Hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) are joined by The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers (@JessRMyers) to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson's comments from a Monday news conference.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO's Bettor's Edge column this week:

• No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern Michigan

• No. 12 Northeastern @ No. 14 UMass

• No. 9 North Dakota @ No. 4 Western Michigan

• No. 1 Quinnipiac @ No. 8 Cornell

Plus ... why massaging the PairWise over the years resembles carving out congressional districts.

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