League of Legends: Naldo’s 6/18 LOL LCS Academy Breakdown

Today we will be looking into the LoL LCS Academy League summer split on 6/18/2020 @ 6:00 pm EST. Below I will provide my top targets 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. 

LoL LCS ACADEMY Tournament Format:

• Ten teams participate
• Double Round Robin
• Matches are best of one
• Top six teams qualify for playoffs
• Top two teams receive a bye to the semifinals

LoL Academy Top GPP Targets:

Golden Guardians Academy (GGS) (-235) vs. Counter Logic Gaming Academy (CLGA)(+165).

LOL Academy Projected Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Golden Guardians Academy (GGS)(-235):

• (TOP) ZionSpartan
• (JNG) Hard
• (MID) ABLAZEOLIVE
• (ADC) KEITH
• (SUP) Chime

Counter Logic Gaming Academy (CLGA)(+175):

• (TOP) Deus
• (JNG) FRAGGAS
• (MID) TUESDAY
• (ADC) WIND/STIXXRAY
• (SUP) Fill

LCS Academy games are very much like a roller coaster. That itself should give you a hint that there will be teams that unexpectedly win as underdogs in this league. There is so much variance and inconsistency that you should not even be surprised at this point. Overall, this is one of the games that attract my attention the most out of all.

The CLG academy roster showed a very good game against Cloud 9 but proceeded to lose to Immortals who are in my opinion one of the worst teams in the academy league. Golden Guardians on the other hand have been playing a flawless game, and look like one of the top teams if not the best one. Golden Guardians are averaging 18 kills flat between the two last games while CLG averages 22 deaths per loss. I am looking for GoldenGuardians to keep rolling through most teams in the academy and come out with some decent upside for your stacks.

LOL LCS Academy pick to win: Golden Guardians Academy

100 Thieves Academy (100T)(-260) vs. Team Liquid Academy (TL)(+180).

LOL Academy Projected Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

100 Thieves Academy (100T)(-260):

• (TOP) FakeGod
• (JNG) CONTRACTZ
• (MID) SOLIGO
• (ADC) PRISMAL
• (SUP) Poome

Team Liquid Academy (TLA)(+180):

• (TOP) Jenkins
• (JNG) Grig
• (MID)  Yusui
• (ADC) Rikara
• (SUP) Yama

100 Thieves Academy has been very solid since the summer academy league has started with a nice 2-0 start. On the other hand, Team Liquid has started with a horrible record at 0-2 for the opening week of the season. I have little confidence that Team Liquid Academy will actually win this game. They looked horrible in both games, they opposed no threat to the last two opponents whatsoever. With that said I am going to give the win here to 100 Thieves who have actually taken down C9, and a broken down Evil Geniuses. I am expecting 100 Thieves to grab control of the game from start to finish, allowing them to dictate their pace of the game and ultimately not allow TL to feel comfortable in their lanes by applying pressure constantly. 

LoL LCS Academy Pick to win: 100 Thieves

Cloud 9 Academy (C9)(-220) vs. Evil Geniuses Academy (EG)(+160).

LOL Academy Projected Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Cloud 9 Academy (C9)(-220):

• (TOP) Fudge
• (JNG) Inori
• (MID) PALAFOX
• (ADC) TOMO
• (SUP) Diamond

Evil Geniuses Academy (EG)(+160):

• (TOP) Huni
• (JNG) AnDa
• (MID)  Giyuu
• (ADC) Deftly
• (SUP) Matt

Cloud 9 Academy had a pretty shaky start to the summer split, to say the least, dropping one of the two losses to a bottom feeder team of LoL Academy in Counter Logic Gaming Academy. And the other to 100 Thieves who have looked solid to start off the season. C9 is like their pro team and is considered to be the juggernauts of the LCS Academy. This is the perfect bounce-back spot for them to redeem themselves against a team that looked horrible and failed to look in sync with one another. Evil Geniuses have completely failed to provide some sort of decent performance and to my belief will not find success in the academy at this instant. 

LoL LCS Academy Pick to win: Cloud 9

Honorable Mentions:

FlyQuest (EVEN) vs. Team Dignitas (-140):

A very solid team in the LCS Academy that I think gets the win here. Dignitas has had a very rough start to the season, while FlyQuest has looked very decent. I expect them to continue their solid start to the season. The line suggests it could be a close game and I agree, but I am counting on FlyQuests bottom lane to carry this game.

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagnravens and ask me any question about the slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s 6/13 targets.

Make sure you also check out our projections here.

League of Legends: Naldo’s 6/14 LOL LCS Breakdown

Today we will be looking into the LOL LCS 2020 Summer Split on 6/14/2020 @ 4:00 pm EST. Below I will provide my top targets 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. 

LOL LCS Teams to Target

Cloud 9 (C9) (-500) (All Formats- Cash/GPP): 

Cloud 9 is and should be part of your lineups no doubt about it. Not only do they do the talk, but they walk the walk. They are the top team of the LCS no doubt about it and are going up against 100Thieves which are average at best. There is no competition here whatsoever.

I am expecting Cloud 9 to engage early and finish this within the 27 minutes mark. This is a team that you can fully stack confidently in your cash given their high ownership tomorrow in all cash lineups. Lock them in, and continue to look for a stack to pair. LCS is a roller coaster for sure, if you are feeling crazy then have a 100T lineup as a hedge. I don’t see a chance of them winning, but then again I did not see G2 Esports losing the last game and they did.

LOL LCS Starting Lineup: (TOP) Licorice (JNG) Blaber (MID) Nisqy (ADC) Zven (SUP) Vulcan

 LOL LCS Favorite Captains:

•  (TOP) Licorice ($6,600) (Cheap option)
• (JNG) Blaber ($7,600) (Optimal option)
• (MID) Nisqy ($8000) (Optimal option)
• (ADC) Zven ($8,400) (Optimal option)
• (SUP) Vulcan ($5,800) (Cheap option)

LOL LCS Pick to win: Cloud9.

Team Liquid (TL) (-260) (GPP/CASH):

Team Liquid is good, and they proved it by defeating TSM in a very confident fashion.  TSM looked washed up and I am curious to see how they end up in this split. I like Team Liquid here in what could be a game closer than we think. Golden Guardians beat Team Dignitas last time out looking very solid. The difference is that Dignitas actually kept the game close. Which made me believe TL can keep the game a bit cleaner while controlling the game.

I will side with Team Liquid but be sure to have both sides of this game. Even if it is a smaller exposure to Golden Guardians. These two teams should be involved in one of the juiciest matchups of the day.

LOL LCS Starting Lineup: (TOP) Impact (JNG) Broxah (MID) Jensen (ADC) Tactical  (SUP) CoreJj

 LOL LCS Favorite Captains:

• (JNG) Broxah ($7,000) (Optimal option)
• (MID) Jensen ($7,400) (Optimal option)
• (ADC) Tactical ($7,400) (Top Optimal option)

 LOL LCS Pick to win: Team Liquid.

Notes: Very even matchup, liking Team Liquid here but will have some exposure to Golden Guardians for sure.

Team Dignitas (DIG) (+180) (GPP):

Gut call here. I believe Team Dignitas is pretty good and eventually, it will show. They had a very tough matchup against Golden Guardians who looked in top form on their first game. Dignitas was able to stay close all game, though some mistakes allowed for GG to snowball their power eventually making it hard for them to get anything going in the late game. On the other side, TSM looked horrible, and I personally think the line should be much closer than this. TL made what everyone thought would be a good team look like a bottom feeder in LoL.

Maybe it was a really bad start by TSM, but maybe they are just not functional at the moment and will take them some time to adjust. I am taking a shot at the underdog here, hoping it pays off.

LOL LCS Starting Lineup: (TOP) V1Per (JNG) Akaadian (MID) Froggen (ADC) Johnsun  (SUP) Aphromoo

 LOL LCS Favorite Captains:

• (MID) Froggen ($6,600) (Top Optimal option)
• (ADC) Johnsun ($6,600) (Top Optimal option)

 LOL LCS Pick to win: Dignitas

LOL LCS teams to consider in large-field tournaments: 

1. Immortals
2. Golden Guardians

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagnravens and ask me any question about the LOL slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s 6/14 targets.

Make sure you also check out our projections here.

League of Legends: Naldo’s 6/13 LOL LCS Breakdown

Today we will be looking into the LOL LCS 2020 Summer Split on 6/13/2020 @ 4:00 pm EST. Below I will provide my top targets for the day, correlation plays, as well as projected lineups for my top targes 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.

LoL LCS Tournament Format:

• 10 teams participate
• Double Round Robin
• Matches are best of one
• Top eight teams qualify for playoffs

LOL LCS Slate Breakdown:

Evil Geniuses (EG) (-300) vs Counter Logic Gaming (CLG)(+210).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Evil Geniuses (EG)(-300):

• (TOP) Kumo
• (JNG) Svenskeren
• (MID) JIIZUKE
• (ADC) BANG
• (SUP) Zeyzal

Counter Logic Gaming (CLG)(+210):

• (TOP) Ruin
• (JNG) Wiggily
• (MID) POBELTER
• (ADC) STIXXAY
• (SUP) Smoothie

Evil Geniuses, a very solid team overall. EG will be going against one of the LOL worst in the LCS bracket. Counter Logic Gaming finished a 3-15 overall record in the LCS standings setting their place as the worst team in the league. There is no sign of them making any change so I just don’t see Evil Geniuses losing this game. CLG possesses an overall K/D ratio of .69, the lowest of all teams in about 18 total games. Paired with that, they also have the highest deaths per game at 14.3 deaths, about 2-3 more deaths than the next max up. Evil Geniuses will be a staple to my cash games, as well as my GPP lines as I could see them destroying CLG. Very much in comparison to the game against 100Thieves. 

LOL LCS Pick to win: Evil Geniuses

FlyQuest (FLY)(-220) vs Immortals (IMT)(+160).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

FlyQuest (FLY)(-220):

• (TOP) Solo
• (JNG) SANTORIN
• (MID) POWEROFEVIL
• (ADC) WILDTURTLE
• (SUP) IgNar

Immortals (IMT)(+160):

• (TOP) sOAZ
• (JNG) PotLuck
• (MID)  EIKA
• (ADC) APOLLO
• (SUP) Gate

FlyQuest is a very underrated team in my opinion who is actually very good. Obviously not to be compared to the LCS juggernaut in C9. FlyQuest can hang with the best teams in this league. Because of that, I like them against Immortals who are an average team at best. They have also made some questionable changes to their lineups sending Xmithie, who everyone thought was their golden child to the academy. Horrible move in my opinion. But I’m suspecting that the move was to actually move into a more aggressive playstyle with their current new roster. Gate also made his way from the academy roster, and overall I don’t like the moves. And personally think there is more of an internal issue.

With that said I will side with FlyQuest, who actually climbed his way to the finals last spring slate against all odds but ultimately being finished off by C9. This win will for sure be led by the bottom lane.

LoL LCS Pick to win: FlyQuest

Team SoloMid(TSM)(-110) vs Team Liquid (TL)(-125).

LoL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Team SoloMid (TSM)(-110):

• (TOP) BROKEN BLADE
• (JNG) Spica
• (MID) BJERGSEN
• (ADC) DOUBLELIFT
• (SUP) Biofrost

Team Liquid (TL)(-125):

• (TOP) Impact
• (JNG) Broxah
• (MID)  JENSEN
• (ADC) TACTICAL
• (SUP) CoreJJ

In a game which I believe is pretty even, I will go to the fact that the team pretty much built on top of what made this team successful before by bringing in Doublelift again along with Bjergsen. The entire team in my opinion looks very solid and is well experienced and should do well throughout the regular season. Besides Spica, that actually came in from the academy roster and contributed greatly to the team. This entire team is very much experienced and has worked together before.

Nothing to take away from Team Liquid that’s for sure. But they did end with a regular spring season split of 7-11. Giving them the second to last spot only ahead of Counter Logic Gaming for the season. Very much still the same team overall, and while they have a case of having good synergy as a team. I just do not think they can pull the game here in what could be a close game. Being as it is a close game anything can happen, but my pick here will be TSM for the win.

LoL LCS Pick to win: Team SoloMid

LoL LCS Slate Review: 

This is day two of the LCS and some teams showed they are still on top form, while others showed the opposite. These are the three teams I will be making my lineups around. If I did not list a game it is for the sole reason that I think the game is tough to predict or the matchup does not set up for a high upside game between the two teams. With that said each and every team picked does have a high kill total for the slate, and should be in a good position to win their games if everything goes accordingly. So far, TSM allows me to build comfortably with pretty much any team. 

There is a risk with having TSM as the game should be very close, but I’m taking a shot here with them hoping it pays off. This will allow me to go double ADC with FlyQuest/TSM stack, yes with a team the same as captain but it still allows you to build a very strong 3-3 stack.

If you want to build EG/FlyQuest there is no doubt that you will have to pay down at captain with a weaker position and that is alright too if you are going more into cash game territory.

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagnravens and ask me any question about the slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s 6/13 targets.

Make sure you also check out our projections here.

League of Legends: Naldo’s 6/13 LOL LEC Breakdown

Today we will be looking into the LOL LEC 2020 Summer Split on 6/13/2020 @ 11:00 am EST. Below I will provide my top targets for the day, correlation plays, as well as projected lineups for my top targes 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.

LoL LEC Tournament Format:

• 10 teams participate
• Double Round Robin
• Matches are best of one
• Top six teams qualify for playoffs

LOL LEC Slate Breakdown:

G2 Esports (G2) (-235) vs Origen (OG)(+175).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

G2 Esports (G2)(-235):

• (TOP) WUNDER
• (JNG) JANKOS
• (MID) CAPS
• (ADC) PERKZ
• (SUP) MIKYX

Origen (OG)(+175):

• (TOP) Alphari
• (JNG) Xerxe
• (MID) NUKEDUCK
• (ADC) UPSET
• (SUP) Destiny

Yesterday was certainly a treat, with some teams that were expected to be rather dysfunctional actually coming out on top over some top teams, and yes I am looking at you Origen.  They gave us one of their most disappointing losses up to date in the hands of SK who actually looked really solid even behind some questionable champion decisions. Regardless they beat one of the teams considered to be in top three in the standings. After that loss, I just don’t see Origen come out on top against the arguably best team of the LEC, and even the world.

This should be a bloodbath, and I believe Origen will be doing the bleeding. Overall, Origen is still a very decent team, maybe they just dropped the ball, or maybe SK really improved that much in a short amount of time. Origen will be looking for a comeback win, but I think this is a win that will be almost impossible to get. 

LOL LEC Pick to win: G2

Fnatic (FNC)(-425) vs Team Vitality (VIT)(+280).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Fnatic (FNC)(-425):

• (TOP) BWIPO
• (JNG) Selfmade
• (MID) NEMESIS
• (ADC) REKKLES
• (SUP) Hylissang

Team Vitality (VIT)(+280):

• (TOP) Cabochard
• (JNG) Nji
• (MID)  MILICA
• (ADC) COMP
• (SUP) Jactroll

A very straight forward matchup here. I am expecting Fnatics to deliver easily against a bottom of the barrel team in Team Vitality who actually won their first game of the split. The difference here is that they played another bottom of the barrel team, and now they will be going up against a top-three team in Fnatic. Fnatics also won their first game of the split against Misfits but it did not come easy after trailing through most of the game they ditched their whole strategy and actually played to pick out their opponents one by one until they managed a lead and ultimately finishing the game.

This is the type of team Fnatic is and the caliber they bring to the table.  Team Vitality still has a lot to go before they can beat a team like Fnatic, let alone be a top team in the standings. Look for them to control, and attack at will at what will seem an easy win.

LoL LEC Pick to win: Fnatic

MAD Lions (MAD)(-265) vs Excel Esports (XL)(+185).

LoL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

MAD Lions (MAD)(-265):

• (TOP) Orome
• (JNG) SHADOW
• (MID) HUMANOID
• (ADC) CARZZY
• (SUP) Kaiser

Excel Esports (XL)(+185):

• (TOP) Kryze
• (JNG) Caedrel
• (MID)  Swiffer
• (ADC) PATRIK
• (SUP) Tore

Probably my favorite pick tonight after G2 Esports. MAD Lions are a young team full of talent in the LOL and I have them being a top team sooner than later in the LEC. They are not quite at the level of G2 as we could see on opening day where they took a beating by them, but have shown flashes in the last split and even took a series from G2 with a major upset.

Today they will be going up against Excel Esports who lost to Rogue which was not a surprise to me, at least. They looked horrible and got completely manhandled in the lanes. Being completely out farmed by Rogue, and when the team fights happened they were forced to withdraw after getting picked. MAD Lions dropped their first game of the LOL summer split but it was no other than the juggernaut of G2. So nothing to really take away aside from the fact they actually had no chance. I am expecting a huge game from MAD Lions here, and take their frustrations out on Excel. Averaging a high 16.9 kills per game I am expecting them to capitalize on the weak matchups and get ahead early.

LoL LEC Pick to win: MAD Lions

Honorable Mentions:

Misfits Gaming(MSF)(-120): 

It is safe to say Misfits Gaming is night and day compared to the last split of LoL. Misfits took a loss to FNC but forced their hand plenty of times throughout the game. They looked very solid with Kobbe in their lineup and I believe this is the start of a decent early push and show what they have.

They go up against a team that finished third in the spring split and just handed a loss to excel esports. I think Misfits are very aggressive and will force the team fights which in my opinion they should win. Objective control was not a problem either, I am expecting for Misfits to play at their pace. If Rogue sets the pace I believe Misfits will have a hard time. But they showed just enough for me to believe in them against a team that often tends to be inconsistent in LoL. 

LoL LEC Slate Review: 

Above we have my three favorites stacks to build around. I am looking to have as many players from either of those teams that salary allows me to have. Meaning my builds will most likely be 4-2, and if it allows me to have an expensive position at captain I will go to 3-3 builds which are very much effective as well. Misfits should allow you to fit many decent stacks with either of those three teams, including double ADC, double MID, and so on as your strongest stacks.

Any stacks of the top three teams will most likely require to lower down to using TOP/JNG and even SUP at captain which I actually do not think its a bad idea as long as you get the most upside from both teams. This is a very good slate for cash games, and GPP games if you pick the right under-owned teams that are playing i.e SK/Misfits who are my favorites to win and cheap stacks.

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagnravens and ask me any question about the slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s 6/13 targets.

Make sure you also check out our projections here.

League Of Legends DFS: Naldo’s LOL LCS 6/12 Targets

Today we will be looking into the first slate of the split for the LOL LCS 2020 Summer Split on 6/12/2020 @ 8:30 pm EST. Below I will provide my top targets, correlation plays, as well as projected lineups to make your building of a line a lot easier for this LOL LCS DFS slate. Any questions about the article or tips feel free to hit me up on discord.

LOL LCS Slate Breakdown:

Cloud9 (C9) (-500) vs. FlyQuest (FLY)(+305).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Cloud9 (C9)(-500):

• (TOP) LICORICE
• (JNG) BLABER
• (MID) NISQY
• (ADC) ZVEN
• (SUP) VULCAN

FlyQuest (FLY)(+305):

• (TOP) Solo
• (JNG) Santorin
• (MID) POWEROFEVIL
• (ADC) WILDTURTLE
• (SUP) IgNar

Cloud9, arguably one of the best teams in LoL if not the best if G2 doesn’t have anything to say about it. Last LoL spring split they finished with an overall record of 17-1 and a 94% win rate for the regular split. FlyQuest another solid team that finished with an overall record of 10W-8L in the regular spring split that shined mostly towards the end of the season. Ultimately these two teams ended up meeting in the finals where C9 completely destroyed them, not allowing them to win a single game in the road to take the throne and be claimed as the spring playoffs champions.

Honestly, I do not see FlyQuest getting upset, but would not be overly surprised if they did manage to win here. After all, FlyQuest did sweep through the losers bracket to reach the LoL LCS finals after losing in the first round against Evil Geniuses, which they did beat in round 3 of the playoffs. But to be realistic, Cloud9 should have this game and it should show just how good they are.

This is a very cocky team in the LoL, and they expressed that on twitter when they took shots at the entire league. Literally saying that they are disappointed with the non-existent competition that they have in the LCS. I do not blame them at all, as their record reflects just that. They have been the juggernauts of this league and there is no one to compete against them. 

LOL LCS Pick to win: Cloud9

Evil Geniuses (EG)(-165) vs. 100 Thieves (100)(+120).

LOL Starting Rosters: (Primary captain options will be in capital lettering)

Evil Geniuses (EG)(-165):

• (TOP) Kumo
• (JNG) Svenskeren
• (MID) JIZUKE
• (ADC) BANG
• (SUP) Zeyzal

100 Thieves (100)(+120):

• (TOP) Ssumday
• (JNG) Meteos
• (MID)  Ryoma
• (ADC) CODYSUN
• (SUP) Stunt

This should be a pretty even matchup between Evil Geniuses, and 100 Thieves. You can make a case for 100 Thieves having the highest upside when they do win, as they do tend to play a little bit more aggressive. But Evil Geniuses were not phased by any of their aggression. In fact, these two teams met three times during the season where they split 1-1 record and had to go on a tiebreaker match which Evil Geniuses ultimately won. Evil Geniuses with the tiebreaker win over 100 Thieves allowed them to secure second place in the standings, while 100T secured for third, both ending with a 10-8 record.

These two teams normally take their time when they are playing against each other. It becomes more of a battle of objectives than actual fighting, making the mid and late game the decisive factor of the match. Both games that Evil Geniuses have won have been very close, up until the end that Evil Geniuses seemed to prove they are the ones in control. The one game that 100 Thieves won, they showed some decent upside and complete control.

I think these two teams are fairly similar, so anything goes. Expect me to actually have both sides of this game, but ultimately will side with 100T here, who should grab less ownership (Always hedge with close games, this is a best of one so anything goes). If 100T starts on the blue side, they have a much better chance of actually winning as their win rate dictates so, just like EG also favors the blue side.

LOL LCS Pick to win: 100Thieves

LOL LCS SLATE REVIEW:

The key to this slate is to try to get as much C9 as possible within your lineups. That should be the game with the most upside and should be filled with a lot of team fights. If you are into hedging both games in a two-game slate I would not give less than a 75% exposure to C9 as I think they will win in pretty good fashion and once again start their season in a dominant way. The second game, I would split 50/50, as I think its too close to call even though I do like 100Thieves to win in what could be a very low kill game.

You can always find me in the Win Daily Sports discord or on twitter @champagnravens and ask me any question about the slate, and I will 100% be there to help out. Thanks for reading Naldo’s 6/12 targets.

Make sure you also check out our projections here.