There weren’t a lot of games where Dave and I picked differently last week, but he took advantage when he could.<\/p>\n
Jim last week: 10-3-5
\nDave last week: 11-2-5
\nJim to-date: 27-16-9
\nDave to-date: 26-17-9<\/p>\n
Friday, October 30<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston University at Merrimack<\/strong> Denver at Boston College<\/strong> Providence at Colgate<\/strong> UMass Lowell at Minnesota-Duluth<\/strong> Maine vs. Massachusetts (Capital City Classic, Trenton, N.J.)<\/strong> Saturday, October 31<\/strong><\/p>\n New Hampshire at Merrimack<\/strong> Notre Dame at Connecticut<\/strong> Northeastern at Vermont<\/strong> Denver at Boston University<\/strong> Providence at Colgate<\/strong> UMass Lowell at Minnesota-Duluth<\/strong> UMass\/Maine vs. Princeton\/Yale (Capital City Classic, Trenton, N.J.)<\/strong> Sunday, November 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Norte Dame vs. Connecticut (at Brooklyn, N.Y.)<\/strong> Tuesday, November 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Massachusetts at Boston College<\/strong> Wednesday, November 4<\/strong><\/p>\n Merrimack at Bentley<\/strong> There weren’t a lot of games where Dave and I picked differently last week, but he took advantage when he could. Jim last week: 10-3-5 Dave last week: 11-2-5 Jim to-date: 27-16-9 Dave to-date: 26-17-9 Friday, October 30 Boston University at Merrimack Jim’s pick: BU is coming off a road loss to Connecticut which should […]<\/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
\nJim’s pick: BU is coming off a road loss to Connecticut which should make them a favorite here. But I saw Merrimack play in their building last week and was impressed. Their game is made for that building.
\nMC 2, BU 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I agree with everything Jim said, but I just can’t see BU dipping below .500.
\nBU 2, MC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This will be the Eagles toughest oppose to date but I think BC has the edge on home ice.
\nBC 3, DU 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: This should be a terrific matchup, one that could be reprised in the NCAA tournament, but I’ll take the Eagles, especially at home.
\nBC 3, DU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This will be a tough road test for the Friars but nothing they’ve done to date tells me they can’t win.
\nPC 4, CU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: So much for the championship hangover. The Friars go to 5-0-1.
\nPC 4, CU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Another marquis Friday night game in Hockey East. I think Lowell has the ability to win but think that the home ice is enough reason to pick Duluth.
\nUMD 3, UML 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I had my Hockey East Homer hat on until I took a closer look at Duluth’s schedule and saw that only one of its games so far has been at home. That tells me the Bulldogs are better than their 2-1-2 record.
\nUMD 3, UML 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Massachusetts offense gives me plenty of reason to believe they can win in this in-season tournament.
\nUMass 4, Maine 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’ve got to give credit where credit is due. The Minutemen have surprised… no, make that the undefeated<\/em> Minutemen have surprised me so far.
\nUMass 4, Maine 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Historically, this has been a good opponent for UNH, but just because of the location, I’m going with the Warriors.
\nMC 3, UNH 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Although the Wildcats gave up a four-goal, third-period lead against UMass last Friday, they came back to defeat nationally ranked Union, 5-2, one night later. They’re in the middle of six straight road games, but I remain a believer.
\nUNH 3, MC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This is similar to Merrimack, where I believe the Huskies have a home-ice advantage.
\nUConn 3, ND 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’m going to agree. At a neutral site, I’d go with the Irish, but home ice prevails for UConn.
\nUConn 3, ND 2 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The back end of a three-day home-and-home goes to the Catamounts.
\nUVM 3, NU 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Huskies’ season-opening win over Colgate is feeling more and more distant.
\nUVM 4, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: I think that Denver is the better team here but I am hoping BU is motivated, particularly if my pick of them to lose on Friday at Merrimack rings true.
\nBU 4, DU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Terriers don’t seem to be hitting on all cylinders yet, so I’m going with Denver.
\nDU 3, BU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: As good as Providence is playing, I have a difficult time picking a road sweep against this Colgate team.
\nCU 3, PC 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Not me. I’m getting out the broom.
\nPC 3, CU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This one feels like a split to me. Just hoping I don’t pick it backwards.
\nUML 3, UMD 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’d been thinking of a Lowell sweep, but I’ve settling on a sweep the other way.
\nUMD 3, UML 2 (OT)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: We will pick all of the potential scenarios here in a tournament I expect Yale to win.
\nUMass 3, PU 1; Yale 4, UMass 3; Yale 5, Maine 2; Maine 3, PU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Yale is the king of this tournament, Princeton the penniless peasant, and both Maine and UMass are lesser nobility somewhere in between.
\nUMass 4, PU 1; Yale 5, UMass 3; Yale 5, Maine 2; Maine 3, PU 1<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: A special venue for this one and I see the Irish earning the split.
\nND 4, UConn 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. This isn’t a classic home-and-home series, but it’ll have the same expected outcome.
\nND 3, UConn 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Eagles continue to roll at home.
\nBC 3, UMass 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: We’ll see if UMass’s strength in previous weeks continues. I doubt it.
\nBC 5, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: The Warriors hope they don’t have the same fate as Northeastern. And I don’t think they will.
\nMC 2, Bentley 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Give me the Warriors, even away from their comfy home barn.
\nMC 3, Bentley 2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"