LEC 2022 Spring betting predictions – Friday, January 21

ESB’s free League of Legends betting picks for Friday, January 21, focus on three LoL European Championship (LEC) 2022 Spring bouts. Here are our selections for Misfits Gaming vs Excel Esports, Fnatic vs Astralis, and Team Vitality vs Team BDS, with odds courtesy of the top esports betting sites for gamblers from United States.


Misfits Gaming enter week two of LEC 2022 Spring with a 2-1 record that includes wins against Astralis and Team BDS and a loss against Rogue. Meanwhile, Excel Esports lost their opening two games against G2 Esports and Team BDS but bounced back on Sunday with a clean performance against Team Vitality.

Based on LEC 2022 Spring Week 1 performances, there aren’t many reasons to pick one squad over another. Admittedly, Misfits looked better, but not good enough for us to believe that they can trounce Excel Esports.

Both squads are still a bit iffy when required to play like a unit, so there’s a good chance that this match will continue the trend from Week 1, where it looked like any team could beat anyone. Excel to win at +107 isn’t a bad choice, but with the introduction of objective bounties, which led to some bizarre comeback games, we like over 26.5 kills better.


Fnatic are looking like the scariest team in the LEC, and while they had some iffy moments last week, the black-and-orange still went 3-0. The main takeaway from Week 1 is that Fnatic are improving their synergy with each passing game, and if they can continue on this path, we don’t see how any team can stop them.

Astralis have the potential to grow and be competitive, but it will require some more time. They had some solid showings in the opening round of the new season but ended up going 0-3 with defeats against Misfits Gaming, G2 Esports, and Rogue.

Astralis had one of the most demanding schedules in the opening round of games, so they should do better in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, they will have to swallow another loss before things start looking up.


It’s fair to feel sceptical about Team Vitality after their 0-3 week, but this is still the most stacked LoL esports team Europe has seen in years. Admittedly, Vitality struggle in teamfights and have yet to form a strong synergy, but it’s only a matter of time before the new players learn how to play with each other and start threatening the LEC trophy.

Team BDS managed a 1-2 record in the opening week of LEC 2022 Spring with a win against Excel Esports and losses against Fnatic and Misfits Gaming. The LEC newcomers played reasonably well, but even in their only win of the week, BDS came close to losing, so it’s not like we can be overly excited about their performances.

Many people will want to fade Vitality after their disastrous showing in Week 1, but the Bees are still LEC title contenders facing a squad that might not even make it into the playoffs. Team Vitality need to win this match, and there is no reason to doubt them.