Week preview · Aug 28–Sep 4, 2026

NLC - this week's matches, called by the models

Model performance for NLC? Return on investment Flat-stake ROI - the return from staking 1 unit on this model's picks at the closing market odds. ALL counts every priced prediction in this market; +EV counts only the picks that were positive-EV at that price (the ones the value engine stakes).
Series winner 6/9–
Handicap 4/5–
Total maps 8/11–
Exact score 6/11–
  • 2 series scheduled in NLC this week.
  • Top-of-table clash: Ruddy Corporation vs Deer Gaming on Monday.
  • League leaders Verdant (4–0) play once this week.
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Monday, Aug 31

NLC BO3 16:00
Arctic PandasAP 4 - 1
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VerdantVER 4 - 0
FastTree · free modelHigh confidenceUpdated 2h ago
AP26.4% VER73.6%
fair 3.78 fair 1.36
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50/50FastTree · 73.6% VER
Form 4–1 4–1 last five series
Gold 15 min +2.5k +3.3k season average
Head to head 1 2 0–1 in the last series
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ModelSeries winner Accuracy At this confidenceNLC ROI ROI on +EV picks
FastTree!Best for confidence
26.4 73.6
58%7/12
71%448/627 Claims 73.6% here · was right 71% of the time at this confidence (448/627)
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LightGBM
Premium
69%11/16
67%610/913
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PCA SweepBest accuracy in NLC
Premium
77%10/13
68%567/840
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Consensus
Premium
67%10/15
67%610/904
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Accuracy and ROI are each model's record on past NLC matches on this market.
Model Fair AP Edge @– Fair VER Edge @–
FastTree3.78 – 1.36 –
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NLC BO3 18:00
Ruddy CorporationRUD 4 - 1
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Deer GamingDEER 4 - 0
FastTree · free modelUncertainUpdated 2h ago
RUD47.1% DEER52.9%
fair 2.12 fair 1.89
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50/50FastTree · 52.9% DEER
Form 4–1 4–1 last five series
Gold 15 min +4.3k +0.8k season average
Head to head 1 4 1–2 in the last series
Consensus, LightGBM & PCA Sweep are Premium models Upgrade to Premium
ModelSeries winner Accuracy At this confidenceNLC ROI ROI on +EV picks
FastTree!
47.1 52.9
58%7/12
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LightGBMBest for confidence
Premium
69%11/16
67%610/913
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PCA SweepBest accuracy in NLC
Premium
77%10/13
66%618/932
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Consensus
Premium
67%10/15
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Accuracy and ROI are each model's record on past NLC matches on this market.
Model Fair RUD Edge @– Fair DEER Edge @–
FastTree2.12 – 1.89 –
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PCA Sweep Premium
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NLC standings

Full standings
#TeamSeriesGamesGlobal Rating (Elo)
1 Verdant 4–0 8–0 1392 #62 #62 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
2 Deer Gaming 4–0 8–1 1228 #123 #123 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
3 Ruddy Corporation 4–1 9–2 1230 #121 #121 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
4 Arctic Pandas 4–1 8–3 1229 #122 #122 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
5 DMG Esports 4–2 7–4 1138 #167 #167 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
6 Bulldog Esports 4–3 8–8 1141 #164 #164 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
7 Volda E-Sport 3–3 7–9 1051 #210 #210 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
8 Brod n Friends 2–3 6–5 1109 #186 #186 on the global Elo leaderboard, across every tracked league. Click to open the full Rankings.
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