Call of Duty League Stage 5 betting tips – July 17, 2021

ESB’s free Call of Duty League (CDL) betting picks for Saturday focus on two games from the Minnesota Home Series. Here are the best bets and top odds on offer for New York Subliners vs London Royal Ravens and Florida Mutineers vs Los Angeles Guerrillas.

On paper, this should be an easy 3-0 win for New York Subliners; however, James “Clayster” Eubanks and co. looked very shaky last week when they lost to Los Angeles Thieves (2-3) and OpTic Chicago (0-3). Similarly, you can’t be too excited about London Royal Ravens, who went 0-2 with losses to Atlanta FaZe (0-3) and the Thieves (1-3).

Both teams faced opponents of similar quality, although you could say London Royals Ravens’ schedule was a bit tougher, mainly because they had to face FaZe. Regardless, we wouldn’t overreact to one iffy week from a top-four team in the league.

Many people will be down on Subliners, but we see this match as a perfect opportunity for them to bounce back. Subliners’ chance to secure a top-three seed for CDL Stage 5 Major hangs by a thread after losing both of their openers, which should inspire a better showing on Saturday.

Florida Mutineers enter this match as short-priced favourites with esports betting sites, which makes sense considering how poorly Los Angeles Guerrillas have been playing of late. What’s more, Mutineers are a good team in online matches, which should help them secure a much-needed win on Saturday. Can they do it with a 3-0, however, is another question.

Guerrillas took a map off Minnesota RØKKR in the opening week and won against Los Angeles Thieves (3-2) in the first round of CDL Stage 4 Major, so they clearly have some talent. They have also done relatively well against Mutineers before, winning three maps across their last two outings (2-3, 1-3). Mutineers should get it done, but it won’t be a clean sweep.