{"id":97893,"date":"2012-11-02T06:10:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T11:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/hockey-east-blog\/?p=819"},"modified":"2012-11-02T06:10:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T11:10:38","slug":"hockey-east-picks-nov-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2012\/11\/02\/hockey-east-picks-nov-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey East picks – Nov. 2-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally a bounce-back week for me but I still couldn’t gain any ground on the Old Man.<\/p>\n

\n

Jim last week:<\/strong> 7-1-2
\nDave last week:<\/strong> 7-1-2
\nJim’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 16-13-4
\nDave’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 20-9-2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here are this week’s picks:<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston College at Maine<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Though I still am not convinced that Maine is a cellar-dwellar, I can’t pick the Black Bears until they begin to win (particularly not against the #1 team in the country.
\nBC 5, Maine 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Not to be unkind, but Maine stands as much of a chance in this game as the Rams did in London last Sunday against the Patriots.
\nBC 4, Maine 0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Merrimack at Northeastern<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Whichever team’s goaltender plays better will likely win this game. But I like the Huskies at home to start this series.
\nNU 3, MC 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Huskies have really impressed me so far, defeating Merrimack, splitting with BC, and getting outscored by UNH in a weekend series by only a single goal. At Matthews Arena, this isn’t even a one-goal game.
\nNU 4, MC2<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Hampshire at Massachusetts<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Even on the road, these Wildcats seem to be too hot to bet against right now.
\nUNH 4, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed.  UNH is for real.
\nUNH 4, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Providence at Vermont <\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I loved the way Vermont played last weekend, particularly defensively. If they minimize defensive mistakes, I see them splitting this series. That said, I’m going with Providence out of the gate.
\nPC 4, UVM 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’ve been even more impressed with Providence’s play, including the tooth-and-nail series at Miami.
\nPC 4, UVM 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston University at North Dakota <\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This will be BU’s toughest test to date. And while I like some of the results for the Terriers thus far, I think I have to go with the “no longer the Sioux”
\nUND 5, BU 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: North Dakota has gotten off to a mediocre start, but with all its players back from suspension this will be a tough weekend for BU at the Ralph.
\nUND 4, BU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northeastern at Merrimack <\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Merrimack still is one of the best home team’s in the nation. That’s enough to sway me in this game.
\nMC 3, NU 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’ve been too impressed by the Huskies so far to pick against them here.
\nNU3 , MC2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Providence at Vermont <\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I think Vermont has the confidence right now to earn a split.
\nUVM 3, PC 2 (OT)<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I don’t see it.  Vermont might have the confidence, but the Friars feature the better talent. If not for an overtime loss, they’d have taken two of four points at fourth-ranked Miami.
\nPC 3, UVM 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston University at North Dakota<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I have a difficult time picking a sweep here, but I also believe North Dakota is among this nation’s elite teams.
\nUND 4, BU 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I’m also going with a sweep, perhaps overly influenced by covering BU’s lone loss this year.
\nUND 3, BU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, Nov. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Hampshire at Maine<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: The border war game seems like an obvious pick for UNH. If Maine is going to pull the upset this weekend, I feel like this will be the game. But I’m still not picking the Black Bears.
\nUNH 3, Maine 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick:  Maine has been outscored 16-3 in its last four games. I see no reason for a sudden turnaround.
\nUNH 4, Maine 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Massachusetts at Boston College<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: BC keeps rolling against UMass.
\nBC 5, UMass 2 <\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: My only miss last weekend was picking BC to sweep, then changing my mind. Don’t expect that to happen again anytime soon.
\nBC 4, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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