It’s that time of the week again to preview this weeks matches. Be sure to check out Otter Talk on Wednesday before games kick off at https://www.twitch.tv/blueotterleague! Lastly, I want to thank the people who participated in the Week 2 pick ems. We had a large increase of votes (46!) this week and lets keep it up throughout the season. Make sure to keep a lookout for the review article for Week 3 pick ems. Let's get into it!
Predictions
Week 1 Results
Genetics Record: 9-3, 75%
Toxin Record: 9-3, 75%
Rivered Record: 0-0,
Community Record: 10-2, 83%
Cloud Division
Literal Monkeys Fire v Aftermath Esports
Genetics Prediction: Literal Monkeys Fire
Toxin Prediction: Literal Monkeys Fire
Rivered Prediction: Literal Monkeys Fire
Community Poll: Literal Monkeys Fire
Business Time v Revolution Halcyon
Genetics Prediction: Business Time
Toxin Prediction: Business Time
Rivered Prediction: Revolution Halcyon
Community Poll: Business Time
TA Day Spa v Clinical
Genetics Prediction: TA Day Spa
Toxin Prediction: TA Day Spa
Rivered Prediction: TA Day Spa
Community Poll: TA Day Spa
New World Esports Jupiter v Rivals
Genetics Prediction: New World Esports Jupiter
Toxin Prediction: New World Esports Jupiter
Rivered Prediction: New World Esports Jupiter
Community Poll: New World Esports Jupiter
Genetics Cloud Division Match to Watch: LTMK Fire v Aftermath Esports
Literal Monkeys Fire proved me wrong week 1 as they mopped up Clinical. Aftermath Esports had a harder go of things as they took 1 game off of Business Time and weren't able to take the series, losing 1-2. These are the series that are most important early in the season to setup less pressure going into the later week of the season. I'm most interested in the match up to me is in the mid lane between NoName and Buckbee. Both players week 1 had pretty average performances and I expect this matchup to be a real factor in the outcome of the series.
Mountain Division
Glacial Void v CB Ibiza
Genetics Prediction: CB Ibiza
Toxin Prediction: CB Ibiza
Rivered Prediction: CB Ibiza
Community Poll: CB Ibiza
Clown Gaming Aristocrats v Phantoms
Genetics Prediction: Clown Gaming Aristocrats
Toxin Prediction: Clown Gaming Aristocrats
Rivered Prediction: Clown Gaming Aristocrats
Community Poll: Clown Gaming Aristocrats
RPG Cubs v Clown Gaming Jesters
Genetics Prediction: RPG Cubs
Toxin Prediction: RPG Cubs
Rivered Prediction: RPG Cubs
Community Poll: Clown Gaming Jesters
New World Esports Mercury v !RAWR
Genetics Prediction: New World Esports Mercury
Toxin Prediction: New World Esports Mercury
Rivered Prediction: New World Esports Mercury
Community Poll: New World Esports Mercury
Rivered Mountain Division Match to Watch: NWE Mercury v !RAWR
While others might look to the Glacial Void and CB Ibiza this week, this is my personal favorite to watch. !Rawr is going to be looking to bounce back from an 0-2 week, while NWE Mercury wants to show that their week one showing was no joke. There are two main reasons why this is where my attention is drawn: !Rawr’s roster, and Mercury’s performance. With a game time a full two and a half minutes and change faster than any other winning team, Mercury established themselves as a team to watch with their takedown of Phantoms. Time will prove whether that was a one-off stomp or something to expect from them, though. !Rawr, however, boasts a hoard of substitute players and showed up with several role swaps off of their registered roles last week. I'm interested in seeing who they'll be fielding this week, and hopefully they manage to find the right combination of players and roles in order to make this an exciting match— and more importantly, their first win of the season.
Ocean Division
GSG Gamma v AK Jasmine Dragons
Genetics Prediction: GSG Gamma
Toxin Prediction: AK Jasmine Dragons
Rivered Prediction: GSG Gamma
Community Poll: 50/50 split
CB Rangers v Literal Monkeys Water
Genetics Prediction: CB Rangers
Toxin Prediction: CB Rangers
Rivered Prediction: CB Rangers
Community Poll: CB Rangers
SON Goku v Conduit Esports
Genetics Prediction: Conduit Esports
Toxin Prediction: Conduit Esports
Rivered Prediction: Conduit Esports
Community Poll: Conduit Esports
Imperial Gaming v Oasis Maelstrom
Genetics Prediction: Imperial Gaming
Toxin Prediction: Imperial Gaming
Rivered Prediction: Imperial Gaming
Community Poll: Imperial Gaming
Toxin Ocean Division Match to Watch: GSG Gamma v AK Jasmine Dragons
This is 100% the best match to watch in the entire league for me. Both completely flipped their expectations due to their last week's performance: AK looked a little lost in their Week One matchup despite them coming in as a contender to win the Championship, eventually falling 0-2 against the CB Rangers. This week could end up being a make or break match for their season; if they lose, the team quite honestly could implode off of the mental boom of the ex-GSG players losing to their former org. Im really looking forward to see how these players do when playing against their old org. Will they have a fire lit under them, or will they crash and burn? For GSG Gamma, they came into the league with very low expectations and overperformed greatly. With the ceiling of this team higher than ever, this week will be a good chance to really cement how good they are as a team. Was the Pentakill from Sole a fluke or is he really that cracked? Will ThatDeckerGuy have the last laugh after seeing his entire GSG Sigma squad leave to play for another org? I can't wait to find out.
Community Comments
Since just a few people left notes at the bottom, I thought we could use them all. Good luck everyone!
I can't lose this time right? - Fini
Heck Billy - CB Wakka
Business time gonna mid gap
My top laner is a better jungler than I am - Kappa
Watch out for stranger danger in bot lane on Glacial Void
Pick Zeri - Arlant
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