Esportbet brings you free League of Legends betting predictions for the opening day of the 2021 LoL Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) Rumble Stage. Here are the best bets and top odds for games played on Friday, May 14.
DAMWON KIA vs ROYAL NEVER GIVE UP LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| LoL Betting Odds: | DWG $1.90 at Betway | RNG $1.90 at Betway |
| When: | May 14, 2021 at 13:00 GMT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Cloud9 proved DWG KIA can bleed on Tuesday when they claimed a historic win against the Korean side. However, we wouldn’t overreact to one best-of-one (Bo1) defeat.
Royal Never Give Up were the only team to escape the MSI group stage without a loss, although they weren’t properly tested. One thing that we can take away from their performances is that RNG like to play through the top side, which is something that can be exploited by teams that can match them individually.
DWG KIA are more than capable of that and more, as they not only field one of the best top laners but also one of the most efficient junglers in the world. As a Bo1 fixture, this one could easily end either way, but having an option to back the reigning LoL world champions at $1.87 is just too good to pass on.
DWG KIA to win
MAD LIONS vs PENTANET.GG LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| LoL Betting Odds: | MAD $1.13 at Betway | Pentanet $5.44 at Betway |
| When: | May 14, 2021 at 14:00 GMT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
Pentanet.gg wrote history last week by becoming the first Oceanic LoL team to make it out of the group stage at an international LoL event. And it wasn’t like they got lucky; Pentanet played extremely well and proved to the world (and Riot Games) that Oceania still has world-class LoL players.
Miracle runs like that can easily get you hyped up about any team, but there is no denying that Pentanet.gg are by far the weakest squad to advance into the MSI 2021 Rumble Stage. In theory, they should be outclassed in all matches from this point on, but they’re now facing a team that is more than capable of losing to anyone.
MAD Lions are as unpredictable as it gets and are particularly weak in the early game, which should allow Pentanet.gg to gain some momentum. Whether that will be enough for Jackson “Pabu” Pavone and co. to steal the win remains to be seen, but it should make this match much closer than expected.
Pentanet.gg +12.5 kills
MAD LIONS vs CLOUD9 LoL BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| LoL Betting Odds: | MAD $1.73 at Betway | C9 $2.03 at Betway |
| When: | May 14, 2021 at 18:00 GMT |
| Watch Live: | Lolesports, Twitch |
If you were to ask 100 people how this game will end, the answers would likely split right down the middle – and that’s about where we believe this matchup stands. Both teams have their strengths and weaknesses, which makes it hard to set them apart.
Cloud9 have the “Perkz Factor” and a good read on the meta, whereas MAD Lions should enjoy a stylistic advantage due to their fast, chaos-inducing playstyle. Then there are also issues on both sides; MAD Lions like to coin-flip, while C9 can be very predictable with their slow and calculated approach to the game.
This seems like a match that can go either way. MAD Lions are priced as favourites, but the latest MSI betting odds seem to be set more based on the regional bias rather than the quality of the teams. Take the plus money on Cloud9.
Cloud9 to win
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