No. 2 Penn State at No. 11 Ohio State

Drew: I’m stating the obvious, but if either team can pick up two wins this weekend it would be huge. The Nittany Lions haven’t played a game in more than a month so the Buckeyes should have the advantage of having their legs under them early in Friday’s game, and Ohio State should be eager to put last weekend’s loss to Miami behind it. This is a hard one to predict; I’ll say Ohio State wins on Friday and Penn State comes back for the split.

Paula: This is a series I don’t want to pick because I’m sure anything I pick will bite me. These two teams have split their last three series, but the Buckeyes lead this all-time series 9-5-0 with a 5-1-0 lead in Columbus. Friday’s game begins at 7:05 p.m., Saturday’s at 8:05 p.m.

Drew’s picks: Ohio State 4-3, Penn State 5-2.
Paula’s picks: Penn State 4-2, Ohio State 4-3.

Source: Pickin’ the Big Ten: Jan. 6-7 :: USCHO.com Blogs :: Big Ten Blog :: U.S. College Hockey Online