LCS Lock-In 2026 playoffs betting odds and favorites analysis

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Publish Date: February 13, 2026

The Swiss Stage of the LCS Lock-in 2026 has concluded. The six best teams are now entering the playoffs start on Feb. 14. This bracket will crown the first champion since the North American league has become the LCS again. Said champion will also earn NA’s First Stand slot. Find out all about it as well as our betting tips in this LCS Lock-in 2026 playoffs preview.

Table of Contents

LCS Lock-In 2026 playoffs odds
Six playoffs teams remaining
Playoffs schedule and first matches
Playoffs format
LCS Lock-in playoffs: Who are the favorites?

LCS Lock-In 2026 playoffs odds

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Six playoffs teams remaining

The LCS Lock-in 2026 playoffs teams (with their Swiss stage wins-losses) are:

1. Cloud9 (3-0)
2. Sentinels (2-1)
3. FlyQuest (2-1)
4. Disguised (2-1)
5. LYON (1-2)
6. Team Liquid (1-2)

In order to make educated bets about the LCS, read more about the teams’ full rosters here.

Zven of C9, the LCS Lock-in playoffs favorites. Image source: Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games

Playoffs schedule and first matches

February 14th: Round 1 upper bracket match 1 (Sen vs DSG)
February 15th: Round 1 upper bracket match 2 (C9 vs FLY)
February 20th: Round 1 lower bracket match 1
February 21st: Round 1 lower bracket match 1
February 22nd: Round 2 upper bracket*
February 27th: Round 2 lower bracket*
February 28th: Lower finals
March 1st: Grand finals

*Riot Games hasn’t confirmed the order between the Round 2 upper and lower matches.

Playoffs format

The LCS Lock-in Playoffs is a double-elimination bracket among the remaining six teams.
The bottom two seeds (LYON and TL) start in the loser’s bracket.
All matches are Best of 5s.

The finals winner will represent North America at First Stand 2026, starting on March 16th in the Riot Games Arena in São Paulo, Brazil.

DSG, the rising stars of the LCS Lock-in playoffs. Image source: Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games

LCS Lock-in playoffs: Who are the favorites?

The LCS favorites come and go over the years, but Cloud9 has been the one contender in every single split in the LCS’s history. Regardless of their and others’ rosters, they always show up. The LCS Lock-in 2026 is no different.

C9 got the first seed while only dropping a single game to FlyQuest. In the process, they beat the three most hyped teams in North America – TL, LYON, and FLY. Cloud9 are assuredly the team to beat and the safest team to bet on.

Below them is a mixed bag. FlyQuest, one of our recommended LoL teams to watch this season, brings an entirely new roster of young players, and they’ve played well. The LTA champions are the second best team coming into the playoffs. With the roster being new, they definitely have the potential to level up and snatch the trophy from C9’s hands.

Sentinels and Disguised, at 2-1 each, were two teams without expectations. In the end, they both also finished 2-1 and in much better shape than anticipated. On the other side of that coin are LYON and Team Liquid. Both of these squads were even named as contenders for the trophy. With LYON picking up the twice MVP Inspired and the carry Berserker and TL acquiring 100T’s mid laner Quid, they were set up for greatness.

So far, they’ve attained none of that glory. TL even only qualified through the last chance tiebreaker.

In summary for the LCS Lock-in 2026 playoffs:

C9 are the LoL betting favorites, with FlyQuest another wise bet.
Sentinels are the best underdog’s pick, followed by Disguised as an unknown wildcard.
LYON and Team Liquid are bad horses to bet on.

Featured image source: Stefan Wisnoski/Riot Games