League of Legends LPL Betting Picks 6/5 - Edward Gaming (EDG) vs. Team WE Preview & Prediction

As a continued sigh of relief is pronounced throughout the eSports betting world with the return of League Of Legends, we’re treated to an eclectic return of the LPL league with a two-game early Friday slate kicking off at 2 AM EDT, starting with Edward Gaming and Team WE.

Edward Gaming comes out a -190 moneyline favorite on Bovada, with a +160 incentive on the -1.5 round spread. Team WE represents a modest underdog at +135, while forcing three rounds (+1.5) on behalf of Team WE is a -225 favorite.

Team Comparisons & Points of Interest

Edward Gaming, removed from a playoff surge similarly quested by that of Team WE, never got to see their current opponent during the Spring Split Playoffs, as both were one more upset removed of having doing such. Alas, they get their chance on Friday to start the season with both returning starting fives intact.

Over their past eight faceoffs, both Edward Gaming and Team WE have split 4-4, and finishing the Spring 2020 regular season split as the #6 and #8 playoff seeds. Edward Gaming plays a bit of a slower pace than that of Team WE, while being less volatile on the playing field as their deaths per game average (10.7) is roughly one less death per game than Team WE (13.6).

The other side of this double-edged sword is that Team WE’s steadfast gumption to the fight provides them nearly a one kill-per-game advantage on average (14.5) over that of Edward Gaming (13.8). This is compromised by their Towers Killed per game (5.8), which is the on-paper advantage to Edward Gaming (6.3).

Pick: Team WE ML (+135 @ Bovada)

With the stout five-man comprisal of JieJie, Scout, Hope, Meiko, and Aodi pronounced by Edward Gaming, the synergy coming off a heartbreaker playoff opportunity (succeeded by FunPlus Phoenix in a 1-3 loss) is primed for vengeance.

However, Team WE’s very much in the same boat with an identical ending to the Spring playoffs (except losing 1-3 to Top ESports), harnessing a hope for continued resurgence against the top dogs in LPL. Jiumeng, TeacherMa, Morgan, beishang and Missing have played the upset card plenty in recent past, and believe they’ve got the dynamic to take this opener so long as they can mitigate the death ratio that comes with their ballistic playing style.