Random thoughts.

This was posted by FargoSioux on Sioux sports the betting lines from Bally's in Las Vegas. This is what the gambling folks think the betting lines for this season's Frozen Four are going to be. Even the betting gurus have been fooled by Miami. It will be interesting to see how the paper tigers do during the NCAA tourney.


Teams of note:

Michigan 13/5
North Dakota 3/1
Boston College 7/2
Miami 7/2
Denver 4/1
Colorado College 6/1
Michigan St. 7/1
New Hampshire 7/1
Notre Dame 8/1

Other WCHA schools:

Wisconsin 10/1
Minnesota 30/1
St. Cloud 40/1
Mankato 50/1
Michigan Tech 60/1

Up dated WCHA standings

1 Colorado College 39 19-5-1 / 24-8-1
2 North Dakota 33 16-7-1 / 21-8-2
3 Denver 33 16-8-1 /22-10-1
4 Wisconsin 27 11-11-5 / 15-13-7
5 MSU-Mankato 24 10-11-4 / 16-13-4
6 St Cloud St 24 11-12-2 / 16-14-3
7 Minnesota 21 7-11-7 / 13-13-9
8 Minnesota-Duluth 21 8-11-5 / 12-12-6
9 Michigan Tech 18 7-14-4 / 11-17-5
10 Alaska Anchorage 12 3-18-6 / 7-18-8

I don't see any scenario where UND catches the Tigers, call me a realist. There is a slim glimmer of hope, but it is fading fast and I am not going to hold my breath waiting. First off MSU-M would have to beat the Tigers tonight, this is very possible but C.C. has lost just one game at home all season long. UND then has to win every game from here on out no ties or loses.

The league might as well FEDEX the Tigers the cup now because the race is over. Let them have the McNaughten Cup. Some have likened the McNaughten Cup an anchor because it is so hard to win then after after winning the cup some teams have gone out and laid an egg in the NCAA playoffs. A few teams come to mind off the top of my head. The last time the Sioux won the NCAA title, the fighting Sioux lost the battle for the cup with Wisconsin but won the Final Five and the NCAA title, the Badgers got bounced in the regional. I will take an NCAA title over a league title any day. This season feels a lot like the 2000 season.

I believe if the Tigers won today, they would sew up at least a tie for the championship because they would have 41 points and all UND can get is 41 points as well. That would mean that C.C. would have to lose both games next weekend against DU and I don't' see that happening. Anything is possible but I don't see it happening.

Goon's updated what-if.

CC 28 43
UND 28 41
Denver 28 37
UW 28 27
Mankato 28 26
SCSU 28 26
UMD 28 23
UMN 28 23
MTech 28 20
AA 28 14

Projected first round match ups

C.C. vs UAA
UND vs MTU
DU vs UMN
UW vs UMD
MSU-M vs SCSU

Final Five: C.C., UND, DU, UMD, MSU-M