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Running 2023-24 NCAA Basketball Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Della9250, Sep 7, 2023.

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  1. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    My first pass at a bracket had all 1 v 2 games in the Elite Eight, so I knew something had to give. I wound up fading Houston, which like everyone else in the Big 12 is banged up and short handed.
     
    dixiehack, Mar 21, 2024
    #1561
  2. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Claim your upsets now. I don’t wanna hear about ‘em after the fact.

    Samford
    New Mexico
    Oregon
     
    dixiehack, Mar 21, 2024
    #1562
  3. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Substitute Grand Canyon for Samford
     
    Chef2, Mar 21, 2024
    #1563
  4. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    For the record, Oregon is a 1.5 point favorite. I trust bookmakers and the betting public to know more than the committee.
     
    poindexter, Mar 21, 2024
    #1564
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    DraftKings has a thing where if you pick a 10-16 seed on the moneyline and they lose, up to $25, you get the money back in a free bet. As tempting as it is to throw it on a wild longshot, I took Oregon at -105. And they're now -125, which means my head was in the right place.

    In a pool where I can pick up to four bottom seeds and get paid if they make the Sweet 16, I've got Charleston, New Mexico, McNeese and JMU. Just need one of those to make it worthwhile.
     
    playthrough, Mar 21, 2024
    #1565
  6. Roscablo

    Roscablo Well-Known Member

    New Mexico is a 2.5 point favorite as well.
     
    Roscablo, Mar 21, 2024
    #1566
  7. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Yale, Colorado, Vermont, South Dakota State (F*#% the Clones!)

    Final Four is Arizona, Illinois, Houston and Tennessee.

    Probably could save a lot of time by just lighting a $10 bill on fire, but watching the tournament is more fun!
     
    I Should Coco, Mar 21, 2024
    #1567
  8. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    And yes, the guy running the pool I’m in has bonus points for picking double-digit seed upsets, so if just one of those happens I’ll take it!
     
    I Should Coco, Mar 21, 2024
    #1568
  9. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Biden has Tennessee in the Final Four.

    Bless his heart, but time to invoke the 25th amendment. Guy doesn't even know what month it is.
     
    BTExpress, Mar 21, 2024
    #1569
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  10. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    My double digit seeds advancing to round 2 are UAB, Drake, Charleston, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado State, Oregon, Samford, and JMU.

    Final Four -- UConn, Houston, Baylor, Creighton
     
    Cosmo, Mar 21, 2024
    #1570
  11. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    My high seeds winning are:

    Drake
    SDSU
    Grand Canyon
    New Mexico
    JMU
    NC State
    Akron

    A lot of those are just cause I want to root for particular players or coaches, but hey they're my picks.
     
    franticscribe, Mar 21, 2024
    #1571
  12. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Seems like a lot of double digit seeds. But I can’t find fault with any of them.
     
    tapintoamerica, Mar 21, 2024
    #1572
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