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The men s NCAA tournament routinely costs employers billions of dollars in productivity, and there s no question that filling out brackets is a major contributor to that deficit.
No matter your situation diehard fan, casual viewer, regular March Madness watcher or simply someone with a pulse we ll try nearly anything to pick an accurate bracket. Everything from team-by-team research and historical trends to coin flips, jersey colors and team nicknames may contribute to your choices.
What matters most, though?
To start, forget about perfection. A group of researchers at the University of Hawaii estimated that there are 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on Earth, Daniel Wilco of NCAA.com said. If we were to pick one of those at random and then give you one chance to guess which of the 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on the entire planet we had chosen, your odds of getting it correct would be 23 percent better than picking a perfect bracket by coi
2021/03/17 14:08 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey smiles as he considered the nearly two-year journey to play in the NCAA Tournament. “We did it the hard way,” Kelsey said. Kelsey and the Eagles won the Big South Conference tournament in 2020 and were among a dozen teams that earned bids and were eagerly awaiting their chance to play. Instead, the start of the coronavirus pandemic robbed those teams of that opportunity leaving them a full year to dream, scheme and hope for another opportunity. Just four schools Gonzaga, Liberty, Utah State and the Eagles from that group of 12 reached this year s field of 68.
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Spread: WIN: +6 (-106) | NOVA: -6 (-116)
Total: 141 - Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
Odds to Win NCAA National Championship: WIN: (+20000) | NOVA: (+5500)
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The No. 5 Villanova Wildcats (16-6, 11-4) are set to face off against a formidable opponent in the No. 12 Winthrop Eagles (23-1, 17-1) this Friday night in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Winthrop Eagles are riding a smooth seven game winning streak, including a Big South Tournament championship, into the NCAA Tournament. The Villanova Wildcats on the other hand are reeling, dropping each of their last two games since losing Bob Cousy Award finalist Colin Gillespie. Although this is a #12 vs #5 matchup, it sure does not feel like Winthrop is the underdog in this fight.