LPL 2023 Spring Playoffs betting predictions – RNG v ThunderTalk


The League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 2023 Spring Playoffs kick off on Thursday, March 30, with the opening-round clash between Royal Never Give Up and ThunderTalk Gaming.

Many expected Royal Never Give Up to be one of the strongest teams in the league, but things didn’t go as planned. In the end, RNG barely made it into the playoffs, finishing the season with an 8-8 series record, just one win above the cutoff line. However, they could’ve easily finished top six had they not lost against Ninjas in Pyjamas (0-2) and Rare Atom (1-2) in the final week.

ThunderTalk ended the regular season in eighth place with a 9-7 record and went 2-2 across the final two weeks, with wins against Anyone’s Legend (2-0) and Top Esports (2-1) and losses against Bilibili Gaming (0-2) and EDward Gaming (0-2). Although decent results, TT Gaming haven’t shown anything outstanding this split.

Neither team is great, and it’s tough to imagine a scenario where either makes it past the second round. However, Royal Never Give Up is a very talented squad that might wake up in the playoffs. It doesn’t look like it now, but considering the quality of the players on this roster, it’s hard to doubt them.

Royal Never Give Up don’t look stronger than ThunderTalk Gaming ahead of this series, and some might even argue that TT have a better chance to win. Yet the raw talent and high ceiling RNG have is enough to persuade us to side with them for the first round of the LPL 2023 Spring Playoffs.


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