Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course).<\/p>\n
Jim last week: 10-0-3
\nDave last week: 10-0-3
\nJim to date: 132-74-27
\nDave to date: 129-77-27<\/p>\n
Friday, February 10<\/strong><\/p>\n Merrimack at Boston College<\/strong> Notre Dame at Maine<\/strong> Massachusetts at Northeastern<\/strong> Connecticut at Providence<\/strong> Boston University at UMass Lowell<\/strong> New Hampshire at Vermont<\/strong> Saturday, February 11<\/strong><\/p>\n Notre Dame at Maine<\/strong> Massachusetts at UMass Lowell<\/strong> New Hampshire at Vermont<\/strong> Monday, February 13<\/strong><\/p>\n 65th Beanpot Tournament (TD Garden, Boston)<\/strong><\/p>\n Boston College vs. Northeastern (Consolation game)<\/strong> Boston University vs. Harvard (Championship game)<\/strong> Tuesday, February 14<\/strong><\/p>\n Merrimack at Massachusetts<\/strong> Dave and I were about as close to perfection as you can be. And the two games we ended up picking differently ended up being ties, so no blood (as we’d say on the golf course). Jim last week: 10-0-3 Dave last week: 10-0-3 Jim to date: 132-74-27 Dave to date: 129-77-27 Friday, February 10 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"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":[1425,934],"tags":[1236,1490],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJim’s pick: BC was playing great hockey before running into the Boston University juggernaut on Monday night in the Beanpot. I expect them to hop right back on the win train.
\nBC 4, MC 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Warriors are 2-6-3 on the road. They aren’t likely to improve on that mark against the Eagles.
\nBC 4, MC 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Yes, Maine is so much better to home. But Notre Dame is one of the top teams and playing well right now.
\nND 5, Maine 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. Sometimes the venue just doesn’t matter.
\nND 4, Maine 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Northeastern has stumbled of late but UMass hasn’t been much better. In reality, the Huskies are better on paper.
\nNU 5, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: UMass has lost nine straight. With three games in five days, the Minutemen will run that skid to an even dozen.
\nNU 4, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: UConn found out on Wednesday that this Providence team is rolling. I doubt that changes heading back to Schneider.
\nPC 4, UC 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: The Friars have gone from 1-6-2 in the league to 9-6-2. For you non-math majors, that’s eight straight wins. Going on nine.
\nPC 4, UC 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: BU continued to be difficult to play against and even after Lowell offensive explosion last weekend, it’s tough to pick against the Terriers right now.
\nBU 3, UML 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: I need to be making different picks from Jim, but going against BU doesn’t seem like the way to make up ground. Despite whatever Beanpot distractions may exist, the Terriers’ talent advantage will win out.
\nBU 4, UML 3<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Vermont needs to bounce back after getting just a single point at Notre Dame. Home cooking is what these Catamounts need.
\nUVM 4, UNH 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Vermont had a tough weekend, but UNH has been taking it on the chin for longer than that. Five straight losses and winless in seven. Plus it’s in the Catamounts’ barn.
\nUVM 3, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: Though I’m not completely shocked if Maine takes a point or two at home, I’m not picking against the Irish here.
\nND 4, Maine 3<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Agreed. The talent gap is too great. There’s a reason that Maine is in next-to-last place.
\nND 4, Maine 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: A win clinches the Alumni Cup for the River Hawks. Expect the Cup to stay in Lowell.
\nUML 4, UMass 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: As noted above, this just extends the UMass streak of losses with another to come on Tuesday.
\nUML 5, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This feels like a split, but I’m going to double down on Vermont at home.
\nUVM 3, UNH 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Argh! When I decided on my picks, I thought sure Jim would go with a split here. Instead, we’re going with the same teams yet again.
\nUVM 3, UNH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This non-league game will mean a lot of BC in the PairWise. So I see them coming out on top.
\nBC 4, NU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: As I said back at the turn of the year, Northeastern’s second half “turning on the switch” was not a given, despite what happened the last two seasons. The Huskies may finish strong over the final two weeks, but I think they’ll take another loss here.
\nBC 3, NU 2<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: I think Harvard can give BU a run. But I also think this BU team’s depth is unmatched by any school I have seen out east.
\nBU 3, HU 2<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Maybe it’ll be closer than I think, but I see BU proving itself as the class of this year’s tournament.
\nBU 4, HU 1<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJim’s pick: This might be the most difficult pick for me. For one, these midweek games have been the least predictable. And I feel like UMass has enough talent to win more games than they have. But I’m still going with Merrimack.
\nMC 3, UMass 1<\/strong>
\nDave’s pick: Starting next week, I may have to differ with Jim just for the sake of being different because I’m not going to erase his three-game lead by making 100 percent the same picks as he does, as happened this week for, I believe, the first time all year. But I don’t see UMass winning a game the rest of this year.
\nMC 4, UMass 1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"