LOL DFS: Naldo’s Legendary LOL LEC Picks for 8/8

Today we will be looking at the LOL LEC slate 2020 Summer Split on 8/8/2020 @ 11:00 am EST. Below I will provide my top three targets for cash games for the day, correlation plays, as well as projected lineups to make your building of a line a lot easier. Any questions about the article or tips feel free to hit me up on discord.

8/8 LOL LEC Slate Breakdown

Team Vitality (VIT)(+105) vs. Schalke S04 (S04)(-140).

#TheSchalkeMiracle is in full effect in LoL and as you may have seen they were a key upset that I called on my previous article. Schalke are playing at an unreal pace at this moment and I just don’t see Vitality stopping them here. Schalke are on a mission to squeeze in the playoffs and while it’s still far fetched, so far they have shown it is possible. Vitality is not a team to underestimate though, as they just finished beating Rogue themselves. Statistically Schalke is better than Vitality by a slight margin except on vision. Schalke has a 52% first blood rate while Vitality has a higher first turret percentage with 48% compared to Schalke’s 40%.

With every statistical record, momentum and how well team fights are being played out I have to keep riding with the miracle team in Schalke to win this matchup. I would not necessarily go all in on this team as they are a high upside gpp team that is going up against a sneaky team in Vitality capable of pulling the upset.

 LEC Favorite Plays:

Schalke S04

• (JNG) Gilius
• (MID) Abbedagge
• (ADC) Neon

Vitality 

• (Mid) Milica
• (ADC) Comp

LEC Pick to win: Schalke S04

Team Origen (OG)(-125) vs SK Gaming (SK)(-110).

Very surprised to see Team Origen actually being favored in this matchup as they are without a doubt one of the worst teams in the LEC at this very moment. SK had their ups and downs but overall have shown the potential to beat top teams in the league. They are the more composed and rounded team over all and I just don’t see Origen actually beating them here unless they make some drastic changes on their roster starting with Jactrol and letting him go.

Origen is the more aggressive team with a 51% first blood rate compared to SK’s 42% which makes sense as they like to get ahead early if they can. Road for Origen to win would be if they are aggressive early and mount a massive lead against SK who will be looking to scale to mid-late game to allow for Crownshot and Zazee to play their games. Personally believe Jenax will be a big part of this game along with the mid-both lane. Give me the bounce back upset for SK Gaming today.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

SK Gaming

• (TOP) Jenax
• (MID) Zazee
• (ADC) Crownshot
• (SUP) LIMIT

LEC Pick to win:  SK Gaming

Excel Esports (XL)(+155) vs. Fnatics (FNC)(-210).

This is a game that I will have no part of for the most part. Both teams do not feed a lot of kills when losing. Expecting a very slow game for the most part with low kill totals. Not worth the look on either side considering the high prices of Fnatics compared to their low upside in this matchup in my opinion. You also have the factor that Fnatics is severely struggling against every team they encounter so the possibility of an upset is there. Unlike Schalke last time out against Fnatics, XL plays a very passive game and will not force fights. So even if they win I’m expecting a low total in kills even on an upset not worth having in gpp tournaments. Fade accordingly, and look for tournaments upside elsewhere. 

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

Excel Esports 

• (MID) Special
• (ADC) Patrik

Fnatics (Must win)

• (JNG) Selfmade   
• (ADC) Rekkles
• (SUP)  Hylissang

 LEC Pick to win: Fnatics (Believe this game will be low scoring, I am pushing more towards a fade of this game altogether)

Misfits Gaming (MSF)(+235) vs. G2 Esports (G2)(-335).

G2 is back, or so it seems. They are finally playing a much cleaner game, a clean game that everyone has been desperately waiting for. This should be a relatively “easy” game for G2 to cruise by much like Mad Lions did to Misfits last game. G2 is near a cash lock on this slate whether we like it or not. They are showing that they are slowly getting back to form and their last game proved to be true by beating a solid team in SK Gaming.

G2 is currently locked in the playoffs but I do not think it ends here. This is their time to keep showing that they are back and that they cannot be underestimated in the playoffs. Even with their struggles, G2 is still the favorite to win the summer split which should still set the tone for the top two teams right now and what they should expect moving forward as a team. 

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

G2 Esports

• (TOP) Wunder
• (JNG) Jankos
• (MID) Caps
• (ADC) Perkz
• (SUP) MickyX

 LEC Pick to win:  G2 Esports

Mad Lions (SK)(+185) vs. Rogue(G2)(-260).

The two top teams in the LEC at this very moment according to standings. These two teams already went head to head before in what turned out to be a rather snooze fest. Rogue despite getting overpowered by a rather weird Mad Lions composition led by a support Wukong paired with Senna maintained the game at a very slow moving pace. I actually see no difference here, except that maybe Mad Lions actually go for a more damage oriented scaling composition for the late game.

As always they are a great cash game lock as they will pull massive ownership.But I actually would not mind if we faded this game for the most part. Maybe not completely but cut ownership shorter than the regular basis. This game in my opinion should be a grind fest until the late game and in my eyes should project to a low total of kills. If Rogue manages to pull the upset there is a chance that at their price they can be of decent value for large gpp tournaments due to Mad Lions dying a lot in losses.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

Mad Lions

• (JNG) Shadow
• (MID) Humanoid
• (ADC) Carzzy
• (SUP) Kaiser

Rogue

• (JNG) Inspired
• (MID) Larssen
• (ADC) Hans Sama
• (SUP) Vander

 LEC Pick to win: Mad Lions [70/30 split exposure.]

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagneravens and ask me any question about the LOL slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s LPL 8/8/20 targets.

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