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ORDER’s three-game winning streak came to an end on Friday, when they had to admit defeat to Dire Wolves in what was a fairly one-sided series for George “Farmer” Normore’s squad. Although ORDER held on relatively well in the early game, they were unable to match Wolves in the late game due to their subpar draft.

ORDER haven��t been doing too well this season but they��re still a very strong early-game team, especially when it comes to securing first bloods. They boast the league’s best 72.7% first blood rate, however, they��re still a team that fails to translate these early leads into something meaningful.

We don’t feel comfortable betting on ORDER to defeat Pentanet.gg, while it makes no sense to side with the favourites at the provided odds. That said, the proposition bet on ORDER to get first blood at $2.14 is worth a shot, considering Pentanet.gg are not particularly effective in doing so themselves (54.5% FB).

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Legacy Esports have not been looking too hot this season and have definitely not impressed in their losses against Pentanet.gg and PEACE. Although the reigning Oceanic champions were in a good position to win both bouts, they were unable to seal the deal largely due to their poor mid-late game.

Dire Wolves are a momentum-driven team, meaning they usually win games in which they gain early leads, but often lose badly when they fall behind. Due to this trait, we can imagine a world where Wolves lose against an early-game oriented team such as Legacy, however, we can’t trust a squad that seemingly has no idea what to do when the laning phase ends.

We don’t feel comfortable betting on Legacy to win and at $1.19 there is no reason to take DW either, so we will take the same approach as with the previous prediction. Legacy are priced as high as $2.27 to secure first blood, which is very generous considering they have managed to get their name on the board first in 63.6% of their games, whereas DW did the same in only 54.5% of their bouts.

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Chiefs Esports Club and Gravitas last met just over two weeks ago, when Chiefs won with 21-6 in kills and over 13k gold lead. Chiefs have since played five games (+ one forfeit against MAMMOTH) and lost all but their clash with Legacy Esports.

Gravitas have managed one win out of six outings during that stretch, and even that sole victory came against MAMMOTH, which is hardly worth celebrating. Regardless of their lack of success, Gravitas aren’t much weaker than Chiefs, who have yet to prove they can consistently win games – even against weaker sides.

This is a clash between two sides that are struggling with their form, so it doesn’t make much sense to see such a big price gap. At the provided odds, we will take Gravitas, not necessarily because they’re playing better than Chiefs, but rather because Chiefs are performing just as poorly.

?After losing their entire team in November, Legacy Esports rebuilt their roster with local talent who have yet to impress three weeks into LoL Circuit Oceania (LCO) Split 1. In eight games played, Legacy’s only two wins have come against ORDER and MAMMOTH.

Gravitas enter the penultimate week of LCO Split 1 on a six-game losing streak that commenced right after their narrow victory against Legacy in February. That form might suggest that Legacy should claim a revenge win on Tuesday, but the quality gap between these two sides is not nearly as big as the odds imply.

Gravitas have been holding on well in most of their games but seem unable to snowball their leads, which has cost them a couple of wins. That said, it’s not like Legacy are much more effective in closing down games, so you have to take Gravitas at higher odds.

?There is no denying that ORDER (4-4) have been doing much better than MAMMOTH (1-7) this split. MAMMOTH��s poor early-game is their biggest weakness, as it is extremely difficult to fight back from behind in the current meta. ORDER have thrown away leads a couple of times this split, but they rarely drop the ball against weaker sides.

Betting on ORDER makes little to no sense to us at this price, especially in such a volatile league. Instead, we like the favourites to secure the first blood, which they have done in 75% of their games so far, largely thanks to their aggressive jungler William “Vengeance” Blackmore.

?These teams last met in February when PEACE needed just south of 42 minutes to seal the deal with 19-13 in kills and a 5.8k gold lead. Both sides have since played six games and won four, both losing only to Pentanet.gg and Dire Wolves.

One thing to take away from Chiefs Esports Club’s performances this season is that they either completely dominate their opponents or lose very badly; there seems to be in-between with this squad. PEACE are very different in that they rarely pick up commanding wins, but they also rarely lose with huge margins.

Due to their 50/50 playstyle and the fact that they are comparable with PEACE quality-wise, Chiefs should have a legitimate chance to win here. The only thing that slightly concerns us is Matthew Lionel “Mboma” Desa’s champions pool, which doesn’t include meta ADC champions such as Kai’sa and Jinx. That said, he has a good vacuum pick into meta ADCs in Hemierdinger, which he can use to shut down PEACE’s main win condition.

The 21-year-old Australian LoL pro becomes the second mid laner on Legacy’s League of Legends roster, marking his return to the organisation after a spell with Legacy Genesis in 2018.

With Legacy Genesis, Halo claimed a seventh-place finish at the Oceanic Challenger Series (OCS) 2018 Regular Season before leaving the team in November 2018. After spending six months as a free agent, Halo joined MAMMOTH Academy in May 2019 and led his new team to a gold medal in the OCS 2019 Regular Season and a runner-up finish in the playoffs.

With his return to Legacy Esports, Halo will likely share time with James ��Tally�� Shute, who spent the majority of his LoL esports career as a top laner before transitioning to the mid lane during this year’s OPL Split 1.

��I��m excited to work with this group of talented players and I��m sure we can bring home another trophy with hard work,�� said Halo.

Legacy’s Head of Esports, Tim “Carbon” Wendel, said of the new arrival: “I��m excited to welcome Halo back to LGC. He��s been super impressive in solo queue recently.

“Tally has been an important part of our success this year. Halo will help to round out our champion pool in the mid lane.”

In May, Halo reached the no.1 player ranking in the Oceanic LoL region when he earned 1,084 points with a 247/199 win/loss ratio. While he has slid a little way since then, he still ranks seventh with 822 points.

Legacy Esports threw Halo straight into the fray on Saturday when they faced off against Pentanet.GG. The bout ended with Pentanet winning in convincing fashion, while Halo failed to show up with a disappointing 2/7/4 record on Orianna.

While Legacy sit top of the OPL Split 2 standings with a 9-3, those losses have all come in the past two weeks. Tally was somewhat to blame for the defeats to ORDER and MAMMOTH since he managed a rather mediocre 8/8/11 record across the two series, but Halo’s poor showing against Pentanet suggests the mid lane role is still up for grabs.

Legacy Esports will next face Avant Gaming on Friday, July 10, followed by a clash with Chiefs Esports Club on Saturday, July 18.