Cloud9 vs Sentinels betting predictions – LCS 2026 Lock-In Upper Bracket Final

CLOUD9 vs SENTINELS

Sentinels and Cloud9 will cross swords on Sunday, February 22, in the LoL Championship Series (LCS) 2026 Lock-In upper bracket final in what will be a proper test for the high-flying Sentinels.

Despite finishing second in the Swiss Stage and beating Disguised in the upper bracket semifinals, Sentinels enter Sunday’s affair as heavy outsiders.

This is largely because they are untested against good teams, having managed to avoid both Cloud9 and FlyQuest in the opening split of the season.

The fear of Sentinels slipping against Cloud9 is that much more justifiable considering they needed five maps to defeat Disguised last week. Moreover, they weren’t all that convincing in the group stage either.

Cloud9, on the other side, won the Swiss Stage by beating all other LCS top dogs in Team Liquid, LYON, and FlyQuest. To that, they added a 3-0 sweep of FlyQuest in the first round of the playoffs.

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The latter was a complete stomp from C9, with three sub-30 minute maps which were not close.

Those games, however, also showcased one of Cloud9’s traits which could become a weakness. They like to be aggressive early and will put a lot of resources into getting the first and second scuttle crab. While C9 have been snowballing off this, it can also backfire badly.

Another thing to note about Cloud9 is that they tend to look less convincing when they do not gain a big lead early. While C9 have been effective in getting ahead (+1616 gold difference at 15 min) before the mid-late game, a good draft from Sentinels could slow Cloud9 down.

Priced at $1.12 on the best LoL bookmakers, Cloud9 are expected to crush Sentinels, which considering their past showings makes sense. But their aggressive starts leave them vulnerable to drop at least one map.