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Hello there eSports DFS enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of Call of Duty DFS contests for DraftKings! Well about Florida, I have nothing to say about it. They played poorly and Paris came out and took advantage of it. Luckily Owakening and Neptune still scored and were owned enough that it didn't hurt too much but man. Nothing like starting the week off with a massive upset. In the other games, New York Subliners made swift work of London, and although Seattle kept it close in each game mode, Minnesota still pulled off the sweep.
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Call of Duty: Atlanta Home Series
Best of 5
- Optic Chicago (-315) vs. Toronto Ultra (+225)
- Seattle Surge (+340) vs. LA Thieves (-575)
- London Royal Ravens (+675) vs. Dallas Empire (-1400)
Slate Overview
This is going to be a chalky slate. We have three of the best teams in the league going up against some bottom-tier teams and Toronto. Toronto is the best chance for an upset here, but I really don't see much of a chance of that happening. London is by far one of the worst teams in the league right now and is huge underdogs against Dallas. Seattle did put up a good fight against Minnesota but was still in the end swept. LA Thieves have been really good this year as Kenny and Slasher are playing very well right now and will probably take care of Seattle as well.
The Optic game is going to be our closest of the day by a mile. Toronto looked good against Atlanta and that could be enough to make this a competitive match. Optic has looked good as well and almost pulled it out against Atlanta if it weren't for their poor play on S&D. Which I'm going to give the edge to for Toronto. They are the only team to have beat Atlanta in S&D so far this year and that's impressive considering Atlanta is one of the Best S&D teams in the league.
COD DFS Basics
- Like in CSGO, players receive two points for a kill and are penalized -1 for dying. Therefore, the simplest stat to look at here is K/D ratio. However, players can also earn fantasy points for planting or defusing bombs (three points each) in Search and Destroy rounds, so there are some players who we can target for other skills besides their ability to kill the opponent.
- You need to roster a team slot on both sites. Teams accrue fantasy points for games won (+4), matches won (+10), and Search and Destroy rounds won (+.5).
- Teams will be playing best-of-five matches on a rotation of various game modes. Those modes and the order in which they are played are as follows: Hardpoint, Search & Destroy, Control, Hardpoint, Search & Destroy.
- In hardpoint rounds, players with positive K/D ratios are usually the highest scorers and these rounds are often the bloodiest.
- They also have changed a game mode from Domination to Control for League play. This is going to be a lot different in gameplay as it's round-based and not the first one to 200. They play first one to 3 round wins. You win by capturing both points or killing the enemy team until they run out of their lives. One team defends and the other attacks.
- There is a sweep bonus this year as teams and players both can get a 20 point player sweep and a 5 point team sweep. In the chance, they do sweep they also get granted a bonus of 20 points for not playing hardpoint and a bonus of 5 points for not playing the final Search and Destroy map. So that adds up in a sweep to a total of 45 extra points which are going to be very crucial this year.
COD DFS Captain Considerations
Huke: Oh My God. Huke is expensive. The reason he is so expensive though? He has the highest K/D in the league right now and honestly, it's not even close. He has a 1.50 K/D and is leading the league in hardpoint Kills. He is also averaging 140 DKP per match through the first two matches of the season. He more than likely will have around that if Dallas sweeps London as I expect them to. If you can fit Huke in at captain do it. He will more than likely be worth it but, don't force him in as captain of your lineup cause getting 140 DKP is still nice even in the flex spot if it means getting other players as well.
Dashy: Dashy has been killing it as well lately. Has the third-best K/D in the league at 1.31 and is looking much improved from last year's stint with Optic in LA. I do think Optic wins this match and more than likely in 4 games. I have a feeling Toronto sneaks a win in on S&D but that just gives Dashy more of a chance to get even more kills in the process on hardpoint. Either way if they sweep or not Dashy has scored well so far, and I expect that trend to continue. He has averaged 122 DKP per game this year and 121 in a sweep.
Other captain plays: Kenny, Envoy, Shotzzy, Slasher
COD DFS Value Plays
Illey: Both Illey and Shottzy are severely underpriced especially with the matchup they have. This is a high kill and sweeps potential game and we are getting 3 Dallas players at 8.2k and under. Expect these guys to be very high-owned as they are all killer plays. This is the chalk that everybody is gonna have and if you want to try and get an edge then go elsewhere. They are heavy cash game play that could also smash in GPPs. As all of these guys should be able to get 100+ DKP in a 3-0 sweep. The only thing that worries me is that the game goes too quickly and they don't rack up enough kills to make it worth it. But the prices are just too good to ignore. Illey played really well in their last outing, dropping over 100 kills, his hardpoint in the hill time is low and so I'm going to give Shotzzy the advantage there. Illey will more than likely be the lowest owned on Dallas as shotzzy has the name recognition that is going to draw the ownership to him.
TJHaly: TJ is playing very well right now as he is 2nd on the team in K/D and kills. He is also playing in the hill quite a bit which is something we want to look for in players. Any extra points we can get are going to be helpful. So far he is averaging around 1 minute and 15 seconds in the hardpoint this year and if he can get around that tomorrow that's an extra 7.5 points. This game should be a close sweep as Seattle is a good team, just aren't good enough to close games out. This game should end in a sweep as the Thieves are mopping teams up. An extra 45 points from TJ would be a great addition for someone who is 7,800.
Other value plays: Temp, Shotzzy, C6, FormaL
COD DFS Stacks
LA Thieves: This team is no joke, I currently have them ranked 2nd in the league only behind Atlanta FaZe as the Thieves have only lost one game out of the 7 games they have played this year so far. They have demolished Minnesota and New York so far and I expect them to come into this one hot and make it quick for Seattle. Kenny would be a must-have here for LA, He has a 1.16 K/D and is averaging 75 kills per game right now which is the team leading. Slasher and TJHaly are also plays I like. Temp so far this season has been inconsistent dropping 73 in the first matchup and 56 in the second but his price and matchup keep him in the pool. Thieves are contenders this year, Give me 3-0 Thieves.
Dallas: The only reason I put Dallas over Optic here, is because both the Thieves and Empire have the better matchups here and Optic has the highest chance to have an upset happen not that I think Optic does get upset, just Dallas and LA have the lesser chance. Huke has been on an absolute tear this year. If he continues this, we could see a new MVP in the league this year. Dallas has the best matchup on the slate against London, who we haven't seen a lot of but Dallas has looked so good in both games even if they lost against Minnesota they played well against a tough team. I do have a feeling this results in a quick sweep as they did against Seattle last week who just beat London also. 3-0 Dallas
Other Team Plays: Optic Chicago, Toronto Ultra (Large GPP)
Summary
- TLDR: La Thieves 3-0, Dallas 3-0, Optic Chicago 3-1.
- The best chance of an upset here is Toronto pulling something quick on Optic and coming out fast as they did against Atlanta on Monday. They stole a game away from Atlanta and probably can do it here. If Optic gets careless here they could be in for an upset but I expect Optic to play well and win this 3-1, more than likely losing in S&D.
- Thieves and Empire are going to be very chalky so getting the right players here is going to be critical. I can see Optic and Toronto scoring well if it ends up going to 4 games so have some exposure to that game as well, no matter the side you are on.
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