LoL: Deep Cross Gaming vs Ground Zero Gaming (BO3) - LCP Group Stage

Platform comparison

Market context

Deep Cross Gaming meet Ground Zero Gaming in an LCP Group Stage best-of-three that the market currently prices at **67%** for Deep Cross Gaming, broadly in line with match-tracker consensus rather than a strong public-market outlier. Strafe’s pre-match model has Ground Zero as the narrower favourite at **65%**, while its user vote is also tilted towards Ground Zero, which is a meaningful divergence from the prediction market and suggests the contract is not simply mirroring crowd sentiment.[2] Recent head-to-head results, however, still point to Deep Cross: the teams have played eight times, Deep Cross have won seven of those series, and they took the most recent meeting 2-1 in May.[2][4]

The form picture is more mixed than the series record. Strafe ranks Ground Zero notably higher in its world standings, but also notes Ground Zero have won none of their last five matches, whereas Deep Cross have won one of five.[2] That split helps explain why a contract above 60% can still coexist with outside scepticism: historical matchup strength favours Deep Cross, yet current form and ranking signals leave room for a volatile price if the market leans on recent results more than long-run head-to-heads.[2][6] Earlier in 2026, Ground Zero did beat Deep Cross 2-1 in January, so there is some precedent for shorter series going either way.[1][10]

For traders, the main catalysts are confirmation of line-ups, any change to the scheduled start time, and whether the series remains a standard online Bo3 at the listed 11:30 UTC slot.[2] The contract settles on the match result, but a cancellation, tie, or a delay beyond seven days would force a 50-50 outcome, so schedule risk matters as much as competitive form. Live match pages had the fixture listed for 30 July, and there is no indication in the available sources of a postponed start or venue change, which makes the pre-match probability the key number to watch rather than any extended settlement risk.[2][13]

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Methodology

This page reviews LoL: Deep Cross Gaming vs Ground Zero Gaming (BO3) - LCP Group Stage across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Best Prediction Markets, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

FAQ

Is this market available outside the US?

Polymarket itself is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. Always check the legal status of prediction markets in your jurisdiction before trading.

How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

What's the difference between YES and NO shares?

A YES share pays $1.00 if the event happens, $0 otherwise. A NO share pays $1.00 if the event doesn't happen. The market price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the implied probability.

Do I need to KYC for this market?

On Polymarket directly, no — it's wallet-based. Intermediary brokers like Best Prediction Markets trigger KYC only above $1,500 of lifetime trading volume; under that you trade pseudonymously with a single wallet address.

How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.