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More troubles at Indiana
In addition to Sampson’s firing, the self imposed scholarship sanctions, the dismissal of two players for undisclosed reasons, the LOI release of a couple of recruits, the departure of Eric Gordon to the NBA, there’s now an academic concern, at least according to HoosierNation.com.
Tom Crean blew out of San Antonio early, reportedly because of the [...]
Jim Jackson previews the NBA draft
DownloadJackson gives his assessment of Eric Gordon et al.
Final Four Predictions
My prediction juggernaut rolled on with a perfect Elite eight:
16-0 on the first day
10-6 on day two
14-2 in the Round of 32
7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen
4-0 for the Elite Eight
51-9 overall
Memphis has improved their power rankings to almost draw dead even with UCLA. I have the Bruins as a slight favorite over Memphis.
Game [...]
Elite Eight Game Predictions
I’ve continued on my hot streak:
16-0 on the first day
10-6 on day two
14-2 in the Round of 32
7-1 for the Sweet Sixteen
47-9 overall
My predictions for the rest of the weekend:
Elite Eight
North Carolina
72
Louisville
70
W
Kansas
76
Davidson
65
W
Memphis
71
Texas
68
W
UCLA
68
Xavier
63
W
Sweet Sixteen Game Predictions
I’m absolutely thrilled the way the predictions have gone so far.
16-0 on the first day
10-6 on day two
14-2 in the Round of 32
40-8 overall
I’m looking forward to seeing how the Sweet Sixteen play out.
Here are the picks:
Sweet Sixteen
North Carolina
71
Washington St.
69
W
Louisville
69
Tennessee
67
W
Kansas
77
Villanova
62
W
Wisconsin
68
Davidson
59
L
Memphis
68
Michigan St.
64
W
Stanford
66.7
Texas
67.0
W
UCLA
73
Western Kentucky
59
W
Xavier
67.0
West Virginia
66.6
W
BTN: Michigan State/Memphis preview
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Against the Odds (Round of 32)
My opening round picks against the odds finished at 8-4. Best of all, my top four picks, i.e. those with the biggest delta vs Vegas, were all winners. If I were a betting man that would be nice money in my pocket.
Here’s the picks for the round of 32 using the same criteria, [...]
Round of 32 Updated Predictions
The first round saw me finish a highly respectable 26-6 (and atop my pool). Here are the latest predictions for the second round.
The power ranking adjustments do call for one change from my previous predictions. I now have Stanford defeating Marquette.
Round of 32
North Carolina
78
Arkansas
70
W
Notre Dame
66
Washington St.
69
W
Oklahoma
59
Louisville
65
W
Butler
68
Tennessee
71
W
Kansas
76
Nevada Las Vegas
60
W
Villanova
71
Siena
65
W
Kansas St.
62
Wisconsin
66
W
Davidson
62
Georgetown
68
L
Memphis
69
Mississippi [...]
