Los Angeles Thieves vs OpTic Texas Tips & Odds – CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers

By Tit Krajnik

13 Mar 2025

Tit Krajnik 13 Mar 2025

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Los Angeles Thieves vs OpTic Texas Call of Duty betting picks for Friday, March 14, 2025, in Week 4 of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers (13:30 PDT)
Los Angeles Thieves are undefeated this stage
OpTic Texas have a chance to take a map off the Thieves

Brandon Dashy Otell of OpTic Texas (Getty Images)

Los Angeles Thieves vs OpTic Texas Predictions

Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas will face off on Friday, March 14, in what is expected to be a very one-sided game, as OpTic have not been in the best shape, and even that is an understatement.

Los Angeles Thieves vs OpTic Texas Predictions
Head to Head
Los Angeles Thieves Form
Los Angeles Thieves Squad & Team News
OpTic Texas Form
OpTic Texas Squad & Team News

OpTic are 0-5 this stage and have yet to win a map, which sums up where they stand ahead of a very tough match. LA Thieves, on the other side are 5-0 and in exceptional form, having made a solid case for themselves as one of the leading favourites to win the upcoming Major.

Even though there is no denying that LA Thieves are in much better shape, we must take into account that they do not need to win this week, so the Thieves might take this opportunity to work on their weak maps, which could significantly boost OpTic's chances of taking one.

LA Thieves are undefeated this stage
OpTic Texas are hungry for a win
This is the Thieves' game to lose, but they can slip

Head to Head

Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas met once before this season, in CDL 2025 Major 1 Qualifiers, when OpTic won on map five.

OpTic Texas 3-2 Los Angeles Thieves – January 19, 2025

Los Angeles Thieves Form

Los Angeles Thieves are 5-0 in this stage and are guaranteed a top seed for CDL 2025 Major 2. While FaZe are very strong, LA Thieves are the clear favourites to win the next Major the way they've been playing recently.

The Thieves enter this match on an eight-game winning streak, which includes 3-0 sweeps of the Carolina Royal Ravens, Toronto Ultra, Vancouver Surge, and Boston Breach. It seems, it will take a lot to stop LA Thieves as they do not have any clear weaknesses.

That said, LA Thieves might take the final week to try out some of their weakest maps and prepare for the Major. While this does not suggest the Thieves will drop the series, they might lose a couple of maps.

Los Angeles Thieves Squad & Team News

Los Angeles Thieves have not announced any roster changes.

Daniel "Ghosty" Rothe
Dylan "Envoy" Hannon
Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez
Thomas "Scrappy" Ernst

OpTic Texas Form

OpTic Texas are 0-5 ahead of the final week of CDL 2025 Stage 2 Major Qualifiers and in a very rough spot as unless OpTic turn things around this week, they will not secure a top seed. And even a 2-0 week might not be enough.

OpTic are desperate for a win, which should inspire a better performance, however, they are statistically outmatched by LA Thieves, which explains why OpTic are priced as such massive underdogs.

At 6.30 with the best crypto betting sites, OpTic are given a 15.9% implied probability of winning the series, which sounds right. However, there is a world where OpTic take a map, as it is unlikely for the Thieves to take this match too seriously.

OpTic Texas Squad & Team News

No roster changes for OpTic Texas.

Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro
Brandon "Dashy" Otell
Kenneth "Kenny" Williams
Amer "Pred" Zulbeari

Verdict

Los Angeles Thieves v OpTic Texas

Considering how they've been playing recently, Los Angeles Thieves should run over OpTic Texas, but there are other things to consider. LA Thieves are guaranteed a top seed for Major 2, so they will highly likely take the final week of the qualifiers to practice some of their weaker maps.

That can include Hacienda – Hardpoint, Skyline – Search & Destroy, and Hacienda – Control, where OpTic tend to do well, so there is a good chance OpTic take a map off Thieves.

OpTic Texas +2.5 Maps

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