NCAA Day 2 - Second set of 2 games preview

It's about halftime of the early games, and it looks like we are going to have nailbiters in both of them.  Baylor is currently losing, which makes me kind of happy, mostly because I have SMU in the Sweet 16 and it's nice when I can wish my own bracket good things while simultaneously crushing the dreams of countless other brackets.  I mostly like to reward people for picking upsets to happen because I feel like it takes a certain amount of bravery to do that, but if the person that is picking those upsets is me, then what could be better.  I also pull for people in my family.  There is really only one person that I am steadfastly pulling against, and that is Gutless Jack.  No one should ever pick only by the seeds.  That is cowardly on a grand level.  Shame!!!

But there are 2 more games about to go off, so I have some updates.

Arkansas / Seton Hall

Seton Hall: 141

Arkansas: 84

Vegas Line: Pick 'em

I would have thought this one would be more even.  This is the very definition of a tie-breaker game.  Only 4 people have the winner this game winning another game, and the highest ranking of those people is Irene H. #2, who is currently in 169th place.  I guess Arkansas in the Sweet 16 would really move her up the standings.  For the rest of us, this is just another opportunity to get 1 point.  I am struggling to see why this game is so lopsided.  I don't think there is a subset of my pool that is from the East Coast or Seton Hall is particularly interesting.  These seem like roughly equivalent mid-tier power conference schools.

Oregon / Iona

Oregon:  222

Iona: 3

Vegas Line: Oregon by 14.5

Oregon is a very trendy pick, since they were a #1 seed last year, and they were highly ranked most of the season.  I think they lost a player prior to the tournament, and I think if he was playing, they would have been seeded higher.  32 people have Oregon in the Final 4.  73 people have them in the Elite 8 and 169 have them in the Sweet 16.  I'm sure those people are hoping for Oregon to cruise to an easy victory.  Iona has been pretty decent in the past, so maybe they can pull a stunning upset here.  I would enjoy that as well.

Good Luck to everyone (especially me and my family)!!!!