LOL DFS: Naldo’s Legendary LPL/LCK PLAYOFFS PICKS 8/27

Today we will be looking at the LOL LPL/LCK slate 2020 Summer Split Playoffs on 8/27/2020 @ 5:30 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.

8/27 LOL LPL/LCK Slate Breakdown

JD GAMING (JDG)(+130) vs. TOP ESPORTS (TES)(-180).

Ladies and gentlemen we are here! Summer Splits Finals where Top Esports go up against the defending LPL Spring Split Champions JDG. This should be a very fun game to watch in my opinion as both of these teams are considered to be two of the best teams in the league and arguably the world. First things first, I will say that this game is nearly a coin flip match up. The statistical advantages go to TES but not by much if that makes a difference to you.

Both teams have very solid stats in the LPL, but I firmly believe JDG have the advantages in four of the five lanes in the map. Zoom, Kanavi, Loken, and possibly the best support in the league in LvMao over their TES counterparts. Knight will always be Knight and believe that’s where TES have an advantage there. But overall JDG is the better team in team fights and think this is where they will capitalize. Give me the JDG upset, and while I will hedge with some TES lineups, my exposure will be focused more around JDG winning.

There is no reason to not have exposure to this game at all, it should be one of the highest scorers if not the highest scorers in the slate.

 LOL LPL Favorite Plays:

JDG:

• (TOP) Zoom
• (JNG) Kanavi
• (MID) Yagao
• (ADC) Loken
• (SUP) LvMao

TES: 

• (JNG) Karsa
• (MID) Knight
• (ADC) JackeyLove
• (SUP) Yuyanjia

LOL LPL Pick to win: JDGaming [Will have some exposure to TES, but my exposure will be mostly centered around JDG upset here. You can always make a case for TES winning for sure and deserve the credit no doubt. I just think JDG takes it. ]

LGD GAMING (LGD)(EVEN) vs SUNING GAMING (SN)(-140).

We got a “gauntlet” match up in the regional finals in our hand where LGD goes up against Suning Gaming. I believe these two teams are rather identical when it comes to their statistical aspects. The winner of this match up will secure the 3rd seed of the split securing their spot for worlds. Leaving the loser of this match to battle it out against the winner of the IG vs FPX match up we will see soon for the 4th seed of the split and last spot for Worlds.

This will be the second time these two teams meet in a back to back series against each other. But anyone that knows a bit of league, knows that the first encounter of the two was meaningless. It was more of a match of “who can show the least” of their strategies to then take the second match up more seriously which would actually decide their fate. 

Suning did sweep LGD in that first match up of the LOL LPL where the series actually got very bloody and LGD even lost their first game even after being ahead. This is different, I really think THIS game shows what both of these two teams have in stock and we should expect a more grind slower pace of game. I do not expect a lot of upside to come from this match but one thing to note will be that it will surely be lower owned compared to the other teams. I do not mind either of these teams to win, but I will actually side with LGD here myself. In my opinion LGD do have the better advantages as far as individual players.

 LOL LPL Favorite Plays:

LGD:

• (JNG) Peanut
• (MID) Xiye
• (ADC) Kramer
• (SUP) Mark

SN Gaming: 

• (TOP) Bin
• (MID) Angel
• (ADC) Huanfeng
• (SUP) Swordart

LOL LPL Pick to win: LGD (Will have nearly split exposure to SN Gaming in large field tournaments to cover my bases but my main focus will go to LGD)

AFREECA FREECS (AF )(+600) vs GEN G ESPORTS (GEN)(-1400).

Gen G versus Afreeca Freecs in my opinion is going to be a very lopsided game as the odds suggest. I just don’t see a path where AF wins this match up against Gen G one of the best teams in LOL even if they just finished beating T1. In my honest opinion T1 lost that game on their own. I do not think T1 is playing to their potential when Faker is in, which says a lot on where their commitment to playing with each other stands.

Regardless I do not think AF have a solid chance here even with their last win, if anything they have the less chance to pull out with a win here. Gen G should roll comfortably through AF with high kill wins as Gen G averages a little above 18 kills per win. Gen G should be one of the chalkiest options on the slate, and if you are indeed MME lineups you can always give AF the benefit of the doubt. Other than mme, I have no interest here in AF.

 LOL LCK Favorite Plays:

Gen G:

• (JNG) Clid
• (MID) Bdd
• (ADC) Ruler
• (SUP) Life

 LOL LCK Pick to win: GEN G ESPORTS

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagneravens and ask me any question about the LPL/LCK slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s LPL/LCK 8/27/20 targets.

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