by Esportbet brings you free Call of Duty betting predictions for the first round of the CoD League (CDL) 2024 Major 2 Winners Bracket on Thursday, March 21. Here are our selections for Toronto Ultra vs Las Vegas Legion, New York Subliners vs Boston Breach, OpTic Texas vs Miami Heretics, and Atlanta FaZe vs Los Angeles Thieves.
TORONTO ULTRA vs LAS VEGAS LEGION CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Ultra -666.67 at BetOnline | Legion +399 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2024 | 13:30 EDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
Las Vegas Legion have made significant progress during CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers, ending the online stage in fifth place with a 5-2 record. They rounded out the qualifiers with a solid week, beating Seattle Surge and Carolina Royal Ravens.
The Legion have proven themselves as one of the more consistent bottom-eight teams in the league, but it remains to be seen how they’ll do against the top contenders in Miami.
Toronto Ultra are one of the top-four teams in the CDL, but like Atlanta FaZe, they’ve not looked good on Search & Destroy. On respawns, Toronto Ultra tends to take care of business, but so does Las Vegas Legion, so the winner of this match is not as clear as the CoD esports betting odds might suggest.
Las Vegas Legion can be a bit inconsistent and has a lower ceiling than Toronto Ultra. However, out of the elite four teams, Toronto Ultra are also the most flawed, so it’s not entirely unlikely for the Legion to take a map or two on Thursday.
Las Vegas Legion +1.5 maps
NEW YORK SUBLINERS vs BOSTON BREACH CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Subliners -1000 at BetOnline | Breach +521 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2024 | 15:00 EDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
Boston Breach finished CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers 3-4, with defeats against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, Las Vegas Legion, and the New York Subliners. They secured a nice 3-0 victory against Seattle Surge in the final round of the qualifiers, but besides trashing weaker sides, the Breach haven’t looked amazing.
Boston Breach already lost this match in the second week of the online stage quite badly. The Subliners have since not slowed down, so expecting the rematch to go differently seems too optimistic.
New York Subliners are a stronger side, and they’re up against a team that doesn’t have the talent to compete for top spots, nor is Boston Breach a very good LAN squad. We can expect another quick 3-0 on Thursday.
New York Subliners -2.5 maps
OPTIC TEXAS vs MIAMI HERETICS CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | OpTic -476.19 at BetOnline | Heretics +311 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2024 | 16:30 EDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
Miami Heretics secured a spot in the winners’ bracket by the skin of their teeth. They were 0-5 ahead of the penultimate round of the online stage and then won their final two series against Carolina Royal Ravens and Minnesota RØKKR. But even that doesn’t count for much.
Miami Heretics have given us very little to feel excited about, and their rough losses against any team above them in the standings prove that the Heretics aren’t ready to produce a deep run on LAN.
OpTic Texas completed online qualifiers with a perfect 7-0 record and a 68% map win rate. This puts them on top of the list of serious CDL 2024 Major 2 title contenders, even though they had to grind out game-five victories against the Subliners and Toronto Ultra.
OpTic Texas is known for choking on LAN and is still capable of crashing out of CDL 2024 Major 2. But it’s tough to believe they’ll struggle to beat Miami Heretics.
OpTic Texas -2.5 maps
ATLANTA FAZE vs LOS ANGELES THIEVES CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FaZe -1000 at BetOnline | Thieves +521 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 21, 2024 | 18:00 EDT |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
Like the Las Vegas Legion, Los Angeles Thieves have shown immense improvement during the online stage. They ended the qualifiers in sixth place with a 4-3 record and only three losses against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, and Toronto Ultra. On the other side, the Thieves picked up wins against Miami Heretics, Minnesota RØKKR, Los Angeles Guerrillas, and Las Vegas Legion.
Los Angeles Thieves performed well against any team below them, but they have not looked good on control throughout the online stage, which seems to be their biggest weakness.
Atlanta FaZe suffered a shocking loss against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, which might not mean much in the greater picture; however, it highlights that FaZe are still not at 100%. They posted good results in the qualifiers, but Atlanta FaZe haven’t looked comfortable on Search & Destroy.
Atlanta FaZe should win, but Los Angeles Thieves should be able to take a bite out of them.
