Savage Wolves won despite Velocity Viking holding the stronger draft (-400). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Velocity Viking fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★382 vs ★1103), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Velocity Viking (-400), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.