The LCS is back for the Summer with most teams making a few changes. Each of these teams will be duking it out to not only win an LCS Championship but also to get the chance to go to Worlds 2023. As a reminder, there is a chance for four teams to go this year, so that fourth spot will be extremely important. Here are the LCS Picks for Week 2 of the 2023 Summer Split.
Thanks to Oracles Elixir for any and all Stats used in this article.
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Overall Pick Record for 2023: 71-34
Overall Pick Record for Spring 2023: 63-27
Pick Record from LCS 2023 Summer Week 1: 8-7
DIG vs. GG
Dignitas do not look to be a pushover anymore but they still are not great. Golden Guardians need to get back to .500 and start working their way up the standings. They do just that to start off the week.
TL vs. NRG
This is going to be a fun one. The difference in this one should be team chemistry. Last Split NRG/CLG win that every time. But with a new bot lane the lean goes toward TL which is why they go to 4-0.
FLY vs. C9
This should have been one of the best games in the first half of the Split. It still may be but FlyQuest are desperate. A loss here would see the team matching their loss total from the Spring. Cloud9 are in sync and FlyQuest certainly are not. C9 jump to 4-0 while FlyQuest drop to 0-4.
TSM vs. IMT
A bottom of the LCS battle but one that should be fun. TSM looked a bit more together than many would have thought and with Insanity getting more integrated, the team should only get better. Immortals are a solid team but it will come down to Kenvi to carry them to victory and IMT have yet to show that they are able to do that consistently. TSM get their second win of their final Split.
EG vs. 100T
Quid is finally starting, or at least it looks that way as of writing this. Regardless, 100 Thieves biggest weakness is EG’s biggest strength. Look for jojo to do whatever he wants against whoever is starting in mid lane and help Evil Geniuses get the dub.
This one will probably be a lot closer than people think. NRG have yet to fully come together and TSM have played relatively well. Talent should take the day though and that is why NRG will likely come out on top.
This is another game that will be closer than fans predict but Gori alone should be enough to win. Look for both Gori and River to abuse the mid and jung advantage to help Golden Guardians to find another win on the week.
It would take a herculean performance from Doublelift for 100 Thieves to win this one. While it could happen, betting on it isn’t the smart move. Until Cloud9 show a hole in their armor, look for them to be favored and win most of their games.
Another matchup that should go Team Liquid’s way. Unless Summit reverts to his Spring self and Jensen gets very far ahead, TL will win this one.
The losing streak has to end somewhere. Spica steps up to take over the jungle against Armao and VicLa finds his Summer form. It is crazy to think that this is an upset but with the way FlyQuest are playing it would be.
A perfect week for the LCS runner-ups? Why yes, that is the prediction. Golden Guardians needed a strong week against some lower ranked opponents and they get it here as they finish out a 3-0 against TSM.
Weirdly these teams match up pretty well. Even weirder is that 100 Thieves will barely be favored. This one will come down to Closer and how he is able to be active and get out on the map. Look for him to do just that as 100 Thieves finally end their losing streak.
This should be a fun one and against all conventional wisdom, Evil Geniuses give Team Liquid their first loss of the season. Revenge can be a problem for Summit while jojo and Armao outplay Pyosik and Haeri.
If FlyQuest don’t win on Thursday and somehow drop to 0-6 here then expect major changes to come. At a minimum, this should be their first win of the Split. Again, if not, then the panic button will officially be in play.
Hard to pick against Cloud9 but they do lose games and have Split against CLG/NRG the last three Splits. They lose their first game of the Split here as NRG start to scale.
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