{"id":98476,"date":"2017-01-06T13:38:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T19:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wcha-blog\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2017-01-06T13:38:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T19:38:28","slug":"wcha-picks-jan-6-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2017\/01\/06\/wcha-picks-jan-6-7\/","title":{"rendered":"WCHA Picks: Jan. 6-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully everyone had a great end to 2016, and is having an even better start to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Jack is on vacation this week, so you&#8217;ll have to trust me to make picks on my own.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bemidji State at Bowling Green<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This series started on Thursday, I blame this late pick on Jack&#8217;s absence. Bemidji opened the series with a win, which I would have picked, and I think they complete the sweep tonight. <strong>Beavers 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northern Michigan at\/vs Lake Superior State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rivalry week in the upper peninsula as Northern Michigan and Lake Superior will play back-to-back home-and-home series. If Northern Michigan wants to get back into the playoff hunt these weekends will be their golden opportunity to springboard into a strong 2017. Unfortunately for the Wildcats I don&#8217;t see that happening. <strong>Lakers 4-2, 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota State is playing for the first time in almost three weeks while Alabama Huntsville is coming off back-to-back overtime losses during the holidays. That could be enough for the Chargers to sneak out a win on Friday night. <strong>Chargers 3-2, Mavericks 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ferris State at Alaska Ancorage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trips to Alaska are never easy and the Seawolves proved that last week with a win against Bemidji State. Either way expect a low-scoring weekend with a pair of offenses that have struggled recently. <strong>Bulldogs 2-1, 1-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan Tech at Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame picked Alaska part last week and league-wide the WCHA has struggled in non-conference play. If anyone can reverse that trend, hopefully, it&#8217;s Michigan Tech. <strong>Huskies 3-2, Fighting Irish 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopefully everyone had a great end to 2016, and is having an even better start to 2017. Jack is on vacation this week, so you&#8217;ll have to trust me to make picks on my own. 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