New York Subliners woke up from a long slumber at the end of June when they won Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4. But even before that, the Subliners posted strong LAN performances, with a bronze medal from Major 2 and a fourth-place finish in Major 3.

Seattle Surge had their time under the spotlight with two top-six finishes in CDL Major 3 and CDL Major 4, as well as a third-place finish in the fourth online stage. Their only notable victory over that stretch was a fluke 3-2 win against Toronto Ultra, however, and their game-to-game performances don’t inspire much confidence.

New York Subliners are the better team in all three game modes, and with their newfound momentum, it is hard to believe Cesar “Skyz” Bueno and co. will slip against one of the more mediocre CoD teams of the 2024 season.

Atlanta FaZe are outright favourites with esports betting sites to win the CDL Championship. This team has no discernible weakness, and although FaZe have slipped in the latter stages of Majors a couple of times this season, that is irrelevant until the weekend.

Miami Heretics barely made the CDL Championship with a 17-22 record and no podium finishes across the four Majors. They have had some moments, but we’ve rarely seen them do well against an elite opponent.

Heretics went 1-3 in their last meeting with Atlanta FaZe in June, but it is unlikely they will emulate that on LAN.

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Seattle Surge had a great week. They started with a 3-2 victory against the Call of Duty League Major 3 runners-up, Toronto Ultra and needed just three maps to make it past Minnesota R?KKR.

Seattle Surge have now won four of their last five games, with just one defeat against New York Subliners, who beat them 3-1 in Toronto. Over the last few weeks, Seattle Surge have only struggled against top-four teams in the league, showing remarkable consistency when faced with lesser opponents.

New York Subliners managed a 1-1 record last week with a map-five victory against Carolina Royal Ravens and a map-five loss to Atlanta FaZe. This doesn’t sound bad, but the Subliners didn’t perform well.

New York Subliners are still the fourth-best CoD team in the league, but their recent performances prove they’re not that much better than Seattle Surge. Expect a competitive game.

Minnesota R?KKR are due to a roster change. They barely edged past Boston Breach last week and got smoked by Seattle Surge on the final day. R?KKR are terrible on respawns, and their Search & Destroy isn’t much better – so there isn’t much about this squad to feel excited about.

Miami Heretics played with a substitute last week and lost to OpTic Texas in three maps. This doesn’t prove much, and this week should be a better indication of where Heretics stand ahead of the season’s final Major.

Still, while it’s tough to say how good Heretics are ahead of the second week of the qualifiers, they’re in a much better position than Minnesota R?KKR. Or perhaps it would be fairer to say that the R?KKR have not shown the same level of play as Miami Heretics over the last few weeks.

Carolina Royal Ravens suffered a huge loss in the first match of CDL 2024 Major Qualifiers Week 1 when they had to admit defeat to Los Angeles Guerrillas. A day later, they showed a bit more and forced the New York Subliners to five maps, but again came out short.

The Royal Ravens have also lost three of the last four game-five series, and they typically do poorly on map four, having won just two of the previous four. They’re in a rough spot and even had Carolina Royal Ravens not had as many issues, it would be difficult to justify betting on them against Atlanta FaZe.

The current league leaders played just one series last week against New York Subliners and won — and while it wasn’t a very strong showing from FaZe, they shouldn’t struggle against a lesser opponent.

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Seattle Surge had an excellent run at the last Call of Duty League Major. They lost to Toronto Ultra in the first round but then picked up two commanding victories against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens before getting eliminated by the New York Subliners.

In their series against Toronto Ultra, the Surge showed some good things. Their performances on Control and Hardpoint were solid, whereas Search & Destroy still needs some work.

Toronto Ultra finished runners-up at CDL 2024 Major 3, which is a nice improvement on their fourth-place finish in Major 2. Still, the Ultra should have shown more in the grand final, where they lost to OpTic Texas 0-4 after beating them 3-1 two days prior.

This might suggest that Toronto Ultra lack some consistency, which could prevent them from winning the championship. But online, they’ve looked good — and especially against weaker teams, Toronto Ultra rarely blunder.

Boston Breach crashed out of CDL 2024 Major 3 in the first round in a classic Boston Breach fashion. They faced Los Angeles Thieves and played a competitive series but lost game five, which is something we’ve come to expect of this team.

Shortly after their early exit from the Major, the Breach added Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak to the lineup as a replacement for Nathaniel “Pentagrxm” Thomas, but this change might’ve come a bit too late.

Minnesota R?KKR, like the Breach, didn’t manage to make it past the first round at the recent Major, with a 1-3 loss to Seattle Surge. They have looked serviceable on Search & Destroy, but they’ve been abysmal on respawns, where they’re 4-17 — which isn’t enough to achieve any solid placement, either online or on LAN.

These are both very flawed teams, and while Boston Breach might look better with MajorManiak, this isn’t a good enough reason to believe they’ll have an easy time on Friday. Expect a scrappy affair.

Los Angeles Guerrillas placed dead last at CDL 2024 Major 3 with a first-round defeat against Carolina Royal Ravens. On top of that, they’re also notoriously bad online.

It’s a tough spot to be in for the Guerrillas, who have looked in the mix at points in this season. But it was only a matter of time before their online form was reflected on LAN, and without any roster changes, their situation likely won’t improve anytime soon.

Carolina Royal Ravens have shown some improvement over the last month, with a sixth-place finish in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers and a top-eight on LAN. They’ve still yet to show anything great against top contenders, but the Royal Ravens have consistently beat lesser CoD esports teams and regularly take maps off top squads.

It’s difficult to feel overly optimistic about Los Angeles Guerrillas, and while they might muster up one map, anything more seems highly unlikely.

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Las Vegas Legion have won one series this Call of Duty League split, but even that was against Los Angeles Guerrillas in the opening week. Since then, the Legion haven’t shown much, with five back-to-back losses against Los Angeles Thieves, OpTic Texas, Seattle Surge, Atlanta FaZe, and New York Subliners.

Boston Breach have accumulated five defeats, losing to Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR, Los Angeles Guerrillas, OpTic Texas, and Los Angeles Thieves. Results-wise, the Breach look as bad as the Legion, and the eye test confirms it.

Eric “Snoopy” Pérez has been playing better recently and is a big reason Boston Breach are decent on Control. Still, they are 0-9 in Search & Destroy, and their Hardpoint is hardly better than the Legion’s.

This should be a scrappy game, and it might just go the distance.

Minnesota R?KKR have to win on Saturday to end the stage in the top eight. The same applies to Carolina Royal Ravens, who also have a 2-4 record, albeit with a better map differential (-2) compared to R?KKR (-9).

Both sides belong in this stage’s bottom tier, and there aren’t many reasons to feel optimistic about the Royal Ravens. Yet there are even fewer reasons to back Minnesota R?KKR in this contest.

The Royal Ravens have had a few decent showings over the first four weeks. They took Search & Destroy from FaZe and nearly won on Hardpoint last week, having done the exact same thing against Toronto Ultra earlier in the stage.

Even though the Royal Ravens have many things to work on, they’ve shown some glimpses of greatness. The same can’t be said for Minnesota R?KKR, who have so far played only one decent game — a reverse sweep against LA Thieves in Week 3.

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Las Vegas Legion played just one game last week, and they lost to Los Angeles Thieves in four maps, which, considering Thieves’ resurgence, isn’t too worrying. Las Vegas Legion have been performing relatively well for most of the season, and while success was hard to come by when faced with tougher opponents, they have consistently beaten weaker teams.

Seattle Surge have managed just one win so far, against the Los Angeles Guerrillas at the end of Week 3. Beating Guerrillas doesn’t prove much or take away from Seattle Surge’s concerning performances against New York Subliners, Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto Ultra, and Minnesota R?KKR.

Seattle Surge seem like a dead team. They’ve not shown any improvement throughout the season and are exceptionally bad on respawn maps, with a 9-18 record on Hardpoint and 3-13 on Control. Their Search & Destroy isn’t bad, but that won’t be enough for Seattle Surge to defeat Las Vegas Legion.

Las Vegas Thieves have found some momentum recently and enter the final week of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers guaranteed an upper seed for the main event. They lost against Atlanta FaZe at the start of last week but then defeated the Las Vegas Legion, adding to their previous wins against Minnesota R?KKR and Miami Heretics.

Thieves still have some obvious weaknesses with their map pool, and they’ve not looked great on Hardpoint either. So, despite their improvement, the Los Angeles Thieves still have a long way to go.

Their city rivals, Los Angeles Guerrillas, are in a terrible spot and in need of roster changes. They’re on a six-game losing streak, with a worrying record on all maps and game modes – 12-27 on respawn and 6-13 on Search & Destroy.

Even though Los Angeles Thieves still have a lot to prove it is tough to make a case for the Guerrillas, even at the offered CoD esports betting odds.

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Minnesota R?KKR are 0-3 after the first two weeks of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers, with three 2-3 losses against Toronto Ultra, OpTic Texas, and Boston Breach. The R?KKR played well in all three series but couldn’t make it past the finish line, perfectly illustrating where they stand — they’re good, but not great.

After beating Miami Heretics, Atlanta FaZe stumbled against the New York Subliners on Sunday in a close five-map series. The Subliners are in exceptional form, so that loss isn’t too concerning, but it proves that FaZe have some work to do to reclaim their throne as the CDL’s top dogs.

As the CoD esports betting odds suggest, this is Atlanta FaZe’s game to lose, and it’s tough to argue with that. Minnesota R?KKR can have their moments, and they played exceptionally well against Toronto Ultra in the first week, the losses to Boston Breach and OpTic Texas suggest they’re not ready for FaZe yet.

Seattle Surge looked like they’re in a rough spot ahead of the CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. They’ve already lost to the New York Subliners and Carolina Royal Ravens, and considering the schedule ahead, the Surge will need a miracle to finish this stage inside the top eight.

Things won’t get any easier for Seattle on Friday when they face off against Toronto Ultra, who are 3-0 with wins against Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR, and Las Vegas Legion. The series against the R?KKR was the only one where the Ultra looked like they could lose, but it had more to do with Minnesota playing well.

Toronto Ultra are on cruise control heading into this match, and there’s no reason to doubt them and their ability to crush the uninspiring Seattle Surge.

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This is a match between one of CDL’s strongest and weakest teams, and as the latest Call of Duty League betting odds suggest, it should be a one-sided affair.

Las Vegas Legion performed well against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, and they had a relatively good start to the season with a couple of strong showings. Still, even on a good day, the Las Vegas Legion should stand no chance against the reigning CDL Major champions.

Toronto Ultra are far ahead of most CDL squads, with just one loss this season – against Boston Breach in the CDL Major 1 Qualifiers. The Ultra’s only weakness is their Control mode, although this shouldn’t be a big deal against weaker opponents.

Las Vegas Legion have looked competitive in some of their games, but they shouldn’t pose a serious threat to Toronto.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are one of the most flawed teams in the CDL with few redeeming qualities. They’re 6-11 on Hardpoint, 5-10 on Search & Destroy, and 5-7 on Control. Moreover, they’ve not looked good against other bottom-table teams and are fresh off a 1-3 loss against the Las Vegas Legion.

OpTic Texas are not quite one of the top teams in the league, but they have the potential to be great. For that to happen, OpTic need to improve their Search & Destroy.

While it’s easy to find OpTic Texas’ weaknesses, you must also have a capable opponent to take advantage of them. Los Angeles Guerrillas are not one of those teams.

Miami Heretics played a competitive game against Toronto Ultra on the opening day of CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers. They lost 0-3 but pushed Ultra to the limits on Search & Destroy and Control, improving the poor impression Miami Heretics left in Boston.

Los Angeles Thieves have won just two series this season and are fresh off a rough loss against OpTic Texas. The Thieves have the same issues as their old roster, which lacked confidence. The talent is still there, and it’s fair to say that Los Angeles Thieves should be playing much better, but without any inspiring results, it’s tough to be optimistic.

Quality-wise, Miami Heretics and Los Angeles Thieves aren’t that far apart, and if we see the Heretics stumble against Las Vegas Legion on Friday, then backing the Thieves to win might be the smarter play. But considering what we’ve seen from the LA team so far, Miami at $1.67 is a fair offer.

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New York Subliners didn’t look great in the first Major, where they suffered a shocking round-one exit, but they improved the impression last week with wins against Carolina Royal Ravens and Seattle Surge. The Subliners had to reverse-sweep Royal Ravens, which isn’t very inspiring, but they obliterated Carolina Royal Ravens on the final three maps and showed no signs of stopping with a 3-0 sweep of Seattle Surge.

Boston Breach won their third game of the season last round when they defeated Carolina Royal Ravens. While this saves them from getting knocked down to the “bad” tier, Boston Breach haven’t shown much yet.

They’re only good on Control (6-3) but have a lot of work to do on Hardpoint (8-8) and Search & Destroy (3-9). Similarly, the Subliners’ Hardpoint (9-9) isn’t great, but they have a positive win rate on Search & Destroy and are a solid Control team. While New York have some things to work on, they should secure a comfortable win.

OpTic Texas dismantled Los Angeles Thieves on Sunday. The only somewhat close game was Invasion – Control, where LA Thieves won two maps, but OpTic never seemed to be in danger of losing the series. This continues OpTic Texas’s solid showings from CDL 2024 Stage 1, where they had a few stinkers, but still proved themselves as one of the top-three teams in the league.

Minnesota R?KKR lost against Toronto Ultra this weekend but won two maps and had their chances to win the series. Things didn’t work out in the end, with a 0-6 loss on Search & Destroy – Invasion; however, R?KKR showed a good fight against the league’s top dogs, which counts for something.

Minnesota R?KKR are in a great spot form-wise, their respawns are solid, and they’re one of the top Control teams in the league. Even though OpTic Texas will be tough to beat, the R?KKR have the tools to do well.

Miami Heretics had a rough showing against Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra last weekend, dropping the series 1-3 and 0-3. Despite losing to FaZe and Ultra, Miami Heretics have shown the ability to compete with other strong teams. However, they’re on a four-game losing streak, which includes a 0-3 loss against Las Vegas Legion in CDL 2024 Major 1 a month ago.

The Legion defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, but they didn’t perform well. The Vegas side came one point short of losing Control and closed out the series with 250-236 on Hardpoint – Rio. A win is a win, but showing struggles against the league’s worst team isn’t a good look.

Even though Miami Heretics lost this match at the end of January, it’s tough to be optimistic about the Las Vegas Legion after what they showed last weekend. At the offered CoD esports betting odds, we prefer Miami Heretics to get their revenge.

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The Carolina Royal Ravens performed relatively well in Boston. They secured a four-map victory over New York Subliners but crashed out of the Major with a game-five defeat against Seattle Surge. Individually, this is a decent squad, but the Royal Ravens are very iffy on Search & Destroy, which is something their opponents will look to exploit on Saturday.

Boston Breach made one roster move before the second stage of the CDL season, with Obaid “Asim” Asim coming in for Kenyen “Capsidal” Sutton at the start of February. The change follows a disappointing run at their home event, where Boston placed last with a rough 2-3 loss against the Seattle Surge.

Asim is a great addition, and he should bring some more stability. But it is fair to question whether there is enough raw talent on this team for Boston Breach to go very far this stage.

With the latest change, this looks like a very winnable match for the Breach, but we should expect a bit closer game. Over 4.5 maps at $2.73 with GG Bet is worth a look.

Miami Heretics upgraded their roster by re-signing Eric “EriKBooM” Ferrer as a replacement for Juan “JurNii” Antonio González Mu?oz. But it is impossible to know how much of an impact this roster change will have.

After one CDL stage, it is still tough to say whether the Heretics are a good or bad team. They’ve had their moments and looked very competitive, but then there were games where Miami Heretics fell apart. This is a very volatile team, but on a good day, Miami can defeat anyone.

This makes the Heretics an exciting option as heavy underdogs with the top esports betting sites. Atlanta FaZe are still miles ahead of Miami quality-wise, but they are against a team that can surprise them.

We are getting an excellent offer on Miami Heretics to win one map, which looks like the best play for this fixture.

New York Subliners finished the CDL Major 1 Qualifiers in third place with a 6-1 record. However, Cesar “Skyz” Bueno then fell apart at the main event and exited CDL Major 1 in last place with defeats against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens.

The Subliners have shown struggles on Control, and even their Hardpoint is super shaky. This team has a lot of things to work on, and while the map shuffle could help them, it’s tough to feel overly optimistic about the Subliners heading into the CDL Major 2 Qualifiers.

Seattle Surge made it to the third round of the losers’ bracket at CDL Major 1 before they were eliminated from the tournament by OpTic Texas. Despite their decent showing, the Surge replaced their best player, Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal, with Paul “Breszy” Breszynski, which bumps them down a bit. The Surge weren’t a top-tier team before, and this change won’t help them.

This is a match between a team with much work to do and a squad that just became much weaker. However, even though the Subliners deserve to be the favourites, the Surge with a map advantage looks like the smarter choice.

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Miami Heretics reinstated Eric “EriKBooM” Ferrer to the main roster last week following an abysmal run at CDL Major 1, where the Heretics placed last. At the Major, Miami suffered two 0-3 losses against OpTic Texas and Las Vegas Legion, which was shocking considering their solid run through the qualifiers.

One bad Major run doesn’t prove much, and by re-adding EriKBooM to the main lineup, Miami Heretics are bound to find more traction. However, they’re not expected to do well on Friday.

Toronto Ultra are fresh off a dominant title run at CDL Major 1, where they crushed Seattle Surge, Minnesota R?KKR and Atlanta FaZe (twice) to prove that they’re miles ahead of any other team. At the offered CoD esports betting odds, however, backing Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst and co. doesn’t offer much value.

Miami Heretics are stronger than what they showed last month and more than capable of stealing one map off Toronto Ultra.

Carolina Royal Ravens announced the permanent signing of Thomas “TJHaLy” Haly at the start of February, which isn’t surprising. TJHaLy performed well at the Major, and while the Royal Ravens couldn’t reach very far, they played well against Seattle Surge and New York Subliners.

Even though their 3-1 victory over the Subliners can be considered a fluke, it doesn’t make much sense to see Royal Ravens priced at $7.09 with GG Bet for the rematch. New York are individually much stronger, but they didn’t show anything inspiring last month, so it’s fair to question their chances to dominate the Royal Ravens on Friday.

We like Carolina with a 2.5-map advantage, while some might want to consider a smaller position on the underdogs to win. The Royal Ravens are way overpriced given how the New York Subliners played at CDL Major 1.

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