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Strategy for NCAA tourney knockout pool
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:09 pm
First time entering one of these and I'm interested to hear your thoughts on Thursday picks.
For the games on Thursday, you have to pick 2 winners, just outright winners, no spread involved. Once you pick a team, you can't use them again.
Lose and you're out
For the Thursday games I figure:
1. You want to pick teams that you think will win this round but lose the very next round.
2. In the Thursday games it makes sense to pick double digit seeds that you think have the best shot at winning so that the lower seeds are saved for later rounds.
With that as the strategy, I'm looking at:
Texas
Ohio State
E. Washington
SFA
Anyone in one of these pools? Which 2 teams would you go with on Thursday?
Appreciate it
For the games on Thursday, you have to pick 2 winners, just outright winners, no spread involved. Once you pick a team, you can't use them again.
Lose and you're out
For the Thursday games I figure:
1. You want to pick teams that you think will win this round but lose the very next round.
2. In the Thursday games it makes sense to pick double digit seeds that you think have the best shot at winning so that the lower seeds are saved for later rounds.
With that as the strategy, I'm looking at:
Texas
Ohio State
E. Washington
SFA
Anyone in one of these pools? Which 2 teams would you go with on Thursday?
Appreciate it
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Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:14 pm to kbro
I've never entered one of those pools, but my strategy would be totally different. I'd pick 3-6 seeds I felt good about early, but didn't think would go far. Or I would pick the 7-10 or 8-9 match ups I felt best about. Your odds of hitting on 2 double-digit seeds seem to be low.
I would pick for Thursday:
Georgetown
SMU
I would pick for Thursday:
Georgetown
SMU
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:17 pm to TheWalrus
quote:
I'd pick 3-6 seeds I felt good about early, but didn't think would go far.
This makes sense if you think SMU and G'town will lose in the 2nd round.
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:20 pm to kbro
Yip, I do think that and even if I still had them on board, I wouldn't feel confident enough to pick them in later rounds against better teams unless I literally had no other choice.
Posted on 3/16/15 at 8:40 pm to kbro
Haven't done this pool before but I'd say that you are going to be bad at this if you are picking 2 of those 4 to win 
You should be picking like 4-7 seeds IMO
You should be picking like 4-7 seeds IMO
This post was edited on 3/16/15 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 3/16/15 at 9:51 pm to kbro
So it's 2 until when? Then 1 until when?
Posted on 3/16/15 at 10:30 pm to Lsubaseball2000
2 on Thurs and 2 on Fri
If you win both days, it's 1 on Sat and 1 on Sun
If you win both days, it's 1 on Sat and 1 on Sun
Posted on 3/17/15 at 12:01 am to kbro
Is this throughout the entire tournament (I assume so, lol).
Can you link the rules?
Can you link the rules?
Posted on 3/17/15 at 12:06 pm to kbro
Then what after Sunday? So I guess 10 teams total? 2-2-1-1-1-1
The 8 2's and 1's and 2 3's should work. Lol.
The 8 2's and 1's and 2 3's should work. Lol.
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