All hail the grandest conference of them all. Today’s NIT Notes.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, March 20th
Is the A-10 undervalued?
I Think My Dog Gave Me a Hickey
Not happy about it.
Texas Takes On Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian: Texas Tech Lite. But how light?
Nearly a Quarter of the United States Is Vaccinated
And Covid hospitalizations continue to drop.
The NIT’s Already Given Us the Game of the Year
And the first round’s only halfway done.
What the Worst Guy in Your Office Would Be Doing Today
Since we’re sure you’re missing the office today.
NASCAR Weekend Schedule: Atlanta
Three races, two days, one…I don’t know, there’s probably one of something.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, March 19th
Virginia Tech’s bad, Wisconsin’s good, Hartford’s slow, and futures for the first, second, and final weekend of the tournament.
Joe Stunardi’s NCAA Tournament Bracket
The expected number of 11-16 seeds to win in the first round is 4.3. The expected number of double-digit seeds in the Sweet Sixteen is 1.9. The expected number of 1 and 2-seeds to make the Elite Eight is 4.2.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, March 18th
Michigan State isn’t that good, Appalachian State isn’t that good, there might be something weird with NIT totals.
And on the Second NITe…
For your college basketball enjoyment, would you rather turn on the worldwide leader in sports or the channel that plays Big Bang Theory reruns at all hours?
Another Overtime Loss for the Senators
Canucks are hot, I guess.
The Rest of Our Summer Brackets
The 2000’s Bangers Bracket is here, and it brought with it unity, license plates, and state flags (but only those that aren’t problematic).
Senators Get the Canucks Again
Nice opportunity heading into a long weekend.
Joe Stunardi’s NIT Bracket
The final set of picks from The Barking Crow team.
Stuart McGrath’s NIT Bracket
We each must give our picks.
The NIT Begins ToNITe
NIT Preview: My bracket, opt-out rumors, coaching carousel, and tonight’s games.