Category: eSports
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21 Savage Allegedly Cheats to Take $120,000 from Adin Ross in Cards
There is some controversy between streamers and rappers. Rapper 21 Savage joined streamer Adin Ross on Thursday to play NBA 2K together live on Twitch. Ross took 21 Savage for $400,000 during the 2K session. Ross wanted to give 21 Savage an opportunity to earn some of that money back in a game of high-card.…
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Will eSports Betting Be Legal in New York?
Although retail sports betting was legalized in New York in 2019 and online sports betting is expected to launch soon in The Empire State, eSports betting has yet to be fully legalized. eSports betting laws vary state-to-state, meaning eSports betting is fully legal in some states, regulated in others, and illegal in the rest. eSports…
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League of Legends Odds, Picks & Predictions: OMG vs. Team WE, Victory Five vs. Edward Gaming
This piece is excerpted from a larger LPL breakdown for August 4. For more eSports content and analysis, check out The Esports Department. OMG +258 (+1.5 maps @ -127, -1.5 maps @ +620) vs. Team WE (-357, -1.5 maps @ -101) Kill Total: 25.5 (over -112 / under -116) Kill Spread: +6.5 @ -110 /…
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Overwatch League Week 15 Betting Odds and Picks: A Good Week to Bounce Back
Let’s go over some basics for the uninitiated. The Overwatch League is an eSports league built around the Blizzard Entertainment (Starcraft, World of Warcraft) first-person shooter and strategy game, Overwatch. It’s comprised of two teams of six players, with two players as tanks, two players as support (healers) and two players as DPS (Damage Per…
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Overwatch League Week 14 Betting Odds and Picks: Time to Take a Dive (Comp)
Let’s go over some basics for the uninitiated. The Overwatch League is an eSports league built around the Blizzard Entertainment (Starcraft, World of Warcraft) first-person shooter and strategy game, Overwatch. It’s comprised of two teams of six players, with two players as tanks, two players as support (healers) and two players as DPS (Damage Per…
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Overwatch League Week 13 Betting Odds and Picks: Can the Hunters Upset Excelsior? (May 2-3)
Let’s go over some basics for the uninitiated. The Overwatch League is an eSports league built around the Blizzard Entertainment (Starcraft, World of Warcraft) first-person shooter and strategy game, Overwatch. It’s comprised of two teams of six players, with two players as tanks, two players as support (healers) and two players as DPS (Damage Per…
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LOL Betting Picks and LPL Spring Finals Roundtable Preview: Top eSports vs. JD Gaming (May 2)
China’s LOL Pro League will be crowning a new champion on Saturday. TOP eSports and JD Gaming each eliminated the previous two world champions, Invictus (2018) and FunPlus Phoenix (2019), respectively and in dominant fashion over the weekend to bring each organization to their first LPL finals appearances. LOL Pro League (China): 2020 Spring Finals…
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How to Bet on Overwatch with Legal eSports Wagering Coming to Colorado
There are sports on the horizon, but none quite yet. So in the meantime, let’s say you wanted to diversify your wagering and dip into eSports. You can go the murder-death-kill route with CS:GO. You can go intensely complicated with League of Legends and DOTA 2. You can go with simulated sports for the NBA…
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How to Bet on CS:GO with Legal eSports Wagering Coming to Colorado
Today, Friday, May 1, sports betting will be launched in Colorado. That’s exciting news, but what’s even better is that the state seems to be quite progressive in its betting offerings. Colorado will be the first state to offer eSports wagering, including League of Legends, CS:GO, Overwatch and more. On that note, I’ll detail the…
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LOL Betting Odds & Picks: Best Bets for LCK Spring Finals, LPL Quarterfinals (April 25)
Saturday morning brings us two competitive playoff matches in the East. The top two seeds will battle it out at South Korea’s LOL Park in Seoul in the first games played in the stadium since March 6. We’ll also get our second quarterfinal matchup in the LPL featuring 2019 World Champions FunPlus Phoenix. LOL Champions…
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Call of Duty League Picks, Projections & Odds: Koerner’s Best Bets for All 4 Friday Matches
You’re probably wondering why I’m betting on COD this weekend, especially considering the NFL Draft is occurring at the same time. Let me first say that I am capable of handling more than one “sport” at a time; this weekend will be no different. Typically this time of year, I have wrapped up my March…
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Overwatch League Week 12 Odds, Betting Picks: Fading the Horse-Heavy Squads
Let’s go over some basics for the uninitiated. The Overwatch League is an eSports league built around the Blizzard Entertainment (Starcraft, World of Warcraft) first-person shooter and strategy game, Overwatch. It’s comprised of two teams of six players, with two players as tanks, two players as support (healers) and two players as DPS (Damage Per…
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Call of Duty League: Best Bets for Chicago Home Series (April 24-26)
The gambling world has turned upside down in the shadows of COVID-19. While the sporting calendar is shaping up for a heavy fall, the Nevada Gaming Commission recently approved four different esports series. Call of Duty League was the latest to join Overwatch and League of Legends as a platform ready for wagering. The Call…
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LOL Betting Odds Picks: Best Bets for DragonX vs. T1, Team WE vs. eStar Gaming (April 22)
Wednesday morning is shaping up to be a doozy as we have our first taste of LPL playoff action in China as well as the third round of the LCK’s gauntlet playoff. LOL Champions Korea (LCK) – Playoff Betting Picks No. 3 DragonX (+206) vs No. 2 T1 (-278) Kill Spread: T1 -5.5 Kill Total:…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: LCK Playoffs, LPL Regular Season Finale (April 20)
Monday morning is the final day of the regular season in China’s LOL Pro League (LPL) and with it comes a win-and-in for the eighth and final playoff spot between two of the oldest franchises in Chinese eSports, Team WE and Oh My God! (OMG). We also have Round 2 of Korea’s LCK gauntlet playoffs.…
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LOL LCK Playoffs Betting Odds and Picks: KT Rolster vs. DAMWON Gaming (April 18)
As we head into the final three days of China’s LOL Pro League (LPL) Spring regular season there are still seven teams battling for the eighth and final playoff spot. In Korea, the regular season ended on Thursday but the five-team, gauntlet-style playoff bracket starts early on Saturday morning. Over in the Western leagues, Europe’s…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LEC, LCS Playoffs Preview (April 18)
We’re through two weeks of playoffs now in both the LEC and LCS playoffs, with three teams remaining in each region. This weekend, we are treated to a double dose of playoff rematches between teams battling for a berth in the championship. Last week, we saw these regions go fairly chalky as the favorite won…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LCK, LPL Preview (April 15-16)
The Spring Regular Season winds to a close in the major Eastern Leagues with the final, shortened week of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) and the penultimate week in China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL). I want to highlight some of the trends we’ve seen for both leagues now that we have almost…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LCK, LPL Preview (April 11)
The stakes continue to grow with a little more than a week remaining in the regular season for both the LPL and LCK. Just two wins separate seventh from 13th-place in the LPL, where just eight teams will make the playoffs. In the LCK, three teams are battling over the two final playoff positions and…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: LEC and LCS Playoffs Betting Preview (April 10-11)
The LEC and LCS playoffs kicked off last weekend, featuring a departure from the established trends in each Western region. Throughout their respective Spring Split regular seasons, these regions showcased surprising parity in terms of the success of favorites; the LEC had a regular season in which betting favorites dominated to the tune of a…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LCK, LPL Preview (April 8-9)
With just two weeks remaining in the Spring regular season for China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL) and Korea’s LOL Champions Korea (LCK), the playoff picture is becoming clearer by the day. In the LCK, 2019 World Championship quarterfinalists DAMWON Gaming strung together four 2-0 victories in a row to move into the fourth…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: Best Bets for LEC Playoffs (April 3-5)
Playoffs for the Spring 2020 Season in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) will begin on Friday afternoon. Six teams enter a double-elimination bracket and each series is a best-of-5. The winner will represent their league at the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, an international tournament pitting the winner of each of the top leagues in…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LCK, LPL Preview (April 1-3)
There is action every single day in the world of professional League of Legends. Circuits across the globe have condensed their schedules due to the ongoing pandemic and that has led to some leagues, like China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL) running seven days a week and others, like Korea’s League of Legends Champions…
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CS:GO Betting Odds, Picks and Preview: Flashpoint Season 1 (April 1-2, 2020)
Flashpoint isn’t just a tournament, it’s more of a league. The only difference is that this one is owned and run by different eSports organizations. Flashpoint 1 is the inaugural season of the new Counter-Strike organization-owned league headed up by Cloud9 and Immortals Gaming Club. The season features eight permanent members as well as 4…
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LOL Betting Odds and Picks: League of Legends LCS Picks (Saturday, March 28)
With the final week of the regular season upon us the playoff picture still remains cloudy in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Cloud 9 have secured the No. 1 seed regardless of this weekend’s results and Counter Logic Gaming are the only team that has been mathematically eliminated. Evil Geniuses, FlyQuest,…
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LOL Betting Odds & eSports Preview: League of Legends LCK Picks (March 25-27)
On March 6th, LOL Champions Korea (LCK) finished the first half of its double round robin regular season schedule for the spring and went on an indefinite hiatus over concerns about the COVID-19 virus. Up to that point the entire season was played to an empty studio audience, but the league feared for the safety…
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LOL Betting Odds & eSports Preview: League of Legends Championship Picks (Saturday, March 21)
After a one week postponement, North America’s League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) will continue. With the threat of the COVID-19 virus threatening the health of the studio audience, staff, and players, the teams will be playing remotely from their facilities on a tournament server for the rest of the season. While this should not…
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Turkish Super Lig, Snooker Futures and StarCraft: What We’re Betting on Tuesday, March 17th
The betting board for Tuesday, March 17 is uncomfortably barren, but there are sports to bet on and we, like you, miss the daily entertainment that betting provides. Hopefully this post helps fill that void even just a little. Note: It should go without saying, but please bet responsibly. Michael Leboff Goztepe vs. Rizespor (Turkish…
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2020 League of Legends Spring Season Betting Guide: 5 Esports Futures with Value
Hey everybody, my name is John “theesportsplug” George and I’m here to share some betting thoughts ahead of the upcoming League of Legends seasons. Like many of the smaller, niche sports, League of Legends and Esports in general is still an untapped market featuring beatable lines and plenty of potential if you put in the…
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League of Legends Europe LCS Betting & DFS Preview (Aug. 17-18): Splycin’ Together Wins
It has been a long split. It started with the most bizarre meta we’ve ever seen in competitive league, and now almost everything is back to normal. This split has shaken up most teams, testing their mettle with multiple styles of play. But now the end is here, and some teams are playing for seeding…
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League of Legends Europe LCS (8/3-8/4): ROCCAT is Ready to Rock Out
It’s Week 7 of the EU LCS, and everything is starting to feel more familiar for longtime league watchers. The meta is still drastically different, but game times are returning to their prior levels, and traditional attack damage carries continue to sneak into more and more games: Over 50% of teams chose to go that…
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League of Legends North America Odds, Picks (7/21-7/22): Thieves in the Fight
Week 5 of the North American League of Legends Championship Series is here, and we are beginning to move back toward true normalcy. ADCs are being picked in the majority of compositions, and we will start to see fluctuations that help the teams that are strongest in a traditional metagame. Despite the calming of the…
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League of Legends Europe LCS (7/13-7/14): Underdog Misfits Have a Scheduling Advantage
It’s Week 4 of the EU LCS, and things are starting to return to normal. The teams with stronger individual skill and understanding of the standard metagame have begun to make a comeback after a tough few weeks in the new patch. We should expect to see a slow shift back towards the conventional attack…
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League of Legends Korea LCK (7/11-7/15): KT Rolster to Win this Week (and the Summer Split)
Highlights Rift Rivals is over and it’s time for Week 4 of the LCK Season. The metagame remains different, but teams have started to move towards more traditional compositions. Betting lines are too heavily influenced by the chaos of the first few weeks. It’s Week 4 of the summer split, and things are starting to…
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League of Legends China LPL and Korea LCK Breakdown (6/30-7/1): Invictus Looks for Revenge
Highlights The Chinese and Korean leagues are in Week 3 of the new split. Teams are still adjusting to the new metagame. Betting lines are still heavily influenced by last season’s hierarchy, which has little bearing in this meta. It’s Week 3 of the summer split, and the story of this new season continues to…
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League of Legends North America LCS Breakdown (6/30-7/1): What Does the Echo Fox Say?
The Highlights The North American league is in Week 3 of the summer split. Some teams are still adjusting to the new metagame, but most have reverted to old strategies. Betting lines are still heavily influenced by last season’s hierarchy, which has little bearing in this meta. It’s Week 3 of the summer split, and…
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League of Legends Europe LCS Breakdown (6/29-6/30): Schalke to Get Shellacked
The Highlights The European league is in Week 3 of the summer split. Teams are still adjusting to the new metagame. Betting lines are still heavily influenced by last season’s hierarchy, which has little bearing in this meta. It’s Week 3 of the summer split, and the story of this new season continues to be…
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League of Legends North America LCS Breakdown (6/23-6/24): CLG Has the Meta Advantage
Highlights The North American league is now in Week 2 of the new split. Betting lines haven’t adjusted to the changing strengths of teams. The new patch continues to cause chaos, and many teams are experiments with unconventional compositions. Week 1 is in the books for every region, and the evolution of this new metagame…
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League of Legends China LPL and Korea LCK Breakdown (6/22-6/24): Suning Is a Top Team
The Highlights The Chinese and Korean leagues are now in Week 2 of the new split. Betting lines haven’t adjusted to the changing strengths of teams. The new patch continues to cause chaos, and many teams are experiments with unconventional compositions. Week 1 is in the books for every region, and the evolution of this…
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League of Legends Europe LCS Breakdown (6/22-6/23): Team Vitality Is Rolling
The Highlights The European league is now in Week 2 of the new split. Betting lines haven’t adjusted to the changing strengths of teams. The new patch continues to cause chaos, and many teams are experiments with unconventional compositions. Week 1 is in the books for every region, and the evolution of this new metagame…
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Kill Participation: How to Build a Winning League of Legends Fantasy Lineup
The Highlights League of Legends action is starting up again this week. Now is a great time to think about League from a strategic (vs. slate-specific) perspective. One of the most important stats for League daily fantasy is Kill Participation. League of Legends returns this week after almost a month off! Games have already started in the Chinese LPL…
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League of Legends Breakdown (6/15-6/17): A Summer Split Betting Bonanza
The Highlights The North American (NA) and European (EU) League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) starts this weekend. A new patch has changed the landscape of the summer split. Junglers and mid-laners are the most important players in the new meta. After a few weeks off, League of Legends is back! While games have already…
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Kills per Win and Deaths per Loss: The Most Important League of Legends Stats
The Highlights For the next few weeks there’s a lull in League of Legends action. Now is a great time to think about League from a strategic (vs. slate-specific) perspective. The most important stats for League daily fantasy are Kills per Win and Deaths per Loss. Last weekend we had the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) playoffs,…
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League of Legends (5/18-5/20): Mid-Season Invitational Underdogs Have a Bet-Worthy Bite
The Highlights The first international tournament of the year is now in the playoffs. Four teams face off over the next three days. This is the last chance to see international competition before the world championship. We’ve had 15 days of action in the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI): We started with eight play-in teams (two of which…
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League of Legends (5/11-5/20): Fnatic Is a Sharp Bet and DFS Play
The Highlights The first major international tournament of the year is ready to start its main stage. Six teams play a double round-robin group stage, which is followed by a four-team playoff. Each region fields only one team, so the national pride and intensity of these events are elevated. The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) main event…
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Researching 116 League of Legends Games: How You Can Profit
The Highlights The first major international League tournament of the year is starting soon. On Thursday and Friday, eight regional champs compete against each other for the tournament’s two final spots. Data for these teams is almost nonexistent, so our writer watched 116 League games to gather all the statistics in this piece. The first major…
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League of Legends: The 3 Biggest eSports DFS Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Over the last few years, eSports has grown in market share more than any other sport, and betting and daily fantasy markets have emerged with it. Since these markets are new, they tend to be extremely exploitable, so it’s worth our effort to learn as much as we can about the eSports ecosystem before the…
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League of Legends (4/12-4/14): LPL Semifinals and LCK Finals
Although the Tools at FantasyLabs and The Action Network don’t yet include eSports, this weekend there are several matchups that should be highlighted. If you’re new to eSports, that’s not a problem: Check out my League of Legends introduction. Last week we had the North America and Europe League of Legends finals. This week we head over to Asia for the…
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League of Legends (4/6-4/8): North America and Europe Finals, China Week 10
Although the Tools at FantasyLabs and The Action Network don’t yet include eSports, this weekend there are several matchups that should be highlighted. If you’re new to eSports, that’s not a problem: Check out my League of Legends introduction. Due to the major patch changes a few weeks ago (when Riot Games changed the power levels of…
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An Introduction to League Of Legends: Why You Should Care
There’s a little-known betting and DFS sport that you might’ve noticed in your lobbies from time to time: eSports. As of now, the only eSports game on DraftKings is League of Legends. In the future I’m going to do some pieces detailing basic tips and tricks about League as it relates to DFS and betting. I’ll…