I picked up another game on Nicole in our picks race last week, going 22-6-3 while she went 21-7-3. On the year, I am 135-49-19 while Nicole is 119-65-19. We’ve got some huge series this weekend, so let’s get to it.<\/p>\n
Friday, Nov. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n Clarkson at Brown<\/strong> Colgate at Princeton<\/strong> Cornell at Quinnipiac<\/strong> St. Lawrence at Yale<\/strong> Maine at Connecticut<\/strong> Northeastern at Vermont<\/strong> Friday-Saturday, Nov. 18-19<\/strong><\/p>\n RIT at Lindenwood<\/strong> Boston University vs. Merrimack (home-and-home)<\/strong> St. Cloud State at Bemidji State<\/strong> Ohio State at Minnesota State<\/strong> Wisconsin at Minnesota-Duluth<\/strong> Minnesota at North Dakota<\/strong> Mercyhurst at Rensselaer<\/strong> Saturday, Nov. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n St. Lawrence at Brown<\/strong> Cornell at Princeton<\/strong> Colgate at Quinnipiac<\/strong> Clarkson at Yale<\/strong> Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 19-20<\/strong><\/p>\n New Hampshire vs. Providence (home-and-home)<\/strong> Sunday, Nov. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston College at Northeastern<\/strong> Connecticut at Vermont<\/strong> Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 21-22<\/strong><\/p>\n St. Lawrence at Penn State<\/strong> Tuesday, Nov. 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston University at Harvard<\/strong> Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 22-23<\/strong><\/p>\n Colgate at Mercyhurst<\/strong> I picked up another game on Nicole in our picks race last week, going 22-6-3 while she went 21-7-3. On the year, I am 135-49-19 while Nicole is 119-65-19. We’ve got some huge series this weekend, so let’s get to it. Friday, Nov. 18 Clarkson at Brown Candace: Brown should try to keep it to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"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],"tags":[1449,1457,1453,1455],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Brown should try to keep it to losing only by three goals. Clarkson 4-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Clarkson’s scoring prowess is too much for Brown. Clarkson 5-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Colgate doesn’t blow teams out, but it also tends not to lose to teams it shouldn’t. Colgate 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’m so behind in this competition that I think I’m going to start getting a little more reckless because I’ve got nothing to lose. I’m picking Princeton to upset here. The Tigers are at home and they need to find a spark. Colgate will lose eventually this season, so this is as good a place to pick as any. Princeton 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Cornell is showing signs of improvement, but the Bobcats have such a smothering defense. Quinnipiac 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Going with the home team I know more about. I think Cornell could mess with a lot of team’s records this season, but I’m not sure yet. Quinnipiac 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> St. Lawrence will lose eventually as well, but not here. St. Lawrence 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> The Bulldogs are another ECAC team from the middle of the pack that I think are going to cause some chaos at the top of the table, but I think St. Lawrence’s firepower wins this one. St. Lawrence 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Maine is a team that I just can’t get a handle on. The Black Bears have beaten Boston College and Boston University, but lose to everyone else. They are also not great on the road, so … Connecticut 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> The Huskies at home should win this one. Connecticut 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Vermont didn’t do so well last weekend, while Northeastern has turned it around. Northeastern 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I expect Northeastern to win this with no problem. Northeastern 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> A series between two teams that are struggling mightily. The Lions are home for the first time in over a month. Maybe they’ll get a win as a result. Lindenwood 2-1, RIT 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I expect Lindenwood to get their elusive first win this weekend as well as their first sweep. Lindenwood 3-1, 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Boston University was surprised by Maine last weekend, and doesn’t have the best defense, but I’ll go with the Terriers. Boston University 3-2, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’m going to pick a split here, with the home team winning in each case. The teams are closer than the standings imply, in my opinion. Merrimack 2-1, BU 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> I could easily see this being a split, but I like the home team to pull out a sweep. Bemidji State 2-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> We chatted about this in this week’s Wednesday Women column and I think I’ve been convinced to pick a split. St. Cloud State 3-2, Bemidji State 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Will Minnesota State get that first elusive conference win? Possibly, but there’s no percentage in picking it. Ohio State 2-1, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> It all depends on which OSU team shows up — the one that tied Wisconsin or the one that lost 4-1 to St. Cloud. I have a hard time picking against Kassidy Sauve against Mankato’s offense, so I’ll pick Ohio State to sweep. Ohio State 3-0, 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> It’s funny; people talk about Wisconsin not playing as well this season, yet they are where they should be. Wisconsin 3-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Despite all the misgivings I keep hearing from people about the Badgers, they’re the best team in the country. Wisconsin 4-3, 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> While North Dakota might sneak one out, I’m going with the Gophers. Minnesota 3-2, 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> North Dakota has had Minnesota’s number in recent years. I think their diverse scoring threats give Sidney Peters a hard time. Minnesota 3-1, North Dakota 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> This has split written all over it. Neither team has established any consistency. Rensselaer 2-1, Mercyhurst 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> These two seem pretty evenly matched. Split series. Rensselaer 2-0, Mercyhurst 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Brown doesn’t have the firepower to hang with the Saints. St. Lawrence 4-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> The Saints overpower Brown. St. Lawrence 5-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> I’ll go opposite Nicole here and guess Princeton comes back. Princeton 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Since I picked Cornell to lose and Princeton to win earlier, I’ll switch it around. Cornell 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> This is one game I wish I could be at in person. It’s that close, and so hard to pick. I’ll go with home ice. Quinnipiac 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I think the Raiders bounce back. Colgate 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Yale is just a tad behind Clarkson’s level. Clarkson 3-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Clarkson continues to win. Clarkson 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Wildcats showed me something by beating Harvard, but Providence did the same by beating Vermont. Let’s go home ice. New Hampshire 2-1, Providence 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Each team wins at home. New Hampshire 2-1, Providence 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> This is another game I wish I could be at. Both teams have shown strength in recent weeks. I’ll go with the Eagles. Boston College 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> This is as much of a toss-up as I can imagine with so many variables, but I’ve loved the Huskies’ resiliency thus far and they’re at home, so I’ll pick the Huskies. Northeastern 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> I think I overestimated Vermont this season. Connecticut 2-1<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> UConn was doing well out of conference, so I’ll look to them to gain back some momentum with a win. Connecticut 2-0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> The Nittany Lions are a threat in the CHA, but out of conference against a top team. St. Lawrence 4-1, 4-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Penn State has shown loads of improvement, but I’m not picking against the Saints until they give me a reason to. St. Lawrence 4-2, 5-3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> This will probably go to overtime. I have a hard time picking this one. Boston University 3-2<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> Picking Harvard to gear up for this rivalry. Harvard 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Colgate will bounce back from the loss to Quinnipiac. Colgate 3-1, 3-0<\/strong>
\nNicole:<\/strong> I’m really hoping to see more signs of life from the Lakers, but I don’t think they have enough to topple the Raiders. Colgate 3-0, 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"