LOL DFS: Naldo’s Legendary LOL LEC Picks for 8/7

Today we will be looking at the LOL LEC slate 2020 Summer Split on 8/7/2020 @ 12:00 pm 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.

8/7 LEC Slate Breakdown

Team Vitality (VIT)(+190) vs. Team Rogue (ROG)(-265).

I will not give Vitality for the credit as they are horrible regardless as to who they beat. Rogue are in a very good spot and can be considered for cash considering their usual common low salary. Problem here is that they usually control the pace of the game and their upside is capped due to their slow grindy play style. Aside from cash formats I do believe this is a game that could be faded altogether in large field formats as the deaths per loss/kill per wins do not add up to a very bloody matchup.

 LEC Favorite Plays:

Rogue

• (JNG) Inspired
• (MID) Larssen

Vitality (Large Gpp formats)

• (Mid) Milica
• (ADC) Comp

LEC Pick to win: Rogue

Team Origen (OG)(-115) vs Excel Esports (XL)(-120).

Statistically XL are the better team here, and I personally think so too. Team Origen made a move that will probably haunt them by signing Jactrol to their team. On the other side we have a team that still have some issues but overall have shown flashes of being decent. It all starts with Patrik, he is the man to look for when playing XL and a big part as to why this team has taken some wins. Looking at the stats XL esports actually lead in nearly every category except the cs differential and not by much or anything significant. Regularly I would say go with the “safer” option in Origen but I will actually take a stand with XL to take this game.

What weighed in my decision was Nukeduck not performing, the problem at support and Alphari being ok but not performing to his own standards. I believe they give up the win. Have a feeling Origen ends up with a horrible 0-3 record for the weekend.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

Team XL (Risky-upside large GPP play)

• (JNG) Caedrel
• (MID) Special
• (ADC) Patrik

 LEC Pick to win:  Excel Esports

Schalke S04 (S04)(+140) vs. Fnatics (FNC)(-190).

Is Schalke actually going to squeeze into the playoffs? If so this could be half equivalent to what V5 has done in the LPL. Ok, maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself there. But considering Schalke has actually won 4 straight games with the way the standings are at this moment they have all the momentum to actually squeeze in a few more wins to get inside. And, call me crazy but I actually believe they can pull an upset here against Fnatics. Schalke will be one of my favorite GPP options in this slate.

Fnatics should get some consideration though as Schalke do has a tendency to die more than any other team in losses. I will have both sides of this match, but will focus on the Schalke upset.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

Schalke S04 (Risky-upside large GPP play)

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

Fnatics (Must win)

• (TOP) Bwipo
• (JNG) Selfmade   
• (ADC) Reckless
• (SUP)  Hylissang

 LEC Pick to win: Schalke S04 (Will have near split ownership with Fnatics side)

Misfits Gaming (MSF)(+180) vs. Mad Lions (ML)(-260).

Not really much to look at here, mad Lions should cruise. Mad Lions should be your staple in cash games no matter the slate, and worth making them a staple in gpp because of their upside. They will always pull a lot of ownership and with good reason. I will have a lot of ownership on Mad Lions like  I will say that Misfits did pull the upset last time these two teams played due to an impressive play Razork with the use of fiddlesticks.

I would consider Misfits in this spot for large field gpp since they are in a must win situation if they want to keep pushing towards the playoffs. There is a possibility that Mad Lions do try to clown around as they are pretty much locked to the top spot whether they win or lose. Misfits is a viable live dog, especially with Mad Lions giving up so many kills in losses.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

Mad Lions 

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

Misfits

• (JNG) Razork
• (MID) Febiven
• (ADC) Kobbe

 LEC Pick to win:  Mad Lions (Misfits long gpp shot)

SK Gaming (SK)(+185) vs. G2 Esports (G2)(-260).

These two teams should be closer together as far as being favorites go. I really think G2 being -260 is a little too much considering their recent struggles. Though they have won three games in a row I still feel they need to sharpen up their bot lane. Caps have been carrying like always and the major reason as to why they have been winning lately as the entire roster has been on a slump.

SK has had a very up and down season, winning when expected to lose, and losing on games they should have won. Regardless they have looked very solid as a unit, and late game Crownshot has been a force, with Zazee at mid lane who also have been impressive. SK will be rather popular in gpp considering their low pricing. Which makes me like G2 even more in large gpp contests as their price will scare people away.

 LEC Favorite Plays: 

G2 Esports

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

SK Gaming

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

 LEC Pick to win:  G2 Esports (50/50 split exposure to SK Gaming in large field tournaments)

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 8/7/20 targets.

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