DFSGhost 
The strategy going into today’s League of Legends (LoL) slate is no different than any other 2-gamer: hedge both games and get every combination possible to ensure your chances at a takedown. If we’re comparing it to other LoL leagues that we are more familiar with, the BRCC is closer to the LPL in terms of gameplay style than the LCK; the highest number of kills in a game was 47, while the league as a whole averages 27 kills per game. The slate is unavailable on FanDuel, but it is on DraftKings, with the main tournament awarding $10K to first place. Spread over two days, this slate should be interesting and a ton of fun to play. Let’s dive in!
LoL Game 1: Falkol vs Santos eSports (-350)
If you’re picking one game to hedge because you’re running a limited number of lineups, this would be the one. Santos eSports comes in as the favorite having finished first in the BRCC with an 11-4 record. However, two of their four losses came against Falkol, losing the season series 2-1. In terms of kills, Falkol outscored Santos eSports 51-36 in three games, winning 28-6, 22-19, and losing 1-11. If stacking Falkol, I suggest prioritizing their ADC, Matsu ($7,200), their mid laner, Evrot ($7,000), and their top laner, Buggax ($5,800). I cannot emphasize enough to include Buggax in your Falkol stacks, whether they are a 3-man or 4-man stack, since he has the most kills in the entire BRCC this season; he averages 4.9 kills per game and provides excellent offensive power. If FKL wins, Buggax will be a big part of it. On the flipside, if stacking Santos, prioritize their mid laner, Rainbow ($7,600), their support, Hawk ($5,600), and their JNG, Hyoga ($6,800). Rainbow is arguably the MVP of the league based on statistics alone, averaging 4.33 kills per game, a mere 1.8 deaths per game, and has the most single-game MVPs on the season with 5. Hawk is another priority for me since he gets a surprisingly high number of kills for a support, averaging 1.4 per game to go along with 8.67 assists per game and an excellent kill participation percentage (KP%) – this is exactly what we need in DFS! Hyoga is another strong play as he finished second in the BRCC with 4 single-game MVPs, behind only Rainbow, who just happens to be his teammate, and averages 3.7 kills per game. Their ADC, Sarkis ($7,800) would be my fourth Santos eSports player in 4-man stacks, but I’m definitely not opposing to fading him in favor of playing their top laner, JackPoT ($6,400), instead.
LoL Game 2: Havan Liberty vs Team oNe (-163)
Another toss up on a 2-game slate, but what else didyou expect for LoL playoffs? This series should be a tight contest, but I’llgive the edge to Havan Liberty based on the regular season’s series split. HLbeat ONE all three times this season, dominating the kill count 43-15,including wins of 13-6, 14-4, and 16-5. Prioritize HL’s ADC, flare ($7,400),who carries the highest KDA in the entire BRCC at 7.9, averages 3.9 kills pergame, 5.6 assists, and a mere 1.2 deaths. Other players I’m considering aretheir JNG, Cariok ($6,400), who averages the third most kills in the BRCC with4.2 per game; HL’s support, esA ($5,200), who has the second highest KDA in theBRCC at 6.7, and their mid-laner, dyNquedo ($7,200).
LoL Slate Summary
We won’t be rethinking our LoL strategy on a slate that is comprised of an unfamiliar league: stick to 4/3 stacks, with MID or ADC captain, where your captain is a part of your 4-man stack that ideally does not include your team. On this 2-game LoL slate, we need to make sure we have exposure to every team, if possible. If you’re running a limited number of lineups, like I indicated above, I’d take my chances and cross off Team oNe out of my player pool. My favorite captains on the slate are Rainbow and flare, however Rainbow definitely makes for a compelling argument to be the top choice, being the best player in the BRCC. The reason why I like Rainbow the most is because it allows for me to avoid Sarkis in SOME of my SAN/HL stacks, who seems to farm more than he is involved in team fights given his low number of kills per game (2.8), but then again, the ADC position is typically one of the highest scoring in LoL DFS, so I’ll definitely have some ADC captain lines with SAN/HL and he’ll obviously be in them.
If you wish to check out BRCC player statistics for additional research,you can do so here: https://gol.gg/players/list/season-ALL/split-ALL/tournament-BRCC%20Split%201%202020/position-ALL/week-ALL/
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