EPTToday is NASL Division 3's turn at bat, and the match-ups tonight are:
(Z)TLAF-Liquid`Haypro vs (Z)ROOT.SLush
(T)oGs.NaDa vs (Z)FXOmOOnGLaDe
(T)sixjax.dde vs (P)EG.Axslav
(P)dignitas.NaNiwa vs (T)FnaticMSI.KawaiiRice
(P)ST.Squirtle vs (T)mouz.Strelok
Examining Haypro vs. Slush, all I can really say is that I know Slush defeated Moonglade last week in a ZvZ pretty convincingly. Haypro is going to be playing from South Korea as well, so the ever-present latency advantage goes to Slush. CatZ has also told me that Slush helped him get better at ZvZ, and I believe Slush to be a ZvZ specialist. I picked him last week to beat Moonglade, and I'm picking him again tonight to beat Haypro.
(Z)TLAF-Liquid`Haypro vs (Z)ROOT.SLush
Next up, we have Nada vs. Moonglade. Zerg have been having a lot more success lately against Terran, but Nada seems to be playing very, very strongly so far in the NASL with some crazy games last week against dde. If Nada continues to try-hard and Moonglade doesn't make heavy use of infestors every game, Nada should be the victor.
(T)oGs.NaDa vs (Z)FXOmOOnGLaDe
Third match of the day is dde vs. Axslav, and I am going to go the "previous results" route for my pick. I cast a bo7 between these two only about 5 or 6 weeks ago where Axslav creamed dde 4-1. I also just cast a bo5 with Axslav defeating Root.drewbie 3-1 on Tuesday night. Axslav's track record against Terran and dde in general are enough for me to favor him.
(T)sixjax.dde vs (P)EG.Axslav
The fourth match of the night we have Naniwa vs. KawaiiRice. KawaiiRice's TvZ is pretty damn excellent, but his TvP? Who knows. Naniwa made quick work of his most recent Terran opponent in the TSL 3, and of course we can't forget how he quickly dispatched SeleCT at MLG Dallas. Naniwa's got the tip of the hat on this one.
(P)dignitas.NaNiwa vs (T)FnaticMSI.KawaiiRice
Finally to end the night we have Squirtle vs. Strelok. I wish Strelok had played with White-Ra last week so I could gauge his TvP a little bit, but... Strelok flopped out of the TSL pretty quickly against Tyler, and Squirtle has shown us many times that he can play very fast and has a very good late game as well. I think Squirtle will just be too quick and clever for Strelok tonight.
(P)ST.Squirtle vs (T)mouz.Strelok
To recap, my picks are Slush, Nada, Axslav, Naniwa, and Squirtle.
My guest picks today come from FishStix! A Justin.tv admin, formerly with http://www.gamescast.tv and now working with http://www.cyber-sports.net who you can follow at http://www.twitter.com/FishStix
His picks tonight differ with mine in two areas: Haypro, Moonglade, Axslav, Naniwa, and Squirtle.
Joshy's Picks Scoreboard:
Guests: 25-10
Joshy: 24-11
Public (liquibets): 20-15
The public caught up to me a little bit more, as I had another bad night with Division 2. It's looking like a bad week for me so far, only 5-5 from the first two nights. EdwardStarCraft, yesterday's guest picker, went 4-1 so congrats to him for stomping me.
As always, you can catch the NASL tonight at http://www.justin.tv/naslseasonone or hang out with me in an alternate chat at http://www.justin.tv/joshsuth
Feel free to argue with my picks or make your own right here! =)
For now I'm giving Slush, an apparent ZvZ specialist, the edge over him.
