ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming: Best odds for the LPL Grand Finals

Naerlyn Published August 24, 2026

The LPL Grand Finals is starting with the Knight’s Road, to slot the final two teams into the playoffs. As the second seed from Group Nirvana, Invictus Gaming will face ThunderTalk Gaming from Group Ascend. Now with their two star players back in the roster, will IG reclaim their past glory, or will TT finally live up to their potential?

ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming match overview

• Tournament: LPL Grand Finals 2026
• Stage: Knight’s Road
• Game: League of Legends
• Format: Best-of-five

Betting tips: It was due to key players missing from the roster that IG dropped to Group Nirvana in the first place, after losing to TT. Now that they’re back in, they’ve shown that they’re still as fearsome as ever, and TT shouldn’t stand a chance.

My ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming pick: Under 4.5 games at 1.81 odds at GG.BET.

ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming match analysis

During the LPL Split 3, ThunderTalk was the odd one out alongside EDward Gaming. A clear step below the top six, their games were usually among the less interesting ones to take away from the top five match-ups. However, they showed far more promise than the eighth place team.

ThunderTalk Gaming is full of players who manage to do great things, but mostly fail to cross the finish line against top four opponents. In fact, all of their wins came from the other bottom four teams. In Split 2, they actually demolished Invictus Gaming 3-0 during the Spring Knight’s Road. As a result, IG fell to group Nirvana while they took their place in Group Ascend.

However, IG was at the time fielding Chen “Breathe” Chen and Lim “Soboro” Seong-min in the top lane and Zhang “Renard” Xing-Che and Zou “Nia” Guang-Lu in the mid lane. In Split 3, Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok and Song “Rooki” Eui-jin reclaimed their spots as starting members of IG. All of a sudden, Invictus Gaming started performing again even though they theoretically remain below Ninjas in Pyjamas.

Considering that IG has among the highest kill counts in the world, they’re prone to making more mistakes. If TT can manage not to get swept up by this pace of play, this can be their one hope into this game.

Invictus Gaming has one chance to both reach the playoffs and escape Group Nirvana. Image Credit: LPL

ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming betting odds snapshot

Odds courtesy of GG.BET, on August 24, 5am CEST.   

ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming betting picks and predictions

There can always be a disparity in practice opportunities between Ascend and Nirvana. Because of it, there’s a chance that IG hasn’t kept their level up enough and will drown against an Ascend team. More realistically though, IG has individual skill gaps that should be insurmountable for TT.

Best picks

• Total games under 4.5: A 3-1 or even 3-0 is the more likely option given the edge in mechanics.

ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming prediction

Our ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming prediction: IG as the match winner 3-1 at 1.48 odds via GG.BET.

Featured image credit: Invictus Gaming

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