The LCS is back for the Summer with some teams making a lot of changes and others sticking with their five from the Spring. 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. With that people may be wondering who to pick on their way to Worlds. Here are the LCS Picks for Week 4 of the 2022 Summer Split.
[Related: LCS Power Rankings: 2022 Summer Split Week 2]
Overall Pick Record: 22-13
Pick Record from LCS Week 3: 7-3
100 Thieves vs. FlyQuest
This may be one of the best games of the weekend. Toucouille should be able to get a major lead over Abbedagge in lane while Josedeodo will have the task of trying to match Close. This game may come down to whether FlyQuest can translate whatever lead they get in the early game. If Week 3 was any indication, they will be able to.
Dignitas vs. Evil Geniuses
This game will be determined completely by Evil Geniuses and how they come out of the break. If they underestimate Dignitas and come out slow they could lose. In all likelihood, that will not happen.
TSM vs. Cloud9
Before Week 3 this could have been an excellent matchup. Now, Cloud9 should role TSM with the way they have been drafting, playing and the multiple changes they made on their roster.
Immortals vs. CLG
Even with a bad 0-2 Week 3, CLG are still much better than Immortals. Not much to analyze here other than discuss how fast the win should be for CLG.
Team Liquid vs. Golden Guardians
Team Liquid are a great team. But too often they lose when they are caught off guard. This can either be in the draft or by extremely aggressive play. Golden Guardians are more than willing to do both of these things as seen by their game against Evil Geniuses. This has the writings of trap game all over the wall for Team Liquid.
Yet another game that should have been fun to watch. There is still a chance if TSM really uses the break well and if they do not tilt after what is likely a loss to Cloud9. That said, FlyQuest are looking solid and will be fighting for every win they can get in order to close in on a very open top-three spot. Look for FlyQuest to take care of business here.
Above was what was said and thought before the changes. While likely not as tough as the Cloud9 game, FlyQuest should still win this handily.
This should be a close game and one absolutely worth watching. CLG will push 100 Thieves like they have done to every team so far this Split. They will need to make sure their execution is good though. Unfortunately, it won’t be, at least not often enough. Look for Closer and FBI to take hold of this game and push 100T to another dub.
Finally, another challenge for Evil Geniuses. A battle of the old guard versus the new. There is no doubt that TL have this one circled on their calendars. Their revenge will not be swift but their big and more experienced brains will have devised a way to take EG down for only the second time in the Summer.
Right now, Immortals feel like an automatic win for nearly everyone. Cloud9 definitely have the propensity to drop games or make them much closer than they should be. This feels like one of those situations. But, not enough to pick Immortals to win.
It is a golden week for Golden Guardians. They absolutely should win this game. Their solo laners are much better than both Gamsu and Blue. For Golden Guardians that should be enough to beat the hapless Dignitas.
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