FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

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Yeah Bates, Bowdoin, and Hamilton (Colby to a lesser extent) seem to return the vast majority of their key players (and starting players, period) from what were very young teams. Colby's D is usually very strong and putting up 33 on them won't be easy.  Williams and Tufts both have enough questions on D that Bowdoin and Hamilton could easily exceed those point totals.  And Amherst did lose a fair number of weapons from an offense that was OK but not spectacular, 27 is a lot of points for them against a Bates team that can grind the ball and control and clock, and which should have a tougher D.  I'd take the dogs in every game but Midd-Wesleyan, for sure.