Boston Uprising vs Dallas Fuel

For our first match of the day we have a fairly interesting clash between the Boston Uprising and the Dallas Fuel.

Now on paper there is nothing truly engaging around this match. Both Boston and Dallas inhabit the bottom of the standings in Stage 2, with only two wins to their name and four losses. Over the course of the last three weeks they had ups and downs however the overall level of play that they've displayed left quite a lot to be desired.

Boston was first outclassed in almost every single match even though they were predicted to be one of the strongest Western teams coming into Stage 2 whereas Dallas made multiple key changes to their roster and yet after a strong first week showing completely crumbled. Unfortunately, they're losing xQc, they're thinking of trading Cocco and Taimou, their supports displayed incredible issues in regards to their performance and their tank lineup just wasn't up to snuff.

Boston didn't look much better but at least they regained a bit of their confidence after beating Shanghai Dragons. With Gamsu out of the lineup (had to go to Korea due to personal reasons) they're a considerably worse team and without Mercy in the meta all of their botched dives and experiments are costing them maps and matches without a resurrect to aid them and negate their aggressive playstyle.

Regardless of how bad Boston looks right now with the current meta, Dallas showed even less so giving them any benefit of the doubt would be quite ludicrous. Without xQc in the lineup - their best performing tank, they're losing an edge even in that department.

Betting on Boston would be the better and more logical idea, however do have in mind that this could go either way with the level at which these teams are playing right now.