LOL DFS: Naldo’s Legendary LOL LPL/LCK Picks for 7/26

Today we will be looking at the LOL LPL/LCK slate 2020 Summer Split on 7/26/2020 @ 4:00 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.

7/26 LPL/LCK Slate Breakdown

SeolHaeOne Prince (SP)(+265) vs. SandBox Gaming(SB)(-385).

*****LCK does not release lineups unless it is the first game. These are just PROJECTED lineups and are subject to change.*****

This is going to be one of the games where you want to have exposure to cash games. SandBox should be a priority stack for cash, even GPP. They are leading in every statistical category so far compared to SP and its to be expected. SBś stats actually look worse than their actual gameplay due to their horrible start to the season. But since Yamato, their coach came to the picture the team has actually looked very decent pulling a few wins and only losing to the top teams in the league. Expect SandBox to feed on SP early, and throughout the entire game. Love SandBox as a cash play and it’s one of the few safe teams to use on them. 

 SB Favorite Plays:

• (JNG) OnFleek
• (MID) Fate
• (ADC) Route

LCK Pick to win: SandBox Gaming

KT Rolster (KT) (-155) vs. Team Dynamics (DYN)(+110).

*****LCK does not release lineups unless it is the first game. These are just PROJECTED lineups and are subject to change.*****

These two teams are very similar when it comes to their game stats. Both of them are not great early farmers or even aggressors. Though KT does have the advantage in first blood, while DYN does have the advantage in first tower percentage. This is a game that I feel will go back and forth. And while I do have KT as the winner, I can see DYN pulling the upset as decent live dogs. This is a spot that I like DYN on, but before I go to DYN for an underdog pick on y lines I would rather go elsewhere from one of the LPL games in which we will speak about shortly. With that said, I like KT here to get away with the win with the help of Aiming at the late game. If DYN does have a chance to win it will be through the top lane with the help of Rich. 

 KT Favorite Plays:

• (MID) Kuro
• (ADC) Aiming
• (SUP) Tusin

LCK Pick to win: KT Rolster

JD Gaming (JDG) (-700) vs. BiliBili Gaming (BLG)(+400).

This game features my second cash lock to pair my SB stacks with. JDG comes are the clear heavy favorite against BLG and with good reasoning. BLG has not beaten anyone worth noting in the past. And while they have made improvements, those changes are not going to be significant against a team like JDG, a top-three team. JDG will be the highest owned team in the slate which makes them a near-cash lock. They lead every category in-game compared to BLG, aside from the vision percentage. BLG tends to drive teams into the late game and use that time to try and dismantle them. The problem here is that JDG is probably one of the best teams in the late game. Expect JDG to control the pace of the game and do what they want with BLG. This is not only a great cash play but also a great GPP stack to use. I have no interest in BLG, but if you were to make a stack for it as a long shot GPP play, it will all start with JNG, MID, and ADC position.

 JDG Favorite Plays:

• (TOP) Zoom
• (MID) Yagao
• (ADC) Loken

LPL Pick to win:  JD GAMING

Top Esports (TES) (-215) vs. Invictus Gaming (IG)(+155).

Banger. Banger is probably how you would describe this game. This will be the game of the night and possibly game of the week and everyone is excited about it. We have TES, currently the top team in the LPL going up against IG who has looked extremely sharp in their past few games. These two teams measure up very similarly in stat comparison which makes this matchup even tougher to predict.  We have JackeyLove going up against his former team, and not only his former team. But nearly the entire IG roster were JL teammates at the time. IG has improved its gameplay after making Baolan their starting support. TheShy is actually playing at a level we have not seen for some time, and Ning finally is adjusting to their style of play. I will say that Rookie has not looked his best as of late, which could technically mean trouble for him against arguably the top MID laner in the world in Knight. 

Honestly could see this game going either way. But TES is just too sharp and I am betting JackeyLove has been waiting for this moment since the moment he was dropped by IG. Both sides have their own narrative to win for and I am all for it. I believe the key to winning this game will be whether Rookie can bring his A-game or not. Knight will look for any chance to destroy him and any other that tries to get close. TES is the more complete team in my eyes and should get the win. But IG probably is my favorite underdog of this slate and will have a lot of exposure to them too. This game will be gold, so I want exposure no matter what. 

 TES Favorite Plays:

• (JNG) KARSA
• (MID) KNIGHT
• (ADC) JACKEYLOVE
• (SUP) YUYANJIA

 IG Favorite Plays:

• (TOP) THESHY
• (MID) ROOKIE
• (ADC) PUFF
• (SUP) BAOLAN

LPL Pick to win:  Top Esports [60/40 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/LCK 7/26/20 targets.

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