Me too. I like VCU and Charleston better.Haven't focused much on it, but I never like the trendy upset picks, especially in the 5/12 matchup. Sorry Drake and Oral Roberts
They frickin invented toothpaste. They sure as hell can beat Texas.
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I agree. That's the hardest bracket to pick because I don't really trust any of the teams. Which means it will probably be all chalk lolI don't expect anyone to trust my assessment (I don't have a resume of winning a lot of pools over the years to justify as "expert")
Hunch: East bracket is most likely to "blow up" (fewest top 4 seeds advancing to Sweet 16 and non-1-2-3 in E8) and I predict the overwhelming common choice in massive public pools to advance to Final Four from that region is Duke. (Maybe even pools of any size)
Utah State is 18th in KenPomMost of my “upsets” are after the round of 64, but Drake is tempting particularly if Omire is out.
Other double digit option for me are Louisiana and Utah State.
Jay Bilas picks ISU to beat Pitt the first round, says ISU is battle tested and will be too physical for Pitt.
Yep. When he coached at UMBC back in '18.Utah State is 18th in KenPom
Isn’t their coach the dude whose #16 seeded team beat Virginia?
Maybe. But Missouri is WAYYYYYYY overseeded. Their metrics say they should be a 10 or 11. Utah State's metrics on the other hand say they should be more like a 6...there's a reason Utah State is favored as a 10.Missouri-Utah St. is a hard one. If good Missouri shows up, they'll win. The ESPN muppets are all over Duke (as in the final 4). They got hot in the lackluster ACC, not buying that they are great.
I originally said no way Duke loses to Oral Roberts. But Duke is an awful lot like Iowa last year. Hot streak to end the year. Won their league tournament. Everyone is jumping on that bandwagon. But Duke is VERY young and a new coach to boot. And the ACC is WAYYYYY down. I'm rethinking things a bit...Missouri-Utah St. is a hard one. If good Missouri shows up, they'll win. The ESPN muppets are all over Duke (as in the final 4). They got hot in the lackluster ACC, not buying that they are great.