by ESB’s free League of Legends betting picks for Wednesday, July 26, include two games from the penultimate week of the LoL Champions Korea (LCK) 2023 Summer regular season. Here are our selections for Gen.G vs Liiv SANDBOX and Kwangdong Freecs vs KT Rolster, with odds from the top LoL bookmakers in United States.
GEN.G vs LIIV SANDBOX LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Gen.G -1666.67 at BetOnline | SANDBOX +726 at BetOnline |
| When: | July 26, 2023 | 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Liiv SANDBOX won their fourth game of the split on Sunday against DRX (0-2), which puts them level on points with Kwangdong Freecs, OKSavingsBank BRION, and Nongshim RedForce. On the other side, Gen.G suffered their first defeat of LCK 2023 Summer against KT Rolster, who beat them 2-0 on Saturday.
Those results don’t mean much for this match – Gen.G are still a superior team to Liiv SANDBOX, who likely won’t even make the playoffs. But even though we know how this game should end, there is no value in backing Gen.G in the head-to-head markets.
LoL esports betting sites are paying -163.93 on Gen.G to secure first blood, which is a very generous offer. Gen.G have the league’s highest first blood rate (74.2%), whereas Liiv SANDBOX rank third-last with just 43.8%, and that number gets substantially lower against stronger teams.
First blood is a more volatile bet than most, but in this game it makes sense. Gen.G are extremely good in the early game and regularly punish weaker squads who can’t match their lane pressure.
Gen.G first blood
KWANGDONG FREECS vs KT ROLSTER LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Freecs +741 at BetOnline | KT -1666.67 at BetOnline |
| When: | July 26, 2023 | 19:30 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Kwangdong Freecs will have to pull off a massive upset to make it past KT Rolster – who, with their 2-0 sweep of Gen.G last week, have earned the tag as the strongest team in the LCK. KT are undefeated over their last 12 fixtures; however, they’ve looked shaky in some recent outings against weaker teams.
In the sixth week of the regular season, KT Rolster dropped maps against Hanwha Life Esports and DRX through silly mistakes. That doesn’t prove that KT are easily exploitable, but they tend to play worse when not challenged.
The offered LCK betting odds for Kwangdong Freecs at the map line are too generous to ignore. Even though this looks like a very similar game to Gen.G vs Liiv SANDBOX, KT Rolster tend to take more risks than Go “Score” Dong-bin’s team. Also, the Freecs have side choice, which bumps them up a bit.
