Toronto Ultra have managed four wins from six games played this stage, which includes a 3-1 victory against Vegas Falcons and a dominant 3-0 sweep of OpTic Texas last week.

While Ultra got some of their best maps against OpTic, they are a team with a very deep map pool, which their opponents will have to respect. They are especially hard to beat on Skyline – Hardpoint (100%) and Vault – Control (83.3%).

Vancouver Surge ended Week 3 of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers with a 0-3 loss to Los Angeles Thieves and a 3-1 victory against Miami Heretics. It was a bit of a down weekend for the Surge, who did not look as good as they had earlier in the stage.

While one rough weekend does not prove much in the bigger picture, Vancouver will face a very solid team who are on the upswing. At outsider odds, Toronto Ultra are a solid bet.

OpTic Texas are 0-5 in CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers, losing against Atlanta FaZe, Minnesota R?KKR, Carolina Royal Ravens, Miami Heretics, and Toronto Ultra. Over that stretch, OpTic have not managed to win a single map.

This roster should be playing better than they are, but something is not clicking, suggesting more changes are around the corner. And considering how much Optic have been struggling, it is very hard to find a good reason to feel confident about their chances in this match.

Los Angeles Thieves are in excellent form and enter the final week of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers as the only undefeated team, with a 15-1 map record. They are in cruise control, and while the Thieves tend to try out different things in the final week before the Major, there is a good chance they sweep the struggling OpTic.

Miami Heretics are a bit of an enigma. They crushed OpTic Texas 3-0 last week, then played a competitive game against Vancouver Surge but choked on the final two maps to lose 1-3.

The Heretics have proved they can beat anyone on a good day. But they are one of the most inconsistent Call of Duty teams in the league, due largely to their poor Search & Destroy record and lacklustre Control map pool.

Carolina Royal Ravens played just one game last round, beating Cloud9 New York 3-1. It was one of their best games for the stage, and they looked excellent on Hardpoint, yet it remains to be seen whether the Royal Ravens will manage to keep playing at this level.

This is Carolina Royal Ravens’ game to lose, but you have to show some respect to Miami Heretics, who are resilient and a much better Hardpoint team. A close game is likely.

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Following their loss to OpTic Texas in CDL 2025 Stage 2 Minor last week, the Vegas Falcons are 0-15, and they have yet to win a single Hardpoint map ahead of the third week of Major 2 Qualifiers. Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 have not performed much better, with just three wins from 14 games played since the start of the season.

While Vegas Falcons are the worst-performing team in the league, LA Guerrillas M8 have hardly shown more, so it is fair to question why CoD betting sites have Thomas “Lynz” Gregorio and co. priced at $1.02.

Even though it is doubtful for the Falcons to win the game if they do not manage to put together a Hardpoint map, they have a good chance to pick up Control or Search & Destroy.

Vancouver Surge should not struggle to defeat Miami Heretics unless something goes terribly wrong. The big concern with the Heretics for this match is their Search & Destroy, as they only seem to do well on Protocol (66.7%) and Red Card (50%), which are Surge’s best maps (100% and 60% win rate, respectively).

Miami Heretics are also significantly worse on Control (15.4% win rate). On a more positive note, the Spanish outfit do well on Hardpoint, but their only real chance to win a Hardpoint is Skyline, which Surge will likely remove.

This should end in a comfortable victory for Surge, who are unlikely to lose more than one map.

We saw this matchup last weekend during CDL 2025 Stage 2 Minor, and it did not end well for OpTic, who lost 0-3. It is hard to believe the rematch will go the other way.

OpTic have struggled a lot since the recent roster change and have not managed to put together a single map since the start of Stage 2—excluding their win against the Vegas Falcons.

There is a world where OpTic take a map, if we see Hardpoint-Skyline or potentially Control-Vault, as OpTic looked competitive in their last meeting with the Ultra. But considering their recent form, OpTic Texas will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to upset Toronto Ultra.

Atlanta FaZe should have a field day in the final match of the day as they take on the shaky Boston Breach. As the offered betting odds suggest, there is a significant quality difference between the two teams, and their stats tell the same story.

Atlanta FaZe have a better win rate on all game modes, including Hardpoint (69.2% vs 52.6%), Search & Destroy (66.7% vs 37.5%), and Control (68.8% vs 27.3%). Boston Breach have not improved much recently, with losses to Toronto Ultra, Cloud9 New York, and Vancouver Surge.

The Breach are 0-3 down in the head-to-head matchup this season, having lost all three without winning a map. Barring any surprises, FaZe should improve their record to 4-0.

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Boston Breach have been very up-and-down this season, and they lost both of their matches last weekend. While the Breach forced Ultra to five maps, they looked toothless against Cloud9 New York, highlighting just how inconsistent they can be.

Things will not get any easier for Boston on Friday. The Vancouver Surge are on a three-game winning streak after beating Atlanta FaZe, Cloud9 New York, and LA Guerrillas M8, although they have shown some weaknesses through that run — namely on Protocol and Search & Destroy.

Nevertheless, Jovan “04” Rodriguez and co. are in great form, and while they have some cracks, Boston Breach are not good enough to exploit them.

Vegas Falcons have yet to taste victory this season, and it is hard to imagine that changing anytime soon. Priced as $8.00 underdogs with the top CoD betting sites, Vegas Falcons are expected to struggle against OpTic Texas.

That said, OpTic enter the CDL 2025 Stage 2 Minor on a four-game losing streak, which includes two 0-3 losses against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens last weekend. As much as it is hard to doubt this lineup of players, it is concerning that OpTic have yet to win a map this stage.

This is more of a bet against OpTic Texas than anything else. At $1.67, Vegas Falcons to steal a map is a generous offer.

Cloud9 New York started the second CDL 2025 split with a few promising results, beating Toronto Ultra, Vegas Falcons, and Boston Breach. Three 3-0 sweeps do not take away form C9NY’s rough showings in CDL 2025 Stage 1, but they have shown clear improvement.

Minnesota R?KKR have also done some good things lately, with 3-0 wins against Miami Heretics, OpTic Texas, and Vegas Falcons. Their respawns need some work, but the R?KKR are very good on Search & Destroy, which could be a big factor in Friday’s affair.

Cloud9 New York’s recent resurgence is promising, but Justice “Estreal” McMillan and co. have been more consistent and are a better S&D team. At outsider odds, Minnesota R?KKR are hard to pass on.

Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 lost to Miami Heretics and Vancouver Surge last weekend. Despite the arrival of Noah “Lunarz” Whillock, the Guerrillas failed to show any improvement — especially on Search & Destroy, which is by far their worst game mode.

Even on a lot of respawn maps, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 do not seem to be on the same page, suggesting there are deeper issues that a single roster change will not fix.

Miami Heretics ran over Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 last Friday, and while they have not been very consistent this season, it is hard to doubt their chances to defeat LAGM8 again.

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While Miami Heretics placed third in CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major, they have not looked great this season. They have struggled online and did not perform well in the first week of the second stage, with a 1-3 loss to Minnesota R?KKR.

Based on how José “ReeaL” Fernández and co. have been playing, it’s fair to feel slightly pessimistic about their chances of defeating Atlanta FaZe. While their 1-1 start to the stage is not too inspiring, FaZe are still one of the top teams and come into this off a dominant showing in CDL Major 1.

FaZe to sweep Miami Heretics looks like an obvious pick.

Carolina Royal Ravens placed second at CDL Minor 1, ended the Major 1 qualifiers with a 5-2 record and finished the Major in fourth place. While all that sounds promising, the Royal Ravens are not playing well.

With a 29.2% win rate, they are one of the worst Hardpoint teams in the league. They do well on Search & Destroy (61.1%) and Control (45.5%), but if you can’t win Hardpoint, it is hard to consistently win games.

OpTic Texas went 0-2 in the first week of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers with losses against Atlanta FaZe and Minnesota R?KKR, which is concerning, although they’ve recently made a roster change, adding Amer “Pred” Zulbeari to the lineup.

OpTic Texas seem like they need more time to make their new roster work, but despite their struggles last week, it is hard to make a good case for Carolina Royal Ravens, who are trending in the wrong direction.

Vancouver Surge’s decision to add Travis “Neptune” McCloud ahead of CDL 2025 Stage 2 seemed to be the right call as they went 2-0 in the first week with huge wins against Atlanta FaZe and Cloud9 New York. While the latter was a close 3-2 victory, the Surge are now playing much better as everyone in the team is stepping up and delivering.

Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 got last at Major 1 and waited one more week to make a roster change, adding Noah “Lunarz” Whillock in place of Preston “Priestahh” Greiner. This change might not help the Guerrillas massively, although they should be better on Search & Destroy.

Vancouver Surge are priced as $1.62 favourites with the best CoD betting sites, which is a fair offer. Even though Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 should improve, the Surge have already proven that their new roster works.

Boston Breach started CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers with two wins against Vegas Falcons and Los Angeles Guerrillas M8, beating the latter on map five. While a good start to the stage, Boston Breach have a lot more to prove.

The Breach have been all over the place with their results this season. Consistency has not been their strong suit, yet Joseph “Owakening” Conley and co. have proved they can perform on a good day.

Toronto Ultra had a weird start to the second stage, with a 0-3 loss to Cloud9 New York and a confident 3-1 victory against Carolina Royal Ravens. Ultra should be playing better than what they have shown recently.

Both teams are a bit of an enigma, posting inconsistent results and while Ultra should be favoured, Control is the only game mode they do better on. Expect a close game.

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Carolina Royal Ravens and Los Angeles Thieves both had a good run at CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major, finishing fourth and second, respectively. It was a good tournament for the Royal Ravens; however, they are not quite up there with the top squads such as LA Thieves.

After a very shaky run though the qualifiers, Los Angeles Thieves came one map short of winning Major 1. The Thieves were bound to find traction sooner or later, and now that we know what they are capable of, the only question is whether Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst and co. can perform as well online as they did on LAN.

Carolina Royal Ravens are a good team, but as seen in their last meeting, they do not have the firepower to match Los Angeles Thieves.

Vegas Falcons are so far behind the rest of the CDL in all areas that even these monster odds offer no value. They are 0-9 with a 4-27 map record, which sits them firmly in 12th place with no CDL points to their name.

The Falcons welcomed back Fahad “WXSL” Alkahtani before the start of the second stage — which is a good move, but not enough for Vegas to start contesting top spots.

Boston Breach have produced a mixed bag of results over the last two months. More recently, their slaying has been lacking, which could leave them vulnerable to an upset.

While it is unlikely Vegas Falcons will defeat the Breach, $2.20 for the underdogs to steal one map is a very good offer.

Vancouver Surge had their moment in the final stretch of CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers, but they got stomped by Toronto Ultra and Minnesota R?KKR in Spain, highlighting their main issue — lack of firepower.

With roster changes on the horizon, the Surge seem to know they need to improve in some areas, but that will not be enough to stop the surging Atlanta FaZe.

FaZe have been cruising since the second week of CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers and are on a 12-game winning streak. Their Hardpoint is not perfect and needs some work, but that was only noticeable in FaZe’s clashes with LA Thieves.

Top CoD betting sites have Atlanta FaZe priced as massive favourites and even at this number, it sounds fair. This is FaZe’s game to lose.

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Boston Breach are 4-2 from their last six outings, with their two losses coming against OpTic Texas and Atlanta FaZe. That run also includes a solid five-map victory against Los Angeles Thieves and a 3-1 win against Carolina Royal Ravens.

The Breach have been performing better than expected and look ready to make some noise in Spain. While they are unlikely to win the whole thing, Eric “Snoopy” Pérez and co. should do fine against any squad except for the top contenders.

Atlanta FaZe have won eight straight games leading to CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major, including a 3-0 sweep of Boston Breach. While online results should not indicate how the teams will do on LAN, FaZe have already proved they can perform offline just as well as online.

Vancouver Surge picked up two excellent wins against Carolina Royal Ravens and Minnesota R?KKR in the week leading up to CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major. Most of that was thanks to Jovan “04” Rodriguez, and if his terrific form continues, the Surge might surprise many.

Toronto Ultra are priced as favourites with the best CoD betting sites. They have looked a bit iffy of late, however, especially in their loss to OpTic Texas on Sunday.

Ultra are better on Hardpoint and Search & Destroy, but only marginally on the former, and they are not that efficient on Control (50% win rate). While this is Toronto’s game to lose, Vancouver Surge have shown enough improvement to believe they can force a close game.

Carolina Royal Ravens ended their losing streak on Sunday, when they edged past Miami Heretics, following three losses against Atlanta FaZe, Boston Breach, and Vancouver Surge. It was not the cleanest performance from the Royal Ravens, but they appear to be improving.

Los Angeles Thieves are not in the best form either. While still one of the most stacked CoD esports teams in the league, LA Thieves have been extremely disappointing of late.

This is the best time to face Los Angeles Thieves, and even though they might do better on LAN, they do not deserve to be priced as $1.20 favourites against the Royal Ravens.

OpTic Texas are 8-1 from their last nine outings. The only defeat in that run came against Carolina Royal Ravens during CDL 2025 Stage 1 Minor, while they posted two victories against LA Thieves and Toronto Ultra in the final stage of the qualifiers.

OpTic and their chief rivals, Atlanta FaZe, are in a tier of their own. And while it is unclear how OpTic will do on LAN, this roster is experienced enough to not doubt in their chances to go all the way.

Miami Heretics secured a spot in the upper bracket with a 2-5 record, which only highlights how big of a gap there is between the top squads and the rest. While the Heretics did force LA Thieves and the Royal Ravens to five maps in the final week of the qualifiers, neither of those teams is in good form, and it is hard to see Miami competing with OpTic.

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Minnesota R?KKR and Vancouver need to win this match to have a shot at finishing the CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers in the top eight. While the R?KKR are priced as favourites, the Surge have a realistic chance of walking away as victors.

The Surge are a solid team, but they lack firepower. That explains why they do not do well on respawns, with a 45.5% win rate on Hardpoint and 50% on Control. But the R?KKR suffer from the same problem and are not much better on either game mode, with 33.3% and 55.6% win rates, respectively.

Having proven themselves as a good Search & Destroy team, Minnesota R?KKR will likely edge out a win if the game extends to map five. But this looks closer to 50-50 than what the betting odds suggest.

It is hard to make a good case for the Vegas Falcons, who enter the final week of qualifiers with a 0-6 record and -14 map differential. On the other side, Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 have managed only a slightly better record at 1-5 with a -5 map differential.

The Guerrillas have shown some improvement lately with a 3-0 upset win against Cloud9, and they took a map off Toronto Ultra on Sunday. At the same time, the Falcons took maps off Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, and Vancouver Surge.

It is highly unlikely this match will end in an upset, but the Vegas Falcons should be good for at least one map.

The top Call of Duty betting sites have Miami Heretics priced slightly over even money to upset Carolina Royal Ravens. That is not the most unlikely scenario.

The Royal Ravens are already guaranteed a top-eight finish with a 4-1 record, whereas Miami Heretics need this win to avoid ending the stage in the bottom four. So, there is an urgency to perform in the Heretics camp and not that much for the Royal Ravens.

Carolina have also been shaky lately, as they dropped two maps against Cloud9 New York and did not do much better in their 1-3 loss to Boston Breach last Saturday. The Royal Ravens are still a good team, but they are not consistent enough to justify a wager at these numbers.

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Vancouver Surge exited CDL 2025 Minor 1 in the first round with a 0-3 loss against Cloud9 New York. This brings Surge’s 2025 season record to 1-4, with just one victory from the three CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifier fixtures.

Desperate to get back on track, Surge will resume their qualifier campaign with an easy match as they face the struggling Vegas Falcons. The Saudi team had their moment at Minor 1, where they nearly took a map off OpTic Texas; however, despite their small flash of greatness, the Falcons have a lot more to prove.

Vancouver Surge need this win, but they have not been playing well. So, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the Falcons pull out an upset.
A smaller position on the underdogs at the offered betting odds is worth a look.

Cloud9 New York reached the second round of CDL 2025 Minor 1, where they lost to the surging Carolina Royal Ravens in a closely contested five-map game. While not the result C9NY were looking for, they have been improving since the rough start of the 2025 season.

Miami Heretics crashed out of the tournament in the first round with a 1-3 loss against Atlanta FaZe. They are now 1-4 with just one victory against the Vegas Falcons, although the three losses all went the distance.

Cloud9 New York are trending up, but they have not shown enough for the top CoD betting sites to price them as $1.53 favourites. Miami Heretics can bite, and with Diego “SupeR” Escudero getting his visa approved, we can expect to see a much better version of Heretics for the rest of the season.

Carolina Royal Ravens made the finals of CDL 2025 Minor 1 with wins against Cloud9 New York and OpTic Texas, but they could not deliver in the finals against Atlanta FaZe. Not a bad run, but it also exposed that the Royal Ravens struggle on Hardpoint, which is something Boston Breach can exploit.

With a 53.8% Hardpoint win rate, Carolina rank as the fifth-worst CDL team on the game mode, whereas Boston Breach rank third-best at 60%. On the other hand, Royal Ravens are much better on Search & Destroy and Control, so they should not be in any danger of dropping the game.

Boston Breach have shown enough to believe they can stand up against any team, but the Royal Ravens should be a bit too much for them to handle.

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Los Angeles Guerrillas M80 suffered a couple of heartbreaking losses in the first two weeks of the CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers, dropping map-five games against Minnesota R?KKR and OpTic Texas. The other two defeats against Carolina Royal Ravens and Los Angeles Thieves were not as close, ending on map four.

The Guerrillas’ Control is solid (75%), but they have a 16.7% win rate on Search & Destroy and 25% on Hardpoint. The latter figure is a bit skewed as Matthew “KiSMET” Tinsley and co. played very close Hardpoint maps against LA Thieves and OpTic.

Minnesota R?KKR already won against LAGM at the start of December and have a better record with two wins this season. On the other hand, they have a better map win rate on just Search & Destroy (66.7%).

This looks like a 50/50 match between two teams that have a lot more to prove. At plus money, we like Minnesota R?KKR.

Atlanta FaZe finished the first two weeks of the CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers with just one victory against Vegas Falcons and three losses against Toronto Ultra, Los Angeles Thieves, and Carolina Royal Ravens, respectively. While they had to play some of the strongest teams in the league, a 1-3 record is far below the expectations.

Miami Heretics managed the same 1-3 record last month, with losses against Vancouver Surge, Boston Breach, and Toronto Ultra. With a 14.3% win rate on Search & Destroy, Heretics have a very evident weak point, but it is not like Atlanta FaZe are much more efficient, with a 20% win rate.

Atlanta FaZe have a higher ceiling, but they did not look good enough last month to justify taking their side at these odds.

Cloud9 New York are 1-3 this season, with losses against Los Angeles Thieves, OpTic Texas, and Carolina Royal Ravens. Despite the poor record, NYC9 nearly swept the Royal Ravens, and they played a good game against Minnesota R?KKR, indicating that Kyle “Kremp” Haworth and co. have a lot more to show.

A big issue with Cloud9 New York is the poor form of Dillon “Attach” Price and Daunte “Sib” Gray, who have a 0.81 and 0.73 K/D, respectively.

Vancouver Surge lost two map-five games in the CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers against Toronto Ultra and Boston Breach. They were smoked by OpTic Texas and edged out a win against Miami Heretics. While this is not the most inspiring start to the season, Surge looks a bit stabler than Cloud9 New York.

If both teams play at their best, Cloud9 New York should come out ahead. However, until we see more from Attach and Sib, C9 are a good bet at the offered price with CoD betting sites.

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Vegas Falcons entered the CDL 2025 season billed as favourites for the wooden spoon, and they are living up to expectations. The Saudi squad ended the first week with a 1-6 map record after losses against Miami Heretics and Carolina Royal Ravens.

In contrast, Toronto Ultra finished the first week with an impressive victory 3-1 against Atlanta FaZe and a map-five win against Vancouver Surge. They were particularly impressive on Search & Destroy, which was one of the main concerns with Ultra heading into the 2025 CDL season.

Based on CDL 2025 Stage 1 Week 1 results, this is a clash between the league’s weakest and strongest teams, and it should show on Saturday.

OpTic Texas lost their first match of the season against Boston Breach but picked themselves up with a 3-0 sweep of Cloud9 New York. OpTic did not great over those two games, largely due to a lack of preparation for the new campaign.

With time, OpTic should find themselves contesting Major titles, but they need get their wheels spinning. Facing a low-tier team like the Los Angeles Guerrillas M80 should help them do just that.

LA Guerrillas M80 ended the first week of CDL 2025 Stage 1 Qualifiers with losses against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens. They forced map five against Minnesota, but the eye test suggests LAG M80 have a lot to work on — especially their performances on respawns.

Carolina Royal Ravens defeated Vegas Falcons and Los Angeles Guerrillas M80 last week, which puts them in an excellent spot. However, those wins should be taken with a pinch of salt, as they came against two of the weakest squads in the league.

Atlanta FaZe have not had the best start to the year, losing against Toronto Ultra and Los Angeles Thieves. But that should not be a major concern for one of the most stacked CDL rosters, as they are excellent online and rarely flop as favourites.

Like the first two games of the day, this one should not offer any surprises.

Boston Breach performed better than expected last week. They took down the unprepared OpTic Texas and played a competitive game against Minnesota R?KKR, which is enough to believe the Breach can be a potent mid-table team.

Vancouver Surge belong in the same basket as Boston, as a mid-table squad with the potential to shake up the league. They looked pretty good in the first week, beating the Falcons 3-1 and Miami Heretics on map five.

There is little to separate these two teams, but Vancouver Surge seem like the most likely victors. Their slaying still needs some work, but once Jordan “Abuzah” Fran?ois gets into a rhythm, the Surge should be pushing for a top-six finish at the Major.

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