by ESB’s free League of Legends betting tips for Wednesday, January 17, focus on a pair of LoL Champions Korea (LCK) 2024 Spring bouts. Here are our picks for DRX vs Nongshim RedForce and Gen.G vs T1, with esports odds courtesy of BetOnline.
DRX vs NONGSHIM REDFORCE LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | DRX -227.27 at BetOnline | NS +162 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 17, 2024 | 17:00 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
DRX enters the 2024 League of Legends season with four new players. That includes ADC Park “Teddy” Jin-seong and top laner Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee as two new signees, and jungler Bae “Sponge” Young-jun and mid laner Song “SeTab” Kyeong-jin, who were promoted from the DRX Challengers roster.
The new-look line-up is not good enough to compete for a strong finish in the LCK. However, DRX can be a solid mid-table team if the two academy players quickly adapt to playing at the highest level.
Nongshim RedForce has kept most of the 2023 core intact, which isn’t too shocking. Even though Red Force failed to accomplish much during the 2023 summer split, the roster was assembled from younger players who spent the last year developing. Better results will be expected in 2024, but it’s hard to feel overly optimistic about how high Nongshim RedForce can fly.
Both teams enter the 2024 season with question marks, mainly revolving around the younger players and new faces. Considering all the changes in the league’s 14th season, it’s fair to expect a more volatile game.
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GEN.G vs T1 LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Gen.G +125 at BetOnline | T1 -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | January 17, 2024 | 19:30 KST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Gen.G were the best team in the LCK in 2023, and even with all the changes they’ve made ahead of the next season, Gen.G will likely remain one of the top contenders. However, it’s easy to see why LoL betting sites have T1 priced as favourites.
T1 won the 2023 League of Legends World Championship and hasn’t made any changes to their line-up. This doesn’t guarantee that T1 will be as dominant in the LCK 2024 spring split, but there’s no questioning their quality.
Gen.G doesn’t lack talented players, and it wouldn’t be the most shocking thing to see them overtake T1 by the end of the season. But since Gen.G signed four new players in November, we can expect an adaptation period and shakier results early on.
