Last week, Jim and I disagreed on only two picks. One of those games ended in a tie. In the other, he correctly picked the order of the Boston University – Michigan split, getting them both right.<\/p>\n
Could it be that Jimmy is smarter than I am?<\/p>\n
As Vizzini said in The Princess Bride<\/em>, “Inconceivable!”<\/p>\n Dave last week:<\/strong> 8-3-3 Here are this week’s picks:<\/p>\n Friday, Nov. 27<\/strong><\/p>\n Friendship Four<\/strong> Princeton at Maine<\/strong> Quinnipiac at Massachusetts<\/strong> Shillelagh Tournament<\/strong> Saturday, Nov. 28<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n RIT at Boston College <\/strong> Friendship Four <\/strong> Union at Merrimack<\/strong> Princeton at Maine<\/strong> Yale at Providence<\/strong> Massachusetts at Quinnipiac <\/strong> Bentley at New Hampshire <\/strong> Shillelagh Tournament<\/strong> Red Hot Hockey<\/strong> Sunday, Nov. 29<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff<\/strong> Last week, Jim and I disagreed on only two picks. One of those games ended in a tie. In the other, he correctly picked the order of the Boston University – Michigan split, getting them both right. Could it be that Jimmy is smarter than I am? As Vizzini said in The Princess Bride, “Inconceivable!” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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 last week:<\/strong> 9-2-3
\nDave’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 62-29-17
\nJim’s record-to-date:<\/strong> 67-24-17<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nMassachusetts-Lowell vs Northeastern <\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: You’d have to put a gun to my head to force me to pick Northeastern in this one. Yes, the Huskies are much better than their 1-10-2 record, but the River Hawks are every bit as good as their 9-1-3 mark. Playing in Ireland doesn’t change that.
\nUML 3, NU 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Northeastern is due for a victory but they are also down too many key players to pick here.
\nUML 4, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Can the Black Bears make it three wins in a row? Yes, I think they can.
\nMaine 2, PU 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Maybe it was good ol’ home cooking that Maine needed.
\nMaine 4, PU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Perhaps the Minutemen can pull off a fourth straight tie, but I doubt it, not even at home. Undefeated Quinnipiac is too good.
\nQU 4, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Agreed. I would like to have faith in UMass and, you never know in a game like this. But I have to pick with the odds.
\nQU 3, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHarvard at Notre Dame<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I think the Irish are better than their 5-3-4 record, so I’m going with an upset over the eight-ranked Crimson.
\nUND 3, HU 2 (OT)<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is the toughest pick of the weekend. If Notre Dame plays three solid periods, I think they can win. But that game-long consistency has been an issue at times.
\nHU 4, UND 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: This RIT club shares only the slightest resemblance to the edition that shared Ford Field with the Eagles at the Frozen Four six years ago. No contest.
\nBC 4, RIT 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is the classic teacher\/student battle as Jerry York’s former player at Bowling Green, Wayne Wilson, will be on the opposite bench. But even that can’t help RIT.
\nBC 5, RIT 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBrown\/Colgate vs Northeastern\/Lowell <\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: We’ll pick all the possibilities here. I’m going with both Hockey East teams regardless of the match-up.
\nUML 3, Colgate 2; UML 3, Brown 1; NU 3, Colgate 2; NU 2, Brown 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Same here. Hockey East will earn the non-conference wins on day two in Belfast.
\nUML 3, Colgate 1; UML 4, Brown 1; NU 2, Colgate 1; NU 4, Brown 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Union has fallen on hard times of late and won’t be toppling Merrimack in its barn. Say hello to the 7-1-4 Warriors.
\nMC 3, Union 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: The upstart team in Hockey East keeps rolling.
\nMC 4, Union 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Logic says this series should be a split, but I’m giving Maine a four-game winning streak.
\nMaine 3, PU 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I can’t disagree with Dave’s logic. Maine gets itself back to relevant.
\nMaine 3, PU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Yale looks to once again be fielding a strong team, but I’m not picking against the Friars until they give me a reason to. They remain undefeated and atop the national rankings.
\nPC 4, YU 3<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This might be the best game of the weekend. And I love the way Providence is playing so they get my pick at home.
\nPC 3, YU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: Quinnipiac keeps pace with Providence as the only two undefeated teams in the country.
\nQU 4, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I know UMass is good enough to take a win or a tie from this weekend. But I don’t have the intestinal fortitude to pick that.
\nQU 3, UMass 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDave’s pick: The Wildcats get a much-needed win after a rough 0-4-2 stretch.
\nUNH 4, Bentley 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is the game that New Hampshire needed after recent struggles. But they have to be careful of a Bentley team that already swept Northeastern.
\nUNH 3, Bentley 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWestern Michigan\/Rensselaer at Notre Dame<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: RPI will be the tougher match-up, but Notre Dame will prevail either way.
\nUND 3, RPI 2; UND 3, WMU 1<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: Notre Dame set itself up with the toughest matchup in the opening round. Day two should produce a victory
\nUND 2, RPI 1; UND 4, WMU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nCornell vs Boston University<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I may have been a bit too optimistic about the Terriers so far, but I’m taking one more stab at it and going with them over 6-1-1 Cornell.
\nBU 3, CU 2 (OT)<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: This is a dangerous one as I am picking BU over Cornell. I just think, for some reason, this team loves this specific game at MSG.
\nBU 3, CU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nVermont vs Penn State<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Penn State is nowhere near as good as its 7-2-3 record, but it’s tough to go with the Catamounts after they got swept last weekend by Maine.
\nPSU 3, UVM 2<\/strong>
\nJim’s pick: I actually think Vermont will get its head back on straight, even against a Penn State team that has a good record.
\nUVM 3, PSU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"