EA vs Bookies - March Madness Edition
What's better than gambling on every single game of the NCAA tournament? Nothing. But fake gambling on each game through a blog that no one reads anymore is close.
Here is what EA thinks going into the best 4 days of the sports year
Thursday Round 1
Seton Hall (+3) v. Wichita St, Oklahoma (-2.5) v UW-M, BC (-7.5) v Pacific, Marguette (-2.5) v Alabama Please note my theory last year re the Crimson Tide , Tenn (-7) v Winthrop, S Alabama (+8) vs Florida, Nevada (-7) v Montana, UCLA (-19) v Belmont, UNC-W (+3) v GW, LSU (-7.5) v Iona, Xavier (+5.5) v Gonzaga, Air Force (+8.5) v Illinios, Duke (-24) v Southern, Cuse (pick) v Texas A&M, Indiana (-1.5) v San Diego St. Utah St (+6) v Washington
Syracuse is a pick'em?!?! Aren't they a #5 seed playing a #12? This may not end well for the Orange.
I really like the money line of Xavier here as well as Indiana making a run deep into the tourney behind Killingsworth and Mike Davis.
(ed. note - EA went a disappointing 6-10 on Thursday though Indy is still alive and Xavier made a run at Gonzaga...bad beat with Gmac-less Cuse going down. Better luck Friday EA)
Friday Round 1
OSU (-10.5) v Davidson, Iowa (-7) v NW St, Wisconsin (pick) v Arizona, Bucknell (+5.5) v Arkansas, GTown (-3.5) v North Iowa, SIU (+4) v West Va, Memphis (-12.5) v Oral Roberts, Monmouth (+19.5) v Nova, Pitt (-6.5) v Kent st, Mich St (-3.5) v George Mason, NC St (-1.5) v Cal, UConn (-22) v Albany, UNC (-11.5) v Murray St, Bradley (+7) v Kansas, Penn (+14.5) v Texas, Kentucky (-1.5) v UAB
Really like Kentucky in a blowout as well as Georgetown.
EA's Bracketbusters
I have three brackets this year, each different in its own right. Here is what I really think will happen.
First round upsets - Xavier over Gonzaga, SIU over West Virginia, Utah St over Washington
Second round upsets - SIU over Iowa, Bucknell/Arkansas over Memphis, Seton Hall over Tennesee
Elite Eight - UConn, UNC, Nevada, OSU, Texas, LSU, Pitt, UCLA
Final Four - UConn, OSU, Texas, UCLA
Championship OSU over UCLA 71-63
As a disclaimer please note, I have never won any type of office pool nor been "in the money". So please do not bet money on my picks or change your brackets to mirror mine. That said, enjoy the madness. To start the day off right, please check out the vault for a classic post - just substitute Vermont with Texas A&M
Here is what EA thinks going into the best 4 days of the sports year
Thursday Round 1
Seton Hall (+3) v. Wichita St, Oklahoma (-2.5) v UW-M, BC (-7.5) v Pacific, Marguette (-2.5) v Alabama Please note my theory last year re the Crimson Tide , Tenn (-7) v Winthrop, S Alabama (+8) vs Florida, Nevada (-7) v Montana, UCLA (-19) v Belmont, UNC-W (+3) v GW, LSU (-7.5) v Iona, Xavier (+5.5) v Gonzaga, Air Force (+8.5) v Illinios, Duke (-24) v Southern, Cuse (pick) v Texas A&M, Indiana (-1.5) v San Diego St. Utah St (+6) v Washington
Syracuse is a pick'em?!?! Aren't they a #5 seed playing a #12? This may not end well for the Orange.
I really like the money line of Xavier here as well as Indiana making a run deep into the tourney behind Killingsworth and Mike Davis.
(ed. note - EA went a disappointing 6-10 on Thursday though Indy is still alive and Xavier made a run at Gonzaga...bad beat with Gmac-less Cuse going down. Better luck Friday EA)
Friday Round 1
OSU (-10.5) v Davidson, Iowa (-7) v NW St, Wisconsin (pick) v Arizona, Bucknell (+5.5) v Arkansas, GTown (-3.5) v North Iowa, SIU (+4) v West Va, Memphis (-12.5) v Oral Roberts, Monmouth (+19.5) v Nova, Pitt (-6.5) v Kent st, Mich St (-3.5) v George Mason, NC St (-1.5) v Cal, UConn (-22) v Albany, UNC (-11.5) v Murray St, Bradley (+7) v Kansas, Penn (+14.5) v Texas, Kentucky (-1.5) v UAB
Really like Kentucky in a blowout as well as Georgetown.
EA's Bracketbusters
I have three brackets this year, each different in its own right. Here is what I really think will happen.
First round upsets - Xavier over Gonzaga, SIU over West Virginia, Utah St over Washington
Second round upsets - SIU over Iowa, Bucknell/Arkansas over Memphis, Seton Hall over Tennesee
Elite Eight - UConn, UNC, Nevada, OSU, Texas, LSU, Pitt, UCLA
Final Four - UConn, OSU, Texas, UCLA
Championship OSU over UCLA 71-63
As a disclaimer please note, I have never won any type of office pool nor been "in the money". So please do not bet money on my picks or change your brackets to mirror mine. That said, enjoy the madness. To start the day off right, please check out the vault for a classic post - just substitute Vermont with Texas A&M
posted by Eric at 10:05 p.m.
1 Comments:
Good call on Nevada...Duechebag!
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