by League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) 2025 season kicks off on Wednesday, January 15, with the first two fixtures of the LCK Cup 2025 when OKSavingsBank BRION face off against DRX, followed by a clash between Nongshim RedForce and DN Freecs. Here are our LoL betting picks for the two games, with esports odds courtesy of top betting sites in United States.
OKSAVINGSBANK BRION vs DRX PHOENIX LOL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BRO -112.36 at BetOnline | DRX -120.48 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 15, 2025 | 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
OKSavingsBank BRION made quite a few changes during the offseason, improving their roster quite a bit. Two big signings are former KT Challengers jungler Ham “HamBak” Yoo-jin and ADC Byeon “Hype” Jeong-hyeon, who will team up with mid laner Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon as another major addition.
DRX added top laner Lee “Rich” Jae-won, mid laner Son “ucal” Woo-hyeon, and support Moon “Andil” Gwan-bin. Although not terrible signings, they will not massively improve DRX, who will struggle to break into the top six.
OKSavingsBank BRION are priced as slight underdogs, which makes some sense, as the rookies have yet to prove their worth in the LCK. But with a new roster, their ceiling is significantly higher, which alone is a good enough reason to take their side over the mediocre DRX.
OKSavingsBank BRION to win
DN FREECS vs NONGSHIM REDFORCE LOL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | DNF -172.41 at BetOnline | NS +126 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 15, 2025 | 19:30 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
DN Freecs kept their solo lanes for the 2025 LoL esports season but added a new jungler Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon, ADC Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol and support Kim “Life” Jeong-min.
Nongshim RedForce have also made some upgrades, adding top laner Hwang “Kingen” Seong-hoon and support Son “Lehends” Si-woo. The two unlikely arrivals will help with overall quality and stability to a RedForce roster that was all over the place in 2024, where they needed to count on former coach Kim “GuGer” Do-yeop to play support.
DN Freecs are a bit underappreciated heading into the new season. They field experienced and talented players who can hang with the best. Nongshim RedForce are not in a bad spot either, boasting stable sidelanes, but they lack in the mid lane and jungle.
We could see a competitive fixture, but this is DN Freecs’ game to lose.
