CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers betting picks – March 8

Call of Duty League (CDL) 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers Week 3 begins on Saturday, March 8, when Minnesota R?KKR take on Atlanta FaZe, followed by clashes between Cloud9 New York and Carolina Royal Ravens, Los Angeles Thieves and Boston Breach, and OpTic Texas and Miami Heretics. Here are our CoD betting predictions for the day, with esports odds courtesy of the top bookmakers in South Korea.

Atlanta FaZe are heavily favoured to defeat Minnesota R?KKR with the best Call of Duty betting sites. At these numbers, however, it is fair to explore options to back R?KKR to walk away with something.

FaZe are 2-0 up in the head-to-head, but their first meeting with R?KKR in January went to map five, and there is a good chance history will repeat itself this weekend. While R?KKR still have a lot more to prove after going 5-3 over the last month, they have a positive win rate across all three game modes.

Their Search & Destroy is lacking a bit, as R?KKR only do well on Vault and Hacienda, so an upset seems unlikely. That said, a close game is within the realm of possibility.

Carolina Royal Ravens are slightly favoured to defeat Cloud9 New York after edging out two 3-2 victories in December and January. While the head-to-head record suggests one thing, C9NY have recently improved, winning three of their last four fixtures against Falcons, Boston Breach, and Minnesota R?KKR.

There is a map pool overlap between these two teams, which plays into Cloud9’s hands. They are much better on Royal Ravens’ weakest maps and only slightly worse on Ravens’ best maps.

A small play on C9NY to win with two maps to spare at $2.90 is worth considering, but the head-to-head market offers the safer bet.

Los Angeles Thieves lost to Boston Breach the last time they met in the third match of CDL 2025 Stage 1 Major Qualifiers. Thieves have since improved massively and are 6-2 from their last eight, with just two close losses against Atlanta FaZe in Major 1.

Since finding traction, Thieves have been cruising and have shown no issues running over any team besides the leading title contenders, Atlanta FaZe. On the other side, Boston Breach are on a three-game losing streak and have managed just two uninspiring wins — against Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 and Vegas Falcons — since their last meeting with LA Thieves.

Anything less than a dominant victory for the short-priced favourites would be a major disappointment.

The addition of Amer “Pred” Zulbeari at the start of February has not helped OpTic Texas improve. In fact, it seems to have worked the other way, as the defending CDL champions have managed just one win from five games.

OpTic are 0-3 ahead of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers Week 3, but Miami Heretics have not looked that good either. Their 1-2 record includes a 3-0 sweep of Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 and losses against Atlanta FaZe and the Guerrillas in a rematch in CDL 2025 Minor 2.

Miami Heretics have already beaten OpTic in CDL 2025 Major 1, but that is not the main reason to take their side. It’s OpTic Texas’ abysmal form that makes it tough to make a case for them at a shorter price.

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