{"id":98636,"date":"2015-03-15T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/nchc-blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2015-03-15T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T16:59:00","slug":"nchc-picks-march-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2015\/03\/15\/nchc-picks-march-15\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHC picks: March 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Candace and I both predicted Miami to sweep Western Michigan this weekend in the teams&#8217; NCHC first-round playoff series, but Western forced a Game 3 with a win last night in Game 2. Ahead of tonight&#8217;s series-decider, here are our updated predictions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candace:<\/strong> Western Michigan has made this series very hard on the RedHawks, and could have swept had it held on Friday. I still think home ice matters, though. <strong>Miami 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew:<\/strong> I have to admit I&#8217;m impressed with the Broncos, considering I thought Miami would have the easiest time of any of the favored teams in the first round. I still think Miami goes through, though, but tonight&#8217;s game will be another tight one. <strong>Miami 5-3<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candace and I both predicted Miami to sweep Western Michigan this weekend in the teams&#8217; NCHC first-round playoff series, but Western forced a Game 3 with a win last night in Game 2. Ahead of tonight&#8217;s series-decider, here are our updated predictions. 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