Licking our basketball wounds. Swinging for the fences. USA.
Free Hoops, Episode 10: NIT Final Four Preview – The Experts
Our Final Four preview continues with a visit from those who know these teams best.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part III: The Coaches
Note: This is Part III of our seven-part NIT Final Four preview. Parts I and II are linked below. Parts V and VII will be published at www.thebarkingcrow.com as Tuesday’s games get closer. Parts IV and VI will be released on Monday and Tuesday as episodes of our podcast, Free Hoops. ** In Parts I […]
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday’s Losers, Auburn and Michigan State, and a Little Bit of NASCAR
Shooting for .500 on the MLB season.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part II: The Schools
We continue with a look at the schools these teams represent.
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.
2025 NIT Final Four Preview, Part I: The Programs
The first piece of our seven-part NIT Final Four preview.
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.
What Is Opening Day Without Joe Kelly?
A somber March 27th.
Ramblers and Anteaters: The NIT Final Four Is Set
We celebrate the four teams standing. We grieve the four teams going home.
Free Hoops, Episode 9.5: NIT Quarterfinal Recap, Plus Miles From the North Texas Eagle
What went down in Stillwater. (And Chicago, and Peoria, and Irvine.)
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.
Mean Green and Mocs: The NIT Quarterfinals Never Disappoint
Yet again, the NIT has saved college basketball.
Today’s Best Bets: Will NIT Overs Keep Hitting?
The scoring keeps coming in the NIT. Is that a real trend?