For this weekend, that iconic, if overplayed 80s anthem by Europe comes to mind – The Final Countdown – the synthesizer, the hair, the high notes. This is where College Basketball reaches its Final Four Countdown in Houston. Final Four Preview We have 3 newbies in Houston, which makes the fan bases excited, but blueblood […]
The NCAA Tournament is just that a tournament. No guarantees or series. The best teams may or may not win. In a year where parity has reigned supreme, the resulting Final Four is definitely par for the course for this crazy season. Bracket Busters, The Elite Eight is the point of the tournament and pool […]
Bracket Maniacs, The Sweet Sixteen is where dreams can be crushed and heroes are made. We had both in this year’s round. East Region Stellar Performance The first may have been the best of them all. The newbie in #3 Kansas State’s Coach Jerome Tang versus the legend, #7 Michigan State’s Coach Tom Izzo. The […]
The opening of the NCAA Tournament is wild for all of us. However, would you believe that despite some of the biggest upsets of all time, we had less than most years. Opening Weekend Tallies I wrote more detailed overviews of the first 2 rounds in the Pool update, but here are some interesting stats […]
Wegs Poolsters, Thank you for your participation in Wegs Pool 20 and your patience for the first update. Now that I do a Vegas trip for the opening of the Tournament, it becomes impossible to get the Round 1 update out. So, here is your First 2 Rounds Update. We got some great games to […]
We finally made it to Selection Sunday, and for the most part, there were not a ton of surprises. Still, there were a few gripes, and I think more importantly some poor seeding that we can exploit in our bracket picks and bets. For this article, I’m going to structure it this way: Region by […]
I wrote last week that it goes quickly. We already have some tickets punched to the Big Dance, and Selection Sunday is just a few days away. Time to catch up. Tickets Punched As of the date of this article (3/7 late night), the following 11 teams have automatically qualified into the Field of 68: […]
It’s time for the most fun month of the year in sports. March Madness, which begins with the Conference Championships all the way to setting the Final Four. Essentially the College Basketball world goes from giving every single Division I team a chance to make it to Houston for this year’s Final Four. We are […]
The NFL isn’t perfect, however it is perfect entertainment. The game on the field is the start of it all, but the Super Bowl is a spectacle like no other. Super Bowl Recap The Eagles closed at most books as the -1 favorite, but it did depend highly on the position the Sportsbook held on […]
This is it the big day everyone has waited for. The season starts in August with pre-season games, then the regular season slog of 18 weeks, now the field has whittled down to just 2 – both worthy of a Championship. The Teams NFC – Philadelphia Eagles (16-3, 3.33 Wegs Playoff Index) The Birds have […]