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 and Las Vegas Legion last met in the second week of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, when Las Vegas won on map five. It was a chaotic game, with the teams going back and forth until the Legion closed out the series with 6-4 on Search & Destroy – 6 Star.

Across their final games of the qualifiers last week, both squads looked shaky, struggling to find traction before heading to Burbank. And considering neither is particularly efficient on LAN, we can expect another closely contested game.

A bet on over 4.5 maps isn’t a terrible choice, but we prefer Las Vegas Legion at outsider odds.

Toronto Ultra are the second favourites to win CDL 2024 Major 4 with Call of Duty betting sites, and that’s not surprising considering how dominant they were in the qualifiers. They lost their first game against Seattle Surge but then collected six victories, including a 3-2 win against Atlanta FaZe and a 3-0 sweep of OpTic Texas.

Los Angeles Guerrillas barely finished the qualifiers inside the top eight, scraping in with a 3-4 record thanks to the complete collapse of Las Vegas Legion in the third week. This was also the Guerrillas’ tied-best placement in an online stage this season, which says a lot about where they stand.

There’s not a single reason to believe Toronto Ultra can lose this game. They’re consistent, efficient in beating lesser teams, and have already beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas three times since January.

New York Subliners ended CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers with a disappointing 4-3 record, which includes a 2-3 loss to Atlanta FaZe in the opening week. On paper, the Subliners held on well in that match, but it’s important to note that FaZe didn’t perform like themselves on that day.

Since then, the Subliners have looked somewhat shaky, especially towards the end of the qualifiers, with a close five-game victory against Minnesota R?KKR and a loss against Los Angeles Thieves.

Atlanta FaZe had a slow start to CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but they quickly found their rhythm and showed much cleaner performances in the final four games of the stage. Their Control still needs a lot more work, and it could be a weak spot New York will take advantage of.

So, while we can give the Subliners a map, anything more seems unlikely.

In what should be the closest game of the day, Los Angeles Thieves meet Miami Heretics for the fourth time this season. Two of those clashes ended in favour of Miami, but the Thieves won the only LAN match between the two.

Both sides won four games during CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers and performed similarly well. But the Heretics had a tougher schedule, and their only three defeats came against OpTic Texas, Toronto Ultra, and Atlanta FaZe.

This should be a competitive series, and even though Los Angeles Thieves deserve some recognition for their solid showing at the last LAN, Miami Heretics shouldn’t be priced as underdogs.

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Seattle Surge suffered their second loss of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 last Sunday against Las Vegas Legion. In contrast, the Miami Heretics picked up their third victory of the stage against the Carolina Royal Ravens in a fairly one-sided series.

Both teams are 3-2 heading into this match, and they’ve both had their moments over the last three weeks. The Seattle Surge have shown higher highs, whereas Miami Heretics have seemed more stable with dominant wins against weaker teams and tough losses against superior squads.

The last two meetings between Seattle Surge and Miami Heretics extended to five maps, and considering their form, there’s a good chance we’ll see another close affair.

Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra are guaranteed a top-eight finish this online stage, but there’s still pride on the line as the two CDL title contenders clash for the sixth time this season.

Of the five meetings, Toronto Ultra have won all but one — during CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers — which includes a close 3-2 victory in the winners’ finals at the previous Call of Duty League Major. So not only have Toronto Ultra beaten FaZe online, but they’ve also proven to be the better team on LAN.

Even though Toronto Ultra have not accomplished as much as FaZe this season, they’re one of the few teams that can cause Atlanta FaZe problems. Admittedly, FaZe have looked much more potent over the last three weeks of CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but this doesn’t justify them being priced as such big favourites. Value is with Toronto Ultra.

Las Vegas Legion have been very up and down so far in this online stage. They lost against Toronto Ultra in the first week, then picked up three wins against New York Subliners, OpTic Texas, and Seattle Surge, but lost their most recent outing against Los Angeles Guerrillas.

This confirms what was already known: the Legion are highly volatile, although capable of causing upsets.

The Los Angeles Thieves have not been as inconsistent with their showings. They have beaten teams they were expected to but also crumbled against Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra last week — although the Thieves showed some resistance, namely on Hardpoint and Control maps.

Las Vegas Legion have shown high highs this online stage, but they’re not to be trusted when expected to do well. They’re also 0-2 down in the head-to-head with Los Angeles Thieves, which makes backing Daniel “Ghosty” Rothe and co. an easy choice.

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Boston Breach are by far the worst-performing team in the Call of Duty League (CDL). They’re on a streak of 10 consecutive losses and have not won a match since March. Over that stretch, Boston Breach have managed to force their opponents to five maps in seven series but that doesn’t mean they were ever close to winning a game.

Seattle Surge are doing quite well and on a opposite trajectory to the Breach. Surge have won four of their last five series, which includes two against Toronto Ultra and Minnesota R?KKR in the first week of the qualifiers.
There’s not much to analyse here. Even though Seattle Surge are not one of the top title contenders, they’re significantly stronger than Boston Breach, who don’t seem capable of beating anyone.

New York Subliners had a weird run through the first week of CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers. They barely made it past Carolina Royal Ravens and then had a shaky showing against Atlanta FaZe on Sunday.

Las Vegas Legion ended last week with a 0-3 loss to Toronto Ultra and a surprise 3-2 victory against OpTic Texas. The Legion are now 2-2 with their newest addition, Giancarlos “oJohnny” Carrasco, and have shown some improvement – but still have a long way to go.

New York Subliners are the better team with a much higher ceiling than the Legion. But they’ve not looked as polished and unless they step up, we could be in for a competitive game on Saturday.

Los Angeles Thieves had to grind out a game-five victory against Los Angeles Guerrillas in their opening CDL 2024 Major 4 Week 1 match. But then found more success against Boston Breach, who they swept aside without any issues.

Carolina Royal Ravens lost both of their matches last week against Los Angeles Guerrillas and New York Subliners, which isn’t too inspiring. They looked terrible against the Guerrillas and didn’t show much more against the New York Subliners – putting them in a questionable spot ahead of a very tough schedule.

Los Angeles Thieves already beat Carolina Royal Ravens twice this season, both times on map five. This time, it should be no different, but considering how shaky the Royal Ravens looked last week, the Los Angeles Thieves should be able to win with a bit more to spare.

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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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Toronto Ultra picked up their fourth victory of the qualifiers on Sunday when they swept Minnesota R?KKR. With a 4-1 record, Toronto Ultra are guaranteed a spot in the upper bracket of the playoffs, but they still have a lot of work to do to compete for the trophy.

Search & Destroy isn’t Ultra’s strong suit, as seen in their last two series. But their respawns have been pretty solid, so it’s hard to find any significant reasons to doubt Ultra when faced with a weaker opponent.

Boston Breach are 0-5, and that’s a fair representation of where they stand. They forced OpTic Texas to five maps at the start of CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers Week 4. Still, that minor accomplishment means very little after seeing Breach struggle against LA Thieves, LA Guerrillas, Minnesota R?KKR, and even Miami Heretics.

Had Boston Breach shown a bit more, they would be a solid bet to take a map from Toronto Ultra, but their form is concerning and individually, they can’t compare to the favourites.

Los Angeles Thieves won against Boston Breach on Sunday with a fairly convincing display. They dropped Control, and the Highrise – Search & Destroy score (6-5) doesn’t paint the whole picture. Overall, the Thieves performed well, but also highlighted their main weakness.

Los Angeles Thieves are 1-4 on Control this split, and they have consistently underperformed in game five. These are two big reasons Los Angeles Thieves can’t compete for the title.

Seattle Surge will look to capitalise on that, but there are some questions about this team following an abysmal performance against Miami Heretics. Team work-wise, Seattle Surge have looked great throughout this entire split, but their recent performance leaves a lot to be desired.

Los Angeles Thieves should be considered as better team of the two, but they’ve looked flawed enough to believe they can slip against Seattle Surge. Even though Surge didn’t amaze with what they showed against Miami Heretics, they’re still a capable team and a solid outsider pick.

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With their 2-3 loss against Seattle Surge last week, Carolina Royal Ravens once again disappointed after showing some life. Even though they have picked up a few wins recently, the Royal Ravens have only beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas, Miami Heretics, and Las Vegas Legion.

A big issue with the Carolina Royal Ravens is a lack of synergy, which could be fixed with one or two roster changes. However, there are no indications those will happen anytime soon.

New York Subliners placed third in the Call of Duty League 2024 Stage 2 Major at the end of March, proving they can perform on LAN following a humiliating 9th-12th finish in CDL 2024 Major 1. Online, however, the Subliners have looked great throughout this season.

With just two online losses against Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas, New York Subliners are not to be doubted as favourites. And while we’ve seen them drop maps before, Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez and co. have become far more consistent in closing out games against lesser opponents since the start of the second stage.

Seattle Surge defeated Carolina Royal Ravens last week, ending their four-game losing streak. Still, it wasn’t a persuasive showing, and it marked the Surge’s second victory over a 10-game stretch, so it’s hard to feel overly optimistic about their chances to do much online.

OpTic Texas lost against Atlanta FaZe 1-3 on Sunday, but the score doesn’t tell the whole story. It was a very close series, which OpTic should’ve probably won, but they failed to convert a couple of 3v4s on Search & Destroy.

OpTic Texas played much better than their CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers Week 1 record suggests, and they’ve already proven to be an elite team, with just seven defeats this season — five of which came against Atlanta FaZe.

Betting on Seattle Surge at the offered CoD esports odds is inviting, but it’s doubtful they’ll manage to win a map, let alone the whole series.

Miami Heretics picked up a big victory against Boston Breach on Saturday, showing sings of life after suffering two bad losses against OpTic Texas and Carolina Royal Ravens. Adding José “ReeaL” Fernández back to the starting roster seemed to be the right call, but the Heretics still have a lot more to show.

Toronto Ultra defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas last week in three maps, continuing their streak of crushing weaker teams. However, while Ultra have looked exceptional against lesser opponents, they have recently slipped against both OpTic Texas and New York Subliners.

Toronto Ultra have some catching up to do in order to reclaim their title as the CDL’s top dogs. However, while they’re not playing as well as they should, Ultra are very efficient in running over lesser opponents.

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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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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 +173 with BetOnline 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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Toronto Ultra are priced as heavy favourites for their clash with Las Vegas Legion, which isn’t too shocking. Ultra are one of the top teams in the CDL, and they’ve looked excellent over the last three weeks of action.

Their search & destroy needs more work, as was evident in their 3-1 victory over Los Angeles Thieves last week. It marked the third search & destroy map Toronto Ultra has dropped this season—previously against Los Angeles Guerrillas and one against Boston Breach.

While Toronto Ultra needs to clean up a bit, they shouldn’t struggle against Las Vegas Legion. With a 1-5 record and just one win against Minnesota R?KKR, the Legion are not in a good spot, but they forced OpTic to five maps last week and played a fairly close map one against FaZe on Sunday.

There is a world where the Legion steals one map, but it seems just as likely that Toronto Ultra sweeps.

Miami Heretics have looked fairly decent this season. They are 3-2, with defeats against Seattle Surge and Boston Breach. Losing two games might not mean much; however, we have to note that Miami Heretics’ three wins came against the bottom teams.

Los Angeles Guerrillas have outperformed expectations in the CDL Major 1 Qualifier. Even though they’re 2-3, the Guerrillas played well last week against Atlanta FaZe and Boston Breach. The Guerrillas have posted similar results as Heretics, but they had to play much tougher opponents.

Esports betting sites have Los Angeles Guerrillas priced as favourites, which is fair. But considering Miami Heretics haven’t shown much against stronger teams, the price gap should probably be even bigger.

Seattle Surge got humiliated by Toronto Ultra at the start of CDL Major 1 Qualifier Week 3, but then bounced back with a 3-2 victory against Miami Heretics. In the second round, Seattle lost against FaZe and OpTic but ended the first round with two wins against Los Angeles Thieves and Boston Breach.

Based on those results, Seattle Surge seems like the gatekeeper for a top-four finish and a potential dark horse to produce a deep run. They’re not quite at the level of top teams, but they’re still better than most mid-table squads.

Minnesota R?KKR are not in a good spot. Their only victory came on Sunday, when R?KKR defeated Carolina Royal Ravens. Still, they have produced some solid games even against stronger opponents, such as New York Subliners and OpTic Texas.

R?KKR seem they’re a couple of roster changes away from becoming very competitive, as they’re decent on respawns and have won a few search & destroy maps. This doesn’t mean they’ll have an easy time against Seattle Surge, but there’s a chance that they can steal two maps.

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