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LPL Targets:
Today we will be looking into day two of the LOL LPL slate on Saturday 6/7 at 5 am EST. Below I will provide my top targets for the day, favorite captains for each team in case you decide to hedge, as well as starting lineups to make your lineup construction lot easier.
Slate Breakdown:
Team WE (WE) (-190) vs. Suning Gaming (SN)(+135).
Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)
Team WE (WE)(-190):
(TOP) Morgan
(JNG) beishang
(MID) TEACHERMA
(ADC) JIUMENG
(SUP) Missing
Suning Gaming (SN)(+135):
(TOP) Bin
(JNG) Sofm
(MID) ANGEL
(ADC) HUANFENG
(SUP) SwordArt
It will not come to a surprise that I am siding with Team WE. They are far superior at team fighting and objective control. As expected, they are heavily favored as they should. WE should be a staple on most builds, especially in cash games. They have had some trouble with banning phase as teams tend to target the small pool of champions Teacherma has. And while he has been bullied in the mid lanes, it has only been managed to be done by outstanding teams in the LOL LPL. I do not expect Suning to be able to do the same, and even if they did, this team has more than enough firepower to beat Suning convincingly by attacking other lanes. Expect for WE to attack early, attack Suning hard who is not one to shy away from team fights.
This is the main team to stack in your lineups, and I expect it to get bloody from start to finish. Being as it is a two-game LOL slate trying your luck with Suning is not necessarily bad for big GPPs. If they do somehow manage to pull the win, they will, for sure, come out with a lot of up-side at near to minimum exposure.
Pick to win: WE
Vici Gaming (VG) (-170) vs Bilibili Gaming (BLG)(+120)
Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)
Vici Gaming (VG)(-170):
(TOP) Cube
(JNG) Aix
(MID) FORGE
(ADC) IBOY
(SUP) Hang
Bilibili Gaming (BLG)(+120):
(TOP) Kingen
(JNG) l3est16
(MID) FOFO
(ADC) WINGS
(SUP) XinMo
This game is set to be a tricky one, similar to V5’s situation in terms of roster changes. On one side of the game, we have Vici Gaming that overall is still the same team. They did, in fact, sign a couple of players, but none that were placed to start in this game. I’m curious to see how they move forward in the future with them. I personally think Vici is a middle of the pack type of team. Which, to the best of my belief, will be enough to make Vici a cash play, and the winner of this matchup.
Now, I did say this game was set to be a tricky one. And it was specifically because of Bilibili Gaming. They have added Wings, and a new TOP lane in l3est16 to their roster, and to my surprise, they will actually be starting. Now while I do believe that they needed a new ADC, I will have to disagree that Meteor gets replaced by someone coming straight from the academy roster. Because we have not seen these players perform in recent times, they make for great large tournament options. It is possible we get a new look BLG to start their season. It is also possible we get to see a BLG that cannot get out of their slump.
Pick to win: Vici Gaming.
SLATE REVIEW:
Overall, it should be a very chalky slate with the likes of VG, and WE having the best possible matchups in a two-game slate. If you are looking to build for cash games, these are the two teams to stack, most preferably with ADC/MID at the captain spot. Due to salary, it will most likely force you to go 4 VG- 2 WE, which is fine for cash games. For LOL GPP’s, you have to get different if you want to take down a large field tournament. Go for safety if entering smaller sized or single entry contests. For large tournaments, do not be afraid of going outside just the MID/ADC rule by using a JNG to free up a lot of options to be different, or even TOP but understand that it is not optimal for TOP to win in large-field tournaments. If playing large field gpp, do not be afraid to take at least one shot at a crazy line with an upset.
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.
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