by League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) 2025 Cup continues with the second round of Week 1 fixtures when BNK FEARX will clash with the new and improved KT Rolster, while T1 look to start the season with a victory against Dplus KIA. Here are our LoL esports betting picks for the two games, with esports odds courtesy of top bookmakers in United States.
BNK FEARX vs KT ROLSTER LOL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FEARX +281 at BetOnline | KT -434.78 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 16, 2025 | 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
BNK FEARX added three new players ahead of the 2025 LCK season, including mid laner Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang, ADC Nam “Diable” Dae-geun from the academy lineup, and Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-gyu. With two experienced players and a promising ADC, BNK FEARX seem to be in a fine spot, although the departure of support Joo “Duro” Min-kyu and mid laner Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon will be noticeable.
KT Rolster also replaced three members. They kept top laner Lee “PerfecT” Seung-min and mid laner Gwak “Bdd” Bo-sung and re-added jungler Mun “Cuzz” U-chan and got ADC Seo “deokdam” Dae-gil from FunPlus Phoenix and promoted support Han “Way” Gil.
KT Rolster seem like they downgraded from last season, fielding a fairly underwhelming roster with a great mid laner but mediocre players in other positions. They should do fine against BNK FEARX and other bottom-tier teams, but even this match likely won’t be as clean as suggested by the esports odds found on the top LoL betting sites.
BNK FEARX +1.5 maps
DPLUS KIA vs T1 LOL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | DK +231 at BetOnline | T1 -344.83 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 16, 2025 | 19:30 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Dplus KIA brought back support Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee and added a new top laner, Jeon “Siwoo” Si-woo, for the 2025 season. The top lane change can go both ways, but the return of BeryL is a big deal.
Last season, Dplus KIA were competitive but a bit all over the place, without any real direction, indicating a lack of leadership. BeryL will fix that, and if he can get the team in order and if mid laner Heo “ShowMaker” Su has a good season, we could be looking at a very scary Dplus KIA.
T1 made just one change this offseason, as they were unable to keep top laner Choi “Zeus” Woo-je, who swapped places with Choi “Doran” Hyeon-jun. Widely considered a downgrade, Doran is still an elite player, especially domestically, so it is fair to say T1 will be just as potent in 2025.
T1 are the better team out of the gate, but if things fall into place, Dplus KIA can become equally as good. So early into the season, a smaller position on the underdogs to win a map is worth a look.
