{"id":125749,"date":"2021-02-05T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=125749"},"modified":"2021-02-05T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:35:18","slug":"nchc-picks-feb-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2021\/02\/05\/nchc-picks-feb-5\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHC picks: Feb. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Omaha getting its splits on Saturday, instead of Friday, continued to help me, as I went 3-1 last week while Matthew was 2-2. On the year, I am 31-19-6, while Matthew is 27-23-6. A four-game lead with four weeks left. I like those odds. Well, let&#8217;s see how we do this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday-Saturday, Feb. 5-6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miami at Minnesota Duluth<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> I feel like, as in the last few years, coach Scott Sandelin has his team getting hot at the right time of the season. <strong>Minnesota Duluth 3-1, 4-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> Miami hasn&#8217;t won in a month, and I&#8217;m struggling to see that trend change this weekend. <strong>Minnesota Duluth 3-1, 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Western Michigan at St. Cloud State<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> St. Cloud State will be gunning for revenge, and I think they&#8217;ll get it. I&#8217;m going against Matthew and picking a sweep here. <strong>St. Cloud State 4-2, 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> SCSU was swept at Western Michigan a few weeks ago and gave up nine goals in the process. This series could be very different, but I&#8217;ll take a split. <strong>St. Cloud State 4-2, Western Michigan 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Omaha at Denver<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Candace:<\/strong> You have to figure the split trend will continue for Omaha, and I think they&#8217;ll get their win on Saturday. <strong>Denver 3-2, Omaha 3-2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Matthew:<\/strong> A third consecutive weekend split for UNO probably wouldn&#8217;t be unwelcome for the Mavericks here, as it would see them stay firmly in a home-ice playoff spot. <strong>Denver 3-2, Omaha 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omaha getting its splits on Saturday, instead of Friday, continued to help me, as I went 3-1 last week while Matthew was 2-2. On the year, I am 31-19-6, while Matthew is 27-23-6. A four-game lead with four weeks left. I like those odds. Well, let&#8217;s see how we do this week. 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