LPL 2026 Split 1 betting tips – Sunday, January 18

The final round of League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 2026 Split 1 Week 1, on Sunday, January 18, will see Top Esports face off against Bilibili Gaming, followed by another clash of the titans as Anyone’s Legend take on JD Gaming.

Esportbet brings you free League of Legends betting previews for the day, along with expert betting picks, offering two inviting betting opportunities to explore on the top-rated esports bookmakers.

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TOP ESPORTS vs BILIBILI GAMING

Bilibili Gaming are, according to the future markets, favorites to win the split. They have made a few changes for the 2026 season, bringing in jungler Peng “XUN” Lixun and ADC Park “Viper” Do-hyeon.

The new arrivals acclimated to the new environment fairly quickly, granted BLG did not look perfect in their reverse-sweep win against Weibo Gaming.

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Top Esports lost their season opener against JD Gaming badly. It was more JD Gaming playing well, granted, Top Esports did not show much on the day, playing with a new jungler and ADC.

BLG are priced as -500 favorites on the best LoL betting sites, which does not sound wrong. While they have more to show, Bilibili Gaming have the tools to compete for the trophy, whereas TES’s biggest question marks – jungler and ADC – have yet to step up.

ANYONE’S LEGEND vs JD GAMING

JD Gaming looked excellent in their debut match of the split against Top Esports, especially the two new arrivals, jungler Yu “JunJia” Chun-chia and mid laner Tsai “hongQ” Ming-hong.

The duo adapted to the new league quickly and delivered a masterclass performance – if they can keep it up, JD Gaming will be a serious dark horse to go all the way.

Anyone’s Legend are, along with Bilibili Gaming, the main favorites to win LPL Split 1, and for good reasons. They’ve retained the same roster but replaced the coaching staff, which is not a small change; however, it didn’t stop them from rolling over Invictus Gaming in their opener.

This is an interesting match between AL, who are expected to be in the race for the trophy, and JD Gaming, who were a bit of an enigma heading into the season but have shown very good early results.

As much as Anynoe’s Legend have continuity on their side, JD Gaming’s performances so far make them an appealing pick at plus money.