by ESB’s free League of Legends betting predictions for Saturday, June 18, focus on three LoL Championship Series (LCS) 2022 Summer bouts. Here are our selections for Dignitas vs Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses vs 100 Thieves, and TSM vs CLG, with top LoL betting odds courtesy of BetOnline.
DIGNITAS vs TEAM LIQUID LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Dignitas +250 at BetOnline | Liquid -357.14 at BetOnline |
| When: | June 18, 2022 | 14:30 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
?Team Liquid have not made any roster changes ahead of the LCS 2022 Summer, and that’s fine. Perhaps they could add a more impactful jungler, but Lucas “Santorin” Tao is still serviceable and he shouldn’t be a limiting factor for Liquid until they face international competition at Worlds.
Despite their slip-up in LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs, Team Liquid are more than capable of winning the LCS, and we wouldn’t be shocked if they do it. The only teams that can stop them include Evil Geniuses, Cloud9 and 100 Thieves, but after the three, there’s a massive quality gap.
Dignitas had their moments last split, and despite finishing seventh, they did well for their standards. For the final split of the season, Dignitas added former Overwatch League player Noh “Gamsu” Yeong-jin to replace Aaron “FakeGod” Lee, which might seem like a downgrade, but we don’t expect much will change.
Team Liquid are stronger, and they shouldn’t be losing games like this. But since we’re in a slow, scaling meta, it’s wiser to explore options of betting on the underdogs with a kill handicap. We don’t expect Dignitas to upset Liquid, but they should keep the match within six kills.
Dignitas +6.5 total kills
EVIL GENIUSES vs 100 THIEVES LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | EG -125 at BetOnline | 100T -111.11 at BetOnline |
| When: | June 18, 2022 | 15:30 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
?The second day of action in the LCS will see a rematch of the LCS 2022 Spring finals between Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves. EG won the series 3-0, yet the esports betting sites have the two squads priced relatively close, and that’s fair.
100 Thieves might have lost the finals, but if we take the LCS 2022 Spring as a whole, the two teams weren’t that far apart. This is still a match between two of NA’s title contenders that field some of the best players in the league, so the question is rarely about which team has better players but rather which roster will step up on the day.
If we had to pick a team, we would side with Evil Geniuses, but at the offered LoL esports betting odds, there is no value on the moneyline. So instead, we’ll take under 26.5 kills, which is a very high line considering the game’s current state.
Under 26.5 total kills
TSM vs CLG LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | TSM -151.52 at BetOnline | CLG +110 at BetOnline |
| When: | June 18, 2022 | 16:30 PDT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
?With their current roster, TSM can only dream of returning to their former glory, and even the addition of mid laner Huang “Maple” Yi-Tang likely won’t help TSM make a run for the LCS crown. Overall, this is a good team with not one player you could consider bad. But on the other side, jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu is the only great player on this roster.
TSM should do much better than in spring, and they seem capable of reaching the playoffs, but anything more than that is wishful thinking. CLG were decent last split, and if they can play around ADC Fatih “Luger” Güven, CLG should be just as successful in LCS 2022 Summer. Unfortunately, that still puts them in the bottom four.
We like to see CLG trying out new players and giving younger talent a chance, which could benefit the organisation long-term, but it’s hard to feel excited about a team with little upside. This could be a messy game, but TSM look better on paper and shouldn’t be priced much higher than -200.
