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First Round: A 1-seed has now only lost once in the First Round. There have been close calls, but actually picking the upset is Bracket suicide. Second Round: All 1-seeds will reach the second round, and 86% of them advance further. It's basically a toss up whether only 3 or all 4 will advance to the Sweet 16.
If you're wondering how do betting tipsters make money from subscription services, it's quite an easy concept. Basically, a tipster offers his tips...
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Rugby sevens is so called because it features teams of seven players. Originally called seven-a-side rugby when it was first played in Melrose,...
Read More »Four years ago, it finally happened – after 33 years and 132 straight wins, a 1-seed lost to a 16-seed! And it wasn’t even close – UMBC beat Virginia 74-54. You’d expect the 1-seeds to be dominant, right? Sure they get beat plenty in the later rounds of the tournament. Some of my most memorable games are ones where 1-seeds were upset in the second round (Bama over Stanford in 2004 and Northern Iowa over Kansas in 2010). But…yeah. The 1-seeds have been dominant. They’ve won 64% of the past 36 tournaments and 7 of the last 10!
In gambling, there are winners and losers. But even the winners can be losers if they don't pay their taxes! Any money you win while gambling or...
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A parlay bet simply combines multiple wagers into one bet. It does this by rolling over the winnings from each individual wager into the next leg...
Read More »A push in sports betting occurs when the point spread or point total hits the exact number in which you bet. For example, you can bet the Dallas Cowboys as a -7 point favorite to beat the Green Bay Packers or the Packers as a +7 point underdog.
Prediction: If marigolds deter asparagus beetles, and we grow asparagus next to marigolds, then we should find fewer asparagus beetles when...
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Generally speaking, the 3-5-2 is considered a defensive formation, with three center backs and three central midfielders giving a strong, compact...
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Under 0.5 goals is a bet on the game having 0 goals scored in the match. The under 0.5 market applies to a full game (90 minutes + additional time)...
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World Player Goals Date Peter Osgood 5 28 September 1971 Lionel Messi 5 7 March 2012 Luiz Adriano 5 21 October 2014 Aritz Aduriz 5 3 November 2016...
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