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?
How Good Is the SEC, Really?
Even after a strong second round, there’s evidence the numbers overrate the SEC.
128 NIT Scenarios Remain. How Likely Is Each One?
In 3.3% of simulations…
NIT Quarterfinal Preview: America, in Basketball
From Stillwater to Irvine, it’s the best two days of the year.
Why Did Texas Hire Rodney Terry?
And why did Texas hire Sean Miller next?
Bangers Only: NIT Sunday Didn’t Disappoint
We’re still recovering.
Free Hoops, Episode 9: NIT Second Round Recap and Greg Peterson on Handicapping the NIT
How short-handed is Bradley?
Today’s Best Bets: The Last Huge Day of Basketball
We went 5–5 yesterday in the basketball, and 6–5 overall. We’re 34–28 so far on NIT and NCAA Tournament games. NCAA Tournament totals are now 0.5 points lower, on average, than their kenpom mark. Their median deviation is 0 points. The second round games played so far saw some high numbers. The first round games […]