by The sixth week of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) summer split will continue on Saturday with another three series set to go ahead. Below you will find our free preview and predictions for the Bilibili Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team WE vs Royal Never Give Up and Oh My God vs ThunderTalk Gaming fixtures, with odds courtesy of the best esports betting sites.
BILIBILI GAMING vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | BLG -1250 at BetOnline | NIP +600 at BetOnline |
| When: | July 8, 2023 | 15:00 cST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Bililbili Gaming will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the LPL table with a win over Ninjas in Pyjamas. BLG have equalled their longest winning streak from earlier on in the split, as they have won six straight on either side of their only defeat to JD Gaming back in week three. Going into this series against the Ninjas, BLG are coming off a 2-0 demolition of Top Esports, where they racked up 48 kills, with both Peng “XUN” Lixun and Zhao “Elk” Jiahao combining for 32 of those kills.
Ninjas in Pyjamas are currently sitting in 10th place on the table with an even 6-6 record. The Ninjas are coming off a come from behind 2-1 win over Royal Never Give Up, which was their first victory in their last four matches. NiP have struggled to string two wins together this split, and now that they come up against the league leaders, we expect them to struggle again.
After such a dominant display against Top Esports where Bilibili Gaming won the kill count 48-18, we will be taking the match favourites at the -8.5 kills handicap for map one.
BLG Map 1 Kills Handicap -8.5
TEAM WE vs ROYAL NEVER GIVE UP LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | WE +125 at BetOnline | RNG -175.44 at BetOnline |
| When: | July 8, 2023 | 17:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Team WE come into this series against Royal Never Give Up seeking their third straight victory after they defeated both Weibo Gaming and Rare Atom in their last two. Although Team WE sit in sixth position on the table with a 7-5 record, they began their summer split with four straight wins, but have since dropped off slightly after losing to a few teams that sit around them in the middle of the table. WE may go into this fixture as the outsiders, but their form is much better than RNG’s at the moment.
Royal Never Give Up have lost two of their last three matches. They have taken the first map in all of their last three series; however, against Ninjas in Pyjamas and Anyone’s Legend they gave up map two and three to lose the series. Given that RNG are in somewhat of a rut, and keep losing matches from winnable positions, it is hard to tip them with any confidence.
Team We to win
OH MY GOD vs THUNDERTALK GAMING LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | OMG -666.67 at BetOnline | TT +450 at BetOnline |
| When: | July 8, 2023 | 19:00 CST |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
After a strong showing in the LPL Spring split, Oh My God have continued their rise during the LPL Summer split where they currently sit in fifth position with an 8-3 record. OMG have won seven of their last eight series, with big wins against Team WE and Royal Never Give Up included in that run. One thing that OMG hasn’t been able to do this split is beat any of the teams inside the top four, with all three of their losses coming against JD Gaming, Bilibili Gaming and LNG Esports.
ThunderTalk Gaming have found some form in their last two matches, defeating Invictus Gaming and EDward Gaming, which has seen them climb out of the bottom two and improved their record to 4-9. This TT roster has been building over the last couple of years and they are starting to string some wins together; however, they continue to struggle against the mid to top tier teams in the LPL.
Oh My God will go into this fixture as heavy favourites with bookies, including William Hill, and rightly so, as they have been very good this split. Both teams like to play high kill matches, so we will be backing the overs in the total kills market.
