Seattle Surge and Las Vegas Legion last met in the second week of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, when Las Vegas won on map five. It was a chaotic game, with the teams going back and forth until the Legion closed out the series with 6-4 on Search & Destroy – 6 Star.

Across their final games of the qualifiers last week, both squads looked shaky, struggling to find traction before heading to Burbank. And considering neither is particularly efficient on LAN, we can expect another closely contested game.

A bet on over 4.5 maps isn’t a terrible choice, but we prefer Las Vegas Legion at outsider odds.

Toronto Ultra are the second favourites to win CDL 2024 Major 4 with Call of Duty betting sites, and that’s not surprising considering how dominant they were in the qualifiers. They lost their first game against Seattle Surge but then collected six victories, including a 3-2 win against Atlanta FaZe and a 3-0 sweep of OpTic Texas.

Los Angeles Guerrillas barely finished the qualifiers inside the top eight, scraping in with a 3-4 record thanks to the complete collapse of Las Vegas Legion in the third week. This was also the Guerrillas’ tied-best placement in an online stage this season, which says a lot about where they stand.

There’s not a single reason to believe Toronto Ultra can lose this game. They’re consistent, efficient in beating lesser teams, and have already beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas three times since January.

New York Subliners ended CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers with a disappointing 4-3 record, which includes a 2-3 loss to Atlanta FaZe in the opening week. On paper, the Subliners held on well in that match, but it’s important to note that FaZe didn’t perform like themselves on that day.

Since then, the Subliners have looked somewhat shaky, especially towards the end of the qualifiers, with a close five-game victory against Minnesota R?KKR and a loss against Los Angeles Thieves.

Atlanta FaZe had a slow start to CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but they quickly found their rhythm and showed much cleaner performances in the final four games of the stage. Their Control still needs a lot more work, and it could be a weak spot New York will take advantage of.

So, while we can give the Subliners a map, anything more seems unlikely.

In what should be the closest game of the day, Los Angeles Thieves meet Miami Heretics for the fourth time this season. Two of those clashes ended in favour of Miami, but the Thieves won the only LAN match between the two.

Both sides won four games during CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers and performed similarly well. But the Heretics had a tougher schedule, and their only three defeats came against OpTic Texas, Toronto Ultra, and Atlanta FaZe.

This should be a competitive series, and even though Los Angeles Thieves deserve some recognition for their solid showing at the last LAN, Miami Heretics shouldn’t be priced as underdogs.

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Los Angeles Thieves finished the Call of Duty League 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers in fourth place and looked set to make a splash on LAN. But the Thieves failed to make it far in Toronto, suffering an early second-round exit against Miami Heretics.

Losing to Heretics isn’t that worrying, but the Thieves also had an iffy showing against Boston Breach in round one, suggesting they might not be as good as they seemed a few weeks back.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are not as much of an enigma. While you could rank them above Boston Breach, anything more is too optimistic. Still, the Guerrillas are much more efficient online and are 3-1 up in the head-to-head against the Thieves, who haven’t shown enough recently to earn the tag of -333.33 favourites.

Toronto Ultra are the clear third-best team in the league, behind Atlanta FaZe and OpTic Texas. They had some distinct issues over the first three stages of the season, namely with Search & Destroy, but even that doesn’t seem to be a problem anymore.

In CDL 2024 Major 3, Toronto Ultra managed to grind out some great wins on Search & Destroy and showed great consistency on respawns, earning them a silver medal and a ticket to the CDL Championship.

Las Vegas Legion exited CDL 2024 Major 3 in the first round, which marked their worst LAN result of the season, but that was expected after what they showed in the qualifying stage.

Legion took a map in two of their three meetings with Ultra this season, but they’re now in worse form, whereas Toronto Ultra are improving. A 3-0 sweep seems likely.

Miami Heretics placed fifth-sixth at CDL Major 3, which is a massive improvement on their consecutive 9th-12th finishes in the first two LAN events. That result didn’t come easy, but Miami Heretics earned it with solid performances against the Las Vegas Legion and Los Angeles Thieves.

Their only loss of CDL 2024 Major 3 came against OpTic Texas, who beat them 3-1 in the third round of the lower bracket. That doesn’t sound too inspiring ahead of this fixture, but we can’t ignore Miami Heretics’ recent improvement.

By winning CDL 2024 Major 3, OpTic Texas earned the tag as the strongest CoD team in the league. They’re still 20 points short of catching up to FaZe in the season standings, yet their improvement since the second stage is noticeable.

It’s very difficult to doubt OpTic Texas and their chances to defeat Miami Heretics. Still, there’s a very good chance they drop a map — as OpTic typically do online.

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Seattle Surge had an excellent run at the last Call of Duty League Major. They lost to Toronto Ultra in the first round but then picked up two commanding victories against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens before getting eliminated by the New York Subliners.

In their series against Toronto Ultra, the Surge showed some good things. Their performances on Control and Hardpoint were solid, whereas Search & Destroy still needs some work.

Toronto Ultra finished runners-up at CDL 2024 Major 3, which is a nice improvement on their fourth-place finish in Major 2. Still, the Ultra should have shown more in the grand final, where they lost to OpTic Texas 0-4 after beating them 3-1 two days prior.

This might suggest that Toronto Ultra lack some consistency, which could prevent them from winning the championship. But online, they’ve looked good — and especially against weaker teams, Toronto Ultra rarely blunder.

Boston Breach crashed out of CDL 2024 Major 3 in the first round in a classic Boston Breach fashion. They faced Los Angeles Thieves and played a competitive series but lost game five, which is something we’ve come to expect of this team.

Shortly after their early exit from the Major, the Breach added Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak to the lineup as a replacement for Nathaniel “Pentagrxm” Thomas, but this change might’ve come a bit too late.

Minnesota R?KKR, like the Breach, didn’t manage to make it past the first round at the recent Major, with a 1-3 loss to Seattle Surge. They have looked serviceable on Search & Destroy, but they’ve been abysmal on respawns, where they’re 4-17 — which isn’t enough to achieve any solid placement, either online or on LAN.

These are both very flawed teams, and while Boston Breach might look better with MajorManiak, this isn’t a good enough reason to believe they’ll have an easy time on Friday. Expect a scrappy affair.

Los Angeles Guerrillas placed dead last at CDL 2024 Major 3 with a first-round defeat against Carolina Royal Ravens. On top of that, they’re also notoriously bad online.

It’s a tough spot to be in for the Guerrillas, who have looked in the mix at points in this season. But it was only a matter of time before their online form was reflected on LAN, and without any roster changes, their situation likely won’t improve anytime soon.

Carolina Royal Ravens have shown some improvement over the last month, with a sixth-place finish in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers and a top-eight on LAN. They’ve still yet to show anything great against top contenders, but the Royal Ravens have consistently beat lesser CoD esports teams and regularly take maps off top squads.

It’s difficult to feel overly optimistic about Los Angeles Guerrillas, and while they might muster up one map, anything more seems highly unlikely.

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Despite placing third in CDL Major 2, New York Subliners haven’t looked great in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers due to some teamwork issues. They won against Minnesota R?KKR in the first round but then lost to Carolina Royal Ravens, Seattle Surge, and Atlanta FaZe.

Las Vegas Legion’s only highlight of the split was a five-map series against Los Angeles Thieves, but even that should’ve ended in a 3-0 sweep for the Thieves. Since then, the Legion have lost to OpTic Texas and Seattle Surge, both 0-3.

It’s hard to trust New York Subliners in the state they’re in. But it’s even more difficult to believe in the Las Vegas Legion and their ability to win the series.

Atlanta FaZe are in cruise control heading into the fourth week of CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers. After claiming the second Major of the season, they are already guaranteed a top-eight finish having won all four games of the split.

Last week, Atlanta FaZe crushed the struggling New York Subliners in four maps. That followed wins over two other two contenders, Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas, in the opening two weeks. FaZe still have some work to do, namely on Highrise – Control, but that may be their only weakness.

Carolina Royal Ravens showed some improvement early in the qualifiers but then crumbled in Week 3 with defeats against Los Angeles Thieves and Toronto Ultra. While results like that don’t make the Royal Ravens one of the bottom CDL teams, they prove that James “Clayster” Eubanks and his crew aren’t ready for FaZe.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are priced as huge underdogs for their series against OpTic Texas, and this is not an overreaction. OpTic are clearly one of the top two teams in the CDL, whereas the Guerrillas are tipped to end this stage outside the top eight.

Los Angeles Guerrillas have won two series over the three weeks, but they’ve only beaten two struggling teams in Boston Breach and Minnesota R?KKR. OpTic Texas, on the other side, have lost only to Atlanta FaZe.

As the CoD esports betting odds suggest, this should be a one-horse race.

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Los Angeles Guerrillas are on a four-game losing streak. They won their final game of the end of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers and two series on LAN, but if we zoom out, the Guerrillas are 3-11 since the end of Major 1.

Despite occasional promising showings, the Los Angeles Guerrillas are not performing well, which explains why they’re priced as underdogs for this match. However, it’s not like Boston Breach have looked much better recently.

The Breach have played just two series so far and lost both against Miami Heretics and Minnesota R?KKR. They forced map five in both games, but the main issue with Boston and the main reason for their defeats is a lack of discipline and a tendency to throw away maps.

Even though Los Angeles Guerrillas are far from good, there is no reason to have them priced as +222 outsiders against Boston Breach. This is a 50-50 match at best, making it hard to pass on the underdogs.

Toronto Ultra are 2-1, with wins against Los Angeles Guerrillas and Miami Heretics and a 0-3 defeat against Atlanta FaZe. This isn’t too bad, but Toronto Ultra aren’t playing as well as they did in the previous splits.

Their Control is solid, but Toronto Ultra look very weak on Search & Destroy and Hardpoint. Teams go through rough patches on game modes, so Ultra’s slump doesn’t mean they’re out of the elite four teams in CDL. But they have a lot of work to do to regain the respect they earned in Major 1.

Toronto Ultra are at their lowest point of the 2024 CDL esports season and they’re set to play Carolina Royal Ravens, who have shown immense improvement. The underdogs can easily take the Search & Destroy map, and if we see Rio – Hardpoint, things can quickly get out of hand for Ultra.

Los Angeles Thieves navigated through a tough schedule in the previous split well, but their strong run came to a stop in the second round of the Major when LA Thieves lost to Los Angeles Guerrillas. That small slip-up on LAN doesn’t mean much as Thieves have been performing well online.

So far in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers, Los Angeles Thieves have won two five-map series against Las Vegas Legion and Miami Heretics. This might not seem too good, but the Thieves played better than what the final scores suggest, and have been slowly improving over the last couple of months.

Minnesota R?KKR are 1-2 in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers, with defeats against Atlanta FaZe and New York Subliners and one victory against the shaky Boston Breach. Those results don’t prove much, but there are a few things we can take from the three series.

Minnesota R?KKR’s Search & Destroy is decent, Control is lacking, and Hardpoint is not too bad. The eye test proves that Minnesota R?KKR have some potential, and they already accomplished plenty in the second split. But we have to see more from Minnesota R?KKR before trusting them to defeat the surging Los Angeles Thieves.

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Los Angeles Thieves are 2-0 after two weeks of action, with two five-map victories against the Las Vegas Legion and Miami Heretics. The latter was a very close series that could’ve easily ended the other way, mainly due to Los Angeles Thieves’ poor map pool.

This is something the Royal Ravens could look to exploit. But like Los Angeles Thieves, the Royal Ravens have their weaknesses. They have a worse win percentage on Search & Destroy (36.7% – 52%), while they’re better on Hardpoint (44.4% – 30.3%) and about as effective on Control as Thieves.

Both teams are playing well for their standards, and while the Los Angeles Thieves have slightly better performance figures, they’re not consistent enough to be priced at such big favourites.

Minnesota R?KKR are 2-3 across their last five outings, which includes a 1-3 loss against the Los Angeles Guerrillas, who bested them during CDL 2024 Major 2.

Since that defeat, the R?KKR have managed just one victory. But they had a rough schedule and exceeded expectations by beating Boston Breach on Sunday thanks to clutch performances from Eli “Standy” Bentz and Thomas “Lynz” Gregorio on Search & Destroy.

Los Angeles Guerrillas did well at the recent Major. But they’re 0-3 ahead of this match with defeats against Toronto Ultra, Las Vegas Legion, and the Carolina Royal Ravens, once again proving they don’t do well online.

Minnesota R?KKR have recently started playing better and should be able to take down LA Guerrillas. Still, their Search & Destroy and Hardpoint aren’t great, so we shouldn’t expect a sweep.

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Las Vegas Legion played just one game last week, and they lost to Los Angeles Thieves in four maps, which, considering Thieves’ resurgence, isn’t too worrying. Las Vegas Legion have been performing relatively well for most of the season, and while success was hard to come by when faced with tougher opponents, they have consistently beaten weaker teams.

Seattle Surge have managed just one win so far, against the Los Angeles Guerrillas at the end of Week 3. Beating Guerrillas doesn’t prove much or take away from Seattle Surge’s concerning performances against New York Subliners, Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto Ultra, and Minnesota R?KKR.

Seattle Surge seem like a dead team. They’ve not shown any improvement throughout the season and are exceptionally bad on respawn maps, with a 9-18 record on Hardpoint and 3-13 on Control. Their Search & Destroy isn’t bad, but that won’t be enough for Seattle Surge to defeat Las Vegas Legion.

Las Vegas Thieves have found some momentum recently and enter the final week of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers guaranteed an upper seed for the main event. They lost against Atlanta FaZe at the start of last week but then defeated the Las Vegas Legion, adding to their previous wins against Minnesota R?KKR and Miami Heretics.

Thieves still have some obvious weaknesses with their map pool, and they’ve not looked great on Hardpoint either. So, despite their improvement, the Los Angeles Thieves still have a long way to go.

Their city rivals, Los Angeles Guerrillas, are in a terrible spot and in need of roster changes. They’re on a six-game losing streak, with a worrying record on all maps and game modes – 12-27 on respawn and 6-13 on Search & Destroy.

Even though Los Angeles Thieves still have a lot to prove it is tough to make a case for the Guerrillas, even at the offered CoD esports betting odds.

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Boston Breach had only one match last week against Las Vegas Legion and lost 0-3. It was a much closer game than the scoreline suggests, and considering Boston Breach’s previous performances, it’s fair to say that they didn’t perform as well as they could’ve on the day.

OpTic Texas have yet to lose a series this stage, but they’ve played mostly bottom teams in Los Angeles Thieves, Minnesota R?KKR, Los Angeles Guerrillas, and Carolina Royal Ravens. Even in those series, OpTic looked a bit shaky on Search & Destroy.

This is a must-win match for OpTic Texas, and they’ll likely come out as victors without major issues. But their Search & Destroy isn’t where it should be, so we can’t expect a clean sweep.

Los Angeles Thieves are 2-1 after three weeks of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. Last week they defeated Minnesota R?KKR 3-2, which is a huge accomplishment even though the R?KKR are not in good form.

It marked their second consecutive victory of the qualifiers, after the LA team edged past Miami Heretics at the end of February. However, even though the Thieves have shown some improvement, they’ll need a miracle to make it past Atlanta FaZe.

FaZe are 3-1 ahead of this match, with just one defeat against the in-form New York Subliners. So even though Atlanta have some more work to do to reclaim the throne as CDL’s top dogs, they’re still significantly stronger than mid-table teams such as Los Angeles Thieves.

Los Angeles Guerrillas have yet to win a series in CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers, and it doesn’t seem like that will change on Friday. Last week they lost against Seattle Surge, which effectively makes them the weakest CDL team. And that isn’t surprising, knowing that the Guerrillas aren’t good on respawns, nor have they shown much on Search & Destroy.

Carolina Royal Ravens had a tough match on Saturday when they lost against OpTic Texas in four maps. Despite the defeat, the Royal Ravens showed some good qualities and performed well on the two Hardpoint maps. Search & Destroy and Control weren’t close.

This is a clash between two weak teams, but based on what Los Angeles Guerrillas have shown so far, it’s tough to believe they can defeat Carolina Royal Ravens.

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This is a match between one of CDL’s strongest and weakest teams, and as the latest Call of Duty League betting odds suggest, it should be a one-sided affair.

Las Vegas Legion performed well against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, and they had a relatively good start to the season with a couple of strong showings. Still, even on a good day, the Las Vegas Legion should stand no chance against the reigning CDL Major champions.

Toronto Ultra are far ahead of most CDL squads, with just one loss this season – against Boston Breach in the CDL Major 1 Qualifiers. The Ultra’s only weakness is their Control mode, although this shouldn’t be a big deal against weaker opponents.

Las Vegas Legion have looked competitive in some of their games, but they shouldn’t pose a serious threat to Toronto.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are one of the most flawed teams in the CDL with few redeeming qualities. They’re 6-11 on Hardpoint, 5-10 on Search & Destroy, and 5-7 on Control. Moreover, they’ve not looked good against other bottom-table teams and are fresh off a 1-3 loss against the Las Vegas Legion.

OpTic Texas are not quite one of the top teams in the league, but they have the potential to be great. For that to happen, OpTic need to improve their Search & Destroy.

While it’s easy to find OpTic Texas’ weaknesses, you must also have a capable opponent to take advantage of them. Los Angeles Guerrillas are not one of those teams.

Miami Heretics played a competitive game against Toronto Ultra on the opening day of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. They lost 0-3 but pushed Ultra to the limits on Search & Destroy and Control, improving the poor impression Miami Heretics left in Boston.

Los Angeles Thieves have won just two series this season and are fresh off a rough loss against OpTic Texas. The Thieves have the same issues as their old roster, which lacked confidence. The talent is still there, and it’s fair to say that Los Angeles Thieves should be playing much better, but without any inspiring results, it’s tough to be optimistic.

Quality-wise, Miami Heretics and Los Angeles Thieves aren’t that far apart, and if we see the Heretics stumble against Las Vegas Legion on Friday, then backing the Thieves to win might be the smarter play. But considering what we’ve seen from the LA team so far, Miami at -149.25 is a fair offer.

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Toronto Ultra are priced as heavy favourites for their clash with Las Vegas Legion, which isn’t too shocking. Ultra are one of the top teams in the CDL, and they’ve looked excellent over the last three weeks of action.

Their search & destroy needs more work, as was evident in their 3-1 victory over Los Angeles Thieves last week. It marked the third search & destroy map Toronto Ultra has dropped this season—previously against Los Angeles Guerrillas and one against Boston Breach.

While Toronto Ultra needs to clean up a bit, they shouldn’t struggle against Las Vegas Legion. With a 1-5 record and just one win against Minnesota R?KKR, the Legion are not in a good spot, but they forced OpTic to five maps last week and played a fairly close map one against FaZe on Sunday.

There is a world where the Legion steals one map, but it seems just as likely that Toronto Ultra sweeps.

Miami Heretics have looked fairly decent this season. They are 3-2, with defeats against Seattle Surge and Boston Breach. Losing two games might not mean much; however, we have to note that Miami Heretics’ three wins came against the bottom teams.

Los Angeles Guerrillas have outperformed expectations in the CDL Major 1 Qualifier. Even though they’re 2-3, the Guerrillas played well last week against Atlanta FaZe and Boston Breach. The Guerrillas have posted similar results as Heretics, but they had to play much tougher opponents.

Esports betting sites have Los Angeles Guerrillas priced as favourites, which is fair. But considering Miami Heretics haven’t shown much against stronger teams, the price gap should probably be even bigger.

Seattle Surge got humiliated by Toronto Ultra at the start of CDL Major 1 Qualifier Week 3, but then bounced back with a 3-2 victory against Miami Heretics. In the second round, Seattle lost against FaZe and OpTic but ended the first round with two wins against Los Angeles Thieves and Boston Breach.

Based on those results, Seattle Surge seems like the gatekeeper for a top-four finish and a potential dark horse to produce a deep run. They’re not quite at the level of top teams, but they’re still better than most mid-table squads.

Minnesota R?KKR are not in a good spot. Their only victory came on Sunday, when R?KKR defeated Carolina Royal Ravens. Still, they have produced some solid games even against stronger opponents, such as New York Subliners and OpTic Texas.

R?KKR seem they’re a couple of roster changes away from becoming very competitive, as they’re decent on respawns and have won a few search & destroy maps. This doesn’t mean they’ll have an easy time against Seattle Surge, but there’s a chance that they can steal two maps.

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