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.
Joe Stunardi’s 2024 NIT Bracket
What the numbers tell us, and what we tell them in reply.