LPL/LCK League of Legends DFS Slate

January 14th, 2022 (Starts @ 2 AM ET)

 

Game 1: (-475) Gen.G v DRX (+315)

Game 2: (+500) Fredit BRION v T1 (-900)

Game 3: (+500) LGD Gaming v FunPlus Phoenix (-900)

Game 4: (+125) Anyone’s Legend v OMG (-165)

Game 5: (+290) JD Gaming v Royal Never Give Up (-425)


 

One of the biggest changes to pro League of Legends? The LPL are adding an additional game on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays! We get more top tier LoL and continue to see these organizations show what their new pick-ups will do in-game. Big names on this slate will bring a lot of excitement to our jam packed Friday slate!


 

Cann’s Picks:  

Game 1: Gen.G v DRX

Cann’s Pick: Gen.G 2-0

 

Game 2: Fredit BRION v T1

Cann’s Pick: T1 2-0

 

Game 3: LGD Gaming v FunPlus Phoenix

Cann’s Pick: FunPlus Phoenix 2-0

 

Game 4: Anyone’s Legend v OMG

Cann’s Pick: Anyone’s Legend 2-1

 

Game 5: JD Gaming v Royal Never Give Up

Cann’s Pick: Royal Never Give Up 2-1


 

Fantasy/DFS Value Breakdown

 

Captain

Favorite: Lwx (FPX: $12,300) The most criminal part of FPX flaring out early in the 2021 World Championship was that we weren’t able to see Lwx take on the other top tier ADCs. Lwx is so strong in lane that you rarely see enemy bot lanes find early leads on him and in the late game he always shines. He is a high production player but at his high cost, it may only be worth to eat the increased price in the Captain role. 

Value Pick: Faker (T1: $10,500)

 

Top 

Favorite: bin (RNG: $7,200) For his previous team (Suning) bin was a constant point of positive production. In hisfirst match this split against FPX he picked up 6 kills and 7 assists in their loss. His opponent for this match (369 of JD Gaming) is far less aggressive and is really prone to dives in the early game, which means bin could be a piece of the puzzle for an RNG victory on Friday. 

Value Pick: shanji (OMG: $6,000) 
 

Jungle

Favorite: Peanut (GEN: $7,000) With his time on NS RedForce in 2021, Peanut was able to redefine himself. He had the second most kills in the LCK playoffs (20) and the third highest team kill participation (74+%) among all junglers. Watch for Peanut to set the tone in this game and his aggressiveness set the strong laners from Gen.G up for success. 

Value Pick: Oner (T1: $6,600) 

 

Mid

Favorite: Chovy (GEN: $7,400) This is the player I think will have some of the highest production on Friday. Chovy is one of the most dominant mid laners in the history of the LCK and he has a functional team around him this year. His lower numbers from the 2021 HLE squad have to come with an asterisk due to the inconsistency that players like Deft and Morgan brought to that team. DRX looked horrible in their first match and they could be 0-4 in matches played in 2022.

Value Pick: Yagao (JDG: $6,200) 

 

ADC

Favorite: Gumayusi (T1: $7,600) T1 looked dominant in their first series against Kwangdong Freecs. In two games he had 9 kills, 8 assists and only two deaths. T1 is putting their faith into Gumayusi and I can expect a lot of focus to come his way. Fredit BRION has one of the weaker lineups in the LCK so this could have the possibility of being a big game for the young ADC. 

Value Pick: Betty (AL: $7,200) 

 

Support

Favorite: Ming (RNG: $6,000) When RNG has had pop off and stompy games, we usually see it come from the bottom lane. Ming wins laning matchups as well as roams with his jungler to secure early objectives. JD Gaming had limited bottom lane success in their first series and I think this is a win condition for RNG in this match up. 

Value Pick: Keria (T1: $5,400) 

 

Team

Favorite: FunPlus Phoenix ($5,800) FPX put on a show against RNG taking that series 2-1. This was a big bounce back following an embarrassing exit in the group stages of the World Championships in 2021. I think they looked clean and had a more defined identity this week which should translate to massive leads against a weaker opponent in LGD Gaming. While not as objective focused as other teams traditionally, FPX has a huge skill advantage here so I see much bigger leads taking place. 

Value Pick: Anyone’s Legend ($4,800) 

 

Cann’s Example Lineup

DraftKings Classic ($50,000 Salary Cap)

Captain (x1.5): Betty (AL- $10,800)

  • Alternate: Peanut (GEN- $10,500)

Top: shanji (OMG- $6,000)

Jungle: Oner (T1- $6,600)

Mid: Chovy (RNG- $7,400)

ADC: GALA (RNG: $8,000)

  • Alternate: Gumayusi (T1- $7,600)

Support: Keria (T1- $5,400)

Team: Gen.G ($5,400)