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DraftKings LoL: Friday Cheat Sheet
Team Liquid are the biggest favorites on the slate, but with their recent run of form is anything but inspiring, so I'd mostly stay away. Sometimes on these two games slates a game stack is in order, and I like the Immortals vs. Phoenix1 game stack on Friday.
Top Lane: Lourlo (TL vs. nV, $7,000)/zig (P1 vs. IMT, $6,600)
Team Liquid are big favorites against EnVyUs, but my only exposure is going to come in the form of Lourlo. Outside of TL's sweep to P1, he's been the most consistent member of the team, scoring over 60 points in every series this season. Zig is coming off a dominant series against Lourlo's Team Liquid and is reasonably priced to have another strong performance. He has the second highest kill participation in the league among top laners, making him a good bet to be heavily involved in what could be an action packed series.
Jungle: Inori (P1 vs. IMT, $6,300)/Dardoch (IMT vs. P1, $5,600)
Inori and Dardoch are both carry oriented junglers and I like both in what could be a bloody series. They rank fourth and fifth among NA junglers in kills and both have kill participations over 69%. Dardoch is especially too cheap and I'll continue to use him as long as he is under priced.
Middle Lane: Pobelter (IMT vs. P1, $6,600)
Friday is not a great day for mid laners as all four players lack the true carry upside of some of North America's elite. While GoldenGlue has the best matchup, and I like Ryu better, saving some money by using Pobelter could work out. All four mid laners on the slate rank near the bottom of the league in kills, so saving some money for a player who could generate multiple assists and paying up elsewhere is a solid way to go.
ADC: Arrow (P1 vs. IMT, $7,300)
Perhaps using CodySun over Arrow and upgrading Pobelter to Ryu will prove to be the better play, but the difference between the mid laners is less than the marksmen. Arrow was an elite play in Korea and has been very good for P1 so far in NA. He hasn't had a ton of kills, but in a meta where ADC's are used in utility roles, he's been one of the best at setting up kills for his team to capitalize on.
Support: Adrian (P1 vs. IMT, $5,500)
I like stacking Adrian with his ADC as the P1 support has been very involved in his team's kills thus far. His 72 percent kill participation is third best in the league and I like him to add to his assist total in what will hopefully be an action packed series against IMT Friday.
Team: P1 vs. IMT ($5,000)
P1 are the better team right now in this series and although it may not be a straightforward win, I'd expect them to take a 2-1 victory. They dominated Team Liquid this past Sunday and are proving to be one of the better squads in the league at the moment, while Immortals are still struggling for consistency.
