Mark Eakins 
Today im going to give you my two cash game, one honorable mention, and one gpp play for the LCS four-game DFS slate that starts at 4 pm est. This will be my reasoning behind my plays and the later stages of the article, and I will explain precisely how I will be building my winning LCD DFS lineups. Let’s get started!
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.
LCS #1 PICK:
CLOUD9 (C9) (-500) (15.5 PROJECTED KILLS) VS. FLYQUEST (FLY) (+320) (8.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS PROJECTED STARTERS:
(FLY)
(TOP) SOLO
(JNG) SANTORIN
(MID) POWEROFEVIL
(ADC) MASH
(SUP) IGNAR
(C9)
(TOP) LICORICE
(JNG) BLABER
(MID) NISQY
(ADC) ZVEN
(SUP) VULCAN
Cloud9 has long been known as the team to beat in the LCS. Everyone thought that they were invincible and unbeatable. Their previous two matches showed that this is not the case. It started with a lower level team (100 Thieves) and was followed up by a top tier team (Evil Geniuses) that took C9 to the cleaners. C9 does not deal with defeat well; they are a team that is very cocky and always publicly stating that they were the best. The previous two losses, in my opinion, humbled them. They are now facing off against a decent LCS team (FlyQuest).
The problem here is that C9, in my opinion, is going to change their draft up and going to bounce back here against a team that is known for feeding their opponent kills. If FLY feeds C9 kills, it will be a long day for FlyQuest, and that is precisely what I am thinking will happen. C9 should come out capitalizing on every engagement en route to a dominant bounce-back performance. Out of my five LCS DFS lineups, C9 will be a part of four of them.
MY LCS DFS PICK: CLOUD9 (C9) (-500) (15.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS #2 PICK:
TEAM LIQUID (TL) (-305) (13.5 PROJECTED KILLS) VS. 100 THEIVES (100) (+215) (7.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS PROJECTED STARTERS:
(TL)
(TOP) IMPACT
(JNG) BROXAH
(MID) JENSEN
(ADC) TACTICAL
(SUP) COREJJ
(100)
(TOP) SSUMDAY
(JNG) CONTRACTZ
(MID) RYOMA
(ADC) CODY SUN
(SUP) POOME
Team Liquid was once known as a top contender in the LCS, up until last year. They took some brutal beats and were not clicking at all as a team. This season we have been noticed a new group. TL has come out of the gate firing on all cylinders and producing a massive amount of kills in almost every win. They are quickly getting back to elite status. TL is currently on a six-game winning streak, and I don’t think it stops at six. TL should be able to use 100 Thieves as a punching bag and put up almost the same amount of kills as C9 will in their match. Team Liquid should funnel a ton of gold share through Jensen and Tactical on their way to a blowout performance. TL will be apart of three out of my five lineups today.
MY LCK DFS PICK: TEAM LIQUID (TL) (-305) (13.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS GPP PICK:
GOLDEN GUARDIANS (GG) (-190) (11.5 PROJECTED KILLS) VS. DIGNITAS (DIG) (+135) (9.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS PROJECTED STARTERS:
(GG)
(TOP) HAUNTZER
(JNG) CLOSER
(MID) DAMONTE
(ADC) FBI
(SUP) HUHI
(DIG)
(TOP) V1PER/LOURLO
(JNG) DARDOCH
(MID) FENIX
(ADC) JOHNSUN
(SUP) APHROMOO
This is the most intriguing matchup of the day, in my opinion. GG has been a mediocre team this season so far and can keep up with some of the better teams in the LCS. DIG started the season looking like the worst team in the league and seemed confused when they were in any team fight. Over the previous three games, they looked like a different team, thanks to the changes and additions they made to their team. After the changes they made, they started looking like a well put together squad en route to three wins in a row after starting the season with zero wins and eight losses. They look like a brand new team ready to compete, and I am jumping on the bandwagon. I will have DIG in three or four of my LCS DFS lineups.
MY LCS DFS GPP PICK: DIGNITAS (DIG) (+135) (9.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
HONORABLE MENTION PICK:
COUNTER LOGIC GAMING (CLG) (-145) (11.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
LCS PROJECTED STARTERS:
(CLG)
(TOP) RUIN
(JNG) WIGGILY
(MID) POBELTER
(ADC) STIXXAY
(SUP) SMOOTHIE
MY LCS DFS PICK: COUNTER LOGIC GAMING (CLG) (-145) (11.5 PROJECTED KILLS).
FAVORITE CAPTAINS / STARS:
NISQY (C9) (MID)
BLABER (C9) (JNG)
JENSEN (TL) (MID)
TACTICAL (TL) (ADC)
STIXXAY (CLG) (ADC)
JOHNSUN (DIG) (ADC)
ZVEN (C9) (ADC)
FENIX (DIG) (MID)
DARDOCH (DIG) (JNG)
SLATE SUMMARY: LCS
I will be building five LOL DFS lineups. The way I will be building is prioritizing the gold share per team as my captain. Most of the time in the LCS, it is different than the LPL and LCK. You do not necessarily need to prioritize ADC at the captain position. You can safely use the JNG or MID at the captain position and build a winning DFS lineup. In the LCS, a lot of the time, the JNG is a gold funnel for teams, as they use that position as a safe zone and use tanky champions.
It is okay to build with JNG, MID, or ADC as captain, but I will still prioritize a four/three-stack in my lineups. 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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