteor though I will say I am usually in favor of Meteor with him being one of the best junglers in the LPL. Though with the nerfs to goredrinker I can see his champ pull suffering and making it even to Jiejie. Mid lane goes over to Scout as he is one of the most consistent in the LPL and one of the strongest sports here in this matchup with Zeka. Bot lane also goes over to EDG as V1per and Meiko have been the best Bot lane in the LPL by far and away and I expect this meta to further that win con. Favorite plays are V1per, Meiko, Scout, and jiejie.
TES (-450) vs LNG (+285)
In our second and closer match of the night, I fully expect TES to take the win here but I will not be against a hedge here with LNG as TES also give up the most death’s per loss in the LPL and would make LNG the optimal 4 stacks in a win. Though getting away from that thought and getting back into reality TSM is once again the better team here and if they do not throw in the draft then I can see an east win over to the side of TES. I do believe LNG has been underrated so far this split and I cannot rule them out, lets dig into stats and see what feel they give.
Once again digging into it we see that TES leads in almost every statistical category this split except for the first turret, they also hold a 1496 gold advantage over LNG at 15, an early lead I would only hope they could transfer over into the late game, snowballing a match against LNG. Going into matchups to look for a way for LNG to win is possible. Starting with the top lane where I do believe the matchup is in favor of 369 though he has not been playing up to par recently and I believe the same can be said for his jungler in Karsa, who will fall behind against Tarzan unless he is able to pull off some early ganks to get his lanes ahead, though overall this goes in favor of Tarzan. Mid lane is closer than most expect with Icon being one of the better players in the LPL and being close to Knight in the matchup. Bot lane goes over to the man JKL and Zhuo if they get an early gank to get Jackey online so he can play his usual aggressive playstyle, give him Kai’sa and let him roll tonight. Taking TES to win 2-1 and will this one as the spot to hedge, I like TES as a 3 stack and LNG as a 4 stack in a win. Favorite TES plays are JKL, Knight, 369. Best LNG plays are Light, Icon, Tarzan, and Iwandy.
Summary
EDG 2-0 and TES 2-1 With my favorite 4 stacks tonight coming from EDG. We have 4 game slates coming back soon and then some 5 gamers on the weekends and I am excited to watch and play them. Let’s hit some green tonight!!! For our other articles including the massive NBA slate tonight click here, to join the discord click here. You can also spot me on Twitter over @DfsGet.
