LCS DFS Picks for 8/9/20 - League of Legends Daily Fantasy for FanDuel & DraftKings

Aaron Radziucz's League of Leagues (LoL) analysis and LCS DFS lineup picks for FanDuel, DraftKings on 8/9/20. He discusses the LC LoL slate and his top targets for cash games and GPPs.

Hello there, LoL enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of LCS for the 2020 Summer split on FanDuel and DraftKings. The LCS has been a lot of fun to cover this season and we've already seen a number of big upsets and some major improvement by some teams while others have begun to falter by the wayside.

Here we are, the last day of the regular season. There's a decent amount of movement that could potentially happen, a majority of the possible movement is at the bottom with the 7 and 8 seeds but there still can be some movement at the top with the second bye.  It should be a really interesting slate, and just a reminder that tiebreaker games do not count towards your total score. Let's get into the breakdown.

Today I'll be bringing you my League of Legends DFS picks, advice, and analysis for the four-game LCS slate on FanDuel and DraftKings that locks on Sunday, August 9th, at 4:00 PM. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @Governor98. Thanks for reading, now let's get to the strategy and picks!

League of Legends DFS Basics

Since LCS contests are being offered on both FanDuel and DraftKings, it's important to note some pricing discrepancies from site to site, but the roster slots, scoring, and roster construction rules are almost entirely identical with the only exception being that FanDuel forces you to roster at least one player (or team slot) from a third team, while you can play only two teams among your seven roster slots on DraftKings.

1. Stacking in LoL DFS lineups is very important. 4-3 stacks are the order of the day (on DraftKings) with 3-3-1 becoming more popular (and necessary on FanDuel) as people try to differentiate their lineups in these suddenly large-field GPPs.
2. In LoL DFS, it is very important to focus on players from winning teams. Think in terms of baseball, one side of the matchup is like a pitcher and the other side the batter. This means there is a very negative correlation between teams in the same match. Players score by accumulating kills, which costs the other side points in deaths. Just like earned runs bring down your pitcher’s score.
3. Along with this another mistake I see beginners making is trusting average scoring. Players' scoring potential is only realized in games that are won. If player X averages 50 DKP, that likely comes from scoring 70 in a 2-0 win and 30 in an 0-2 defeat. What this means is that someone who looks like a value at $4800 suddenly might not end up being such a great point-per-dollar play.
4. Finally, you're going to want to do your best you fill your captain slot with an ADC or MID. Depending on which teams and players you decide to stack that might not be feasible. The order of preference for your captain slot is generally ADC, MID, JNG, TOP, SUP. Some players in some positions may stand out above the others so consider stats like kill share before you make your final decision.

Game 1: CLG vs. C9 (-700)

Alright, here we go.  C9 versus CLG. I'm not really sure what else to say but stack up C9. They'll be popular but there's no way that CLG can take this one. They benched Pobeltor for one game and I've heard rumors that they might bring him back for this one. A lot of good that substitution did in a must-win game.  I digress, stack C9. That is all.

Top C9 Plays: Blaber, Licorice, Zven, Nisqy, Vulcan, C9 Team

Game 2: 100T vs. EG(-140)

This should be a very interesting game. Both these teams have been very bloody over this split. The winner of this game should be pretty high scoring overall and maybe the highest-scoring team of the slate.  Neither team really needs a win so that makes for even more potential of a clown fiesta shootout game. I am going to lean EG here in this one. They played well on Saturday against GGS, although GGS threw an 11k gold lead but EG took advantage and took the win. It's possible that 100T can take this and if it were to happen it would through the top lane. Ssumday is almost the only way that this game can tip 100T's way, so if you want to stack up 100T make sure Ssumday is in it.

Top EG Plays: Bang, GoldenGlue, Huni, Svenskeren

Top 100T Plays: Ssumday, CodySun, Contractz, Poome, 100T Team

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Game 3: TL (-155) vs. TSM

The game of the week. Two teams at the top of the standings going at it. Tl has really nothing to play for as they clinched the first seed on Saturday with a win against IMT. TSM needs a win to keep pace with C9 and force a tiebreaker for the 2nd seed.  I'm going to cut right to the chase with this one, I think this is going to be an awesome game to watch on Sunday but there are a lot better spots for DFS in my opinion. This game is one to stay away for the most part.

Top TL Plays: Jensen, Tactical, CoreJJ, Broxah, Impact, TL Team

Top TSM Plays: Bjergsen, Doublelift, BrokenBlade, Treatz, Spica, TSM Team

Game 4: FLY (-335) vs. IMT

FLY showed yesterday that even their noncarriers can go off in the right situations. Well, this is another one of those situations. IMT is eliminated from the playoffs, and FLY can exploit them big time in this matchup. Give me all of the FLY on Sunday to end the season.

Top FLY Plays: PowerOfEvil, Santorin, Solo, IgNar, WildTurtle, FLY Team

Summary

1. Favorite stacks: FLY, C9, EG/100T
2. Load up on FLY in this hammer spot to end the season. I think they'll have another dominant win, it'll be about whos the secondary stack with them.
3. Players are listed in the order that I prefer playing them.

I mentioned this in our RotoBaller Slack chat, but if you guys ever have specific questions I feel as though in LCS where the games are best of one, it can be very hard to look at numbers and try to correlate those numbers to successful lineups. There's a lot more variance in LCS then there is in other leagues because of the fact that teams can't mess up or it costs them a whole matchup, there's no move on to next game until playoffs. Teams play games especially slow in the LCS because of this in my opinion and we see it on the scoreboard with the long, drawn-out games with the low kill totals. But getting back to my main point of this rant. If you have questions, my twitter DMs are open and feel free to @ me in the slack with anything you may have whether it's strategy or 1v1s or just general analysis.  Good Luck Everyone!

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