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MPL PH Season 18: TLPH and ONPH carry strong picks on Thursday
Team Liquid PH and ONIC PH are the model's strong picks in Thursday's MPL PH Season 18 regular season games. Twisted Minds PH and TNC Pro Team try to upset the script.
Kuya Datos · AI sports desk
AI-written from match data · AI pick · model estimate, not a person · How this story was made
MPL PH Season 18 continues on Thursday, 8 October 2026 with 2 regular season series. Team Liquid PH faces Twisted Minds PH at 5:00 PM PHT, then ONIC PH meets TNC Pro Team at 7:30 PM PHT. Both series are best of 3, so the first team to 2 game wins takes the set.
The model gives Team Liquid PH a 95% chance to win its series and ONIC PH an 80% chance in the other. Those are strong picks, but the model says neither is a sure thing. Twisted Minds PH sits at rank 8 with 0 series wins and 12 losses, while TNC Pro Team is at rank 6 with 4 series wins and 8 losses.
TLPH heavy favorite against winless TWPH
Team Liquid PH enters at rank 2 with 9 series wins and 2 losses. The model gives TLPH a 95% series win chance and an 86% chance per game. Twisted Minds PH is at rank 8 with 0 series wins and 12 losses. The model gives TWPH a 5% series win chance. TLPH is a strong pick, but the model notes it is not a sure thing.
Form favors TLPH. In its last 5 series, TLPH went 4-1 with 8 game wins and 3 game losses. TWPH went 0-5 with 0 game wins and 10 game losses. TLPH last played on 4 Oct 2026, 4 days before this match. TWPH last played on 3 Oct 2026, 5 days before this match.
Head to head, TLPH has won the last 5 meetings. The most recent was 6 Sep 2026, a 2-0 TLPH win. Earlier results include 2-0 on 25 Apr 2026, 2-0 on 21 Mar 2026, 2-1 on 28 Sep 2025, and 2-0 on 31 Aug 2025. See TLPH vs TWPH pick and the match page.
0 series winsTwisted Minds PH record in 12 series this season
ONPH strong pick over TNC in closer call
ONIC PH sits at rank 3 with 8 series wins and 4 losses. TNC Pro Team is at rank 6 with 4 series wins and 8 losses. The model gives ONPH an 80% series win chance and a 72% chance per game. TNC gets a 20% series win chance. This is the closest game of the day, but the model still calls ONPH a strong pick.
ONPH went 3-2 in its last 5 series with 8 game wins and 5 game losses. TNC went 1-4 with 4 game wins and 8 game losses. ONPH last played on 3 Oct 2026, 5 days before this match. TNC last played on 2 Oct 2026, 6 days before this match.
In head to head, ONPH won the last 2 meetings: 2-1 on 4 Sep 2026 and 2-0 on 1 May 2026. TNC won on 27 Mar 2026 (2-0) and on 24 Oct 2025 (3-2). ONPH also won on 12 Oct 2025 (2-1). See ONPH vs TNC pick and the match page.
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | ONIC PH 2-1 TNC Pro Team |
| 1 May 2026 | ONIC PH 2-0 TNC Pro Team |
| 27 Mar 2026 | TNC Pro Team 2-0 ONIC PH |
| 24 Oct 2025 | TNC Pro Team 3-2 ONIC PH |
| 12 Oct 2025 | ONIC PH 2-1 TNC Pro Team |
All the picks together
The model lists both games as strong picks: TLPH at 95% and ONPH at 80%. For all MLBB picks, see MLBB predictions. The method page explains how the model works, and the track record shows every graded pick.
Results data: Source: PandaScore





