NCAA Tourney 2016 Roundup
This year’s NCAA Tournament has been a wild ride, upsets throughout the rounds. As a reminder, my selections for this year’s tournament:
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NCAA Tournament 2016: Strategies For Winning Your Pool
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is here again. Time for my annual foray in to sports prognostication. (Note: All of the following presumes you’re operating in the standard bracket scoring setup that rewards increasing points as the tournament progresses. If you’re in a pool that gives bonuses for upsets or some other unorthodox scoring system, …
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In Defense of Sports Gambling – A Last Look at The 2015 NCAA Tournament
Another tournament finished and another fantasy competition completed. Some readers requested a post-mortem report for my bracket. Here it is:
My NCAA Bracket (2015)
Click here to see my bracket: http://tinypic.com/r/oka2za/8 I explain my bracket strategy here: https://justtaptheglass.com/post/113873022926/ncaa-2015
NCAA Tournament Strategy (2015)
See my bracket here: https://justtaptheglass.com/post/114047837204/ncaa-bracket-2015 These have been my most successful years in bracket pools, the ones with a standout favorite. I am rolling with Kentucky. The team is loaded with NBA talent and two dominant NBA prospects in the post. Most teams are fielding post players below 6’9’’—they will have all sorts of …
NCAA Tournament 2014: Strategies For An Optimal Bracket
The NCAA Basketball Tournament is upon us again. It’s one of the few times I actually watch college basketball. It’s the start of bracket frenzy. While last year’s results were disappointing, the strategies I’ll employ in my pools haven’t changed. In bracket pools—and life—, you get the best results when you keep one eye on what everyone …
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My Bracket for the NCAA Tournament 2013: An Exercise in Contrarianism
It’s NCAA tourney time. If you want to win a big pool, you have to take some measured risks, especially if you pick a conventional favorite to win it all. In a year without a clear-cut favorite, it behooves you to make value picks that will separate you from the rest of the field. …
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Controversy Sells
Money may make the world go round, but “controversy” comes in a close second.