Six picks against the spread, ten more futures. Big day for the portfolios.
Joe’s Notes: The Real Problem for John Calipari
The youth thing might be an issue. But it isn’t the main one. Also: Fixing replay review, Washington State in the clutch, and more thoughts on all of yesterday’s games.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, March 22nd
An embarrassing moneyline parlay, Nebrasketball, and ten more futures.
Joe’s Notes: The Most Desperate Teams in the NCAA Tournament
Plenty of teams want a Final Four. Only one needs that championship more than the rest. And it’s not Purdue. Also: Conference correlation, the three Ohtani possibilities, and Otz vs. the Jacks.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, March 21st
Two moneylines, ten futures.
Joe Stunardi’s 2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket
Is it still UConn or Purdue?
NIT & NCAA Tournament Probabilities: How Many Upsets to Expect
Look for three 5 and 6-seeds to go down.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, March 20th
Four NIT picks tonight, plus two NIT futures.
Joe’s Notes: Virginia Deserved to Be in the Tournament
Good vs. Deserving, same as it ever was. Also: Is Nebraska on the rise? Did Tom Izzo blast mid-majors? And Tony Bennett’s doing a bad job.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, March 19th
Two NIT picks, picks for each play-in game, and one NIT future, because we had to.
Joe’s Notes: UConn Faces a Terrible NCAA Tournament Path
Who’s helped, who’s hurt by the bracket. Also: MLB players vs. Scott Boras, Clemson needs someone to want them, and Colorado State vs. Virginia.
Joe Stunardi’s 2024 NIT Bracket
What the numbers tell us, and what we tell them in reply.
Our NIT Probabilities Are Live
Wake Forest remains the favorite.
Joe’s Notes: The Big East Will Be Just Fine
Plus: Justin Fields & Drew Brees, short track tires, and how our bracketology model performed.
Opt-Outs, a Sub-.500 Team, a Controversial Format, and…the Best NIT in Years?
Who’s missing this NIT, who made it instead, and thoughts on all the questions, from opt-outs to the future of the sport.
NIT Bracketology: Our Latest Look at the Expected Field
We’ve got our 1-seeds. Mostly.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, March 17th
Picks for the last two games of Champ Week.
NIT Bracketology: Where the Bid Thieves Leave the NIT
Where our model sees the NIT picture entering the day.