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Betting eSports: Call Of Duty League – Stage IV Major Opening Round

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  • The Los Angeles Thieves are the biggest favorites of the day (-475) over the Los Angeles Guerillas.
  • The London Royal Ravens have -135 odds to beat the Seattle Surge.
  • Amid all of the issues, the New York Subliners remain favored over the Minnesota ROKKR.
  • OpTic Chicago will be moderate favorites over the Dallas Empire to finish the day.

DALLAS – The Stage 4 Major is set to start on Thursday as teams return to LAN for the first time in over a year.

While fighting it out for the $200,000 grand prize, over half of the league will have matches on opening day. We’ll break down each match on Thursday’s slate.

Battle For Los Angeles: Thieves vs Guerillas

The first match of the tournament will be between the Los Angeles Thieves and the Los Angeles Guerillas in the loser’s bracket. This means that the loser will be eliminated from the tournament while the winner will move on to the next round.

The Thieves are the biggest betting favorites of the day.

Thieves vs Guerillas Betting Odds

  • LAT Moneyline -475
  • LAG Moneyline +305
  • LAT -1.5 -165
  • LAG +1.5 +125
  • Over 3.5 -260
  • Under 3.5 +190

The Thieves are considered one of the biggest wildcards in the tournament as they have a very talented roster, but seemingly very little chemistry. eSports bettors, if anything, bettors should look into the Thieves covering the 1.5-map spread as the Guerillas have looked like one of the worst teams in the league for quite a while now.

Bottom-Feeders Meet In Loser’s Bracket

The London Royal Ravens will play the Seattle Surge as the two teams at the bottom of the CDL standings fight to avoid elimination.

Online sportsbooks list the Royal Ravens as the favorites, but by a smaller margin than one might expect.

Royal Ravens vs Surge Betting Odds

  • LRR Moneyline -135
  • SEA Moneyline +105
  • LRR -1.5 +165
  • SEA +1.5 -210
  • Over 4.5 +160
  • Under 4.5 -200

Seattle has Octane and Gunless, who are both great on the AR roles, but their SMGs are simply too inconsistent and have too low of a ceiling to justify backing in this match.

Even with the addition of Classic and the upset win over OpTic Chicago, the Surge have won just one match over the last two months and shouldn’t be trusted to win again.

The Royal Ravens are probably more talented than their record implies. PaulEhx is a borderline star, Afro seems to be one of the best rookies in the league and Seany is a consistent, experienced veteran and in-game leader. Alexx is the weak spot on the team and needs to step up if London will become a true competitor.

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No VISA, No Problem?

The New York Subliners have gone through a lot this season.

Despite ZooMaa having to retire due to an injury, a language barrier issue with HyDra, and now Asim being unable to join his team on the main stage due to VISA issues, the team is still the betting favorite over the Minnesota ROKKR on sports betting sites.

Subliners vs ROKKR Betting Odds

  • NYSL Moneyline -180
  • MIN Moneyline +140
  • NYSL -1.5 +130
  • MIN +1.5 -170
  • Over 4.5 +155
  • Under 4.5 -195

If there’s an underdog team to bet on, it’s the ROKKR.

Since dropping Accuracy and bringing MajorManiak back to the team, Minnesota has seemed to improve. The team still has its issues but has also shown the potential to take that next step to compete with the top teams in the league.

This is one of the most intriguing matches of the tournament as there are major question marks on both sides.

Heavyweight Matchup Closes Day 1

The final match of the first day of the major will be between the reigning world champions, the Dallas Empire, and the iconic OpTic Chicago. Throughout the latter part of this season both teams have struggled but have since seemingly figured things out right in time for the Stage 4 Major.

The Green Wall are listed as the favorites by a significant margin.

OpTic vs Empire Betting Odds

  • CHI Moneyline -210
  • DAL Moneyline +165
  • CHI -1.5 +105
  • DAL +1.5 -135
  • Over 4.5 +175
  • Under 4.5 -230

Dallas simply hasn’t been the same since dropping Huke. They went from a consensus top-three team in the league to a borderline top-six team.

OpTic, on the other hand, decided to not make a roster change while struggling and now have a talented team that has been playing well as a unit. An upset is definitely in the cards as both teams have been inconsistent, but OpTic is definitely the better team heading into the matchup.