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DraftKings LoL: Thursday Cheat Sheet
Thursday offers us a pretty nice slate and an excellent opportunity to build some strong rosters. Focusing in on G2, Schalke 04, Vitality and GIANTS players today should be the way to go. I'm leaning towards using G2 and Vitality for the majority of my roster as they are cheaper than Schalke 04 and GIANTS. Schalke and GIANTS seem more likely to 2-0 their opponents, but I think G2 and Vitality can also come away with sweeps. I'm staying far far away from Fnatic vs. H2K, at least for player purposes. With FORG1VEN rejoining H2K expect even less action than normal in this series.
Top Lane: Cabochard (VIT vs. ROC, $6,600)
The carry Cabo is back and his price is way too cheap on Thursday. ROCCAT may end up stealing a game, but Parang has arguably been the worst top laner in the EU this split. I'd expect a lane swap to come out, but if Cabo gets to go up against Parang, he should dominate. I think he has a good series regardless and will be a big reason why Vitality takes this series.
Jungle: Trick (G2 vs. SPY, $6,400)
This is another series that could be a draw, but I can't pass up Trick at this cheap of a price. Splyce have been playing much better of late thanks in large part to Trashy's improvement in the jungle. Even so, Trick is probably the highest upside jungler in the EU and is a good bet to greatly outproduce this salary. I also am using Shook in a Flex role as he's cheap in a good matchup as well.
Middle Lane: Perkz (G2 vs. SPY, $7,400)
Although I think Fox and Night offer better upside in easier matchups, Perkz is too cheap for being one of the best mid laners in the LCS. The matchup isn't the easiest, but I'd back Perkz and G2 to take this series and they should at least get one game. Febiven and Nukeduck are cheaper (with the latter in particular looking promising for DFS purposes), I'm thinking Fnatic vs. H2K lacks the action needed for good fantasy points.
ADC: Zven (G2 vs. SPY, $7,500)
Zven is also nicely priced for us today. Kobbe has been a big reason for Splyce's success, but I think Splyce run into a tougher matchup today than they've been used to against G2. Zven is starting to come alive once again and should be a reason that G2 win this series. Sonstar and MrRallez have easier matchups, but are more expensive. I'd fade Police and Rekkles.
Support: kaSing (VIT vs. ROC, $5,500)
Mithy is the same price and I'm actually planning to use use both players in my lineup Thursday to help pay up for some other players. kaSing is in the better matchup and stands an excellent chance of getting 10+ assists in both games.
Team: Fnatic vs. H2K ($4,800)
I would never use a player from this game, but it's set up perfectly to be good for the teams. H2K NEVER fought with FORG1VEN last split and with him rejoining I don't see much reason that they will be very aggressive once again. This could be a terribly boring series for the viewer, but both teams will get their fair share of objectives and I think Fnatic will win the series if this isn't a tie.
