We’re almost there. After 9 weeks of Stage 1 and hundreds of matches, we’re into the penultimate of the CoD World League for North America. It’s certainly been a long road, but there is still so much to play for going into this week’s matches. Some teams will coast their way into the finals, while others are still fighting to avoid relegation in what is sure to be a thrilling finale.
CompLexity (1/5, Bet365) vs Team SoloMid (10/3, Bet365)
All eyes are on the bottom of the league table this week as H2k-Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, Team Kaliber, Counter Logic Gaming and Team SoloMid all fight to secure a top 8 finish and avoid potential relegation in four weeks time. It’s all to play for. H2k, LG and TSM all have 7 wins each, with tK collecting 6 wins through the season, keeping them all in the race for top 8. CompLexity won’t be too worried at this stage. To guarantee a place in Stage 1 finals, they’ll only need one more victory, though it’s more than possible they would avoid relegation even without winning another match. On the other hand, Team SoloMid will be all too aware of their impending relegation fight, and should be firing on all cylinders to pull out the win over CoL. As a team known for taking top teams to map 5, the added pressure of relegation might just be enough to pull them through. At these odds, they’re a solid bet.
Recommended Bet: Team SoloMid to win with Bet365 (10/3, 4.33)
eLevate (3/5, Ladbrokes) vs H2k-Gaming (11/8, Bet365)
It’s another week of mismatches in the NA CWL, but eLevate vs H2k should spice things up a little. Again, H2k are fighting for a top 8 finish currently finding themselves in a precarious 7th place position, while eLevate have already secured a place in Stage 1 finals currently sitting in the 5th spot. On the surface these odds seem about right, but there’s a few signs that eLevate might walk away with a fairly easy win.
For starters, the last time these teams matched up eLevate took the win in a fairly comfortable 3-1 fashion. To make matters worse, these teams might only be separated by 2 places in the league, but eLevate are currently sport a 40-37 map record which is significantly more impressive than H2k’s 29-37 record. Overall, it seems like eLevate’s map to lose and these odds are probably putting a little too much faith in H2k.
Recommended Bet: eLevate to win with Ladbrokes(3/5, 1.60)