Checking in on the NIT second round.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, March 24th
Picks for all five NIT games and one in the NCAA Tournament, plus another round of futures.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, March 23rd
Six picks against the spread, ten more futures. Big day for the portfolios.
NIT Day 5: The First Head Rolls
St. Bonaventure cleans house. Then, thoughts on each of today’s three NIT second round games.
Stu’s Notes: Texas vs. Rick Barnes
How Texas fans will handle the latest reunion. Also: Brock Cunningham’s wins record, Ashley Barnes and Shohei Ohtani, and a little NIT talk.
Stu’s Notes: Is the World Ready for Bad Boy Ohtani?
What if baseball’s greatest player turns heel? Also: The deal with Josh Schertz and SLU, the deal with SMU and Rob Lanier, and good riddance to the G-League Ignite.
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.
NIT Day 3: Simas Lukosius Is a Hero Now
Reflections on the second NITe of the first round.
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.
Stu’s Notes: What if the Opt-Outs Help the NIT?
Pretty good basketball, you guys. Also: Someone opted out of the NCAA Tou*nament, a Seoul Series conspiracy theory, and SOMEONE OPTED OUT OF THE NCAA TOU*NAMENT.
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.
NIT Day 2: The Big East Circles the Wagons
A sensation of an opening NITe. Seven battles on tap for this evening. This is why they call it ESPN+.
The NIT Bracket Challenge Scoreboard Is Live
Four games in, 9.6% of brackets have already lost their champion.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, March 19th
Two NIT picks, picks for each play-in game, and one NIT future, because we had to.
Stu’s Notes: The Four Kinds of Teams Who Win the NIT
Also: What to know about the WBIT & WNIT, Clemson’s hilarious lawsuit, and the drama builds as Joe Kelly season approaches.
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.
NIT Day 1: In Defense of Xavier vs. Georgia; In Praise of Utes vs. Anteaters
What to know about tonight’s NINE first round NIT games.