by ESB is back with free League of Legends betting previews for a pair of LoL Pro League (LPL) 2022 Summer bouts on Tuesday, August 2. Check out our picks for Rare Atom vs Invictus Gaming and Bilibili Gaming vs Victory Five, with top esports odds courtesy of BetOnline.
RARE ATOM vs INVICTUS GAMING LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | RA +137 at BetOnline | IG -188.68 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 2, 2022 | 17:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Rare Atom lost against EDward Gaming on Saturday, and there isn’t much to take from that game. Hu “iBoy” Xian-Zhao and co. were not enough to compete against a top LPL team, and based on how their season has been going; they might even struggle to go toe-to-toe with a mid-table squad like Invictus Gaming.
Results-wise, Invictus Gaming and Rare Atom are very close, with the former having managed one more win (3-9) this season, which isn’t a lot, but Invictus Gaming have been playing better. Last week, they picked up their second consecutive victory (2-1 against Ultra Prime), having previously edged past Team WE and even stole a map from JD Gaming on July 18.
But as good as Invictus Gaming have looked, we’re not ready to pay such a high price to bet on them. Rare Atom are very shaky, but they have side selection which alone is enough for us to believe they can pull off an upset. At the offered LoL betting odds, we have to take a shot with Rare Atom to break their six-game losing streak on Tuesday.
Rare Atom to win
BILIBILI GAMING vs VICTORY FIVE LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BLG +250 at BetOnline | V5 -357.14 at BetOnline |
| When: | August 2, 2022 | 19:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Bilibili Gaming scored a crucial victory last Thursday when they defeated FunPlus Phoenix (2-0), continuing their strong form from the previous week when they took a map from JD Gaming (1-2). BLG are now tied with FPX at 5-8, which is good for 12th place in the LPL 2022 Summer standings.
Not a perfect position to be in, but we sense that Bilibili Gaming have a lot more to show. This is a good team with highly talented players, so their lack of success is likely due to poor coaching – as evident in BLG’s poor macro. But we saw some improvement last week, so perhaps Bilibili Gaming can end the season on a strong note.
Victory Five are one of the main candidates to win the LPL crown and have achieved significantly more than Bilibili Gaming over this split. But they’ve recently started to slump, and V5 weren’t persuasive against OMG (1-2) on Sunday either.
We’re not ready to believe Bilibili Gaming can cause an upset mainly because Victory Five have been very effective on both sides of the Rift. But the kill line seems a bit too high, so we’re on BLG +7.5 kills at -120.48.
