{"id":102238,"date":"2019-12-27T19:16:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T01:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=102238"},"modified":"2020-08-24T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:06:23","slug":"nchc-picks-dec-29-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2019\/12\/27\/nchc-picks-dec-29-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHC picks: Dec. 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"ps_captionIns\" aria-describedby=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/img-show\/I0000XdoQJz3eMzo\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"D\u00e1vid Hren\u00e1k of St. Cloud State\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/26-Denver-StCloudState-111117.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00e1vid Hren\u00e1k of St. Cloud State. St. Cloud State at Denver, Magness Arena, 11\/11\/17. (Candace Horgan)\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-ps-captionIns\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e1vid Hren\u00e1k of St. Cloud State will try to hold of Minnesota State on Saturday. (Candace Horgan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>Matthew and I went 0-2 on the last weekend of the first half, incorrectly picking the dates for each team to win. On the year, I am now 46-34-13 (.564), while Matthew is 43-37-13 (.532). We get back with out-of-conference action, and will pick St. Cloud&#8217;s second game on Sunday when we know who they play.<strong>Saturday, Dec. 28<\/strong><strong>St. Cloud State vs No. 2 Minnesota State<\/strong><strong>Candace:<\/strong> Picking against Minnesota State hasn&#8217;t gone well for me, and St. Cloud has been inconsistently inconsistent. I think the Mavericks take this one. <strong>Minnesota State 4-2<\/strong><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> St. Cloud hasn&#8217;t been beaten in regulation in the Huskies&#8217; last five games, so I&#8217;m very tempted to take the homer pick here, but it&#8217;s tough to go against Mike Hastings&#8217; bunch. <strong>Minnesota State 3-2<\/strong><strong>Colorado College at Dartmouth<\/strong><strong>Candace:<\/strong> I feel like before playing Denver, CC had turned a corner, and I think they get back on track this weekend. <strong>Colorado College 3-2<\/strong><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> This is a road game for CC, but I&#8217;ve been a little more convinced by the Tigers than I have by Dartmouth. <strong>Colorado College 4-2<\/strong><strong>Sunday, Dec. 29<\/strong><strong>Colorado College versus St. Lawrence<\/strong><strong>Candace:<\/strong> The Tigers complete the NCHC sweep of the ECAC in this game. <strong>Colorado College 4-2<\/strong><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> St. Lawrence is a three-win team and hasn&#8217;t won in regulation since October. Come on, CC. Do the thing. <strong>Colorado College 4-2<\/strong><strong>Sunday-Monday, Dec. 29-30<\/strong><strong>No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at Merrimack<\/strong><strong>Candace:<\/strong> Duluth closed the first half strong with a sweep of Omaha. Merrimack only had four wins in the first half. While I think Duluth might struggle a little out of the gate, I see a sweep.<strong> Minnesota Duluth 4-2, 4-2<\/strong><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> UMD has been a little bit up and down lately, but the Bulldogs scored 10 goals in their last two games before the holidays, and I like them to keep going here. <strong>Minnesota Duluth 3-2, 3-2<\/strong><strong>Monday, Dec. 30<\/strong><strong>Miami at No. 11 Bowling Green<\/strong><strong>Candace:<\/strong> Picking against Bowling Green hasn&#8217;t gone well for me this season, and I think I learned my lesson, especially since Miami struggled again after a brief flash of being on track, losing its last four games in the first half. <strong>Bowling Green 3-2<\/strong><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> Again, I want to take the homer pick here, but Miami and BGSU have been going in different directions lately, and I don&#8217;t think that changes here. <strong>Bowling Green 3-1<\/strong><span class=\"fix\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew and I went 0-2 on the last weekend of the first half, incorrectly picking the dates for each team to win. 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