by Esportbet is back with free Call of Duty League (CDL) betting predictions for the penultimate round of the CDL Major 3 Qualifier on Saturday, March 4. Here are our selections for Minnesota RKKR v Los Angeles Thieves, Los Angeles Guerrillas v Las Vegas Legion, and Toronto Ultra v London Royals.
MINNESOTA RKKR vs LOS ANGELES THIEVES CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | RKKR +225 at BetOnline | Thieves -303.03 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 4, 2023 | 14:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch, YouTube |
Minnesota RKKR are 0-3 and 0-5 since their exit from CDL Major 2. Over that stretch, the RKKR have lost against Atlanta FaZe (2-3), Los Angeles Thieves (0-3), New York Subliners (2-3), Seattle Surge (0-3) and OpTic Texas (0-3), which are all strong teams, but this doesn’t justify the RKKR’s lack of success.
Their 0-3 loss against the Los Angeles Thieves is the most important for this match, since it showed that the Thieves are a much better team. There were some close moments on Search and Destroy and Control, but with how weak RKKR have looked since, it’s hard to imagine them getting revenge on Saturday.
Los Angeles Thieves are priced at $1.33 with esports betting sites, which sounds about right. They had an iffy start to the CDL Major 3 Qualifier with a 1-3 loss against Las Vegas Legion, but have since beaten Atlanta FaZe (3-1) and Seattle Storm (3-1), which is good enough for us to believe that the Thieves can defeat Minnesota RKKR with at least two games to spare.
Los Angeles Thieves -1.5 maps
LOS ANGELES GUERRILLAS vs. LAS VEGAS LEGION CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Guerrillas +137 at BetOnline | Legion -188.68 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 4, 2023 | 15:30 CST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch, YouTube |
Los Angeles Guerrillas have yet to win a game in this event, and it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that they go 0-5. The Guerrillas should be able to beat the Florida Mutineers, who are in an even worse spot, but the Las Vegas Legion will be tougher to overcome.
Las Vegas Legion are 1-2 with losses against Toronto Ultra (1-3) and Atlanta FaZe (1-3) and one win against Los Angeles Thieves (3-1). Perhaps that victory was a fluke, but it’s tough to say since there’s little we can take from the Legion’s defeats against two of the CDL’s top teams.
We would rank Las Vegas Legion above Los Angeles Guerrillas, but at the offered odds, it’s time to start questioning whether Legion are worth a bet. In the Guerrillas’ defence, they’re decent on Search and Destroy and better than Las Vegas Legion on Hardpoint, so even though their form is an issue, we’re leaning towards Los Angeles Guerrillas with a map advantage for this affair.
Los Angeles Guerrillas (+15 maps)
TORONTO ULTRA vs LONDON ROYAL RAVENS BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Ultra -500 at BetOnline | Ravens +333 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 4, 2023 | 17:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch, YouTube |
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Toronto Ultra made a major roster change ahead of the CDL Major 3 Qualifiers, promoting Charlie “Hicksy” Hicks to the main lineup as a replacement for Eli “Standy” Bentz, and so far, it looks like it was a good call. With Hicksy, Toronto Ultra have looked incredible, beating Las Vegas Legion (3-1), OpTic Texas (3-0), and New York Subliners (3-0) while dropping just one map.
The London Royal Ravens have not changed their starting lineup since January, but perhaps they should have. They’re 1-2 ahead of this bout, and the Royal Ravens’ only win came against the Los Angeles Guerrillas (3-2), but they had to play Atlanta Faze (0-3) and Boston Breach (2-3) prior.
Even though the Royal Ravens deserve some slack for losing their first two Call of Duty games, it’s hard to believe this fixture will play out differently. Toronto Ultra are on another level, and if we see the same showing from them as we did across the last few weeks, this could easily end in a 3-0 sweep.
