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The seven-time LEC champions role-swapped their star top laner Gabri\u00ebl “Bwipo” Rau into the jungle and replaced him with a rookie Adam “Adam” Maanane. As controversial as Bwipo’s role swap is, these changes also make Fnatic as volatile as ever – with potential upside and very low lows.<\/p>\n
Team Vitality<\/strong> (+1600) are one of the most exciting projects heading into the LEC Summer. The addition of Selfmade in the jungle, EUM star Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov in the mid lane, and a young prospect Enzo “SLT” Gonzalez in the top lane is bound to see Vitality improve upon their showings from LEC Spring.<\/p>\nLike Fnatic, the Bees have the potential to improve and perhaps stun the league. But unlike the boys in orange, Vitality seem to have formed a far more stable roster.<\/p>\n
\nSK Gaming on track for LEC Summer 2021 wooden spoon<\/h2>\n
Among the rest of the teams in the LEC, Schalke 04<\/strong> (+3300) and Misfits Gaming<\/strong> (+4000) stand out from this group as the only two with somewhat serviceable rosters. The remaining three have done nothing to improve their chances to win the league during the offseason.<\/p>\nSK Gaming<\/strong> (+10000) receive a special medal for the worst offseason in recent history, in what seemed more like an attempt to sabotage the roster rather than improve its quality. Their star player from the LEC Spring, support Erik “Treatz” Wess\u00e9n, is moving to the jungle position, with former coach Jesse “Jesiz” Le – who hasn’t played professional LoL since 2018 – taking over the support role.<\/p>\nIn a nutshell, SK Gaming have put their best player in a role he had never played before and will enter the upcoming split with a retired player who wasn’t even good when he was still active. It would take a truly disastrous campaign from either Excel Esports<\/strong> (+5000) or Astralis<\/strong> (+6600) for SK to avoid the wooden spoon.<\/p>\n
\nLEC 2021 Summer betting predictions<\/h2>\n
When deciding between G2 Esports, Rogue, and MAD Lions as potential LEC Summer champions, it only comes down to one thing: will G2 learn from their mistakes and improve? If not, you could make a case for Rogue, although we would steer clear of MAD Lions at this price.<\/p>\n
Depending on the meta, there are two scenarios we predict for G2: they will be either very competitive in an unfavourable meta, or they will be nearly unstoppable in a meta that suits them. And that’s good enough for us to pull the trigger at the offered odds.<\/p>\n
If you are looking for value in the outright market, Team Vitality have made all the needed roster changes to compete for a solid finish. With the characters they have on the team, there is a world where Vitality implode and flop. But if the likes of Crownshot, Selfmade, and LIDER reach their peak form, this will be a scary team to face.<\/p>\n