Pickin’ the Big Ten: Nov. 22-24, 2013

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

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Nov. 15-16, 2013

Massachusetts-Lowell beat Penn State last night, 4-0. Drew Claussen and I had those picks yesterday, but I’ll remind you here that we both picked the River Hawks to sweep their two-game road series, which concludes tonight. Last week Drew: 4-3-0 (.571) Paula: 6-1-0 (.857) Season Drew: 28-14-4 (.652) Paula: 29-14-4 (.659) This week There are … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Lowell at Penn State, Nov. 14, 2013

There’s a game tonight! Massachusetts-Lowell at Penn State This is actually a two-game series, Thursday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. in University Park. Because the series begins tonight, here is what Drew Claussen and I have for it. We’ll have full picks and our records Friday morning. Drew: Penn State is on a two-game winning … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Nov. 8-9, 2013

Last week Drew: 6-2-1 (.722) Paula: 6-2-1 (.722) Season Drew: 24-11-4 (.666) Paula: 23-13-4 (.625) And I’d like to thank the Bulldogs and the Buckeyes for their right-way split. Such a rare thing for me. This week There are three nonconference series this weekend and a single nonconference game. Both Michigan and Wisconsin have the … Read more

Badgers back on track, Penn State spreads the wealth and Buckeyes remain hot

Four out of the five Big Ten teams in action last weekend enjoyed playing another round of non conference games at home — all five  enjoyed some success, going a combined 7-1-1 . Here are three things I saw. 1. Wisconsin rebounds against Lake Superior State The Badgers’ losses to Boston College and Boston University … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: November 1-3, 2013

Can we just be happy that the Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge is over? I mean, it was great to have such high-level nonconference action early in the season. Did we really need a reminder of Hockey East’s dominance over teams formerly affiliated with the CCHA and WCHA? Last week Drew: 6-3-2 (.636) Paula: 4-5-2 (.454) … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten, midweek edition

There’s one midweek game in the Big Ten this week. We’ll get our season picks record with the results from last weekend updated on Friday. Bowling Green at Ohio State  Drew: The Buckeyes captured their elusive first win last weekend against Robert Morris on Friday, and then added another one to the win column against the … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten, Oct. 25-27, 2013

I don’t know about you, but I am jonesing for some college hockey. Last week Drew: 4-5-1 (.450) Paula: 6-3-1 (.650) Season Drew: 12-6-1 (.658) Paula: 13-6-1 (.675) This week Everyone but Wisconsin plays this week. It’s all nonconference play as league games don’t begin for another month. Boston College at Minnesota Drew: The Hockey … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten, Oct. 18-19, 2013

Happy Friday, everyone! Last week Drew: 8-1-0 (.842) Paula: 7-3-0 (.700) The total number of games differs because I posted a pick for Tuesday’s OSU-BGSU game and Drew did not. As last week was the first week we picked, those are also our season totals. This weekend Five Big Ten teams are in nonconference action … Read more

Paula’s pick for Ohio State at Bowling Green, Oct. 15

There’s a game tonight. I should make a prediction. For those of you new to the way I do things, I’ll give a running record of my picks every Friday, regardless of how many games there were between that Friday and the previous one. That means you’ll know how I’m doing on Friday. Unless I … Read more

Another pick for the Boston College-Michigan game

I basically dropped the ball on getting my picks to Paula before she posted her own. It won’t become a trend…hopefully. Here goes! I will not claim to be an expert on the Eagles. I’ve seen their highs in winning a national title a couple years ago. I’ve also personally seen their lows when Minnesota … Read more

A pick for tonight’s Boston College-Michigan game, plus our own preseason predictions

Is it wrong for me to be so excited about tonight’s Boston College-Michigan game that I can barely sit still? The Wolverines are 4-0-0 versus the Eagles in Yost Ice Arena and 11-6-0 all-time against Boston College. Michigan beat BC in their last meeting, 4-2, a semifinal game at the 2011 Great Lakes Invitational at … Read more