Bracket Tactics: Tuesday's Tip of the Day
March 18th, 2008
by Jon Teitel
Leading up to the 2008 NCAA Tournament, we'll be
presenting daily tips to help you fill in your bracket.
Today's Bracket Tactic
FACT: #14 seeds who score less than 76.5 PPG are 2-54 in the 1st round since 1985, and only two #14 seeds have made the Sweet 16 since 1985 (Cleveland State in 1986 and Chattanooga in 1997).
BRACKET TIP: Do not pick Georgia because they score less than 76.5 PPG,
but if you are feeling lucky, you can pick one of Boise State/CSU
Fullerton/Cornell to win 1 game because they each score over 76.5 PPG.
Editor's Tip: Don't be fooled by overall records. Some teams are great at home, but struggle to win true road games. Similarly, its not enough to look just at road games.. but you need to check out neutral records as well. If a team's combined road & neutral record is substantially worse then their home record.. look out. One prime example is Vanderbiilt. The Commodores are 19-0 at home, but just 7-7 on the road.
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Jon attended college at the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1996) and law school at the University of Arizona (class of 2001), so his 2 favorite college teams are the Quakers and the Wildcats. While at Penn, Jon was the sports director of the school TV station, where he covered their 1994 and 1995 NCAA tournament appearances. He has also worked as a production assistant for ESPN, and a broadcast assistant for CBS during 2 different NCAA tournaments. He currently works as an investigator for the federal government in Washington, DC.
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