Game picks by USCHO writers
Everyone plays this week. First, though, let’s look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with the picks. (Hint: Drew’s doing just fine.) Last week Drew: 3-3-0 (.500) Paula: 1-5-0 (.167) Season Drew: 36-21-3 (.625) Paula: 23-34-3 (.408) I correctly picked two series to split last week, Michigan State-Ohio State and Penn State-Michigan. Unfortunately, … Read more
Dave and I picked differently on just two games last week and one of those wasn’t played. So I made up the most I possibly could on the deficit. Jim last week: 11-3-1 Jim to-date: 66-31-9 Dave last week: 10-4-1 Dave to-date: 68-29-9 Friday, November 26 Minnesota at Boston College Jim’s pick: I would like … Read more
Last week: Dan: 7-3-2 Chris: 7-3-2 On the season: Dan: 50-29-12 (.615) Chris: 51-28-12 (.626) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 Army at Bentley Dan: Bentley’s had some problems in back, giving up nine goals over their last two games. They’re also battling the injury bug with Alex Grieve and … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving, WCHA fans! I’m particularly thankful for my ability to guess correctly on the some splits last weekend, while Jack went the other way, and therefore pass my cohort for the overall lead. Sure, we could have stuck with picks straight sweeps or splits, but we’re going game by game for a high degree … Read more
Last week: Dan: 4-3-4 Chris: 2-5-4 On the season: Dan: 43-26-10 (.608) Chris: 44-25-10 (.620) This Week’s Picks: NOTE: Dan Rubin, away on his honeymoon, sent me his picks before his wedding. He asked me to write “some awesomely funny comments for me”. Uhuh. Plus we have some bonus picks due to pair of … Read more
For the first time this season, all 10 WCHA teams are in action against one another. It should make for a more exiting weekend than we’ve seen before this season — all five series will have four league points on the line. Which teams will separate themselves from the pack? Will Michigan Tech remain undefeated? … Read more
Matthew picked up another game on me last week, thanks to the tie between St. Cloud and Western Michigan. I went 3-3-1 (.500) to move to 42-17-3 (.701) on the year, while Matthew went 4-2-1 (.642) to move to 37-22-3 (.620). All eight NCHC teams are in action this weekend, so let’s get to it. … Read more
Last week was good, but not great. My lead stays at three games. Dave last week: 8-4-1 Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 58-25-8 Jim’s record-to-date: 55-28-8 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 21 Vermont at Connecticut Dave’s pick: Both teams have been very pleasant surprises, but the Catamounts should emerge victorious. UVM 2, UConn 1 Jim’s pick: … Read more
Conference play begins this week with two league series, starting with Michigan State at Ohio State tonight. Wisconsin takes on two former WCHA foes, and Minnesota plays the U.S. Under-18 Team. Drew and I pick all the games that count, officially. Last week Drew: 7-2-0 (.778) Paula: 4-5-0 (.444) Season Drew: 33-18-3 (.639) Paula: 22-29-3 … Read more
My prediction record took a massive hit two weeks ago, and now stands at 16-14-3. Yeow. Friday, November 21 Quinnipiac at Clarkson In case you missed it, the Q-Cats are red hot and rolling with nine goals allowed in six straight wins and a 4-0 record in conference. Clarkson, meanwhile, has but one win since … Read more
Last week: 5-7-3 Overall: 9-16-3 It’s the second straight weekend of all-conference matchups, with the exception of Tuesday’s Rensselaer and Connecticut game. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Nov. 14 St. Lawrence at Colgate Both these teams like to play fast, but both have also gotten excellent goaltending thus far, with the Raiders’ … Read more
It’s painfully obvious that Drew Claussen is the oddsmaker here. Last week Drew: 4-4-0 (.500) Paula: 1-7-0 (.125) Season Drew: 26-16-3 (.611) Paula: 18-24-3 (.433) In my defense, I did pick Michigan State to split with New Hampshire, with each team winning opposite nights of the ones I predicted. This week There are five Big … Read more
Okay, it’s time to stop the bleeding. Over the last three week’s Dave has begun a run of domination that needs to be stopped right now. I’m only three games back, but if the bleeding doesn’t get stopped soon it could be a disaster. Jim last week: 7-5-2 Jim to-date: 47-24-7 Dave last week: 9-3-2 … Read more
Well, Matthew gained a game back on me. I went 7-3 (.700) to move to 39-14-2 (.727) on the year, while Matthew went 8-2 (.800) to move to 33-20-2 (.618) on the year. Some big clashes between ranked teams highlight the action. Let’s see how we can do. Friday, Nov. 14 Colorado College at No. … Read more
Last week: Dan: 5-3-3 Chris: 4-4-3 On the season: Dan: 39-23-6 (.618) Chris: 42-20-6 (.662) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 Holy Cross at Army Dan: David Berard enlightened me to the Holy Cross team concept of strong defense last week. To be honest, I’m pretty high on the Crusaders … Read more
Getting things started a day earlier since there’s a game tonight … It’s been a tough year making picks so far, but I finally had a good week and am closing in on you, Jack! Looking back at last week, I saw we got ripped by Alaska assistant coach Lance West for expecting the Nanooks … Read more
Last week: Dan: 6-6-2 Chris: 8-4-2 On the season: Dan: 34-20-3 (.623) Chris: 38-18-3 (.693) This Week’s Picks: Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 Niagara at Bentley Dan: This is an intriguing matchup between a Niagara team better than a winless record and a Bentley team that lost its only home game this year. … Read more
I realized last week that I’d made a mistake in my ongoing picks record. I’ve rectified that this week. Last week Drew: 7-2-1 (.750) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) Season Drew: 22-12-3 (.635) Paula: 17-17-3 (.500) This week Wisconsin returns to action this weekend after a two-week absence. There are four Big Ten teams in play; Michigan … Read more
Although I had a mediocre week, it still smells like roses because I pulled a game ahead of Jimmy. Time for the Four Corners offense. Dave last week: 9-5-2 Jim last week: 8-6-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 41-18-5 Jim’s record-to-date: 40-19-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 7 Merrimack at Providence Dave’s pick: I’m going with the 2-3-1 team over the … Read more
Last week, I picked up even more ground on Matthew in our season race. I went 7-1-1 (.833) to move to 32-11-2 (.733) on the year, while Matthew went 5-3-1 (.611) to move to 25-18-2 (.577). There are a few hard picks this week, so let’s see how we do. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 7-8 Western Michigan … Read more