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Mar 13, 2022

2022 March Madness Predictions

FiveThirtyEight 2022 March Madness Predictions In-game win probabilities and chances of advancing, updating live.

Jun 08, 2021

How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos?

When we first published an interactive checking the accuracy of our various prognostications, back in April 2019, the sports world was relatively normal. The idea of playing in empty stadiums was still novel, game postponements over anything other than weather were rare, and masks were strictly for goalies and catchers (and Rip Hamilton). But a […]

Apr 02, 2021

Gonzaga’s Conference Isn’t Holding It Back Anymore

As they prepared for a conference home game against the University of the Pacific on Jan. 23, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were 14-0 and ranked No. 1 in Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted efficiency rankings. That night, they scored 1.28 points per possession, led 34-8 midway through the first half and won 95-49. But by the time they […]

Mar 23, 2021

The Slipper Fits Perfectly For Oral Roberts

On a court plastered with “MARCH MADNESS,” about 90 seconds into his first NCAA men’s tournament game, Max Abmas pulled up from the logo without hesitation. Oral Roberts’s star entered Friday as the nation’s leading scorer at 24.2 points per game. Surely, Ohio State knew to smother him at any opportunity. Abmas’s answer was to […]

Mar 18, 2021

The Top Picks And Sleepers To Watch In The Women’s NCAA Tournament

To borrow a trademark from the world of golf, the 2021 NCAA women’s basketball tournament will certainly be “a tradition unlike any other.” Among the differences this year from recent editions of the storied tournament: It will be played entirely on neutral courts in the state of Texas instead of the first two rounds occurring […]