LEC 2025 Summer betting preview & picks – Monday, August 25

League of Legends EMEA Championship 2025 Summer enters the final week of the regular season on Monday, August 25, when SK Gaming take on the undefeated G2 Esports, followed by a match between Team BDS and Team Heretics, who will hope they can avoid ending the split winless.

While the winners of Monday’s games appear clear on LoL betting markets, neither of the underdogs should be underestimated, as they are appealing picks at the current prices.

SK GAMING vs G2 ESPORTS

Best Odds: SK +800 at BetOnline | DK -5000 at SportsBetting
When: August 25, 2025 | 17:00 CEST
Watch Live: Lolesports, Twitch

The best LoL betting sites are giving G2 Esports a 96.2% implied probability of winning the game and 76.9% to sweep, which is an absurdly high number. Even though SK Gaming have not looked the most stable after the offseason roster changes, they played well when they picked up a 2-1 win against Team Heretics last week.

It is also unfair to make any conclusions about how good or bad SK Gaming are based on just three games, so there is no reason to have them priced at +800. G2 Esports are also known to experiment, which is likely to happen, especially considering they have already secured a top-two finish in Group B.

The offered odds on SK Gaming are too good to pass on at this stage of the split. A small position on the moneyline is worth considering as well.

TEAM BDS vs TEAM HERETICS

Best Odds: BDS -151.52 at BetOnline | Heretics +110 at BetOnline
When: August 25, 2025 | 19:00 CEST
Watch Live: Lolesports, Twitch

Team BDS have managed just one win this split – against SK Gaming in the opening week – while Team Heretics are still winless and fresh off a 1-2 against Felix “Abbedagge” Brau and his crew. However, both teams have played a competitive series against SK, and they’ve both won two maps (2-6) across three series for the split.

Ignoring the series record, which does not prove much, there is no reason to view Team BDS as the better team. Like Heretics, they played well against the Group B bottom team but were well beaten by both G2 Esports and Fnatic.

This looks to be as close to a coin flip as it can get, making Team Heretics a solid pick at plus money.