Jim Thomson 
On the 4/25 Esports DFS Slate, I am going to focus on my favorite LOL stacks for DraftKings and Fanduel. My LOL targets can be used in both cash games and GPP’s. When playing LOL, I recommend playing Tournaments.
#1 Target: Movistar Riders (MRS) (-588).
MRS is the heaviest favorite on today’s ESPORTS DFS slate, my favorite team today, and for a good reason. They are about to face-off versus Team Singularity(SNG) (+357), an opponent who is the worst in the EU Masters at the moment. When watching SNG battle it out on the map, it looks like they are trying to find every possible way to lose. It looks like an episode of 1,000 ways to die the way that they put themselves out in harm’s way, and they don’t even attempt a single attack. The problem with SNG’s attempted unique strategy is they are facing off against MRS. In MRS’s first matchup, they took out the number one seed (S04E). They looked like a team that has been playing together for years. They routed S04E, and every player produced high scoring fantasy numbers. In their second matchup, they looked like a team that was lost in the sauce versus K1CK. K1CK is a very good team and is now proving to me that they are a legitimate contender for the title. MRS, in my eyes, is still a top tier team and should absolutely obliterate SNG. SNG will be scrambling around, not knowing what to do, or knowing what hit them. I expect MRS to dominate and pay off their price tags with ease. I will be playing as many players from the Movistar Riders roster. In over half of my lineups, I will have anywhere from one to four players from this squad and expect them to be the highest fantasy point producers on today’s ESPORTS DFS slate.
#2 Target: K1ck Neosurf #2 (K1CK) (+229).
My second favorite stack of the day is none other than K1ck Neosurf (K1CK) (+229). K1CK fought their way through the play-in stage for a spot to play in the EU Masters. Usually, the teams that are granted a seat by the play-ins generally do not fend well on the big stage. K1ck Neosurf has not only proven that they should be here, but they are making a statement. In their first matchup, they were paired up against the dreadful roster of SNG. Let’s just say it was not even close. The next matchup, they dropped a bomb on the entire tournament and made a top team (Movistar Riders) look like a practice squad. Now they have another tough matchup versus FC Shalke 04 (S04E) (-312). In my opinion, Vegas oddsmakers got it wrong here. There is no way that K1CK should be one of the heaviest underdogs on the slate (+229) after dismantling their previous two opponents. I will take an edge wherever I can get one, and I believe this could be that edge. This should be an extremely bloody and fantasy-friendly matchup. K1CK should come into this matchup and continue to fight their hearts out. I believe that S04E is by no means a bad team, but I think K1ck Neosurf is going to provide another teaching lesson. This time FC Shalke 04 will be on the receiving end.
#3 Target: LDLC OL (LDLC) (-286).
LDLC is ready to drop the beat down on Defuse Kids (DK) (+209). They have proven in their last couple of games that they can accumulate kills, produce fantasy points, and win. They are one and one in the EU Masters at the moment, but I expect that to change today. DK is a very weak team that is going to get taken advantage of all over the map. DK has done nothing but struggle in their last two games, quickly rolling downhill to what will soon be a no-win Masters. LDLC has hopes that are alive and well. Even though they dropped a game to VGIA, they still produced kills and fantasy numbers. In their win versus RGE, they lit them up with ease. I love targeting teams that are in matchups against sub-par opponents, and this is a prime example. I am going to have multiple lineups with full four-man stacks from LDLC OL.
HONORABLE MENTION STACKS (In order of preference):
Gamer Legion (GL) (+125)
BT Excel (BTXL) (-357)
Vodafone Giants (VGIA) (-208)
Favorite Captains (In order of preference):
JaVaaa (MRS) (ADC)
Puki Style (K1CK) (ADC)
Hades (LDLC) (ADC)
Hjarnan (GL) (ADC)
Deadly (BTXL) (ADC)
Attila (VGIA) (ADC)
SLATE SUMMARY:
On the 4/25 six-game ESPORTS DFS slate, I will be building ten lineups. In about 60% of my lineups, I will have anywhere from one player to four-man stacks of MRS, K1CK, and LDLC. I will be using my Honorable Mention stacks (GL, BTXL, VGIA) in about 40% of my lineups and mixing and matching filler players to fit my builds with available salary. I will be building ONLY four-three, four-two-one, and three-three-one stacks in all of my lineups. I want to note that on the previous two EU Masters, DFS slates the lineup that took home $20k+ was a four-two-one stack. The “one” in my lineups will be chosen from any position (except captain) based on how much salary I have left to utilize. I will be focusing my lineup construction ONLY with ADC in my captain position.
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