by Esportbet brings you free League of Legends betting predictions for the first week of the LoL EMEA Championship (LEC) 2024 Winter regular season. Here are our selections for G2 Esports vs Team BDS, SK Gaming vs Rogue, Fnatic vs Karmine Corp, GIANTX vs Team Vitality, and Mad Lions KOI vs Team Heretics.
G2 ESPORTS vs TEAM BDS LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | G2 -625 at BetOnline | BDS +350 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 13, 2024 | 17:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
G2 Esports were the best team of the LEC 2023 season, and things are unlikely to change in 2024. Fielding some of the best players in the league in their respective roles, G2 Esports looks poised to claim another LEC trophy.
With all the map and gameplay changes, their quality might not translate to results. At least not very early.
Team BDS signed a new ADC in Yoon “Ice” Sang-hoon for the 2024 season, which seemed like a strange move considering BDS already had Juš “Crownie” Marušič. Still, even with a new ADC, Team BDS looks good and might be one of the most underrated teams in the league.
Team BDS has a lot of potential and enough talent to do well. Beating G2 won’t be easy, but Team BDS is good enough to keep the game close.
Team BDS +8.5 kills
SK GAMING vs ROGUE LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | SK -120.48 at BetOnline | ROGUE -120.48 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 13, 2024 | 18:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Rogue has kept Emil “Larssen” Larsson and Markos “Comp” Stamkopoulos for this season, which was a good call, but besides the duo, Rogue doesn’t have as much star power. Even though Rogue has decent pieces, there’s minimal upside.
SK Gaming swapped out their mid-jungle and signed Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer, who is a huge upgrade for SK. So, like Rogue, SK have some strong pieces, yet they lack a couple of star players to reach the top. But this issue is far more significant with SK.
Rogue are a good team that won’t surprise anyone, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be competitive. On the other side, SK Gaming has a lot to prove since we don’t know how good Ismaïl “Isma” Boualem is.
This can be a close game, but Rogue looks stronger heading into the LEC 2024 Winter season.
Rogue to win
FNATIC vs KARMINE CORP LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Fnatic -175.44 at BetOnline | KC +125 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 13, 2024 | 19:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Fnatic enters the 2024 season with just one new player, support Yoon “Jun” Se-jun, who replaced Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus. This change should benefit Fnatic, who are ranked as the second-best LEC team.
Fnatic might even overtake G2 Esports. We must consider that this core has been together for just one split and showed significant improvement in the latter stages of the 2023 season. If this trend continues and Jun is as good as promised, Fnatic can make it far.
The league’s newcomers, Karmine Corp, formed a terrifying lineup and a strong coaching staff. Still, while KC signed excellent players in the offseason, it’s hard to say how they’ll do on the Rift, and there’s enough volatility that’ll come with the new season.
Fnatic are a proven team that’s done well last season. So, while Karmine Corp might be very strong, they first have to show something.
Fnatic to win
GIANTX vs TEAM VITALITY LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | GX +125 at BetOnline | VIT -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 13, 2024 | 20:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
GIANTX (former Excel Esports) signed a new mid laner, Adam “Jackies” Jeřábek, and former NRG support Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun in December, forming a solid roster. Purely quality-wise, GIANTX should do more than fine in the LEC 2024 Winter; however, there’s a big question mark above Jackies.
Team Vitality added three new players in December, including jungler Kacper “Daglas” Dagiel, mid laner Vincent “Vetheo” Berrié, and ADC Matyáš “Carzzy” Orság. Even with these changes, Team Vitality looks just as strong as they were in 2023, granted their issue last year wasn’t quality as much as it was a lack of synergy.
Esports betting sites have Vitality priced as favourites; even though Vitality has stronger players, so this match looks like a coin toss.
GiantX to win
MAD LIONS KOI vs TEAM HERETICS LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | MAD +125 at BetOnline | TH -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 13, 2024 | 21:00 CET |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
MAD Lions hit the reset button this offseason and formed a completely new lineup, keeping only their jungler Javier “Elyoya” Prades Batalla and surrounding him with young and unproven talent. With these changes, MAD Lions look more like a long-term project than a team capable of competing for the title.
But if the younger players can develop quickly, MAD Lions could be dangerous in the spring or summer.
Team Heretics united the former G2 Esports trio Martin “Wunder” Nordahl Hansen, Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, and Luka “Perkz” Perković, creating a Last Dance-type roster that could do better than expected. Even though Wunder, Perkz, and Jankos are past their prime, they’re all still capable of playing at the top level.
Team Heretics are priced as favourites, which is fair, but at -175.44, they are a great bet.
