There is a clear delineation between the haves and the have-nots in the NA LCS. Team Liquid and Cloud9 are the best teams in the league at 11-1 and 10-2, and they are all but guaranteed to earn the two first-round byes in the Spring Split Playoffs. Team SoloMid looks set to finish third with a record at 7-5, but the last three playoff spots are entirely up in the air. The other seven teams in the LCS are either 5-7 or 4-8, and teams will look to shake off the chains of mediocrity this weekend.
League of Legends NA LCS Spring Split 2019 Week 7 Betting Odds
Golden Guardians -110
Counter Logic Gaming -110
I’m not a believer in CLG based on what we’ve seen this split. They have the worst gold differential numbers in the region according to tracking site Games of Legends, and their inability to group together and fight as a team is very concerning. While it’s not uncommon to see a top laner involved in just over half his team’s kills, the fact that Stixxay only has a 53.6 kill percentage as the team’s AD Carry is a giant red flag going forward.
Golden Guardians have already beat CLG once this split, and they have rebounded after an 0-4 start to the season with wins in five of their last eight games. Two of the three losses were to Team Liquid and Cloud9, and this team looks set to separate itself from the others.
Team Liquid -200
Cloud9 +165
This is the match of the week. A Liquid victory coupled with their earlier win over C9 likely guarantees them the No. 1 seed going into the playoffs, while a C9 win leaves these teams tied at 11-2 with five games left to play.
Liquid have been a true force this season, but their inability to really push ahead in the early game continues to be something that opponents can exploit. Thus far, no team has been able to do it with the talent Liquid has across the board, and C9 has likely scouted this out.
That being said, I’m not as confident in C9 as I usually am. They were incredibly fortunate to get a win over arch rival TSM last weekend, and their draft left them at a disadvantage. If not for some incredible play from Licorice, they would have lost, so don’t be surprised to see him on a hard carry here.
Team SoloMid -295
100 Thieves +235
Before the loss to Cloud9, TSM were on a five-game winning streak. They are the only team that has been able to take down Team Liquid, and they should be heavy favorites against any team aside from those two going forward. Bjergsen is in elite form, and his Zoe play has been top-notch. If he gets his hands on the champion here, you can go ahead and type GG.
FlyQuest -140
Clutch Gaming +120
FlyQuest are slumping at the worst possible time. I thought they would turn it around last week after losing to TSM and C9 in the previous week, but they fell to both CLG and OpTic and now find themselves in a precarious spot. I’m still keeping the faith, but they need to prioritize a strong jungler for Santorin. Taking Jarvan and Olaf last week did not work out, so we need to see him on a Nocturne or a Lee Sin.
Echo Fox +135
OpTic Gaming -160
We have seen Echo Fox lose four in a row as they have had arguably the worst jungle play in the league. Rush was benched last weekend, but that didn’t change things as Panda was not very impressive on two games of Jarvan.
This week, I think Echo Fox will go aggressive and rely on their laners to win lane, win game. They have a significant bottom lane advantage over OpTic, and I think Solo can beat Dhokla up top as well to lead Echo Fox to the upset.
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