I Freakin' Love This Game!

Hi r/Smite! So I received an Xbox One for Christmas this year and I've heard legends about this game before so I was curious enough to download it. I come from LoL so I know the basics of the MOBA genre but this one seems so different! And I LOVE IT!

I already have a few games under my belt so far, I've been sticking to mostly Co-op though. Nonetheless I am absolutely in love with this game, the animations are so cute, concepts are super cool. Everything is fantastic, but there's one thing holding me back.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Like I said before, coming from LoL kinda eased me into the concept of the game. I understand roles and stuff like that. But itemizing and all this active items stuff and the jungle seems a little out of my league. I played through the four tutorials and they explained the concepts of the modes very well but they seemed to do everything for me and now that I'm let out into the big wide world of Smite I seem kinda lost.

Are there specific websites or YouTube channels that help with introducing new players to the competitive side of things? I definitely wanna take this game more seriously as I've been having loads of fun with it already. How do I survive without auto-buy? Is there a leveling process? Is there ranked? What gods are good for beginners? I've already played around with a few and have taken a liking to Sobek and Guan Yu. Sobek especially, I love the obscene amounts of CC.

So yeah, I just need a little coaxing in the right direction. Thanks for all your help in advance! I've been lurking on the sub for a while now and you guys seemed pretty cool so I was wondering if you could help me take my first steps! Thanks!