by The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Fall Split Major kicks off on Thursday, December 8, in Rotterdam with the opening round of the tournament. Here are our top selections for FaZe Clan vs Moist Esports, Gen.G Mobil1 Racing vs PWR, Oxygen Esports vs G2 Esports, and The Club vs Pioneers, with Rocket League betting odds courtesy of BetOnline.
GEN.G MOBIL1 RACING vs PWR RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Gen.G -175.44 at BetOnline | PWR +134 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 8, 2022 | 13:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
?Gen.G Mobil1 Racing are the outright favourites ($4.50) to win the RLCS Fall Split Major, and rightly so. Gen.G are in excellent form and have impressed with two runner-up finishes in NA Regional 1 Fall Open and Fall Cup, adding their first tournament title a month ago when they won NA Regional 3 Fall Invitational.
READ: RLCS Fall Major 2022-23 betting preview & predictions
Their next opponents, PWR, travel to Rotterdam as the weakest team in the field, priced at +3300 on the outright market, which seems a bit too high. The Australian squad has shown great form in October-November, winning the regional Fall Cup and Fall Invitational by crushing Pioneers in the finals 4-1 and 4-0, respectively.
But even though PWR might be stronger than what the RLCS outright betting odds suggest, Gen.G are way too good for us to believe the Aussies can cause an upset or come even close to it. A 3-0 sweep for Gen.G Mobil1 Racing seems like the most likely outcome.
Gen.G Mobil1 Racing -2.5 maps
OXYGEN ESPORTS vs G2 ESPORTS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Oxygen +137 at BetOnline | G2 -188.68 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 8, 2022 | 14:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
?Oxygen Esports are 0-4 in the head-to-head against G2 Esports since their first clash in March 2021, so it makes sense that they’re underdogs for this match. But there’s also Oxygen’s lack of success over the last two months.
Oxygen Esports kicked off the 2022/23 season by winning RLCS 2022-23 – Fall: EU Regional 1 – Fall Open; however, since then, we haven’t seen much from them. A 9th-11th finish in the Fall Cup, followed by a fifth-eighth place in the Fall Invitational, is all Oxygen have produced, and it doesn’t look too good.
G2 Esports, on the other side, made the finals of the RLCS 2021/22 World Championship and have since added two semifinal runs at Fall Open and Fall Invitational, where they got eliminated by respective champions in FaZe Clan and Gen.G Mobil1 Racing. Regardless of their unsuccessful attempts to win a trophy this season G2 Esports are a team to watch and undeniably the favourites to win on Thursday.
G2 Esports -1.5 maps
THE CLUB vs PIONEERS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Club -175.44 at BetOnline | Pioneers +134 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 8, 2022 | 14:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
?As the outright odds suggest, there isn’t much to separate The Club (+1800) and Pioneers (+2000). The RLCS betting odds for this match indicate that this is The Club’s game to lose, which sounds fair, but we see an upset potential in this affair.
The Club are by far the most dominant team from the South American region, while the Pioneers are the second-strongest team hailing from Oceania. But since the two regions are relatively equal in strength, that doesn’t mean much. Still, it’s worth considering that the Pioneers are very experienced on LAN, which could give them the edge.
This match can easily go either way, and even though The Club look stronger on paper, they might be a bit overrated due to their domestic success. At +134 with BetOnline, Pioneers are an easy choice.
Pioneers to win
FAZE CLAN vs MOIST ESPORTS RLCS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe -175.44 at BetOnline | Moist +134 at BetOnline |
| When: | December 8, 2022 | 16:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/rocketleague) |
?FaZe Clan have been very up-and-down since the start of the season and have consistently done well in one tournament, only to disappoint in the next. FaZe won rle.gg Roster Royale in September, but then added a sixth-eighth place finish at Fall Open: Top 16 Qualifier, won the Fall Open and crashed out of the Fall Cup in the quarters.
But most of that had to do with FaZe always having to face Gen.G Mobil1 Racing, so it’s not fair to criticise them too much. This is a strong team that might be weaker than Gen.G, but are not to be ignored, especially on LAN.
Moist Esports belong in the bracket of one of Europe’s top teams, but they’re not quite the best. Since their quarter-final run at the World Championship, Moist have made two semifinals at Fall Open and Fall Cup but stumbled last month with a 9th-11th finish at Fall Invitational.
Moist are still a very good team, capable of causing some damage in the Netherlands, but their recent form suggests that they will struggle against FaZe.
