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CBLOL GPP Targets:
Today we will be looking into the first four-game slate of the split for the CBLOL on Saturday 6/6 at 12 pm EST. In this article im going to provide as much light about this slate as possible, so we can all have a profitable day together as a family. Below I will provide my top targets for the day, favorite captains for each team in case you decide to hedge, as well as projected lineups to make your building of a line a lot easier.
Tournament Format:
- Matches are the best of one.
- Triple round robin.
- Top 4 teams advance to the playoffs.
- Any tiebreakers will be determined via h2h in the regular season to determine who advances.
- eight total teams.
TOP TEAMS TO TARGET:
KabuM! Esports (KBM)(-150) vs Prodigy Esports (PRG)(+110):
Projected Rosters: (Captain options are in capital letters)
KaBuM! (KBM) (-150):
(TOP) Yang
(JNG) Revolta
(MID) TUTSZ
(ADC) DUDSTHEBOY
(SUP) Ceos
Prodigy Esports (PRG) (+110):
(Captain options are in capital letters)
(TOP) fnb
(JNG) Yampi
(MID) DYQUENDO
(ADC) GARO
(SUP) Wos
“KabuM!” For sure resembles how they finished the last split and playoffs, literally blowing their opponents out of the water. By easily sweeping their opponents in both matches, they pushed forward to become the Split one Playoffs champions in the CBLOL. They were not the top-seeded team in the playoffs since they ended the regular season with a little over .500 record. They definitely woke up and unleashed a KabuM we had not seen before.
One significant difference in this CBLOL split, though, is that they have let go of two of their guys, one of them being Parang, who I thought was a solid contributor to this team but, team still does have some solid members in Tutsz and DudstheBoy, so I doubt we will see any struggles.
On the other side of the table, we have Prodigy Esports, who are going up against a team they know well. In fact, KabuM has beaten them two out of three games in the last regular-season CBLOL split. Prodigy did manage to bring in dYquendo that has multiple awards under his belt as (Best player and Best MID laner) in 2018, so it should help to keep it close but, I am siding with the red hot KabuM in this matchup at an attempt to start with the momentum they finished last playoffs. I do not mind the Prodigy hedge at much lower ownership if you are entering several lineups.
PICK TO WIN: KabuM! E-Sports
paiN Gaming (PNG) (-150) vs. Flamengo Sports (FLA) (+110):
Projected Rosters:
paiN Gaming (PNG) (-150):
(Very risky roster, lots of new faces , lots of uncertainties)
(TOP) Robo
(JNG) Cariok
(MID) tinowns
(ADC) Brtt
(SUP) Esa
Flamengo Sports (FLA) (+110):
(Captain options are in capital letters)
(TOP) Bankai
(JNG) Ranger
(MID) GOKU
(ADC) LUSKKA
(SUP) REVEN
Am I going crazy, or do I just love most of the underdogs of this slate? I feel like there was a lot of roster changes to these teams, and Vegas is not taking that into account. Pain Gaming has been everything but impressive lately, finishing at a horrible losing rate. With that said, they have added some pieces to their roster. But still have some of their old players, making it difficult to trust any of them as they are all at risk of either not playing or substitution. I am actually siding with the slight underdogs in Flamengo Esports.
Overall the better team, in my opinion, and could have reached deeper into the playoffs had it not been for the crazy rise of KaBUM towards the end of the season. The biggest difference here is that Flamengo made big moves within their roster, adding guys like Bankai assuming he does start, with Goku and Lushkk. These guys are well known and should make light work of Pain Gaming, in my personal opinion. I expect Flamengo to make a decent push throughout all regular season into the playoffs. Easily one of my favorite teams to watch out for this split.
PICK TO WIN: Flamengo Sports (FLA) (+110).
HONORABLE MENTION:
Santos eSports (SAN) (+105) – New team that burst through their league to get promoted into this CBLOL. The super hot team at the moment. I will go with my gut and say that Santos eSports takedown Vivo Keyd, as a result I will probably have both sides, but Santos is my dark horse pick.
SLATE REVIEW:
This Esports DFS slate is pretty straight forward and these are the two teams I will most likely be investing my money on for the most part. With some Santos, eSports sprinkled here and there to be different. In my first game listed, I will have most of my exposure focused on my pick to win, hedging some Prodigy eSports lines for safety measures. I will also focus strictly on ADC and maybe MID captain for my builds, depending on what the salary allows when hedging with favorites. Let us crush this slate as a team. WIN DAILY ALL DAY! You can always find me in discord at @champagnravens and ask me any question about the slate, and I will 100% be there to help out.
Make sure you also check out our projections here.
