Mark Eakins 
We are going to start by breaking down the four-game LPL LCK DFS slate scheduled to go off at 4 am Eastern standard time on FRIDAY. The DraftKings and FanDuel slates lock at 4 am SHARP. The slate is four best of three-game series combining games from the LPL and LCK (Chinese and Korean League). I will be giving a short and to the point breakdown of each match.
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.
LCK MATCH ONE (4 AM EST):
DRAGON X (DRX) (-2000) VS. HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS (HLE) (+700).
LCK PROJECTED STARTERS: (CONFIRMED STARTERS WILL BE RELEASED ON TWITTER PRIOR TO THE MATCH)
(DRX) (VERY CONFIDENT IN STARTERS)
(TOP) DORAN
(JNG) PYOSIK
(MID) CHOVY
(ADC) DEFT
(SUP) KERIA
(HLE)
(TOP) CUVEE/DUDU
(JNG) CAD/HARU
(MID) LAVA/MIREU
(ADC) VIPER
(SUP) LEHENDS
Let me be very clear. DRX IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE LCK. Last matchup DRX bounced back from their ugly first loss of the split; they took it to DWG, an impressing up and coming powerhouse team in the LCK. In the best of three series, DRX showed why they are the best, leaning majority of their kill share and gold share on the Deft/Chovy combo. I think this is going to be a repeat performance but on another level.
HLE feeds kills almost as bad as SP does. They have a tough time executing and following up on game-planning. HLE will make mistakes, and DRX will be patiently waiting to capitalize. I am leaning extremely heavily on DRX. I will have 90% exposure to DRX and 10% for HLE (giving away money).
MY LCK DFS PICK: DRAGON X (DRX) (-2000).
LCK MATCH TWO (7 AM EST):
DAMWON GAMING (DWG) (-550) VS. AFREECA FREECS (AF) (+330).
LCK PROJECTED STARTERS: (CONFIRMED STARTERS WILL BE RELEASED ON TWITTER PRIOR TO THE MATCH)
(DWG) (VERY CONFIDENT IN STARTERS)
(TOP) NUGURI
(JNG) CANYON
(MID) SHOWMAKER
(ADC) GHOST
(SUP) BERYL
(AF) (VERY CONFIDENT IN STARTERS)
(TOP) KIIN
(JNG) SPIRIT
(MID) FLY
(ADC) MYSTIC
(SUP) BEN
DWG is becoming a fan favorite. Their only two losses of the split so far came against two of the best teams in the LCK and were both brought to a third game of the best of three series. DWG looks like they have every piece of the puzzle put together. They can out farm, out kill, and beat any team in the LCK on any given day. The biggest mistake a team can make right now is to underestimate DWG.
AF learned first and foremost that DWG is not a team to mess with. AF was obliterated by DWG three matches ago. Afreeca Freecs is another team that can potentially feed kills to their opponents, and DWG took full advantage of that in their last match. I expect more of the same, with Canyon and Showmaker being the primary beneficiaries. I am going to have 80% of DWG exposure and 20% of AF.
MY LCK DFS PICK: DAMWON GAMING (DWG) (-550).
LPL MATCH ONE (5 AM EST):
ROGUE WARRIORS (RW) (+425) VS. FUNPLUS PHOENIX (FPX) (-425).
LPL CONFIRMED STARTERS:
(RW)
(TOP) HOLDER
(JNG) HARO
(MID) WUMING
(ADC) ZWUJI
(SUP) LEY
(FPX)
(TOP) KHAN
(JNG) TIAN
(MID) DOINB
(ADC) LWX
(SUP) CRISP
RW is currently riding a high after winning two matches in a row. They swept LGD and beat DMO in a full three-game series. RW has shown some real progress as of late, and they look like they are starting to mesh together with Zwuji at the helm. The problem is, they are facing off against FPX.
FPX has been far from consistent this split. They have taken some random losses throughout the split so far. FPX is going to come in with very high ownership and for a good reason. They have slipped games to LNG, IG, VG, and TES. I do not see them taking a three-game match loss to RW. What I do see is FPX producing good numbers because RW tends to feed kills to their opponent. I also see RW possibly pushing this to a third-game and producing pretty good fantasy numbers, especially from a team that can give you massive leverage in a large field GPP. My exposure will be 60% FPX and 40% RW (for leverage).
MY LPL DFS PICK: FUNPLUS PHOENIX (FPX) (-425).
LPL MATCH TWO (7 AM EST):
EDWARD GAMING (EDG) (+105) VS. LGD GAMING (LGD) (-145).
LPL CONFIRMED STARTERS:
(EDG)
(TOP) XIAOXIANG
(JNG) JUNJIA
(MID) SCOUT
(ADC) HOPE
(SUP) MEIKO
(LGD)
(TOP) LANGX
(JNG) PEANUT
(MID) XIYE
(ADC) KRAMER
(SUP) MARK
This is a match that I am not very excited about, so im going to make this one very short. EDG has looked as if they just can’t put it together. LGD has looked as if they are slightly falling apart. Both of these teams make many mistakes and can both get dismantled by any team, any day of the week. This match is a true coinflip, and that is precisely how my exposure will look. With My exposure, I will have a 50/50 split of this fight with a slight lean to LGD.
MY LPL DFS PICK: LGD GAMING (LGD) (-145).
FAVORITE CAPTAINS / STARS:
SHOWMAKER (DWG) (MID)
DEFT (DRX) (ADC)
GHOST (DWG) ADC)
CHOVY (DRX) (MID)
LWX (FPX) (ADC)
KRAMER (LGD) (ADC)
GHOST (DWG) ADC)
DOINB (FPX) (MID)
ZWUJI (RW) (ADC)
CANYON (JNG) (DWG)
HOPE (EDG) (ADC)
SLATE SUMMARY: LPL LCK SUMMER SPLIT
I will be building twenty ESPORTS DFS lineups. My exposure in my LOL DFS lineups will consist of 90% DRX, 80% DWG, 60% FPX, 50% EDG, 50% LGD, 40% RW, 20% AF, and 10% HLE. All 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. If by chance, JNG does not fit and ONLY if I can not fit the three prior positions, I will use a TOP or SUP in my captain spot. My main focus is trying to build lineups using my favorite captain/star for each individual team stack.
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