Game picks by USCHO writers
Jim picked up a game on me last week. It’s time to fix that and head into the holidays on top. Dave last week: 7-5-1 Jim last week: 8-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 70-35-10 Jim’s record-to-date: 71-34-10 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Dec. 6 New Hampshire at Boston College Dave’s pick: In recent years, this home-and-home series has helped decide … Read more
Last week Drew: 6-2-0 (.750) Paula: 7-1-0 (.778) Season Drew: 43-20-4 (.672) Paula: 45-19-4 (.691) This week There are only eight games remaining for Big Ten teams in the first half of the season, including these two conference series this weekend — which are the last league games until after the holiday break. Penn State … Read more
Shane continues to be the hot hand when it comes to picking games in the WCHA, while I barely finish above .500. We have all 10 teams in league play this weekend, which shouldn’t be an oddity, but it somehow is. Here’s our best guesses. All games are Friday and Saturday. Alabama-Huntsville at Bowling Green … Read more
Friday, Dec. 6 All games at 7pm Harvard at Brown What do we make of Harvard? The Crimson scored a season-high six goals in a 6-3 win at New Hampshire last Tuesday, then dropped a 2-1 flame-out at Dartmouth on Saturday. Frankly, Harvard looks allergic to offense: Every time the Crimson score a bunch, they … Read more
Since Matthew and I picked every game the same last week, we both went 5-2-1 (.687). On the year, I am 44-29-10 (.590), maintaining a one-game lead on Matthew, who is 43-30-10 (.578). Friday-Saturday, Dec. 6-7 No. 16 Nebraska-Omaha at Colorado College Candace: I figure that sooner or later, CC will starting scoring more and … Read more
Matthew and I add a pick for today. Western Michigan vs. Alabama-Huntsville (Shillelagh Tournament) Candace: I think Holy Cross over Boston College is all the upset goddess can stand this weekend. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: As confident as I am that Alabama-Huntsville will finally pick up its first win of the season, I’m equally sure … Read more
Overall 28-18-3 Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. It’s a short break for much of the ECAC, with several teams resuming play this weekend. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Nov. 29 Princeton at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Princeton snapped Quinnipiac’s 13-game unbeaten streak last time out, and heads to Munn Ice Arena … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 8-5-1 Chris: 6-7-1 On the season: Dan: 64-29-6 (.677) Chris: 65-28-6 (.687) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30: Bentley at Air Force Dan: There’s one-sided rivalries, and then there’s this. Air Force leads the all-time series 22-7-5, but Bentley took three points two years ago when they last … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Sure, the day itself is over and we’re all the worse for it — okay, so I am the worse for it — and everyone who celebrates Christmas is rushing right into that, but there is still plenty for which to be thankful today. Here in the States, we can be doubly … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving weekend. The WCHA doesn’t slow down for the holiday, though, as there are four important series taking place in league play (in addition to some non-conference matchups), meaning eight teams trying to make moves. Will we see some separation in the standings? Or will there be more of a logjam? Here are the … Read more
Thanks to Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Sunday over Minnesota, I stayed a game ahead of Matthew in our picks race, as we both went 5-2-3 (.650) last week. Overall on the year, I am 39-27-9 (.580) while Matthew is 38-28-9 (.566). Here we go with this week’s games. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 29-30 No. 13 Miami at Bemidji … Read more
After Dave and I had equally impressive weeks two weeks ago, this past week was a near disaster for both. Laughably, we were equally bad and thus remain tied. Jim last week: 5-6-2 Jim to date: 63-30-9 Dave last week: 5-6-2 Dave to date: 63-30-9 Friday, November 29 Holy Cross at Boston College Jim’s pick: … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 11-2 Chris: 9-4 On the season: Dan: 56-24-5 (.688) Chris: 59-21-5 (.724) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23: Holy Cross at Robert Morris Dan: Holy Cross has a team that just doesn’t quit. So does Robert Morris. A big weekend by either of this team can create some … Read more
Last week Drew: 6-2-0 (.750) Paula: 6-2-0 (.750) Season Drew: 34-16-4 (.666) Paula: 35-16-4 (.672) I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. I mean, it’s not surprising that Drew’s doing so well, but why am I still above .500? This week Half the Big Ten plays in this final weekend of nonconference-only action. … Read more
For the first time this season, all 10 WCHA teams are in action in WCHA series, and it only took until the second-to-last week in November for this to happen. This strange phenomenon will only happen again Dec. 6-7 and then not again until Jan. 10-11. I’m with Shane that the league needs to find some stability with … Read more
Both Dave and I had banner weeks and posted identically impressive results. Jim last week: 8-1-2 Jim year-to-date: 58-24-7 Dave last week: 8-1-2 Dave year-to-date: 58-24-7 Friday, November 22 Northeastern at Merrimack Jim’s pick: Last weekend was hardly ideal for the Huskies and Merrimack continued to struggle to score goals. I think NU will come … Read more
Well, thanks to picking the right dates for North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth to win, I am back ahead in the picks race. Last week, I went 7-4 (.636) to move to 34-25-6 (.569), while Matthew went 5-6 (.454) to move to 33-26-6 (.553). Let’s see how long I can keep the lead in the six-pack … Read more
Friday, November 22 Yale at Colgate This is suddenly shaping up as the most compelling game of the weekend. Yale (2-0-2) and QU (5-0-1) are the only remaining unbeatens in league play, but the Raiders (4-2-0) are making an early run up the ladder and can establish some late-autumn street cred with a take-down of … Read more
We forgot to pick this game last week, so here you go. Nov. 19 Air Force at Colorado College Candace: CC is at home, and after a pretty tough stretch, should be both rested and fired up. Expect the Tigers to come out firing and win by a couple. Colorado College 4-2 Matthew: Although Air … Read more
Last Week: Dan: 7-5 Chris: 8-4 On the season: Dan: 45-22-5 (.660) Chris: 50-17-5 (.729) This Week’s Picks Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16: Canisius at Ohio State Dan: Canisius got the train back on the tracks with a big win last week against Robert Morris. But despite raising their championship banner, last year’s … Read more