The biggest matchup in the Final Four.
Today’s Best Bets: Another MLB Underdog
Shooters shoot?
Today’s Best Bets: Rocks and Mocs
Another loss yesterday. Not a terrible start to the baseball season, but not what we’ve wanted. AL West We talked about this yesterday: The AL West is probably pretty open this year. And so far, it looks like markets are continuing their trend of being one year late on the Rangers. Pick: Texas to win […]
3 Thoughts: Buzz Williams Is Probably a Good Coach
Checking the numbers on a guy who’s hard to label. Also: Is A&M a good job? And an economics lesson from Bill Self.
Today’s Best Bets: Springs in Sacramento
We keep getting our butts kicked in daily markets, last night courtesy of that eighth-inning Diamondbacks grand slam. But, with UC Irvine and Chattanooga both making the NIT Championship, we’re at least going to make some units on our college basketball futures. Here’s what we’re in on today. ALCS The Mariners have been in the […]
Today’s Best Bets: Torpedo Time
Yesterday, we wrote with hope about how the absence of college basketball games might lead us to a profitable day. Alas. The Nationals couldn’t spring the upset. Maybe the return of college basketball games will lead us to a profitable night tonight. First, though, today’s MLB futures. AL West Maybe there’s something where home-field advantage […]
3 Thoughts: The Rockets Saved the Coogs, SEC Greatness, and Torpedo Bat Inefficiencies
Houston’s lucky to have Kelvin Sampson. Really lucky.
Today’s Best Bets: Baseball Is America’s Pastime, After All
Licking our basketball wounds. Swinging for the fences. USA.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday’s Losers, Auburn and Michigan State, and a Little Bit of NASCAR
Shooting for .500 on the MLB season.
More Head Coach Scores, Tournament Over Ratings, and Conference Under-ratings
The SEC might not have been overrated.
Today’s Best Bets: The AL Central and the Elite Eight
Seth Lugo vs. Gavin Williams, and how big of favorites Florida and Duke should be.
Today’s Best Bets: Underdogs
On the diamond and the hardwood…
Sweet 16 Desperation Rankings: How Bad Does Duke Need This?
A numeric approach to existential hope and dread.
Today’s Best Bets: Opening Day, the Sweet Sixteen, and Our First MLB Futures of 2025
A great big Thursday.
Today’s Best Bets: More NIT Quarterfinals
Injuries and conference ratings and the futures market.
College Basketball Coaching Carousel: Head Coach Scores
Sean Miller’s teams have been 72% worse than those of other coaches at Arizona and Xavier.
Today’s Best Bets: Will NIT Overs Keep Hitting?
The scoring keeps coming in the NIT. Is that a real trend?
How Good Is the SEC, Really?
Even after a strong second round, there’s evidence the numbers overrate the SEC.