I went 8 – 8 yesterday in my pool with the big win being Purdue over Washington. All the rest I felt were locks.

That Gonzaga game was tight. It has been a good tournament if you only watched the late games. That Siena game was awesome as well.

Today, I need Kansas to lose and Wisconsin to win. I had FSU and West Virginia in the sweet sixteen but my other fourteen teams are still alive.

I personally like Cleveland State over Arizona today. Woodrow will tell you different because he is a closet Arizona lover but I am not impressed one big by Arizona (-3). I agree on Missouri. I think they will run Marquette out of the gym and I also like Pitt to respond like Memphis did yesterday.

Michigan State intrigues me as well as a team that should be 4 points better than USC but USC may just be athletic enough to stick with them

It looked good with about 7 minutes left. Now Pitt is in a fight and Arizona is pulling away

I took USC anyway, but I thought it would be bigger. I’ve got Missouri as well.

Side note- did you guys see Purdue’s black uniforms? They looked great (except for the collar). Black letters on a black background with the lettering outlined in gold, and gold piping on the sides. My first thought was that they kind of looked like the guys from Tron, especially on the guys in tight undershirts with gold piping. I’d love to see us go with that style.

make sure you all post some more stuff before next round.

Of course I jinxed myself yesterday after my great start. I had Duke and Gonzaga and neither covered so there went my perfect day. At least the Gonzaga game was really exciting and Duke (a team I really like) beat Texas (a team I really hate), so it’s not all bad.

I’m perfect so far again today, I had Syracuse, KU, Arizona, and Xavier (Pitt was a push). Speaking of that, I’ve had 3 pushes so far (Also KU/ND-State and Duke/Binghampton), the odds makers are doing a good job I guess, I don’t remember ever having a push bet before this tournament… I’ve got Louisville, MSU, and Mizzou right now (looking OK, but again, probably just jinxed myself).

One thing, I find myself betting on the favorite about 90% of the time, those games always stick out to me when I’m picking games to bet on. I guess that’s just how my brain works, I think “oh, this team will win by more than that” not “I think this team will LOSE, but not by that much”. That’s too complicated :-) Well, good luck to everybody.

Good matchups. Maybe I’m just being a Big 12 homer but I really like OU -1 and I said to myself before the lines came out “I bet Michigan State is favored by 1 or 2 and if they are I’m taking Kansas” and sure enough they’re favored by 2 so I like KU +2. No offense to you buffzag, but I think UNC is gonna be way too much for your Zags, I like them -8.5. I also think UConn will handle Purdue, I like them -7. Although I probably won’t bet on this game as I can’t bet against Duke, if I was totally unbiased I would take Nova +2. Although I said Louisville had screwed me for the last time on my previous post I’m thinking they HAVE to play a good game at some point and Arizona shouldn’t have anywhere near the talent, right? I hate to do it but I’ll probably take Louisville -9.

So, what about the other games? Anybody got some good feelings on Pitt/Xav or Mizzou/Mem? I’m not sure what to think on those. Wow, this tournament has turned me into a complete gambling fiend.

It’s hard for me to pick a lot of these games because I am so vested in all of them. Between allegiances (everyone knows I’m an OU homer and my bro goes to Zona) and my bracket (I have the Zags and Nova in the final four) I don’t feel like I can make any unbiased predictions.

Missouri is putting it on Memphis…

games…I can never get a gauge on it but it certainly is sparse…I really want a regional final in Denver but feel that it will never happen because the size of the Pepsi Center might not be big enough. I have went to the last two opening rounds here and it is a blast…great basketball and not that expensive.

big one for me is Gonzaga for family reasons…that would make my night

they shoulda won that game, I’m pissed…

Anyway, sorry about Gonzaga guys, nothing to be ashamed of though, UNC is a damn good team. The Hansbrough/Griffin match-up is going to be awesome. They are two of the toughest and most talented college players that I can remeber.