Mark Eakins 
We are going to start by breaking down the two matchups of the new LPL split scheduled to go off at 5 am and 7 am Eastern standard time on Monday The DraftKings and FanDuel slates lock at 5 am SHARP. The slate is two best of three-game series LPL (Chinese League) matches.
The first match is DOMINUS ESPORTS (DMO) (+425) VS. EDWARD GAMING (EDG) (-800) and the second match is VICTORY FIVE (V5) (+170) VS. FUNPLUS PHOENIX (FPX) (-240). I am going to break down each game the way I feel it will play out. I will post my betting picks and favorite team immediately following the breakdown.
At the later stage of my article, I will have a list of my favorite captain’s/stars in order of preference. This article is for both Draftkings and FanDuel.
MATCH ONE: LPL SUMMER SPLIT
MATCH ONE: EDWARD GAMING (EDG) (-800) VS. DOMINUS ESPORTS (DMO) (+425).
STARTIG LINEUPS:
As much as I would love to see another colossal favorite go down, I don’t think it’s going to happen. EDG might be without one of their top players (Hope), but they have a very aggressive and worthy replacement sitting right on their bench (BDD). BDD has the potential to replace hope without missing a beat.
In his debut this split versus Top Esports (TES), he proved he fits right in. Granted, TES won that series, but seriously, who hasn’t TES beaten? This is a quick no brainer play that I do not think anyone should overthink. DMO is an awful team. Most likely, the worst team in the LPL this split, running neck and neck with Vici Gaming (VG).
If EDG sticks to their gameplan and rides the backs of Scout and BDD, this should be an easy sweep win for Edward Gaming. DMO has potential if they don’t make any massive mistakes, but to be honest, in every game this split, up until this point, they have made enormous mistakes and continuously lost because of them.
Just in case DMO has a flawless performance, I will have 20% of MY LPL DFS lineups with three or four-man stacks of DMO. I will have 80% of EDG, WITH CONFIDENCE!
MY LPL DFS PICK: EDWARD GAMING (EDG) (-800).
MATCH TWO: SUMMER SPLIT.
MATCH TWO: VICTORY FIVE (V5) (+170) VS. FUNPLUS PHOENIX (FPX) (-240).
STARTING LINEUPS:
Oh, how the mighty have fallen, and how the fallen have risen. This matchup is the typical David versus Goliath matchup, or before the summer split started, we would have thought so.
Victory Five has shown us time and time again that hard work, dedication, and a few roster additions can make all of the difference. In the 2020 spring split, V5 went winless and took an outstanding 16 consecutive losses. A few months later, they are currently taking out some of the best teams in the league, with the most recent being the up and coming powerhouse of RNG.
This series could go either way. The former world champions in FunPlus Phoenix can give V5 everything they can handle and then some. In my opinion, V5 is going to come out like its business as usual and continue their surprising dominance in the LPL summer split.
I’m predicting V5 to win this series two games to one and on the back of the new rising superstar in SamD. I will have 70% of my LPL DFS lineups stacked with either three or four-man stacks of V5.
MY LPL DFS PICK: VICTORY FIVE (V5) (+170).
FAVORITE CAPTAINS / STARS:
SAMD (V5) (ADC)
BDD (EDG) (ADC)
SCOUT (EDG) (MID)
LWX (FPX) (ADC)
DOINB (FPX) (MID)
MOLE (V5) (MID)
XUBIN (DMO) (ADC)
TWILA (DMO) (MID)
SLATE SUMMARY: LPL SUMMER SPLIT
I will be building fifteen ESPORTS DFS lineups. My exposure in my LOL LPL DFS lineups will consist of 80% EDG, 70% V5, 30% FPX, and 20% DMO. Most of my stacks will be four/three. I will prioritize using ADC and MID in my captain spot. Any lineup that I can not use ADC or MID because of salary requirements, I will be using JNG (only in 20% of my lineups).
On Fanduel, I will be running ALL four-two-one stacks. MY “four” will consist of my star and ANY three other positions (TOP, JNG, MID, ADC, SUP). In my priority FOUR-man stacks, I WILL NOT use the opposing team option in that stack. It is okay to use the “one’ or “two” stack from the opposition of my four-man stack. (Example, FOUR players from V5 including the team option, one player from FPX, and two players from EDG). If my priority FOUR-MAN stack is “four” EDG players, (Example, “FOUR” EDG players, “TWO” FPX or V5 players, and “ONE” FPX or V5 player. I will NEVER use the team option that is playing my four-man stack in the same lineup.
With tonight’s slate being unique with the salaries and teams playing, I will have two lineups with one-offs from V5 (SAMD) in order to fit an ADC or MID player in the captain spot with my EDG/FPX stacks.
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