?Day two of CDL Major 3 Qualifier will kick off with Atlanta FaZe facing off against Los Angeles Guerrillas, meaning that FaZe will have to play back-to-back games, having to face Minnesota R?KKR on Thursday. Still, even if FaZe feels fatigued, they shouldn’t struggle.

This will be the Guerrillas’ final match of the qualifiers and their last chance to go up to two wins. They’ve already lost against Minnesota R?KKR (0-3), Florida Mutineers (1-3), and OpTic Texas (0-3), while their only victory came against the struggling Paris Legion (2-3).

None of those results convinces us that Los Angeles Guerrillas can compete with the reigning CDL champions, even though FaZe have not been as clean this season.

It’s quite sad to see the Guerrillas drop so low after winning the second CDL Major, and we aren’t sure what happened. Maybe it’s a confidence thing, but the eye test would confirm that Cuyler “Huke” Garland tends to perform worse with Peirce “Gunless” Hillman on the roster.

How that dynamic works is anyone’s guess but based on the results Los Angeles Guerrillas have shown of late, they might not win a single map on Saturday.

?London Royal Ravens need to win this match if they want to have a chance of going 3-2 and locking in a top-seven seed for the Major. But just like Los Angeles Guerrillas, the Royal Ravens have been stumbling lately.

Ever since Harry “Harry” Payne stepped in, London Royal Ravens haven’t been the same team, and their past results would confirm that. They’ve already lost against Los Angeles Thieves (0-3) and Boston Breach (1-3), while their only victory came against Paris Legion (3-2).

Toronto Ultra are trending in the opposite direction and seem to be on a resurgence. Admittedly, they’re not as good as they were in the 2021 CDL season, but they seem to be getting there. Over the first two weeks, they’ve beaten Seattle Surge (3-2) and New York Subliners (3-2), while Ultra’s only defeat came against the in-form R?KKR (2-3), and even that was a very close series.

London Royal Ravens were a top-three team, but with the results they’re showing now, Royal Ravens are hardly one of the top seven squads in the league. Currently, Toronto Ultra are simply much better, and we expect that to show this weekend.

?The New York Subliners vs OpTic Texas will likely be the most competitive match of the day, even though the CDL esports betting odds show OpTic as heavy favourites. Although New York Subliners looked terrible early in the season, they’re improving at a scary rate.

They won the CDL Pro-Am tournament, and even though they’re 2-2, the Subliners’ two losses were 2-3 against Toronto Ultra and 1-3 against Atlanta FaZe, which isn’t that terrible. OpTic have looked better so far, going 3-0, and they even won against FaZe (3-1) on Sunday.

However, OpTic haven’t played the Subliners, which could be a problem as they can’t know what to expect and how to prepare for this bout. We still consider OpTic the best team in the CDL right now, but New York Subliners have shown enough to believe this could be a five-map series.

For a higher payout, you can take OpTic Texas to win 3-2 at $4.33.

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?This is Paris Legion’s last chance to win a game in CDL Major 3 Qualifiers, and even if they manage to upset Toronto Ultra, they’ll still be 1-4 and likely the bottom seed for the Major. As exciting as it is to cheer for the underdogs, the Legion have yet to show anything that would lead us to believe that this is a team ready to play.

They have no strong maps, they seem to struggle on all game modes, and except for occasional glimpses of greatness, Paris Legion have achieved practically nothing this season. On a more positive note, Thomas “GRVTY” Malin and Donovan “Temp” Laroda are playing well, but they are the only players who seem to put in the work, while the rest of the squad looks defeated and demoralised.

Toronto Ultra have yet to find their 2021 form, but they’re playing well, recently beat the CDL Pro-Am champions New York Subliners (3-2), and did not play too poorly in their 2-3 defeat against the in-form Minnesota R?KKR last week.

We’ll give the Legion the benefit of the doubt and predict that they’ll win one map (Hardpoint or Search & Destroy), but that’s about as much as you can expect from this team.

?Seattle Surge are not the most consistent squad in the CDL. They lost against Toronto Ultra (2-3) in the first week but then picked up two wins against Paris Legion (3-1) and Los Angeles Thieves (3-0).

On the other side, Florida Mutineers have managed just one win so far – a 3-1 result against Los Angeles Thieves. But they weren’t great against OpTic Texas (0-3), nor against Minnesota R?KKR (3-1) last Sunday.

Based on what we have seen so far, the Surge look the better team and should come out ahead, but the Mutineers are talented enough to put up a fight. This could be a very messy game that goes the distance, so the $2.62 on offer for over 4.5 maps is a good play.

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?Los Angeles Thieves claimed a silver medal at CDL Pro-Am last weekend, which is very solid considering they have recently made a role swap. Still, we have to note that Sam “Octane” Larew has been struggling with his form and will need to find some traction if the Thieves want to compete for the CDL crown.

London Royal Ravens lost against the Thieves (1-3) last week, and even though they are talented enough to put up a fight, the Royal Ravens clearly need a bit more time to form the right synergy with Harry “Harry” Payne as the latest pick-up.

The offered CoD esports betting odds perfectly illustrate how this match should go. Los Angeles Thieves should win, and if they can show just a bit more on Search & Destroy, they might even go 3-0. Still, a victory with at least two maps to spare is a safe option.

?Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal will not play for OpTic Texas as he is still dealing with a thumb injury, which is a huge problem. Admittedly, OpTic are still one of the best teams in the league, but as seen in Call of Duty League 2022 Pro-Am Classic, OpTic are far more vulnerable without the star player.

Still, they finished the tournament in the top four, which is nothing to be ashamed about. Overall, OpTic had an excellent weekend, and they even beat Atlanta FaZe (3-2) in the quarter-finals.

Los Angeles Guerrillas finished the CDL Pro-Am in last place, without a single series win and with a 31% (4-9) map win rate. That is highly concerning, but we wouldn’t overreact to one bad run, mainly because they were a bit unlucky in some of their games.

The Guerrillas should bounce back and be competitive in the CDL, but they haven’t shown enough this season for us to see them as a real threat for OpTic. Even without iLLeY, OpTic are easily one of the top-four teams in the league, and we expect that to show on Friday.

New York Subliners got it done at the CDL Pro-Am Classic and won the title while dropping just three maps throughout the tournament. The whole roster stepped up and delivered, but mostly it was Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez to thank, as he ended the event as the MVP with a 1.07 K/D.

But despite their incredible performance, New York enter this match as $2.66 underdogs. Admittedly, the Subliners winning the CDL Pro-Am and Atlanta FaZe struggling doesn’t mean that the former are undoubtedly the better team, but there is no reason to have them as such big underdogs.

FaZe are still more talented and will likely come out ahead, but the Subliners have played much better with the new lineup and have momentum on their side. This could be a very close series, but we have to side with New York Subliners at the offered CDL betting odds.

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