Mark Eakins 
We are going to start by breaking down the two matchups of the new LCK split scheduled to go off at 4 am and 7 am Eastern standard time on Friday The DraftKings and FanDuel slates lock at 4 am SHARP. The slate is two best of three-game series LCK (Korean League) matches.
The first match is HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS (HLE) (+220) VS. SANDBOX GAMING (SB) (-315). and the second match is TEAM DYNAMICS (DYN) (-235) VS. SEOLHEAONE PRINCE (SP) (+170). 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: LCK SUMMER SPLIT
HANWHA LIFE ESPORTS (HLE) (+220) VS. SANDBOX GAMING (SB) (-315).
PROJECTED STARTERS:
In a perfect world, we would have two untouchable, unbeatable, amazing teams facing each other, but this is definitely not a perfect world. Our first matchup of the night is HLE vs. SB. Two sub-par teams facing off in what will be a very ugly matchup. This matchup does not exactly catch the eye, but what does is the fact that we have data from when these teams played earlier this split. I am far from someone who uses previously played games as the end all be all, but this is a spot where it can genuinely help. SB came out and destroyed HLE, and honestly, I expect more of the same.
SB should wipe the floor with HLE. HLE is a team that does not know how to play anyone. They make mistake after mistake, doing the same thing wrong over and over again. SB will exploit HLE’s weaknesses and light up the scoreboard with kills. My prediction is that SB will sweep HLE and will be a must-have four-man stack in your LOL LCK DFS lineups. I will have 90% SB and 10% HLE (just in case).
MY LCK DFS PICK: SANDBOX GAMING (SB) (-315).
MATCH TWO: SUMMER SPLIT.
TEAM DYNAMICS (DYN) (-235) VS. SEOLHEAONE PRINCE (SP) (+170).
PROJECTED STARTERS:
This is a matchup that catches the eye a little bit more than the first and also has previously played game data to use to our advantage. In the last match that these two teams played. DYN beat SP two to one in a best of three series. DYN did not look great, but showed signs of life before being ripped apart by almost every other team in the LCK. Team Dynamics has demonstrated that they know how to strategize and play well, but it seems to be only against lower-level teams (like SP).
SP is not good at all. They tend to force-feed individual players on their team, even if it means that they will get one kill out of the deal and let their opponent get three. SP does not look coordinated. In their last battle versus DYN, they forced a game three and produced a decent amount of kills in the process. Team Dynamics did not use every tool that they have at their disposal, and it almost backfired. I believe that DYN beats SP again here and once again takes them out in the third game. I will have 70% exposure to DYN and 30% exposure to SP. SP has a chance to beat DYN, and if they do, I want to have a few lineups with SP exposure.
MY LCK DFS PICK: TEAM DYNAMICS (DYN) (-235).
FAVORITE CAPTAINS / STARS:
ROUTE (SB) (ADC)
FATE (SB) (MID)
ONFLEEK (SB) (JNG)
KUZAN (DYN) (MID)
DEOKDAM (DYN) (ADC)
BEYOND (DYN) (JNG)
HYBRID (SP) (ADC)
VIPER (HLE) (ADC)
SLATE SUMMARY: LCK SUMMER SPLIT
I will be building TEN ESPORTS DFS lineups. My exposure in my LOL LCK DFS lineups will consist of 90% SB, 70% DYN, 30% SP and 10% HLE. Most of my stacks will be four/three. I will prioritize using ADC and MID in my captain spot. If I can not use ADC or MID, I will use the JNG position to build my lineups with the teams I have selected.
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