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AlphaDraft LoL: Thursday Cheat Sheet
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Vitality, GIANTS, Schalke 04, and G2 come into the day as heavy favorites. I think GIANTS and Schalke 04 have the easier of the two matchups, but I'm thinking all four of these teams earn sweeps on Thursday. I'd stay far away from the Fnatic vs. H2K matchup at least for player purposes. The teams should get their fair share of objectives, but I'm not seeing much action with FORG1VEN the farm king back in H2K's lineup.
Top Lane: Cabochard (VIT vs. ROC, $7,500)
Cabochard is back to his carry style days and is facing off against probably the worst top laner in the EU LCS this split. I'd expect ROCCAT to lane swap away from Cabo, but if he gets the 1-vs-1 lane opportunities against Parang, expect big things. Even if they do swap away, I think Cabochard is worth his low salary and should be a reason why Vitality win this series.
Jungle: Shook (VIT vs. ROC, $7,400)
Likewise, Shook is in a good spot to pile up the fantasy points Thursday. ROCCAT have been playing poorly for sometime now and Shook has looked solid upon returning to the lineup. I'd expect him to focus around Cabochard and pairing the Vitality jungler with his top laner might pay off nicely.
Middle Lane: Perkz (G2 vs. SPY, $7,800)
Perkz is underpriced today because of a tough matchup against Splyce. Sure, Splyce have been playing much better lately, but most of their success is against low level teams. Perkz is a high ceiling player and I'm leaning towards G2 taking this series 2-0.
ADC: Zven (G2 vs. SPY, $8,400)
Unlike Perkz, Zven is actually priced up for today --- so much so that he is the highest priced player on AlphaDraft. In a tough matchup it's possible he doesn't payoff this high salary, but like I said above, I think G2 will win this series. Sonstar and MrRallez are in easier matchups and cheaper, but neither are a better player overall than Zven.
Support: kaSing (VIT vs. ROC, $7,200)
kaSing is reasonably priced for a support that could easily get double digit assists in both games. Vitality haven't been at their best this split, but ROCCAT have been underwhelming to say the least. I'd expect Vitality to 2-0, but we've been disappointed by them before.
Team: GIA vs. UoL ($3,600)
GIANTS are my favorite cheap team on the day, but if you wanted to use S04 I can't fault you. UoL are tough to predict against, but GIANTS have been much better than the pink side lately. I'd expect things to continue that way on Thursday.
