Dan: 10-2-0
\nChris: 9-3-0<\/p>\n
On The Season:
\nDan: 115-45-18 (.697)
\nChris: 104-56-18 (.634)<\/p>\n
This Week’s Picks:<\/p>\n
Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8<\/strong> Air Force at Canisius<\/strong> Rochester Institute of Technology at Robert Morris<\/strong> Friday, February 7<\/strong> Army West Point at Bentley<\/strong> Saturday, February 8<\/strong> Tuesday, February 11<\/strong> Last Week: Dan: 10-2-0 Chris: 9-3-0 On The Season: Dan: 115-45-18 (.697) Chris: 104-56-18 (.634) This Week’s Picks: Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8 Mercyhurst vs. Niagara Chris: Friday’s game is at Niagara while Mercyhurst hosts on Saturday. Both teams have been struggling this season, but Niagara looks like it’s on the upswing lately, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":103778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[934],"tags":[772,812],"coauthors":[847],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nMercyhurst vs. Niagara<\/strong>
\nChris:<\/strong> Friday’s game is at Niagara while Mercyhurst hosts on Saturday. Both teams have been struggling this season, but Niagara looks like it’s on the upswing lately, so I’m picking a sweep by the Purple Eagles.<\/strong>
\nDan:\u00a0<\/strong>Niagara showed me a lot of something last weekend, and I think the Purple Eagles have plenty left in the tank to earn home ice. Even though Mercyhurst is a team that’ll battle, I’m going with\u00a0Niagara to sweep.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChris:<\/strong> The Falcons, plagued by injuries and suspensions, have lost four in a row and are in danger of falling out of contention for a first round bye. Canisius is 1-3 in its last four, and I think home ice will mean at least one win for the Golden Griffins. Split ’em.<\/strong>
\nDan: Air Force’s recent slump adds a layer into the first round discussion. Coming east to play Canisius, a team that was pistol hot as recently as two weeks ago, makes it difficult to pick the Falcons. But I’m with Chris. I think this is a\u00a0split.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChris:<\/strong> Robert Morris is two places behind RIT in the standings, but the gap is only three points. These are the only meetings between the schools this season, and I think they’ll split.<\/strong>
\nDan:\u00a0<\/strong>Okay so a couple of weeks ago, I took heat on social media from RIT fans for saying we weren’t talking about the team enough. Then a sweep led me to say we weren’t ignoring the Tigers anymore, which promptly led to a split. The heck with it. I’m going down the middle.\u00a0Split.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArizona State at Holy Cross<\/strong>
\nChris:<\/strong> The Sun Devils are looking good at No. 10 in the Pairwise, but can’t afford any slip ups this weekend. ASU wins.<\/strong>
\nDan:\u00a0<\/strong>Arizona State is beginning to shore up position in the Pairwise, and with a win against Holy Cross, I think it can afford a loss on Saturday at Bentley, which I’m calling for.\u00a0ASU wins.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChris:<\/strong> Bentley is 2-1 against the Black Knights so far this season, and I think AWP will pull even here with a road win. Army West Point wins.<\/strong>
\nDan:\u00a0<\/strong>Call me crazy, but if you don’t watch this game, you’re going to miss the game of the weekend. Also, me. You’ll miss me.\u00a0Army West Point wins in a squeaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArizona State at Bentley<\/strong>
\nChris:<\/strong> See ASU at Holy Cross. I think the Sun Devils will come away from this eastern swing unscathed. Arizona State wins.<\/strong>
\nDan:\u00a0<\/strong>Over the past decade-plus, Bentley developed a reputation as a giant killer for a reason. Just ask Northeastern. Or Boston University. Or Boston College. Or Omaha. Or Northeastern again. This is a game screaming for a Bentley upset and a wild atmosphere at the Bentley Arena.\u00a0Bentley wins.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSacred Heart at American International<\/strong>
\nChris: <\/strong>This is round one of the showdown for first place, with the second coming on Feb. 26. It’s a tough call, but I’m going with a Sacred Heart win.<\/strong>
\nDan: Did I call the Bentley-Army West Point the game of the weekend? It’s because this is on a Tuesday.\u00a0Sacred Heart wins,\u00a0<\/strong>and I’ll add a sweetener that it’s in a 5-on-5 overtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"