This victory marks the first time OpTic has won the end-of-season playoffs in the Call of Duty League era and the organisation’s second title at CoD Champs, their first since 2017.

THE WINNING MOMENT FOR @OpTicTexas #CODChamps | @CallofDuty pic.twitter.com/iaUuDxRzj5

— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) July 21, 2024

Despite a rocky path leading to the championship, including a last-place finish at Major Four, OpTic Texas showed resilience.

Entering CoD Champs 2024 with many questions surrounding their performance, Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro and his team immediately displayed their Major Three form with a dominant sweep of Los Angeles Guerrillas in their first match.

They followed up with a reverse sweep of Los Angeles Thieves and a hard-fought 3-2 victory over New York Subliners, solidifying their spot in the grand final.

Subliners, the Major Four champions and winners of CoD Champs 2023, responded to their loss by beating Toronto Ultra, setting up a rematch with OpTic.

However, the grand final was less competitive than their earlier match, with OpTic earning a decisive 5-1 win in the best-of-nine series.

Notably, OpTic won two Search and Destroy maps in the grand final and posted a 5-2 record in the mode for the weekend, a significant turnaround from their 12-map Search ‘N’ Destroy losing streak heading into CoD Champs.

SU-PER-STAR @Shotzzy | #CODChamps pic.twitter.com/DrWqaMfAKm

— Call of Duty League (@CODLeague) July 21, 2024

Shotzzy was named tournament MVP, posting a 1.27 overall K/D, the highest at the event.

Amer “Pred” Zulbeari, the first player from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to win CoD Champs, was close behind with a 1.24 overall K/D.

Brandon “Dashy” Otell, earning his first Champs ring, joined Kenneth “Kenny” Williams and Shotzzy, who now have two Champs wins each.

OpTic Texas’ victory was celebrated by thousands of passionate fans at the Credit Union of Texas Events Center in Allen, Texas.

The storyline was rich, as it was OpTic’s first grand final appearance in over seven years and a chance for Subliners to become the first organisation in CoD history to win back-to-back championships.

Following the win, Shotzzy was awarded the tournament MVP, and the crowd chanted “superstar” repeatedly.

Kenny expressed his joy, saying, “It feels amazing to do it with another team. I love these boys. We worked for this. A lot of ups and downs, but overall, we won it, so I’m happy.”

With OpTic Texas’ victory, Kenny and Shotzzy join the elite group of players with more than one ring.

Meanwhile, Dashy and Pred celebrate their first-ever rings, and their coach Damon “Karma” Barlow adds to his impressive collection, earning his fourth ring overall—three as a player and one as a coach.

OpTic Texas’ incredible resilience proved their doubters wrong and set the stage for an exciting offseason ahead of Call of Duty Black Ops 6, as other organisations strategize to dethrone the Green Wall in 2025.

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New York Subliners woke up from a long slumber at the end of June when they won Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4. But even before that, the Subliners posted strong LAN performances, with a bronze medal from Major 2 and a fourth-place finish in Major 3.

Seattle Surge had their time under the spotlight with two top-six finishes in CDL Major 3 and CDL Major 4, as well as a third-place finish in the fourth online stage. Their only notable victory over that stretch was a fluke 3-2 win against Toronto Ultra, however, and their game-to-game performances don’t inspire much confidence.

New York Subliners are the better team in all three game modes, and with their newfound momentum, it is hard to believe Cesar “Skyz” Bueno and co. will slip against one of the more mediocre CoD teams of the 2024 season.

Atlanta FaZe are outright favourites with esports betting sites to win the CDL Championship. This team has no discernible weakness, and although FaZe have slipped in the latter stages of Majors a couple of times this season, that is irrelevant until the weekend.

Miami Heretics barely made the CDL Championship with a 17-22 record and no podium finishes across the four Majors. They have had some moments, but we’ve rarely seen them do well against an elite opponent.

Heretics went 1-3 in their last meeting with Atlanta FaZe in June, but it is unlikely they will emulate that on LAN.

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Seattle Surge and Las Vegas Legion last met in the second week of Call of Duty League 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, when Las Vegas won on map five. It was a chaotic game, with the teams going back and forth until the Legion closed out the series with 6-4 on Search & Destroy – 6 Star.

Across their final games of the qualifiers last week, both squads looked shaky, struggling to find traction before heading to Burbank. And considering neither is particularly efficient on LAN, we can expect another closely contested game.

A bet on over 4.5 maps isn’t a terrible choice, but we prefer Las Vegas Legion at outsider odds.

Toronto Ultra are the second favourites to win CDL 2024 Major 4 with Call of Duty betting sites, and that’s not surprising considering how dominant they were in the qualifiers. They lost their first game against Seattle Surge but then collected six victories, including a 3-2 win against Atlanta FaZe and a 3-0 sweep of OpTic Texas.

Los Angeles Guerrillas barely finished the qualifiers inside the top eight, scraping in with a 3-4 record thanks to the complete collapse of Las Vegas Legion in the third week. This was also the Guerrillas’ tied-best placement in an online stage this season, which says a lot about where they stand.

There’s not a single reason to believe Toronto Ultra can lose this game. They’re consistent, efficient in beating lesser teams, and have already beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas three times since January.

New York Subliners ended CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers with a disappointing 4-3 record, which includes a 2-3 loss to Atlanta FaZe in the opening week. On paper, the Subliners held on well in that match, but it’s important to note that FaZe didn’t perform like themselves on that day.

Since then, the Subliners have looked somewhat shaky, especially towards the end of the qualifiers, with a close five-game victory against Minnesota R?KKR and a loss against Los Angeles Thieves.

Atlanta FaZe had a slow start to CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers, but they quickly found their rhythm and showed much cleaner performances in the final four games of the stage. Their Control still needs a lot more work, and it could be a weak spot New York will take advantage of.

So, while we can give the Subliners a map, anything more seems unlikely.

In what should be the closest game of the day, Los Angeles Thieves meet Miami Heretics for the fourth time this season. Two of those clashes ended in favour of Miami, but the Thieves won the only LAN match between the two.

Both sides won four games during CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers and performed similarly well. But the Heretics had a tougher schedule, and their only three defeats came against OpTic Texas, Toronto Ultra, and Atlanta FaZe.

This should be a competitive series, and even though Los Angeles Thieves deserve some recognition for their solid showing at the last LAN, Miami Heretics shouldn’t be priced as underdogs.

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Boston Breach are by far the worst-performing team in the Call of Duty League (CDL). They’re on a streak of 10 consecutive losses and have not won a match since March. Over that stretch, Boston Breach have managed to force their opponents to five maps in seven series but that doesn’t mean they were ever close to winning a game.

Seattle Surge are doing quite well and on a opposite trajectory to the Breach. Surge have won four of their last five series, which includes two against Toronto Ultra and Minnesota R?KKR in the first week of the qualifiers.
There’s not much to analyse here. Even though Seattle Surge are not one of the top title contenders, they’re significantly stronger than Boston Breach, who don’t seem capable of beating anyone.

New York Subliners had a weird run through the first week of CDL 2024 Major 4 Qualifiers. They barely made it past Carolina Royal Ravens and then had a shaky showing against Atlanta FaZe on Sunday.

Las Vegas Legion ended last week with a 0-3 loss to Toronto Ultra and a surprise 3-2 victory against OpTic Texas. The Legion are now 2-2 with their newest addition, Giancarlos “oJohnny” Carrasco, and have shown some improvement – but still have a long way to go.

New York Subliners are the better team with a much higher ceiling than the Legion. But they’ve not looked as polished and unless they step up, we could be in for a competitive game on Saturday.

Los Angeles Thieves had to grind out a game-five victory against Los Angeles Guerrillas in their opening CDL 2024 Major 4 Week 1 match. But then found more success against Boston Breach, who they swept aside without any issues.

Carolina Royal Ravens lost both of their matches last week against Los Angeles Guerrillas and New York Subliners, which isn’t too inspiring. They looked terrible against the Guerrillas and didn’t show much more against the New York Subliners – putting them in a questionable spot ahead of a very tough schedule.

Los Angeles Thieves already beat Carolina Royal Ravens twice this season, both times on map five. This time, it should be no different, but considering how shaky the Royal Ravens looked last week, the Los Angeles Thieves should be able to win with a bit more to spare.

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Despite placing third in CDL Major 2, New York Subliners haven’t looked great in CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers due to some teamwork issues. They won against Minnesota R?KKR in the first round but then lost to Carolina Royal Ravens, Seattle Surge, and Atlanta FaZe.

Las Vegas Legion’s only highlight of the split was a five-map series against Los Angeles Thieves, but even that should’ve ended in a 3-0 sweep for the Thieves. Since then, the Legion have lost to OpTic Texas and Seattle Surge, both 0-3.

It’s hard to trust New York Subliners in the state they’re in. But it’s even more difficult to believe in the Las Vegas Legion and their ability to win the series.

Atlanta FaZe are in cruise control heading into the fourth week of CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers. After claiming the second Major of the season, they are already guaranteed a top-eight finish having won all four games of the split.

Last week, Atlanta FaZe crushed the struggling New York Subliners in four maps. That followed wins over two other two contenders, Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas, in the opening two weeks. FaZe still have some work to do, namely on Highrise – Control, but that may be their only weakness.

Carolina Royal Ravens showed some improvement early in the qualifiers but then crumbled in Week 3 with defeats against Los Angeles Thieves and Toronto Ultra. While results like that don’t make the Royal Ravens one of the bottom CDL teams, they prove that James “Clayster” Eubanks and his crew aren’t ready for FaZe.

Los Angeles Guerrillas are priced as huge underdogs for their series against OpTic Texas, and this is not an overreaction. OpTic are clearly one of the top two teams in the CDL, whereas the Guerrillas are tipped to end this stage outside the top eight.

Los Angeles Guerrillas have won two series over the three weeks, but they’ve only beaten two struggling teams in Boston Breach and Minnesota R?KKR. OpTic Texas, on the other side, have lost only to Atlanta FaZe.

As the CoD esports betting odds suggest, this should be a one-horse race.

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With 12 losses in their last 15 games, Miami Heretics are in a very tough position. They’ve not done well since the first stage of the 2024 Call of Duty League season and have not shown any noticeable improvement over the last couple of weeks.

New York Subliners are 1-3 and on a three-game losing streak after losses to Carolina Royal Ravens, Seattle Surge, and Atlanta FaZe. The sudden collapse of the Subliners following a strong showing in CDL 2024 Major 2 comes as a shock, but knowing how stacked this team is, it’s only a matter of time before NY find some traction.

Considering the poor form the Subliners are in, it’s difficult to justify betting on them as huge favourites. But unlike Miami Heretics, New York have a high upside, and facing a much weaker opponent just might be what they need to get back on track.

Boston Breach have made no progress in the CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers. They enter this match with three defeats against Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR, and Los Angeles Guerrillas — three of the stage’s worst-performing teams.

OpTic Texas are 3-1 and in good form. Their only defeat of the stage happened in Week 1 against Atlanta FaZe, but they’ve since made easy work of Seattle Surge, Las Vegas Legion, and the Heretics.

OpTic Texas are one of the strongest CoD esports teams in the league, whereas the Breach might be the weakest squad of the stage. By all metrics, OpTic are the better team, and they should run over Boston without any issues.

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With their 2-3 loss against Seattle Surge last week, Carolina Royal Ravens once again disappointed after showing some life. Even though they have picked up a few wins recently, the Royal Ravens have only beaten Los Angeles Guerrillas, Miami Heretics, and Las Vegas Legion.

A big issue with the Carolina Royal Ravens is a lack of synergy, which could be fixed with one or two roster changes. However, there are no indications those will happen anytime soon.

New York Subliners placed third in the Call of Duty League 2024 Stage 2 Major at the end of March, proving they can perform on LAN following a humiliating 9th-12th finish in CDL 2024 Major 1. Online, however, the Subliners have looked great throughout this season.

With just two online losses against Toronto Ultra and OpTic Texas, New York Subliners are not to be doubted as favourites. And while we’ve seen them drop maps before, Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez and co. have become far more consistent in closing out games against lesser opponents since the start of the second stage.

Seattle Surge defeated Carolina Royal Ravens last week, ending their four-game losing streak. Still, it wasn’t a persuasive showing, and it marked the Surge’s second victory over a 10-game stretch, so it’s hard to feel overly optimistic about their chances to do much online.

OpTic Texas lost against Atlanta FaZe 1-3 on Sunday, but the score doesn’t tell the whole story. It was a very close series, which OpTic should’ve probably won, but they failed to convert a couple of 3v4s on Search & Destroy.

OpTic Texas played much better than their CDL 2024 Major 3 Qualifiers Week 1 record suggests, and they’ve already proven to be an elite team, with just seven defeats this season — five of which came against Atlanta FaZe.

Betting on Seattle Surge at the offered CoD esports odds is inviting, but it’s doubtful they’ll manage to win a map, let alone the whole series.

Miami Heretics picked up a big victory against Boston Breach on Saturday, showing sings of life after suffering two bad losses against OpTic Texas and Carolina Royal Ravens. Adding José “ReeaL” Fernández back to the starting roster seemed to be the right call, but the Heretics still have a lot more to show.

Toronto Ultra defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas last week in three maps, continuing their streak of crushing weaker teams. However, while Ultra have looked exceptional against lesser opponents, they have recently slipped against both OpTic Texas and New York Subliners.

Toronto Ultra have some catching up to do in order to reclaim their title as the CDL’s top dogs. However, while they’re not playing as well as they should, Ultra are very efficient in running over lesser opponents.

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Las Vegas Legion have made significant progress during CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers, ending the online stage in fifth place with a 5-2 record. They rounded out the qualifiers with a solid week, beating Seattle Surge and Carolina Royal Ravens.

The Legion have proven themselves as one of the more consistent bottom-eight teams in the league, but it remains to be seen how they’ll do against the top contenders in Miami.

Toronto Ultra are one of the top-four teams in the CDL, but like Atlanta FaZe, they’ve not looked good on Search & Destroy. On respawns, Toronto Ultra tends to take care of business, but so does Las Vegas Legion, so the winner of this match is not as clear as the CoD esports betting odds might suggest.

Las Vegas Legion can be a bit inconsistent and has a lower ceiling than Toronto Ultra. However, out of the elite four teams, Toronto Ultra are also the most flawed, so it’s not entirely unlikely for the Legion to take a map or two on Thursday.

Boston Breach finished CDL 2024 Major 2 Qualifiers 3-4, with defeats against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, Las Vegas Legion, and the New York Subliners. They secured a nice 3-0 victory against Seattle Surge in the final round of the qualifiers, but besides trashing weaker sides, the Breach haven’t looked amazing.

Boston Breach already lost this match in the second week of the online stage quite badly. The Subliners have since not slowed down, so expecting the rematch to go differently seems too optimistic.

New York Subliners are a stronger side, and they’re up against a team that doesn’t have the talent to compete for top spots, nor is Boston Breach a very good LAN squad. We can expect another quick 3-0 on Thursday.

Miami Heretics secured a spot in the winners’ bracket by the skin of their teeth. They were 0-5 ahead of the penultimate round of the online stage and then won their final two series against Carolina Royal Ravens and Minnesota R?KKR. But even that doesn’t count for much.

Miami Heretics have given us very little to feel excited about, and their rough losses against any team above them in the standings prove that the Heretics aren’t ready to produce a deep run on LAN.

OpTic Texas completed online qualifiers with a perfect 7-0 record and a 68% map win rate. This puts them on top of the list of serious CDL 2024 Major 2 title contenders, even though they had to grind out game-five victories against the Subliners and Toronto Ultra.

OpTic Texas is known for choking on LAN and is still capable of crashing out of CDL 2024 Major 2. But it’s tough to believe they’ll struggle to beat Miami Heretics.

Like the Las Vegas Legion, Los Angeles Thieves have shown immense improvement during the online stage. They ended the qualifiers in sixth place with a 4-3 record and only three losses against Atlanta FaZe, OpTic Texas, and Toronto Ultra. On the other side, the Thieves picked up wins against Miami Heretics, Minnesota R?KKR, Los Angeles Guerrillas, and Las Vegas Legion.

Los Angeles Thieves performed well against any team below them, but they have not looked good on control throughout the online stage, which seems to be their biggest weakness.

Atlanta FaZe suffered a shocking loss against Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, which might not mean much in the greater picture; however, it highlights that FaZe are still not at 100%. They posted good results in the qualifiers, but Atlanta FaZe haven’t looked comfortable on Search & Destroy.

Atlanta FaZe should win, but Los Angeles Thieves should be able to take a bite out of them.

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New York Subliners didn’t look great in the first Major, where they suffered a shocking round-one exit, but they improved the impression last week with wins against Carolina Royal Ravens and Seattle Surge. The Subliners had to reverse-sweep Royal Ravens, which isn’t very inspiring, but they obliterated Carolina Royal Ravens on the final three maps and showed no signs of stopping with a 3-0 sweep of Seattle Surge.

Boston Breach won their third game of the season last round when they defeated Carolina Royal Ravens. While this saves them from getting knocked down to the “bad” tier, Boston Breach haven’t shown much yet.

They’re only good on Control (6-3) but have a lot of work to do on Hardpoint (8-8) and Search & Destroy (3-9). Similarly, the Subliners’ Hardpoint (9-9) isn’t great, but they have a positive win rate on Search & Destroy and are a solid Control team. While New York have some things to work on, they should secure a comfortable win.

OpTic Texas dismantled Los Angeles Thieves on Sunday. The only somewhat close game was Invasion – Control, where LA Thieves won two maps, but OpTic never seemed to be in danger of losing the series. This continues OpTic Texas’s solid showings from CDL 2024 Stage 1, where they had a few stinkers, but still proved themselves as one of the top-three teams in the league.

Minnesota R?KKR lost against Toronto Ultra this weekend but won two maps and had their chances to win the series. Things didn’t work out in the end, with a 0-6 loss on Search & Destroy – Invasion; however, R?KKR showed a good fight against the league’s top dogs, which counts for something.

Minnesota R?KKR are in a great spot form-wise, their respawns are solid, and they’re one of the top Control teams in the league. Even though OpTic Texas will be tough to beat, the R?KKR have the tools to do well.

Miami Heretics had a rough showing against Atlanta FaZe and Toronto Ultra last weekend, dropping the series 1-3 and 0-3. Despite losing to FaZe and Ultra, Miami Heretics have shown the ability to compete with other strong teams. However, they’re on a four-game losing streak, which includes a 0-3 loss against Las Vegas Legion in CDL 2024 Major 1 a month ago.

The Legion defeated Los Angeles Guerrillas on Sunday, but they didn’t perform well. The Vegas side came one point short of losing Control and closed out the series with 250-236 on Hardpoint – Rio. A win is a win, but showing struggles against the league’s worst team isn’t a good look.

Even though Miami Heretics lost this match at the end of January, it’s tough to be optimistic about the Las Vegas Legion after what they showed last weekend. At the offered CoD esports betting odds, we prefer Miami Heretics to get their revenge.

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The Carolina Royal Ravens performed relatively well in Boston. They secured a four-map victory over New York Subliners but crashed out of the Major with a game-five defeat against Seattle Surge. Individually, this is a decent squad, but the Royal Ravens are very iffy on Search & Destroy, which is something their opponents will look to exploit on Saturday.

Boston Breach made one roster move before the second stage of the CDL season, with Obaid “Asim” Asim coming in for Kenyen “Capsidal” Sutton at the start of February. The change follows a disappointing run at their home event, where Boston placed last with a rough 2-3 loss against the Seattle Surge.

Asim is a great addition, and he should bring some more stability. But it is fair to question whether there is enough raw talent on this team for Boston Breach to go very far this stage.

With the latest change, this looks like a very winnable match for the Breach, but we should expect a bit closer game. Over 4.5 maps at +173 with BetOnline is worth a look.

Miami Heretics upgraded their roster by re-signing Eric “EriKBooM” Ferrer as a replacement for Juan “JurNii” Antonio González Mu?oz. But it is impossible to know how much of an impact this roster change will have.

After one CDL stage, it is still tough to say whether the Heretics are a good or bad team. They’ve had their moments and looked very competitive, but then there were games where Miami Heretics fell apart. This is a very volatile team, but on a good day, Miami can defeat anyone.

This makes the Heretics an exciting option as heavy underdogs with the top esports betting sites. Atlanta FaZe are still miles ahead of Miami quality-wise, but they are against a team that can surprise them.

We are getting an excellent offer on Miami Heretics to win one map, which looks like the best play for this fixture.

New York Subliners finished the CDL Major 1 Qualifiers in third place with a 6-1 record. However, Cesar “Skyz” Bueno then fell apart at the main event and exited CDL Major 1 in last place with defeats against Minnesota R?KKR and Carolina Royal Ravens.

The Subliners have shown struggles on Control, and even their Hardpoint is super shaky. This team has a lot of things to work on, and while the map shuffle could help them, it’s tough to feel overly optimistic about the Subliners heading into the CDL Major 2 Qualifiers.

Seattle Surge made it to the third round of the losers’ bracket at CDL Major 1 before they were eliminated from the tournament by OpTic Texas. Despite their decent showing, the Surge replaced their best player, Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal, with Paul “Breszy” Breszynski, which bumps them down a bit. The Surge weren’t a top-tier team before, and this change won’t help them.

This is a match between a team with much work to do and a squad that just became much weaker. However, even though the Subliners deserve to be the favourites, the Surge with a map advantage looks like the smarter choice.

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