{"id":126721,"date":"2021-03-05T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T23:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=126721"},"modified":"2021-03-05T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T23:59:51","slug":"nchc-picks-march-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2021\/03\/05\/nchc-picks-march-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHC picks: March 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, once again I triumphed in our regular season picks race. Last week, Matthew and I were a perfect 5-0. On the year, I am 49-23-6, while Matthew is 46-26-6. We hope you enjoyed following us this season!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 12 Omaha at No. 1 North Dakota<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> North Dakota has been on a roll, and I see no reason that will change this weekend, especially since the Fighting Hawks are at home. <strong>North Dakota 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> Not to take anything away from UNO, but given how UND has played lately against the Mavericks and other foes, it&#8217;s hard to go against the Fighting Hawks here. <strong>North Dakota 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 9 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6 St. Cloud State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> It won\u2019t be a 5-1 blowout, but there is a reason Minnesota Duluth has played in the last three national championship games: the Bulldogs know how to win when things are on the line. <strong>Minnesota Duluth 3-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> My gut feeling is that St. Cloud&#8217;s 5-1 loss in Duluth last time out was a bit of a blip. 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