by Esportbet brings you free esports betting picks for the opening two Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 1 bouts on Thursday, March 3. Here are our selections for London Royal Ravens vs Los Angeles Guerrillas and Atlanta FaZe vs Boston Breach, with top odds courtesy of BetOnline.
LONDON ROYAL RAVENS vs LOS ANGELES GUERRILLAS CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CDL Odds: | Royal Ravens -333.33 at BetOnline | Guerrillas +240 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 3, 2022 at 14:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
?London Royal Ravens won against Seattle Surge (3-1) two weeks ago to finish the regular season in second place with a 4-1 record. On the other hand, Los Angeles Guerrillas ended the qualifiers with only two wins (2-3), so London Royal Ravens are rightly the favourites to win if we go by the teams’ results.
However, the last time these two teams clashed, Guerrillas smoked Royal Ravens 3-1. Still, that was Guerrillas’ only win besides their 3-1 victory against New York Subliners.
It’s tough to pick a side for this match. London Royal Ravens have looked better, but Guerrillas seem to be a much more tactical team with a better brain – something the London side lacks. This should be a close series, so we’re siding with Los Angeles Guerrillas with a map advantage.
Los Angeles Guerrillas +1.5 maps
ATLANTA FAZE vs BOSTON BREACH CDL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| CDL Odds: | FaZe -1000 at BetOnline | Breach +650 at BetOnline |
| When: | March 3, 2022 at 15:30 CST |
| Watch Live: | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/codleague/live) |
?The final week of CDL Major 1 qualifiers was filled with upsets. Seven of the ten matches ended with the underdogs taking the spoils, so it’s only fair to expect the first Major of the season to see a couple of underdogs overperform. And that’s what Boston Breach need to do on Thursday if they wish to make it past the reigning champions, Atlanta FaZe.
Boston clashed with Atlanta on February 13, when FaZe won 3-1, with 250-102 on Gavutu-Hardpoint, 2-6 on Berlin-S&D, 3-2 on Gavutu-Control, and 250-188 on Boccage-Hardpoint. Boston Breach have since lost to New York Subliners (2-3) and OpTic Texas (1-3), but they were very competitive in all of their matches.
Still, it’s hard to make a case for the outsiders. They lost against FaZe on Gavutu, which begs the question of where can Boston Breach beat FaZe? Breach are solid on S&D, but not as good as FaZe. Still, Control maps can still be 50/50, so at least they have that going for them.
The coin toss will be vital for our prediction. FaZe should win 3-0, but if Boston wins the map pick and can get their hands on Berlin, we could see a 3-1. Still, without knowing which maps the teams will pick, a 3-0 seems like a more likely outcome.
