After losing their first fixture of the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) 2024 Season Finals against Fnatic, Team BDS will have a chance to make amends against SK Gaming on Saturday, August 17. But according to the esports odds from the top LoL betting sites, this is SK’s game to lose.

Team BDS were expected to do well in the opening LEC 2024 Season Finals series against Fnatic, yet they were a complete no-show on the day. BDS were out-drafted on map one, outplayed on the second, and crushed on the third. It was one of the worst showings from BDS this split, so things can only go up from here.

SK Gaming looked competitive during the regular season but collapsed in the LEC 2024 Summer Playoffs with losses against Fnatic and Karmine Corp. Unlike BDS, however, Yasin “Nisqy” Din?er and his crew have had a lot more time to fix their mistakes.

The two sides last met in LEC 2024 Summer Week 2, when SK Gaming won. That doesn’t mean much, though, as the teams are similar in style — both are slow and methodical, with solid decision-making — and there is not much to separate them quality-wise.

However, BDS have shown higher highs this season and should not be priced as underdogs for this series. The market has overreacted to their crushing loss to a high-flying Fnatic outfit, so take the solid price for the outsiders.

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