Episode 297: Sharp 600 March Madness Sweet 16 Breakdown

Episode 297,   Mar 24, 2021, 04:18 PM

Rob Cressy is joined by Jason Logan, Rohit Ponnaiya, Jared Hochman, and Andrew Caley of the Covers team to breakdown the March Madness Sweet 16, and lessons learned from the opening weekend. Each guest tackles a different region, with Jason covering the East, Rohit on the West, Jared on the South, and Andrew breaking down the Midwest.

Jason discusses:
-Florida State finally getting its groove back
-Which East team has burned him all tournament long
-The importance of looking at non-conference schedules
-His picks for Florida State/Michigan and UCLA/Alabama

Rohit discusses:
-Why the Gonzaga love is very real
-How the Pac-12 was much better than expected
-Some teams that we wrongly overlooked going into the tournament
-His bets for Creighton/Gonzaga and Oregon/USC.

Jared discusses:
-Baylor getting a very favorable Sweet 16 spread
-The magical (but weird) run of No. 15 seed Oral Roberts
-An unwavering commitment to his live-betting strategy
-His best bets for Villanova/Baylor and Oral Roberts/Arkansas

Andrew discusses:
-Dealing with a region that is in absolute shambles
-Believing in Sister Jean...or "Beav-lieving" in Oregon State
-The return of Syracuses' famed 2-3 Zone
-His best picks for Oregon State/Loyola-Chicago and Syracuse/Houston

You can find the Covers team on Twitter @CoversJLo, @Covers_Ro, @JLHoch, and @Covers_Caley. Connect with Rob Cressy @robcressy on Twitter and send in your feedback, best bets and bad beats.

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