The CAL-invite division had some very intense games last night. Playing their first game of the week on de_cbble. Lets take a look at the results, records, and the spread of my predictions.[break="Click for the results"]shockwave (2-7) vs The Speakeasy Offensive (1-8) - Shockwave won this despite TSO keeping it fairly close all night long.
My Prediction: TSO -over- Shock :: 14-10
Final Score: Shock -over- TSO :: 15-9 (8-4CT) (7-5T) Spread: -5
Hicks With Sticks (4-5) vs frag university (3-6) - The [hs] team was able to handle fu| pretty dominantly in this one taking both sides by a good margin.
My Prediction: [hs] -over- fu| :: 15-9
Final score: [hs] -over- fu| :: 16-8 (8-4CT) (8-4T) Spread: -1
Texas Area Untouchables (5-4) vs High-Tech Performance (3-6) - TAU blowing out htp in this one and finally getting above the .500 mark.
My Prediction: TAU -over- htp| :: 14-10
Final Score: TAU -over- htp| :: 19-5 (11-1CT) (8-4T) Spread: -5
TEAM STOMPING GROUNDS (5-3-1) vs Ascension (5-4) - A convincing win for TSG in this one with some interesting comments in the post game comment section: "Comments WOW CAL SERVERS RESTART! MID GAME!"
My Prediction: TSG -over- |a*| :: 15-9
Final Score: TSG -over- |a*| :: 18-6 (8-4CT) (10-2T) Spread: -3
Domain of Pain (4-5) vs WeekEnd Warriors (8-1) - DoP was able to get a few more rounds in this one than I thought they would, but the Kye/Doyle combination of WeW proved to be too much for them.
My Prediction: WeW -over- DoP :: 18-6
Final Score: WeW -over- DoP :: 16-8 (8-4T) (8-4CT) Spread: +2
Demo: HLTV
Green Berets (3-6) vs In for Blood (5-4) - GB came out with 5 players and on fire, winning this match very convincingly.
My Prediction: GB -over- ifb :: 14-10
Final Score: GB -over- ifb :: 19-5 (11-1CT) (8-4T) Spread: -5
Excess (3-6) vs New Expert Gamers (2-7) - A really close match here with NEG taking the early lead and ExS battling back.
My Prediction: ExS -over- NEG :: 17-7
Final Score: ExS -over- NEG :: 13-11 (4-8CT) (9-3T) Spread: +4
Eternal Silence (3-6) vs Team Rival (3-6) - It looks like the new additions of Faheem and Bloodshot really helped out Rival. Hopefully they can make a run at the playoffs now, but a divisional win will be quite hard with WeW and GX atop their division at the moment.
My Prediction: Rival -over- eS :: 16-8
Final Score: Rival -over- eS :: 19-5 (11-1T) (8-4CT) Spread: -3
Demo: Rival|McDermott
RiotSquad vs nerve - Evidently the match wasn't scheduled early enough and no server was open at match time. Comments reading: "This match will be played. No forfeit. Servers are to be reserved 24 hours before match."
Echo 7 (8-1) vs Gamers-X (9-0) - GX taking out e7 in this one, joining zEx as the only undefeated teams this season.
My Prediction: GX -over- e7 :: 15-9
Final Score: GX -over- e7 :: 16-8 (8-4T) (8-4CT) Spread: -1
utopian (2-7) vs Team c[h]ikara (0-9) - My prediction read that "C[h]ikara...will get their first win of the season in this match." Unfortunately, I was wrong on this one with utp picking up a close win. C[h]ikara has yet to pick up a win this season.
My Prediction: C[h]ikara -over- utp :: 18-6
Final Score: utp -over- C[h]ikara :: 13-11 (9-3CT) (4-8T) Spread: -7
zEx (9-0) vs Team NetZone (7-2) - This was aeakos's match of the night but it was a bit strange. This taken from the gotFrag comments: "Servers crashed at 6-1, zEx won pistol and Forsaken left."
My Prediction: zEx -over- NetZone :: 14-10
Final Score: zEx -over- NetZone :: 17-7 (6-6CT) (11-1T) Spread: -3
Demo: HLTV
Biodegradable Heroes (7-2) vs TEC (7-2) - Bio handing TEC their second loss of the season here with a very impressive performance by SpYdeR of Bio.
My Prediction: TEC -over- Bio :: 16-8
Final Score: Bio -over- TEC :: 15-9 (11-1CT) (4-8T) Spread: -7
Demo: HLTV & Bio-SpYdeR
Team 3D (8-1) vs art of eXecution (5-4) - 3D won their CT side very convincingly (10-2) and only needed to pick up 3 on T side.
My Prediction: 3D -over- aoX :: 15-9
Final Score: 3D -over- aoX :: 17-7 (10-2CT) (7-5T) Spread: -2
Demo: HLTV
issues with authority (2-7) vs Legends (2-3) - Legends came out firing in this one. iwa in a rebuilding season and not exactly able to put big numbers on the board.
My Prediction: LgD -over- iwa :: 17-7
Final Score: LgD -over- iwa :: 21-3 (10-2T) (11-1CT) Spread: -4
Demo: LgD-Lee
iLanGamers (4-5) vs Pinnacle (5-4) - iLAN picking up a big win here in what I would consider an upset. This game went into a very close overtime battle.
My Prediction: P~ -over- iLAN :: 15-9
Final Score: iLAN -over- P~ :: 16-14 (8-4CT) (4-8T) (4-2OT) Spread: -7
Predictions(# Right/# Total Matches Played): 11/15(Pending Outcome of rs/nerve match)
Total Spread: -47 or an average of -3.133/match winner
My Prediction: TSO -over- Shock :: 14-10
Final Score: Shock -over- TSO :: 15-9 (8-4CT) (7-5T) Spread: -5
Hicks With Sticks (4-5) vs frag university (3-6) - The [hs] team was able to handle fu| pretty dominantly in this one taking both sides by a good margin.
My Prediction: [hs] -over- fu| :: 15-9
Final score: [hs] -over- fu| :: 16-8 (8-4CT) (8-4T) Spread: -1
Texas Area Untouchables (5-4) vs High-Tech Performance (3-6) - TAU blowing out htp in this one and finally getting above the .500 mark.
My Prediction: TAU -over- htp| :: 14-10
Final Score: TAU -over- htp| :: 19-5 (11-1CT) (8-4T) Spread: -5
TEAM STOMPING GROUNDS (5-3-1) vs Ascension (5-4) - A convincing win for TSG in this one with some interesting comments in the post game comment section: "Comments WOW CAL SERVERS RESTART! MID GAME!"
My Prediction: TSG -over- |a*| :: 15-9
Final Score: TSG -over- |a*| :: 18-6 (8-4CT) (10-2T) Spread: -3
Domain of Pain (4-5) vs WeekEnd Warriors (8-1) - DoP was able to get a few more rounds in this one than I thought they would, but the Kye/Doyle combination of WeW proved to be too much for them.
My Prediction: WeW -over- DoP :: 18-6
Final Score: WeW -over- DoP :: 16-8 (8-4T) (8-4CT) Spread: +2
Demo: HLTV
Green Berets (3-6) vs In for Blood (5-4) - GB came out with 5 players and on fire, winning this match very convincingly.
My Prediction: GB -over- ifb :: 14-10
Final Score: GB -over- ifb :: 19-5 (11-1CT) (8-4T) Spread: -5
Excess (3-6) vs New Expert Gamers (2-7) - A really close match here with NEG taking the early lead and ExS battling back.
My Prediction: ExS -over- NEG :: 17-7
Final Score: ExS -over- NEG :: 13-11 (4-8CT) (9-3T) Spread: +4
Eternal Silence (3-6) vs Team Rival (3-6) - It looks like the new additions of Faheem and Bloodshot really helped out Rival. Hopefully they can make a run at the playoffs now, but a divisional win will be quite hard with WeW and GX atop their division at the moment.
My Prediction: Rival -over- eS :: 16-8
Final Score: Rival -over- eS :: 19-5 (11-1T) (8-4CT) Spread: -3
Demo: Rival|McDermott
RiotSquad vs nerve - Evidently the match wasn't scheduled early enough and no server was open at match time. Comments reading: "This match will be played. No forfeit. Servers are to be reserved 24 hours before match."
Echo 7 (8-1) vs Gamers-X (9-0) - GX taking out e7 in this one, joining zEx as the only undefeated teams this season.
My Prediction: GX -over- e7 :: 15-9
Final Score: GX -over- e7 :: 16-8 (8-4T) (8-4CT) Spread: -1
utopian (2-7) vs Team c[h]ikara (0-9) - My prediction read that "C[h]ikara...will get their first win of the season in this match." Unfortunately, I was wrong on this one with utp picking up a close win. C[h]ikara has yet to pick up a win this season.
My Prediction: C[h]ikara -over- utp :: 18-6
Final Score: utp -over- C[h]ikara :: 13-11 (9-3CT) (4-8T) Spread: -7
zEx (9-0) vs Team NetZone (7-2) - This was aeakos's match of the night but it was a bit strange. This taken from the gotFrag comments: "Servers crashed at 6-1, zEx won pistol and Forsaken left."
My Prediction: zEx -over- NetZone :: 14-10
Final Score: zEx -over- NetZone :: 17-7 (6-6CT) (11-1T) Spread: -3
Demo: HLTV
Biodegradable Heroes (7-2) vs TEC (7-2) - Bio handing TEC their second loss of the season here with a very impressive performance by SpYdeR of Bio.
My Prediction: TEC -over- Bio :: 16-8
Final Score: Bio -over- TEC :: 15-9 (11-1CT) (4-8T) Spread: -7
Demo: HLTV & Bio-SpYdeR
Team 3D (8-1) vs art of eXecution (5-4) - 3D won their CT side very convincingly (10-2) and only needed to pick up 3 on T side.
My Prediction: 3D -over- aoX :: 15-9
Final Score: 3D -over- aoX :: 17-7 (10-2CT) (7-5T) Spread: -2
Demo: HLTV
issues with authority (2-7) vs Legends (2-3) - Legends came out firing in this one. iwa in a rebuilding season and not exactly able to put big numbers on the board.
My Prediction: LgD -over- iwa :: 17-7
Final Score: LgD -over- iwa :: 21-3 (10-2T) (11-1CT) Spread: -4
Demo: LgD-Lee
iLanGamers (4-5) vs Pinnacle (5-4) - iLAN picking up a big win here in what I would consider an upset. This game went into a very close overtime battle.
My Prediction: P~ -over- iLAN :: 15-9
Final Score: iLAN -over- P~ :: 16-14 (8-4CT) (4-8T) (4-2OT) Spread: -7
Predictions(# Right/# Total Matches Played): 11/15(Pending Outcome of rs/nerve match)
Total Spread: -47 or an average of -3.133/match winner
Comment