{"id":98708,"date":"2016-12-16T12:24:42","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T18:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/nchc-blog\/?p=578"},"modified":"2016-12-16T12:24:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T18:24:42","slug":"weekend-picks-dec-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2016\/12\/16\/weekend-picks-dec-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend picks: Dec. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neither Matthew or I did well last weekend, since we picked the wrong days for splits, but I did gain another game thanks to North Dakota winning on Friday against Western Michigan. Last week, I went 3-4-1 (.437), while Matthew went 2-5-1. On the year, I am 50-33-15 (.586) while Matthew is 41-42-15 (.494).<\/p>\n<p>One last series before the break, so let&#8217;s go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday-Saturday, Dec. 16-17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth vs. No. 15 Bemidji State (home-and-home)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> I was very impressed by what I saw of the Bulldogs last weekend against Denver. As long as they avoid a letdown after such an emotional conference series, I like them to sweep. <strong>Minnesota-Duluth 3-1, 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> UMD hasn&#8217;t beaten Bemidji since December of 2012, and that has to change sometime. The Beavers have looked really good so far, but I think they might get a split at best here. I&#8217;ll take the home teams. <strong>Minnesota-Duluth 3-1, Bemidji State 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neither Matthew or I did well last weekend, since we picked the wrong days for splits, but I did gain another game thanks to North Dakota winning on Friday against Western Michigan. Last week, I went 3-4-1 (.437), while Matthew went 2-5-1. On the year, I am 50-33-15 (.586) while Matthew is 41-42-15 (.494). 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