League of Legends Professional League/League of Legends Champions Korea 

January 22nd, 2022

 

(-525) Damwon Gaming v Fredit BRION (+340)

(-800) Gen.G v Hanwha Life Esports (+475)

(-650) LNG Esports v Team WE (+395)

(+300) JD Gaming v FunPlusPhoenix (-435)

(-600) EDward Gaming v Oh My God (+370)

 

We went 5-for-5 in picking winners for Friday, and Saturday looks to be even easier to pick winners. A lot of chalk up and down the slate with quite a few squads who have real potential to hoist the Summoner’s Cup in November. The real question as we look at the slate is which teams will be the most clean and limit bad mistakes while racking up serious points for you. Let’s dive in!
 

Game #1: Damwon Gaming v Fredit BRION

Cann’s Pick: Damwon Gaming (2-1)  
 

Game #2: Gen.G v Hanwha Life Esport

Cann’s Pick: Gen.G (2-0)
 

Game #3: LNG Esports v Team WE

Cann’s Pick: LNG Esports (2-0)

 

Game #4: JD Gaming v FunPlusPhoenix

Cann’s Pick: FunPlusPhoenix (2-0)
 

Game #5: EDward Gaming v Oh My God

Cann’s Pick: EDward Gaming (2-0)

 

 

Fantasy Value Breakdown

 

Captain

Favorite: Chovy (GEN: $11,700) Chovy has the second most kills among LCK mid laners (31) and has the most assists among that same group (60). Sitting at a comfortable 7.6 KDA and team kill participation rate of 75%. We can all agree that Chovy was not the issue with HLE and now that he is on a stronger roster, we are seeing just how high that ceiling actually is. 

Value Pick: JieJie (EDG: $10,800) 

 

Top 

Favorite: Ale (LNG: $6,600) I like this pick because of the matchup. Ale has had an ok start to the season, better top laners have taken advantage of his aggression. Biubiu and the rest of Team WE are not those top tier players. LNG has enough firepower across the map that Team WE will need to use a lot of resources to put out fires outside of topside. In the 1v1 I would give the skill edge to Ale and expect that it would reflect then in his point production. 

Value Pick: xiaolaohu (FPX: $6,000) 

 

Jungle

Favorite: Peanut (GEN: $7,400) To take a catchphrase from a certain sports talking head, Peanut “Is a baaaaaaaaaaad maaan”. He is T-3rd in kills (22) among jungler and is top 5 in assists as well (58). PEanut has been part of almost 40% of Gen.G’s first blood kills and he will regularly help get Gen.G ahead of their opposition. There is a wild mismatch here and the raw skill across the Gen.G lineup should be more than enough to pull home a 2-0.

Value Pick: Tarzan (LNG: $7,000) 

 

Mid

Favorite: Doinb (LNG: $7,400) Doinb is doing Doinb things in 2022. He is averaging just under 5 kills a game and just over 6 assists with 2 deaths in the same amount of time. He will play the laning phase slowly and methodically and then ramp into an absolute monster in the late game. I would expect the death count to dip a bit after Saturday because Shanks is not known for creating serious pressure in lane. I like LNG in this series and Las Vegas line setters do too. 

Value Pick: Creme (OMG: $6,200) 

 

ADC

Favorite: Viper (EDG: $7,600) In the top 7 ADCs in terms of kills, Viper has the least (9) and has the third most assists (48). EDG has been quickly finishing off most of their competition with little issue. They face OMG on Saturday which will be a decent test for both squads. OMG looks more complete in 2022 and have jumped out to a 4-1 record and have an aggressive style that will be a good test for the methodical play of EDG. I think EDG works to slow this match which will help Viper pick up more kill participation in the later game teamfights.  

Value Pick: deokdam (DWG: $7,200) 
 

Support

Favorite: Meiko (EDG: $5,800) This is just a smart stack here. Meiko has the highest FPPG for supports and almost 70. He has 79 assists and less than 20 deaths which is best in the LPL by far. EDG won’t be challenged too much in the laning phase and Meiko should be able to roam with JieJie in the mud game to secure neutral objectives. 

Value Pick: cold (OMG: $4,400) 

 

Team

Favorite: Gen.G ($5,800) Gen.G is the strongest team in the LCK right now. There aren’t any other teams outside of maybe T1 that can stack with them. They have insane early game numbers and choke teams out of neutral objectives like dragons and barons. This may be worth spending a little more on a team here could pay off in this lobby. 

Value Pick: FunPlus Phoenix ($5,000) 


 

Cann’s Example Lineup

DraftKings Classic ($50,000 Salary Cap)

 

Captain (x1.5): Chovy (GEN: $11,700)

  • Alternate: Doinb (LNG: $11,100)

Top: shanji (OMG: $5,200)

Jungle:  Peanut (GEN: $7,400)

Mid:  Scout (EDG: $7,600)

  • Alternate: Gori (FPX: $7,000)

ADC: deokdam (DWG: $7,200)

  • Alternate: Ruler (GEN: $8,000)

Support: Lehends (GEN: $5,600)

Team: DWG Kia ($5,200)

  • Alternate: OMG ($4,000)