Comments on Vegas Watch: Sweet 16 Preview: Part Two

Screw UNC... I entered the pool but stuck with 3 o...

2008-03-27T15:57:00.000-04:00

Screw UNC... I entered the pool but stuck with 3 of my original 4 Final Four picks, once again taking Louisville out of the East.

I now have Kansas in our office's blind-draw, Swee...

2008-03-27T14:30:00.000-04:00

I now have Kansas in our office's blind-draw, Sweet Sixteen pool, obviously a nice draw for 15:1 odds.

Combined with picking them to win in my office bracket as well, and various interests in UCLA, Wisconsin, Xavier, and Texas advancing as far as possible, I'm now considering entering a Sweet 16 bracket and taking the doomsday scenario of 4 #1 seeds in San Antonio, with the Tar Heels (whom I have losing to Louisville in all of my current brackets) winning it all.

It's either that, or take a stand and root like hell against UNC.

The thing about Wazzu is that if they do beat Caro...

2008-03-27T14:00:00.000-04:00

The thing about Wazzu is that if they do beat Carolina, I think the perception of them will change. It's entirely possible they would be favored to beat Tennessee; how Louisville plays would probably determine the line on that potential matchup.

+7200 to win the whole thing is probably about right.

Washington is +400 to beat UNC. What will they be...

2008-03-27T13:49:00.000-04:00

Washington is +400 to beat UNC. What will they be against Louiville/Tennessee? +140? That would make them +1100 to win the region. Also, wagerstreet has them at +7200 to win the tourney...