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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
20:30:00
San Diego
Panther City
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 25
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Mar 25
21:30:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Buffalo
San Diego
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 25
22:30:00
Rochester
Las Vegas
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Game Picks – Week Four

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Who would’ve thought that the two teams in last year’s Champion’s Cup Final would be a combined 0-4, while the pair of clubs that were last in their respective divisions sit at a total of 4-1? That’s where we’re at heading into Week 4 of the National Lacrosse League schedule.

This season NLL staff members Andy McNamara, Mia Gordon, Tyson Geick, and Brian Shanahan deliver their game predictions every week. Here are the standings so far:

Team                 Wins      Losses 

1. Andy                 2               2

2. Mia                   2               2

3. Tyson               2               2

4. Shanny            1               3

Send us your picks @NLL on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the specific game hashtags for each match-up below.

New England Black Wolves (0-2) at Georgia Swarm (2-0) – Friday 7:35pm ET 

Andy:

As one of the preseason favorites to challenge for the East Division, New England is feeling the pressure as they hunt for that first win. The Black Wolves are getting better each time out, being edged in OT by Colorado last Saturday, and I smell an upset in Georgia. The Swarm’s attack is near unstoppable, totaling 36-goals in two games, but this is where the pack comes together for a huge road victory.

Pick: Black Wolves

Mia:

Until a team proves that they can stop the offensive powerhouses of Randy Staats and Lyle Thompson, it’s hard to bet against Georgia. They seem to be the hottest team in the league right now.

Pick: Swarm

Tyson:

Georgia is the hottest team in the NLL, and after scoring 18 goals in back-to-back games against 2016’s top two teams, it’s pretty hard to bet against them. The Black Wolves are going to have their hands full containing the likes of Lyle Thompson, Randy Staats, Miles Thompson, and Shayne Jackson – they’re all clicking, and are on fire. Mike Poulin has looked good for the Swarm so far, and solid goaltending helps to solidify my decision here.

Pick: Swarm

Shanny:

Pick: Swarm

Tweet @NLL your prediction using #NEvsGA

 

Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) at Colorado Mammoth (2-1) – Friday 9:30pm ET 

Andy:

No doubt this will be decided by one goal or overtime as both squads are coming off of impressive victories. The Roughnecks have proven they can score big and win away from Calgary, while Colorado demonstrated again last weekend how tough it is to pull out a ”W” at the Pepsi Center. When matchups are this close I go with the home team.

Pick: Mammoth

Mia:

This was the hardest game to decide. Both teams have started off the year strong and they both have similar style games. After a backlash on twitter for my pick last week, I have to go with the Roughnecks because 1) they proved me wrong and 2) with Frank Scigliano back between the pipes the defense has looked solid, while Curtis Dickson was on fire upfront. Colorado is going to have to work hard to contain Superman.

Pick: Roughnecks

Tyson:

This is a tough one… probably the toughest pick of the week. Both teams are strong defensively, have goaltenders that are on their game, and have a couple of offensive superstars in the likes of Dickson (6G, 1A last week), and Crawford (4G, 4A last week) coming off of really big weeks. Over three games, Colorado has been one of the most disciplined teams in the league, while Calgary is the most penalized team in the league. That could really be the deciding factor in this game.

Pick: Mammoth

Shanny:

Pick: Roughnecks

Tweet @NLL your prediction using #CGYvsCOL

Vancouver Stealth (2-1) at Buffalo Bandits (0-2) – Saturday 7:30pm ET 

Andy:

The Bandits will have to wait another week for that first win of 2017. Dhane Smith suffered a lower body injury early in the loss to Georgia and will miss Saturday’s action versus Vancouver. Buffalo can count on other offensive threats like Ryan Benesch and Mark Steenhuis, but to lose the firepower of Smith against the Stealth will be too much to overcome even with the game at home. The visitors have the two top scorers in the NLL as well as the advantage in net with Tyler Richards.

Pick: Stealth

Mia:

While playing in Banditland is no easy task, I still need Buffalo to prove to me they can get some momentum going. They will be without Dhane Smith this week again due to injury and Anthony Cosmo has looked shaky in net. He will have to stop the likes of Rhys Duch and Corey Small in this matchup.

Pick: Stealth

Tyson:

Here’s the thing, I think Buffalo may be experiencing that “second place slump.” In 2014, the Roughnecks were the runners up and went on to start the 2015 season 0-6. In 2015, the Rock were the runners up, and went on to start the 2016 season 0-6. You could say history’s not on Buffalo’s side. Cold starts have really hurt the Bandits in their first two games of the season, and their man down unit hasn’t been too impressive. Plus they’re going to be without Dhane Smith in this game, and will be facing off against the leagues top two scorers in Rhys Duch and Corey Small.

Pick: Stealth

Shanny:

Pick: Bandits

Tweet @NLL your prediction using #VANvsBUF

Rochester Knighthawks (1-1) at Saskatchewan Rush (0-2) – Saturday 8:30pm ET 

Andy:

Every NLL staff member picked the Rush to win this past Saturday and we were all wrong. Rochester showed tremendous bounce back ability for a young group by blasting New England after putting up a dud in their season opener. Emotions will be high for Saskatchewan in their first home game since winning the championship at a SaskTel Centre bursting at the seams. I just can’t wrap my head around this veteran Rush squad losing three straight even though the Knighthawks have the talent to do it.

Pick: Rush

Mia:

The Rush have been close in all of their games so far and I think the homecoming and banner raising night will give them the extra push they need to get their first win of the season. The Knighthawks looked solid in their last outing, but is this young team ready to face the defending Champion’s Cup winners?

Pick: Rush

Tyson:

Here’s a team that just needs a little home cooked meal. The Rush are a veteran club who knows how to win, and the time is now for the team to turn things around. They’ve got a young team in the Knighthawks coming to town, and so long as they play a disciplined game, and play from start to finish, they’ll come out on top of the Knighthawks.

Pick: Rush

Shanny:

Pick: Rush

Tweet @NLL your prediction using #ROCvsSAS

 

 

Andy McNamara has been a play-by-play commentator for the NLL on TSN, NLLTV.com, and world lacrosse tournaments since 2011. He’s also a sport talk host and anchor on TSN 1050 sports radio. Follow Andy on twitter @AndyMc81.

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