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What Are The Odds: A Perfect Bracket
What Are The Odds: A Perfect Bracket
While compiling the list of NCAA tournament pools , I've noticed a trend. Every large betting site has a contest in which you can win an extremely large amount of money- $11 million, in Sportsbook's - by picking all 64 games correctly. This is obviously difficult. But so many people fill out brackets, somebody has to get them all correct, right? In a word: no. To do this, let's simplifying ...
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The Roundup: Tiger’s $65 Million House
The Big Lead — ... interview with one of the great, late-season NBA stories: Lance Allred. (Harwood Paroxysm) Letterman mocks the underdressed Mike & Mike, and then one of these clowns makes their Final Four picks, except two came from the same region. (Sox & Dawgs) Campus Clicks (which is way too nice to us) introduces you to the NCAA tourney Nerd-Off. (Campus Clicks) If your bracket is perfect, some gambling outfit will pay you $11 million. (Vegas Watch) If you want to give up all your personal info, you can join John ...

No One, Ever, Will Have A Perfect Bracket [NCAA Tournament]
Deadspin — ... This happens every year: Some enterprising company decides to give away an inordinate amount of money to someone who can pick every NCAA tournament game correctly. Sportsbook, this year, is giving away $11 million to any lucky winner. When the dot-com boom was going on back in 2000, we remember one site offering $1 billion. You could offer $25 trillion; you still ain't gonna win. ...

Minor league team tries exploiting Roger Clemens
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL. — ... What are the odds of someone filling out a perfect bracket for the NCAA tournament? One in 7.2 trillion? Pretty similar odds of Clemens actually doing this. But hey, free hot dogs? Count me in. ...

It’s finally here!
Rush The Court — ... - Vegas Watch asks the question about what the odds are of picking a perfect bracket. It’s a good read as is the rest of his site. We highly recommend it. ...

You Finally Nailed The Perfect Bracket, Didn’t You?
The Big Lead — ... But this is your year. You did it! You’re going to win so much money. That office pool for 67 bucks? Yours! That blog pool with all those witty transients you comment about offbeat barely-related-to-sports stories with a John Scheyer bobble-head for a prize: Yours! One in 7.2 million? Good odds for any Spartan. ...

Top Ten reasons to love March Madness
Top Ten Chicago Sports — ... The first two days of the tournament are, without doubt, the two best days of the sports year. 16 games Thursday, 16 more on Friday, with the first tipping off at 10:30 a.m each day and the last ending after 11 p.m. Sure, there’s a good chance your hope for a perfect 63-out-of-63 bracket (odds of that happening: 1 in 7.2 billion) will be over by Thursday’s lunch, and your chance of winning your pool could be done by Friday morning. But that doesn’t prevent those days from being the panicle of the college hoops calendar.

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RSB Bracket Challenge
realsportsbloggers.com 3/3/2008 — It’s that time of year again, time to fill out your NCAA Tournament Brackets.What’s at stake? Bragging rites. “I took home the Twinkie Trophy” (Twinkie Trophy might not include actual twinkies, only empty wrappers)Registration is free, and we get to test drive one of our possible Fantasy Sports Partners. fanstar.com
Facebook NCAA Tourney Brackets Group
loserswithsocks.com 3/11/2008 — By request, I have formed a Loser With Socks [link] Facebook NCAA Tourney Brackets Group.
The madness is here
cuzoogle.com 3/13/2008 — Very, very soon we are all going to be caring about schools that we don’t even know where they are because of THE BRACKETS . Yep The NCAA tourney is just a week away and Cuzoogle is getting fired up. Some local blog punks have done a little ...
March Madness 101 - The Bru is back | Cuzoogle
cuzoogle.com 3/14/2008 — Cuzoogle’s resident NCAA hoops guru J-Bru is back to give us 5 solid tips for filling out your brackets.
Some Tips To Keep The Red Ink Off Your Bracket
sportsbybrooks.com 3/16/2008 — Each person has his or own system for checking off correct predictions or incorrect predictions on one’s NCAA bracket. One aesthetic choice would involve highlighting the games one gets right in blue, and crossing off the mispicks with red pen. Hopefully, everyone can use these tips provided by PREGAME.COM and have a little more blue on their brackets this year. (more…)  ...
Free-Floating Thoughts and Links
crashburnalley.com 3/17/2008 — Bob Costas, Brett Myers, Spring Training, Kyle Lohse, NCAA brackets, and the greatest steeplechase fall ever.
The Brackets, They Be Out [NCAA Tournament]
deadspin.com 3/17/2008 — The brackets are out. Make sure to join our Pants Party pool , and check back soon for our official Deadspin printable bracket. And, after the jump, enjoy Storming The Floor's instant analysis. We'll be all over everything tomorrow. The ...
The KSK Real NFL Mascot Kill Kill Kill Invitational Tournament
kissmesuzy.blogspot.com 3/17/2008 — It’s NCAA tournament time, which means that, in addition to filling out your actual bracket, you will now be deluged with hundreds upon hundreds of phony “mock” brackets designed specifically to waste your time: Hottest Chick Brackets, World’s ...
Charles Darwin Brackets: West
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 3/17/2008 — Part 2 of our 4+ part Darwinism NCAA Tournament. This is the West. Home of cougars, devils and more bears.
The Brackets Have Been Out For Only 15 Hours, And Everyone's Already An Expert [NCAA Tournament]
deadspin.com 3/17/2008 — The best part, to us, about Selection Sunday is how quickly the entirely unpredictable merges into the familiar. When the brackets are announced, every matchup seems deliciously random. Pittsburgh vs. Oral Roberts? Weird . But after about an hour of it sinking in, each matchup becomes fated to have happened, the destiny of every team. Of course Standford was going to play Cornell. Of course ...
MORE STATISTICAL BS
epiccarnival.com 3/17/2008 — by Thermocaster , The Meaningful Collateral It's become an unpleasant rite of spring. No, not the NCAA Tournament, which is a very happy occurrence that unites millions of fans across the country. Instead, I refer to the annual release of the "lost ...
Charles Darwin Brackets: Midwest
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 3/17/2008 — The Discovery Channel used to have a fine program called "Animal Face-off." Where they would pit say a Siberian tiger against, say a brown bear. And through science and simulation will tell you who would win. You can actually see some match-ups here . ...
Don't ask about chemistry
beck.mlblogs.com 3/17/2008 — Now that the NCAA brackets are out and I can focus again, I'll leave you with this: I know a lot of people have asked about how well Willis' personality has meshed in the clubhouse and what he can do for team chemistry. Jim Leyland, for his part, ...
NCAA Tournament Brackets: How To Fill 'Em Out!
sportsnationblog.blogspot.com 3/18/2008 — Whether you are a casual sports fan or an avid college basketball know-it-all, chances are that you are filling out your NCAA bracket this week. Here are some helpful guidelines for filling out your bracket that are very simple to follow.
History of the 5 vs. 12 matchup on the Irish's Side
irishbandofbrothers.blogspot.com 3/18/2008 — When the NCAA Tournament selection show was announced, Notre Dame didn't have much time to fill in their brackets. Within the first few pairings, the Irish were handed a #5 seed against the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Champs, #12 seed George Mason. Yes, the dreaded 5 vs. 12 matchup that everyone and their mother wants to avoid come March. But for the Irish, is it really that bad?
Charles Darwin Brackets: East
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 3/18/2008 — It's survival of the fittest NCAA style, part 3 of 4+. Watch out, boys, the cougars are on the prowl.
Filling in your brackets is like grocery shopping | Cuzoogle
cuzoogle.com 3/18/2008 — How picking the teams in your NCAA pool is like going grocery shopping.
Um, It May Be Time To Eliminate That Play-In Game [March Madness]
deadspin.com 3/18/2008 — On most tournament pool brackets it will be indicated as "play-in winner," a stirring tribute to a successful season if ever there was one. Presenting once again the play-in game, which has become the NCAA's little joke on the smaller Div. I schools. ...
At Last, An NCAA Basketball Pool Without Shame [Let My Brackets Go]
deadspin.com 3/18/2008 — Good news if your NCAA Basketball Tournament pool is in California; no longer must you lurk in the shadows as you make your picks, hiding your brackets from the cops during routine traffic stops and pretending that your sudden interest in Drake is ...
And Now, Something No One Cares About
bearsnecessity.com 3/19/2008 — The site header should be updated this week. Hold your breath until then. Note: Please skip over this if you can’t handle self-indulgence. I’m in these NCAA Brackets like each and every one of you (about ten this year–I think ...
Hurry up and make your NCAA picksThe LoHud Yankees Blog
The NCAA tournament starts this afternoon. That means one thing: You have to sign up for the LoHud.com brackets contest. Go to lohud.com/brackets to register your picks and compare your selections to mine. Hopefully we get a nice group from the blog in the pool. A perfect bracket can win $10,000. If nothing else, you can try to do better than me and then you can make fun of me. You ...
Still time to make your NCAA picksThe LoHud Yankees Blog
The NCAA tournament starts tomorrow and it’s time to make your picks. LoHud.com is running a brackets contest. Go to lohud.com/brackets to register and compare your picks to mine. Hopefully we get a nice group from the blog in the pool. A perfect bracket can win $10,000. You have until the first set of games to pick your teams. Good luck.
Make your NCAA tournament picksThe LoHud Yankees Blog
The NCAA tournament starts Thursday and it’s time to make your picks. LoHud.com is running a brackets contest. Go to lohud.com/brackets to register and compare your picks to mine. Hopefully we get a nice group from the blog in the pool. A perfect bracket can win $10,000. You have until the first set of games to pick your teams. Good luck.
Brahsome Brackets ContestBrahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Naturally we’re giving shit away again. Join our bracket contest on Facebook and if you win, pick a t-shirt/hat/piece of swag that you’re interested in and have it shipped to you. All for free of course. Also, feel free to forward the invitation to whoever. More the merrier. Share This
NCAA Tourney, Day 1 MusingsThe Big Lead
A nation collectively groaned at this debacle of an inbounds play. Random ruminations and conjecture, and an update on our bracket challenge: * It appears as if only four people have perfect brackets in our challenge including - yup, you read that correctly, The Big Deal’s wife!
10 things To Say When Your Boss Catches You Watching Tourney Games OnlineThe World of Isaac
1. Would you rather I watch porn at work? 2. When I win the 5 million dollar perfect bracket, Ill give you 4 weeks notice instead of the standard 2 week. 3. I can only hear so many of your golf stories 4. I promise not to tell anybody what I saw you and your wife doing at the Christmas Party 5. Not to change the subject or anything, but your secretary spits in your coffee every morning 6. ...
NCAA Tournament Predictions: West Bracket PicksFanIQ Blog
20 hours left to sign up for the FanIQ vs "Experts" Bracket Contest . Nintendo Wii for the lucky bastard genius who wins it all. Many other goods available for those that beat all the experts and just by signing up, you're basically guaranteed to at least beat half of them. Alright, here's the final region picks, also known as the UCLA's practice before the Final Four. 1 UCLA ...
USING KENPOM'S PYTHAG AND LOG5 METHOD TO PICK AN NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKETRocky Top Talk
After staring at A Sea of Blue's post setting forth the odds for each of the NCAA Tournament teams to win it all for a half an hour, I concluded: whoa, numbers . But once I recovered, I thought it would be interesting to see how each game of the bracket plays out using Ken Pomeroy's data . Below is the NCAA Tournament bracket, with each region on top of each other (as opposed to the four ...
Bracket time. Sign up for our NCAA Tournament pick'emCracked Sidewalks
Crackedsidewalks.com and muscoop.com are hosting an NCAA Tournament Pick'em bracket contest...except that there are no prizes. Click here to enter your picks 1 point for first round correct 2 points for second round correct 3 points for third round correct 4 points for fourth round correct 6 points for Final Four round correct 10 points for champion picked correctly This is just for fun, no ...
NCAA Tournament Predictions: Midwest Bracket PicksFanIQ Blog
First things first. Make sure you enter the FanIQ vs "Experts" Bracket Contest. Quickly approaching 500 entrants and 35+ "experts." Remember you can still win a solid prize by recruiting the bracket winner if you don't fancy yourself a college basketball genius. I realize you don't care, but I'm going to give you my picks anyway. Here's where I'm at in the Midwest ...
Odds to Win NCAA Tournament: Vegas Likes UCLAFanIQ Blog
We've already presented you with the hottest cheerleader method for picking your brackets. We'll stand by that as being as a good a model as any other, but you'd be well served to peruse what Vegas is thinking. It's tough to admit, but they do know more about basketball than you do. Just like those with pom-poms, the odds makers are going with UCLA. Odds to win the NCAA Tournament  ...
Minor League Baseball Logo Content--The BracketSports Biz with Darren Rovell
Posted By: Darren Rovell As the NCAA Tournament technically kicks off today, with the Play-In Game, we've narrowed it down to our field of 32 and frankly, our field is small enough so that we can now fit our bracket on the screen for you. So here is. I present to you, the remaining contenders in CNBC.com's Minor League Baseball Logo Contest. Read More Topics: Sports  ...
Have FUN with your BracketsSportSayers.com
This time every year, all sorts of people are filling out brackets. There are those that are NCAA-holics to those that barely know any team in the tournament. What is so great about March Madness is that the playing level is basically even and everybody has their own way for picking teams. For example, I just choose the teams I would like to see and that is good enough for me, while the Doc ...
Midwest Region NCAA Tournament PreviewSports Handicapping
The Midwest Region of the 2008 Men's College Basketball NCAA Tournament may be the most competitive as far as the oddsmakers are concerned. Five teams are within 10/1 betting odds to win the office pool bracket. Top seed Kansas is even money to take home the region's top prize. The Georgetown Hoyas are next at 10/3. With a great inside game, the Hoyas may be primed to win it all. The ...
NCAA Tournament Predictions: East BracketFanIQ Blog
First things first. Make sure you enter the FanIQ vs "Experts" Bracket Contest. It's only Monday afternoon, but you've already beaten Dick Vitale and Andy Katz. They both picked all #1 seeds to Final Four. I realize you don't care, but I'm going to give you my picks anyway. I'm not willing to commit to my picks until I know the announcing schedule. The Gus factor most be taken ...
Brackets, Brackets, BracketsIntentional Foul
By now, you’ve entered one or two of the thousands of NCAA Tournament bracket challenges out there in anticipation of this upcoming weekend’s basketball cavalcade. However, sometimes filling out these inverted pyramids can be daunting. Is Butler better than South Alabama? Will all the number seeds make it all the way to the Final Four? Yeah, lots of questions. So many in ...
NCAA Tournament Bracket - Jack CobraCobra Brigade
We are going to try something a little new here where we are actually going to share our brackets with you....you like that? I know you do. So, for the rest of the week we will be bringing you our brackets along with our reasoning behind our picks. On top of that.......since Bruce Paine is not going to be able to participate because they don't have the Internet in Minnesota...... The Lovely ...
NCAA Previews: Recognize the Villanova WildcatsFanHouse
Conference: Big East Record: 20-12, 9-9 in conference RPI: 51 How They Got In: At-large Seed/Bracket: 12 / Midwest Mascot: Wildcats. There is no connection to the Philly area, as the Villanova Wildcat is a feral feline with an appearance based on a bobcat found in the Southwest US. 'Nova's anthropomorphic mascot is called Will D. Cat. The name was chosen by a campus-wide contest in 1926. ...
National Championship OddsVegas Watch
I'm pretty sure that none of the following lines are good bets. In total, they add up to 153%. That's okay. To win the National Championship Related : Join the Rush The Court Tournament Pool [ RTC ]
2008 NCAA Tournament Bracket ReactionDan Shanoff
Brackets! Yes! Sorry for the delay : I've been cranking on my usual morning Sporting News column , which will go up tonight (hopefully in a few minutes), because -- let's face it -- why wait for the morning the same analysis that I'm totally geeked up to offer an hour after the brackets are revealed? Here's the link . I'll update when it's up. Let me throw out a few thoughts: Nothing in the ...
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