New York Subliners woke up from a long slumber at the end of June when they won Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4. But even before that, the Subliners posted strong LAN performances, with a bronze medal from Major 2 and a fourth-place finish in Major 3.

Seattle Surge had their time under the spotlight with two top-six finishes in CDL Major 3 and CDL Major 4, as well as a third-place finish in the fourth online stage. Their only notable victory over that stretch was a fluke 3-2 win against Toronto Ultra, however, and their game-to-game performances don’t inspire much confidence.

New York Subliners are the better team in all three game modes, and with their newfound momentum, it is hard to believe Cesar “Skyz” Bueno and co. will slip against one of the more mediocre CoD teams of the 2024 season.

Atlanta FaZe are outright favourites with esports betting sites to win the CDL Championship. This team has no discernible weakness, and although FaZe have slipped in the latter stages of Majors a couple of times this season, that is irrelevant until the weekend.

Miami Heretics barely made the CDL Championship with a 17-22 record and no podium finishes across the four Majors. They have had some moments, but we’ve rarely seen them do well against an elite opponent.

Heretics went 1-3 in their last meeting with Atlanta FaZe in June, but it is unlikely they will emulate that on LAN.

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Seattle Surge and Las Vegas Legion last met in the second week of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, when Las Vegas won on map five. It was a chaotic game, with the teams going back and forth until the Legion closed out the series with 6-4 on Search & Destroy – 6 Star.

Across their final games of the qualifiers last week, both squads looked shaky, struggling to find traction before heading to Burbank. And considering neither is particularly efficient on LAN, we can expect another closely contested game.

A bet on over 4.5 maps isn’t a terrible choice, but we prefer Las Vegas Legion at outsider odds.

Toronto Ultra are the second favourites to win CDL 2024 Major 4 with Call of Duty betting sites, and that’s not surprising considering how dominant they were in the qualifiers. They lost their first game against Seattle Surge but then collected six victories, including a 3-2 win against Atlanta FaZe and a 3-0 sweep of OpTic Texas.

Los Angeles Guerrillas barely finished the qualifiers inside the top eight, scraping in with a 3-4 record thanks to the complete collapse of Las Vegas Legion in the third week. This was also the Guerrillas’ tied-best placement in an online stage this season, which says a lot about where they stand.

There’s not a single reason to believe Toronto Ultra can lose this game. They’re consistent, efficient in beating lesser teams, and have already beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas three times since January.

New York Subliners ended CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers with a disappointing 4-3 record, which includes a 2-3 loss to Atlanta FaZe in the opening week. On paper, the Subliners held on well in that match, but it’s important to note that FaZe didn’t perform like themselves on that day.

Since then, the Subliners have looked somewhat shaky, especially towards the end of the qualifiers, with a close five-game victory against Minnesota R?KKR and a loss against Los Angeles Thieves.

Atlanta FaZe had a slow start to CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but they quickly found their rhythm and showed much cleaner performances in the final four games of the stage. Their Control still needs a lot more work, and it could be a weak spot New York will take advantage of.

So, while we can give the Subliners a map, anything more seems unlikely.

In what should be the closest game of the day, Los Angeles Thieves meet Miami Heretics for the fourth time this season. Two of those clashes ended in favour of Miami, but the Thieves won the only LAN match between the two.

Both sides won four games during CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers and performed similarly well. But the Heretics had a tougher schedule, and their only three defeats came against OpTic Texas, Toronto Ultra, and Atlanta FaZe.

This should be a competitive series, and even though Los Angeles Thieves deserve some recognition for their solid showing at the last LAN, Miami Heretics shouldn’t be priced as underdogs.

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Seattle Surge suffered their second loss of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 last Sunday against Las Vegas Legion. In contrast, the Miami Heretics picked up their third victory of the stage against the Carolina Royal Ravens in a fairly one-sided series.

Both teams are 3-2 heading into this match, and they’ve both had their moments over the last three weeks. The Seattle Surge have shown higher highs, whereas Miami Heretics have seemed more stable with dominant wins against weaker teams and tough losses against superior squads.

The last two meetings between Seattle Surge and Miami Heretics extended to five maps, and considering their form, there’s a good chance we’ll see another close affair.

Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra are guaranteed a top-eight finish this online stage, but there’s still pride on the line as the two CDL title contenders clash for the sixth time this season.

Of the five meetings, Toronto Ultra have won all but one — during CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers — which includes a close 3-2 victory in the winners’ finals at the previous Call of Duty League Major. So not only have Toronto Ultra beaten FaZe online, but they’ve also proven to be the better team on LAN.

Even though Toronto Ultra have not accomplished as much as FaZe this season, they’re one of the few teams that can cause Atlanta FaZe problems. Admittedly, FaZe have looked much more potent over the last three weeks of CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but this doesn’t justify them being priced as such big favourites. Value is with Toronto Ultra.

Las Vegas Legion have been very up and down so far in this online stage. They lost against Toronto Ultra in the first week, then picked up three wins against New York Subliners, OpTic Texas, and Seattle Surge, but lost their most recent outing against Los Angeles Guerrillas.

This confirms what was already known: the Legion are highly volatile, although capable of causing upsets.

The Los Angeles Thieves have not been as inconsistent with their showings. They have beaten teams they were expected to but also crumbled against Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra last week — although the Thieves showed some resistance, namely on Hardpoint and Control maps.

Las Vegas Legion have shown high highs this online stage, but they’re not to be trusted when expected to do well. They’re also 0-2 down in the head-to-head with Los Angeles Thieves, which makes backing Daniel “Ghosty” Rothe and co. an easy choice.

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Los Angeles Thieves finished the Call of Duty League 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers in fourth place and looked set to make a splash on LAN. But the Thieves failed to make it far in Toronto, suffering an early second-round exit against Miami Heretics.

Losing to Heretics isn’t that worrying, but the Thieves also had an iffy showing against Boston Breach in round one, suggesting they might not be as good as they seemed a few weeks back.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are not as much of an enigma. While you could rank them above Boston Breach, anything more is too optimistic. Still, the Guerrillas are much more efficient online and are 3-1 up in the head-to-head against the Thieves, who haven’t shown enough recently to earn the tag of -333.33 favourites.

Toronto Ultra are the clear third-best team in the league, behind Atlanta FaZe and OpTic Texas. They had some distinct issues over the first three stages of the season, namely with Search & Destroy, but even that doesn’t seem to be a problem anymore.

In CDL 2024 Major 3, Toronto Ultra managed to grind out some great wins on Search & Destroy and showed great consistency on respawns, earning them a silver medal and a ticket to the CDL Championship.

Las Vegas Legion exited CDL 2024 Major 3 in the first round, which marked their worst LAN result of the season, but that was expected after what they showed in the qualifying stage.

Legion took a map in two of their three meetings with Ultra this season, but they’re now in worse form, whereas Toronto Ultra are improving. A 3-0 sweep seems likely.

Miami Heretics placed fifth-sixth at CDL Major 3, which is a massive improvement on their consecutive 9th-12th finishes in the first two LAN events. That result didn’t come easy, but Miami Heretics earned it with solid performances against the Las Vegas Legion and Los Angeles Thieves.

Their only loss of CDL 2024 Major 3 came against OpTic Texas, who beat them 3-1 in the third round of the lower bracket. That doesn’t sound too inspiring ahead of this fixture, but we can’t ignore Miami Heretics’ recent improvement.

By winning CDL 2024 Major 3, OpTic Texas earned the tag as the strongest CoD team in the league. They’re still 20 points short of catching up to FaZe in the season standings, yet their improvement since the second stage is noticeable.

It’s very difficult to doubt OpTic Texas and their chances to defeat Miami Heretics. Still, there’s a very good chance they drop a map — as OpTic typically do online.

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While Los Angeles Thieves needed five maps to beat Las Vegas Legion last Sunday, it could have easily ended in three. It marked their third victory over a six-game stretch, which includes one concerning loss against Los Angeles Guerrillas in the second Call of Duty Major.

Miami Heretics defeated Boston Breach last week, bouncing back from two 0-3 defeats against OpTic Texas and Carolina Royal Ravens in CDL 2024 Major 2. With that, the Heretics showed they are still ready to fight, but their showings over the last month have left a lot to be desired.

Los Angeles Thieves still have a lot of work to do, but they’re stronger than their recent record would suggest. Besides the few defeats against their city rivals, LA Thieves haven’t been losing against any teams outside of the top four. Expect that trend to continue.

Las Vegas Legion ended the first week of CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers with a 3-0 sweep of Los Angeles Guerrillas and a 2-3 defeat against Los Angeles Thieves. Even at CDL 2024 Major 2, the Legion produced mixed results, beating Seattle Surge and losing to Toronto Ultra and Carolina Royal Ravens.

Consistency isn’t the Legion’s strong suit, but they look much cleaner than they did in the first stage. They’re decent on Hardpoint and can be competitive on Search & Destroy as long as they don’t play on Invasion.

OpTic Texas are undoubtedly one of the league’s top CoD esports teams. They’re 18-7 on the season, although five of those losses came against Atlanta FaZe. Still, it’s important to note that OpTic often drop maps, as they’ve managed just four clean sweeps, and even a few of those came close to extending to one more map.

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With their 2-3 loss against Seattle Surge last week, Carolina Royal Ravens once again disappointed after showing some life. Even though they have picked up a few wins recently, the Royal Ravens have only beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas, Miami Heretics, and Las Vegas Legion.

A big issue with the Carolina Royal Ravens is a lack of synergy, which could be fixed with one or two roster changes. However, there are no indications those will happen anytime soon.

New York Subliners placed third in the Call of Duty League 2024 Stage 2 Major at the end of March, proving they can perform on LAN following a humiliating 9th-12th finish in CDL 2024 Major 1. Online, however, the Subliners have looked great throughout this season.

With just two online losses against Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas, New York Subliners are not to be doubted as favourites. And while we’ve seen them drop maps before, Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez and co. have become far more consistent in closing out games against lesser opponents since the start of the second stage.

Seattle Surge defeated Carolina Royal Ravens last week, ending their four-game losing streak. Still, it wasn’t a persuasive showing, and it marked the Surge’s second victory over a 10-game stretch, so it’s hard to feel overly optimistic about their chances to do much online.

OpTic Texas lost against Atlanta FaZe 1-3 on Sunday, but the score doesn’t tell the whole story. It was a very close series, which OpTic should’ve probably won, but they failed to convert a couple of 3v4s on Search & Destroy.

OpTic Texas played much better than their CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers Week 1 record suggests, and they’ve already proven to be an elite team, with just seven defeats this season — five of which came against Atlanta FaZe.

Betting on Seattle Surge at the offered CoD esports odds is inviting, but it’s doubtful they’ll manage to win a map, let alone the whole series.

Miami Heretics picked up a big victory against Boston Breach on Saturday, showing sings of life after suffering two bad losses against OpTic Texas and Carolina Royal Ravens. Adding José “ReeaL” Fernández back to the starting roster seemed to be the right call, but the Heretics still have a lot more to show.

Toronto Ultra defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas last week in three maps, continuing their streak of crushing weaker teams. However, while Ultra have looked exceptional against lesser opponents, they have recently slipped against both OpTic Texas and New York Subliners.

Toronto Ultra have some catching up to do in order to reclaim their title as the CDL’s top dogs. However, while they’re not playing as well as they should, Ultra are very efficient in running over lesser opponents.

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Las Vegas Legion have made significant progress during CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers, ending the online stage in fifth place with a 5-2 record. They rounded out the qualifiers with a solid week, beating Seattle Surge and Carolina Royal Ravens.

The Legion have proven themselves as one of the more consistent bottom-eight teams in the league, but it remains to be seen how they’ll do against the top contenders in Miami.

Toronto Ultra are one of the top-four teams in the CDL, but like Atlanta FaZe, they’ve not looked good on Search & Destroy. On respawns, Toronto Ultra tends to take care of business, but so does Las Vegas Legion, so the winner of this match is not as clear as the CoD esports betting odds might suggest.

Las Vegas Legion can be a bit inconsistent and has a lower ceiling than Toronto Ultra. However, out of the elite four teams, Toronto Ultra are also the most flawed, so it’s not entirely unlikely for the Legion to take a map or two on Thursday.

Boston Breach finished CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers 3-4, with defeats against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, Las Vegas Legion, and the New York Subliners. They secured a nice 3-0 victory against Seattle Surge in the final round of the qualifiers, but besides trashing weaker sides, the Breach haven’t looked amazing.

Boston Breach already lost this match in the second week of the online stage quite badly. The Subliners have since not slowed down, so expecting the rematch to go differently seems too optimistic.

New York Subliners are a stronger side, and they’re up against a team that doesn’t have the talent to compete for top spots, nor is Boston Breach a very good LAN squad. We can expect another quick 3-0 on Thursday.

Miami Heretics secured a spot in the winners’ bracket by the skin of their teeth. They were 0-5 ahead of the penultimate round of the online stage and then won their final two series against Carolina Royal Ravens and Minnesota R?KKR. But even that doesn’t count for much.

Miami Heretics have given us very little to feel excited about, and their rough losses against any team above them in the standings prove that the Heretics aren’t ready to produce a deep run on LAN.

OpTic Texas completed online qualifiers with a perfect 7-0 record and a 68% map win rate. This puts them on top of the list of serious CDL 2024 Major 2 title contenders, even though they had to grind out game-five victories against the Subliners and Toronto Ultra.

OpTic Texas is known for choking on LAN and is still capable of crashing out of CDL 2024 Major 2. But it’s tough to believe they’ll struggle to beat Miami Heretics.

Like the Las Vegas Legion, Los Angeles Thieves have shown immense improvement during the online stage. They ended the qualifiers in sixth place with a 4-3 record and only three losses against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, and Toronto Ultra. On the other side, the Thieves picked up wins against Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR, Los Angeles Guerrillas, and Las Vegas Legion.

Los Angeles Thieves performed well against any team below them, but they have not looked good on control throughout the online stage, which seems to be their biggest weakness.

Atlanta FaZe suffered a shocking loss against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, which might not mean much in the greater picture; however, it highlights that FaZe are still not at 100%. They posted good results in the qualifiers, but Atlanta FaZe haven’t looked comfortable on Search & Destroy.

Atlanta FaZe should win, but Los Angeles Thieves should be able to take a bite out of them.

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Carolina Royal Ravens enter the final week of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers with a bag of mixed results. They have so far lost against Boston Breach, OpTic Texas, New York Subliners, and Miami Heretics, while their only two victories came against Los Angeles Guerrillas and Seattle Surge.

With a 2-4 record, Carolina Royal Ravens need just one win to secure a top-eight finish, and while they should be able to accomplish that, Royal Ravens have only looked good when facing bottom teams.

Las Vegas Legion are 3-2 and in a good spot before the second CDL Major, but they have had a fairly easy schedule so far, so their record might be a bit misleading. Las Vegas Legion have some clear weaknesses and have only looked somewhat decent on Hardpoint.

Las Vegas Legion’s price on this match is very close to what we’re getting on their match against the Seattle Surge, which doesn’t sound right. Carolina Royal Ravens are stronger than Surge and are a solid value bet at +138.

Minnesota R?KKR and Miami Heretics picked up their first wins of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers last week against Seattle Surge and Carolina Royal Ravens, respectively.

Miami Heretics haven’t looked good across the last four weeks, but we must respect what they showed against the Royal Ravens on Search & Destroy and on Control. Whether that was a sign of improvement is unclear, but Miami Heretics have the talent to do well.

Minnesota R?KKR defeated Seattle Surge on Saturday, but that’s hardly worth celebrating. More impressive were their three map-five losses against Los Angeles Thieves, Boston Breach, and Toronto Ultra across the first three weeks of the stage.

Miami Heretics and Minnesota R?KKR look fairly even. Heretics have a better map record on Hardpoint (12-11) than R?KKR (12-17) and have performed better on Search & Destroy with 8-11 compared to 10-14. R?KKR have a better record on Control with 10-7 to 7-8.

This could be a close game, but Miami Heretics shouldn’t be priced as underdogs.

Los Angeles Thieves have found some traction recently and are 3-2 ahead of the final week of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. However, they’ve only beaten Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR and Las Vegas Legion, so they might not be ready to face Toronto Ultra head-on.

Toronto Ultra lost to OpTic Texas on Sunday, when they won Hardpoints but got humiliated on Control and both Search & Destroy maps with a combined record of 1-15. That loss highlighted Toronto Ultra’s map pool problem with Search & Destroy, which Los Angeles Thieves could take advantage of.

The two Search & Destroy maps Toronto Ultra lost against OpTic were Karachi and Terminal, which happen to be two maps the Thieves are good on. So, there is a reason to believe the Thieves can do some damage.

Even on Control, Toronto Ultra aren’t great, so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that the Thieves do some serious damage on Saturday.

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This is a match between one of CDL’s strongest and weakest teams, and as the latest Call of Duty League betting odds suggest, it should be a one-sided affair.

Las Vegas Legion performed well against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, and they had a relatively good start to the season with a couple of strong showings. Still, even on a good day, the Las Vegas Legion should stand no chance against the reigning CDL Major champions.

Toronto Ultra are far ahead of most CDL squads, with just one loss this season – against Boston Breach in the CDL Major 1 Qualifiers. The Ultra’s only weakness is their Control mode, although this shouldn’t be a big deal against weaker opponents.

Las Vegas Legion have looked competitive in some of their games, but they shouldn’t pose a serious threat to Toronto.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are one of the most flawed teams in the CDL with few redeeming qualities. They’re 6-11 on Hardpoint, 5-10 on Search & Destroy, and 5-7 on Control. Moreover, they’ve not looked good against other bottom-table teams and are fresh off a 1-3 loss against the Las Vegas Legion.

OpTic Texas are not quite one of the top teams in the league, but they have the potential to be great. For that to happen, OpTic need to improve their Search & Destroy.

While it’s easy to find OpTic Texas’ weaknesses, you must also have a capable opponent to take advantage of them. Los Angeles Guerrillas are not one of those teams.

Miami Heretics played a competitive game against Toronto Ultra on the opening day of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. They lost 0-3 but pushed Ultra to the limits on Search & Destroy and Control, improving the poor impression Miami Heretics left in Boston.

Los Angeles Thieves have won just two series this season and are fresh off a rough loss against OpTic Texas. The Thieves have the same issues as their old roster, which lacked confidence. The talent is still there, and it’s fair to say that Los Angeles Thieves should be playing much better, but without any inspiring results, it’s tough to be optimistic.

Quality-wise, Miami Heretics and Los Angeles Thieves aren’t that far apart, and if we see the Heretics stumble against Las Vegas Legion on Friday, then backing the Thieves to win might be the smarter play. But considering what we’ve seen from the LA team so far, Miami at -149.25 is a fair offer.

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New York Subliners didn’t look great in the first Major, where they suffered a shocking round-one exit, but they improved the impression last week with wins against Carolina Royal Ravens and Seattle Surge. The Subliners had to reverse-sweep Royal Ravens, which isn’t very inspiring, but they obliterated Carolina Royal Ravens on the final three maps and showed no signs of stopping with a 3-0 sweep of Seattle Surge.

Boston Breach won their third game of the season last round when they defeated Carolina Royal Ravens. While this saves them from getting knocked down to the “bad” tier, Boston Breach haven’t shown much yet.

They’re only good on Control (6-3) but have a lot of work to do on Hardpoint (8-8) and Search & Destroy (3-9). Similarly, the Subliners’ Hardpoint (9-9) isn’t great, but they have a positive win rate on Search & Destroy and are a solid Control team. While New York have some things to work on, they should secure a comfortable win.

OpTic Texas dismantled Los Angeles Thieves on Sunday. The only somewhat close game was Invasion – Control, where LA Thieves won two maps, but OpTic never seemed to be in danger of losing the series. This continues OpTic Texas’s solid showings from CDL 2024 Stage 1, where they had a few stinkers, but still proved themselves as one of the top-three teams in the league.

Minnesota R?KKR lost against Toronto Ultra this weekend but won two maps and had their chances to win the series. Things didn’t work out in the end, with a 0-6 loss on Search & Destroy – Invasion; however, R?KKR showed a good fight against the league’s top dogs, which counts for something.

Minnesota R?KKR are in a great spot form-wise, their respawns are solid, and they’re one of the top Control teams in the league. Even though OpTic Texas will be tough to beat, the R?KKR have the tools to do well.

Miami Heretics had a rough showing against Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra last weekend, dropping the series 1-3 and 0-3. Despite losing to FaZe and Ultra, Miami Heretics have shown the ability to compete with other strong teams. However, they’re on a four-game losing streak, which includes a 0-3 loss against Las Vegas Legion in CDL 2024 Major 1 a month ago.

The Legion defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, but they didn’t perform well. The Vegas side came one point short of losing Control and closed out the series with 250-236 on Hardpoint – Rio. A win is a win, but showing struggles against the league’s worst team isn’t a good look.

Even though Miami Heretics lost this match at the end of January, it’s tough to be optimistic about the Las Vegas Legion after what they showed last weekend. At the offered CoD esports betting odds, we prefer Miami Heretics to get their revenge.

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