DraftKings Call of Duty: Sunday Cheat Sheet

Games (EDT)

• 2:00 p.m. London Royal Ravens vs. Paris Legion
• 3:30 p.m. Dallas Empire vs. Florida Mutineers

LON (12-13) vs. PAR (8-16)

For the second consecutive week, the "home" team has made it to the final day of their tournament. It look a Round 5 Search and Destroy victory over Florida, but the London Royal Ravens couldn't be better set up for only their second finals appearance since the inception of the Call of Duty World League.

Standing in the way is a Legion team that completely ran through a New York Subliners team that just won the previous tournament a week ago. The Round 1 Hardpoint in that matchup was more or less a draw, but both the Search and Destroy and Domination weren't even close. Paris has been positively immaculate in S&D, and their Domination game mode has quietly been stellar as well, but I'm not certain their dominance in respawn against the Subliners can be repeatable against London.

For one, Skrapz has been unconscious this tournament, posting the most kills (166) of any player who has played just two games. Wuskin has also contributed, of course, but it really has been the Skrapz show, with the likes of Seany and Dylan at times making miraculous plays of their own to keep their team within it. Factor in Zer0, who is starting to get his footing as the team's primary SMG, and you're seeing a team that's gelling at just the right time.

It's essentially a three-horse team when it comes to the Royal Ravens, but other than Denz, who took a tournament to finally fill his role in a AR-heavy meta, I don't really know who can stick with London. If you want to make a contrarian play, Louqa's salary is finally not a black eye on DraftKings, but that's only because you can basically put whoever you want in your lineup without having to worry about money. The Legion should win the first Search and Destroy, and maybe they even take the Domination too, but even if there's multiple Hardpoints in play, the Ravens should be able to game their way into a Game 5 win if it gets to that point.

Prediction: LON 3-1

LON Players to Target: Skrapz ($8,200), Zer0 ($8,200), Wuskin ($7,800)

PAR Players to Target: Denz ($7,800)

DAL (19-10) vs. FLA (19-9)

It's the premier matchup of the day, and one I have a difficult time predicting. The Empire absolutely trounced the Subliners in what was supposed to be a quality matchup, with Clayster and Crimsix putting together what amounted to a vintage performances in Search and Destroy and Domination, respectively.

The Mutineers, meanwhile, watched a Round 3 Domination slip away against the Royal Ravens, ultimately yielding a reverse sweep after getting out-smarted in the pick-and-ban phase. A 3-1 lower-bracket win over OpTic Gaming was essentially a repeat of their Day 1 bout, except instead of losing the Round 4 Hardpoint and clutching up in the pivotal Search and Destroy, they choked away the Round 1 Hardpoint in Rammaza before closing out the next three matchups.

It's strength against strength in this battle of top-tier teams, as Dallas' expert movement and smart shot-calling will go toe-to-toe with absolutely raw gunskill in a meta that literally allows the Mutineers to go five deep in terms of capable slayers. Still though, there's a sort of confidence that Dallas is displaying that's hard to quantify on the stat sheet. It's possible we could see yet another Florida Rammaza Hardpoint, as I can't imagine the Mutineers want to take the opening map on the Empire's playground, Gun Runner. If that happens, I think we could see upwards of 10-15 percent more kills in this series than the opening one, provided it goes four games, meaning a 3/2 split favoring this series could be the optimal lineup selection. I do think this goes four games, with the Mutineers holding a distinct advantage in Search and Destroy. It's difficult, as each of the team's I'd say were favorites entering Sunday are also teams I anticipate will lose the Search and Destroy, sacrificing upperwards of five points from the team spot even if they win every other map. 

When I say you can make any sort of winning lineup combination Sunday, I mean it, particularly with the amount of slayers that could be used. Florida's trio of Owakening, Skyz and Fero are particularly intriguing, but I suspect most people will also be going that direction. A contrarian lineup almost has to feature Shotzzy and probably iLLeY too, but I think you could make an argument for Clayster as well with the way he's been gunning with an AR. Huke is the only obvious name out of this matchup I'd fade, as I think an aggressive SMG is more or less just a bait when it comes to slayers available across Florida. 

Prediction: DAL 3-2

DAL Players to Target: Shotzzy ($9,200), iLLeY ($7,400)

FLA Players to Target: Owakening ($8,400), Fero ($8,000), Skyz ($8,000)