Well, this has been one very ugly start for me and I find myself in a hole to the old man (aka Dave) early. Hopefully I can stop the bleeding here in week 3.<\/p>\n
Jim last week:<\/strong> 5-3-1<\/p>\n Dave last week:<\/strong> 7-1-1<\/p>\n Jim’s record-to-date: <\/strong>5-6-1<\/p>\n Dave’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 8-3-1<\/p>\n This week’s picks:<\/p>\n Friday, Oct. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston College at Massachusetts<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: BC should be hungry after losing its opener a week ago.<\/p>\n BC 4, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: Agreed. I can’t see the Eagles opening with two losses.<\/p>\n BC 4, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Massachusetts-Lowell at Denver<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: I have high expectations for Lowell but they may have been tempered by last weekend’s tie vs. Vermont. Still, I think that might make the River Hawks hungry.<\/p>\n UML 3, DU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: This is one very<\/em> tough early-season trip and it might well make the River Hawks better, but I’m afraid they could return home empty-handed.<\/p>\n DU 3, UML 2<\/strong><\/p>\n St. Lawrence at Maine<\/p>\n Jim’s pick: Maine hasn’t impressed much thus far but if they get the goals, they should be able to sweep the Saints.<\/p>\n Maine 3, SLU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Dave’s pick: Even though St. Lawrence is coming off a nice split at Western Michigan, I’m still going with the Black Bears.<\/p>\n Maine 2, SLU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Providence at Miami<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: The Friars should be a good team this season but may have some cobwebs out of the gate against a Miami team that already has two wins.<\/p>\n Miami 3, PC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: I like the Friars’ long-term outlook, but this is another really tough road trip.<\/p>\n Miami 4, PC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Merrimack at Alaska (Goal Rush Tournament)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: The Warriors were impressive against Union and got bitten by a slow start at Northeastern. I think they rebound this weekend.<\/p>\n MC 4, Alaska 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: The Warriors leave their hosts still looking for their win.<\/p>\n MC 3, Alaska 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, Oct. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n Northeastern at Boston College<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: Yes, the Huskies have impressed, but I think two wins in eight days against BC might be more than NU is capable of.<\/p>\n BC 5, NU 3<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: Agreed. There will be no sullying of BC’s banner-raising festivities.<\/p>\n BC 4, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston University at New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: These are two teams that looked great in the first weekend. So I’m going with home ice to decide this one.<\/p>\n UNH 3, BU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: My thinking exactly. If the venue were reversed, I’d be opting for the Terriers.<\/p>\n UNH 3, BU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Massachusetts-Lowell at Colorado College<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: Maybe I’m too optimistic on the River Hawks, but I’m picking them for two tough road wins.<\/p>\n UML 2, CC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: If the River Hawks are going to take one of these on the road, this is the better opportunity, but I see a darker result for the Hawks than Jim.<\/p>\n CC 2, UML 1 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>St. Lawrence at Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: Maine completes the sweep at home.<\/p>\n Maine 5, SLU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: I’m also going with a sweep, but I’ll be stunned if the Black Bears do it via scoing five goals.<\/p>\n Maine 3, SLU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Providence at Miami<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: I know I’ll get bitten by picking a split here, but I think the Friars come home with at least one victory.<\/p>\n PC 3, Miami 1<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: I’d love to see the Friars get a split, but I can’t see it against a strong Miami team in its own barn.<\/p>\n Miami 3, PC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Merrimack vs. Alaska-Anchorage<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Jim’s pick: Merrimack wins the tournament with a sweep of the Alaskas.<\/p>\n MC 5, UAA 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>Dave’s pick: I’m also going with the Warriors. This is the one road trip taken by Hockey East teams that pays immediate dividends in the won-loss record.<\/p>\n MC 4, UAA 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, this has been one very ugly start for me and I find myself in a hole to the old man (aka Dave) early. Hopefully I can stop the bleeding here in week 3. Jim last week: 5-3-1 Dave last week: 7-1-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 5-6-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 8-3-1 This week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 19 Boston College […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1425,934],"tags":[1236,1490],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n