Since Hockey East teams continue to plague me, Arlan has now opened up a six-game lead in our season picks race. Last week, I went 13-4-3 (.725), while Arlan went 14-3-3 (.775). Overall on the year, I am 75-26-11 (.718), while Arlan is 81-20-11 (.773). Maybe I should concede the six pack now.<\/p>\n
Friday, Nov. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n Cornell at Harvard<\/strong> Colgate at Dartmouth<\/strong> Yale at Rensselaer<\/strong> Brown at Union<\/strong> New Hampshire at Princeton<\/strong> Boston College at Quinnipiac<\/strong> Boston University vs. St. Cloud State<\/strong> Northeastern vs. Wisconsin<\/strong> Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16<\/strong><\/p>\n Syracuse at Mercyhurst<\/strong> Penn State at RIT<\/strong> Minnesota State at Bemidji State<\/strong> Minnesota-Duluth at Ohio State<\/strong> Providence at Clarkson<\/strong> Saturday, Nov. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n Cornell at Dartmouth<\/strong> Colgate at Harvard<\/strong> Brown at Rensselaer<\/strong> Yale at Union<\/strong> Boston College at Princeton<\/strong> New Hampshire at Quinnipiac<\/strong> Northeastern vs. St. Cloud State<\/strong> Boston University vs. Wisconsin<\/strong> Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 16-17<\/strong><\/p>\n Vermont at Maine<\/strong> North Dakota at Minnesota<\/strong> Since Hockey East teams continue to plague me, Arlan has now opened up a six-game lead in our season picks race. Last week, I went 13-4-3 (.725), while Arlan went 14-3-3 (.775). Overall on the year, I am 75-26-11 (.718), while Arlan is 81-20-11 (.773). Maybe I should concede the six pack now. Friday, Nov. […]<\/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],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> I liked Harvard’s play against Clarkson last week; can they shut down the Big Red? Something tells me it will be close, but Cornell takes it. Cornell 3-2<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Harvard will have to shut down Cornell as Quinnipiac did, a task that no other team has accomplished. Cornell 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Dartmouth has been dreadful, but the Big Green have to start winning sooner or later right? Dartmouth 4-3<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Goaltending has been an issue for both, but Colgate’s has been a touch better than that of Dartmouth. The rules say that they can’t both lose. Colgate 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> It’s probably a bad thing when your best result is a scoreless tie. Rensselaer 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Yale seems to play best versus better teams; RPI is all over the map. Rensselaer 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Aside from a good game against Clarkson, Brown has really struggled, but Union was porous on defense last week. Brown 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> It is difficult to score against Brown; the Bears have difficulty scoring against anyone. Union 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> New Hampshire has killed me on picks more than any other team. Maybe I’ll get this one right? New Hampshire 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> It’s unusual to think of the Tigers as the deeper team, but UNH has been banged up. Princeton 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> This will be a really close game, but I’m expecting the Eagles to come out on top. Boston College 4-2<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> There seems to be an unusually high number of tight games this week. Boston College 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> St. Cloud has the skaters to make this one a really interesting game. Boston University 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> The Huskies have made it hard on ranked teams not named Wisconsin. Boston University 2-0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Boston College may have exposed the Huskies last week. Wisconsin 5-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> The Badgers have been one of the most consistent teams in the country. Wisconsin 4-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> I’d like to finally pick Syracuse to beat Mercyhurst, but I just can’t. Mercyhurst 3-1, 4-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> The Orange are bound to beat the Lakers someday, but it is hard to predict an event that has never happened. Mercyhurst 2-0, 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> I figure there will probably be a tie in here somewhere, but since I can’t pick ties, advantage home team. RIT 3-2, 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Penn State came very close against Syracuse, but there is a gap between its best game and its poorer performances; the Tigers have had trouble on Saturdays. RIT 3-1, 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Home ice is probably good for a win, but picking the right game is tough. Bemidji is coming off a really good weekend against Ohio State, so let’s be safe and call a Beavers sweep. Bemidji State 2-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> The Mavericks have had two weeks to prepare and the Beavers are coming off one of the strangest weekends in their history. Minnesota State 3-1, Bemidji State 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Ohio State has swooned since beating North Dakota, but the Bulldogs haven’t looked great either. Ohio State 2-1, Minnesota-Duluth 2-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> The road team won all six games head to head last season. Minnesota-Duluth 4-3, 3-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> Providence can’t win at all of late, so even if Clarkson has trouble scoring, it should be enough. Clarkson 2-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Two teams that expected to be higher. Clarkson can’t score, while Providence has problems defending. Clarkson 3-2, 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Dartmouth plays Cornell well even in down years, but it isn’t enough. Cornell 3-1<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> Dartmouth has given Cornell a lot of problems over the years, but I don’t think this year’s Big Green is up to it. Cornell 5-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Advantage, best defense out there. Harvard 4-1<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> If I had to pick one game to call a lock it would be this one. Harvard 4-0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> I have to make up ground on Arlan somehow. Rensselaer 2-1<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> It is reminiscent of the kind of games RPI has lost this year. Brown 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> See above. Union 2-1<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> Yale is bound to win one sooner, not later. Yale 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> I think the Eagles have their high-flying offense uncorked just in time. Boston College 4-2<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> I get the feeling that this will be an excellent game to watch. Boston College 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> This isn’t the same Bobcats team as in years past. Quinnipiac 3-1<\/strong>
\n Arlan:<\/strong> Goals figure to be scarce. Quinnipiac 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Candace:<\/strong> I’d normally pick Northeastern in this one, but something tells me the western Huskies are in better shape. St. Cloud State 2-1
\nArlan: I’ll reverse the score of their last meeting three years ago. St. Cloud State 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> This could be a close one, but something tells me the Badgers have too much for the Terriers. Wisconsin 3-2<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> The Terriers have started well; the Badgers have started better. Wisconsin 3-1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Vermont made me look silly, again, last week, although OT in one of these wouldn’t surprise me. Vermont 2-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> I have no idea, but Maine is winless through 10 games. Vermont 3-2, 4-2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCandace:<\/strong> Yes, Minnesota will lose at some point And yes, they tend to get threatened more at home. But no, I can’t pick North Dakota. Minnesota 3-1, 3-2<\/strong>
\nArlan:<\/strong> Biggest test of the season for the improved UND defense. Minnesota 3-2, 4-3<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"