DraftKings LoL: Saturday LPL/LCK Breakdown

GAMES (EDT)

• 4:00 a.m: KT Rolster vs. SANDBOX Gaming
• 5:00 a.m: Bilibili Gaming vs. Dominus Esports
• 6:50 a.m: Invictus Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up
• 7:00 a.m: T1 vs. Gen.G

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DraftKings LoL: Saturday LPL/LCK Cheat Sheet

SB vs. KT

We are going into the second half of the LCK round robin, and these two teams just played last week. KT have been looking pretty bad all year, and Sandbox just gets how to play as a team. In their last game against Prince they made a few blunders in the second game but ended up winning the series. Sandbox's early game and mid game has been better than KT's, and their gold difference after 15 minutes is as well. KT made a huge team fight error in Game 2 of the SKT game, and this scares me with a bunch of veterans on the team. Even though Sandbox have been playing better, KT are still a team that can show up to any game at anytime, so this is definitely going to be closer than many think.

Prediction: SB 2-1

• SB Players to Target: Route ($7,200), GorillA ($5,000)
• KT Players to Target: Aiming ($7,400)

DMO vs. BLG

This is going to be a bloody game, and the right angle to take is BLG. They are the highest-priced team, and that might take ownership off of them since IG are on the slate. BLG's stats improved when Meteor came back, and they are ahead of DMO in every objective category. BLG played well against SN, but in previous games they had trouble closing out top teams. It's a good thing DMO are a bottom-tier team of the LPL, and BLG should win this with ease. 

Prediction: BLG 2-0

• BLG Players to Target: Everyone

RNG vs. IG

These two teams have battled each other back and forth the last few years, with RNG coming out ahead. This time I don't think they will be able to hang with IG because we are seeing a new Invictus Gaming where they are playing through their wind condition, playing around objectives, and being proactive around the map. TheShy has died five fewer times on average now that Ning and Baolan are back. I say this because there had to be some internal conflict between Leyan and Southwind that had been making TheShy not try, and it was very apparent in those matches. The top side of the map for IG are back to worlds form and this is going to be a tough task for two new players and Xiaohu, who has been struggling to lane all split. 

Prediction: IG 2-1

• IG Players to Target: Rookie ($7,600), Ning ($6,800), TheShy ($6,200)

GEN vs. T1

This is game where somehow T1 plays very well against Gen.G, even though they haven't looked good all year. The problem is that Gen.G had some uncharacteristic changes in their play-style every time they play against T1, and I hope they don't do this Saturday because they are a stylistic nightmare for them. Gen.G have the best first blood at 67 percent, 81 percent first turret, and top two in every objective category. I really like Gen.G to break out of their curse because they are playing some of the best League of Legends in the LCK aside from Damwon. They have opted to play this new early game style, and with Clid playing how he wants and Rascal playing weakside well I can see this team taking it to T1. Canna and Teddy are the two players for T1 who have been consistent all season long, and their weak point is the mid jungle duo since Cuzz's pathing has been figured out, taking almost the same jungle path every game. If T1 wants to win this game they will need to draft for a solid scaling comp so that their early game doesn't get snowballed by Gen.G; otherwise, they are going to have a tough time crawling back after 15 minutes.

Prediction: GenG 2-1

• GenG Players to Target: Everyone