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Playing the Percentages: Second Round Saturday
March 17, 2007 | By Benjamin Miraski
We are into the first weekend of games, and already a couple of upsets on the books, though not as many as last year.
So far, the MRI is 25 of 32 correct for a percentage of 78%. In games where the MRI predicted an upset of the higher seeded team (including a nine over an eight), the MRI is 2 for 6, or 33%. Friday was not a good day for the upset predictions as the computer managed to blow all three predicted.
So what does the MRI have for Saturday?
Midwest Region:
(5) Butler vs. (4) Maryland: Maryland - 70.70%
West Region:
(11) Virginia Commonwealth vs. (3) Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh - 73.44%
(7) Indiana vs. (2) UCLA: UCLA - 73.44%
East Region:
(6) Vanderbilt vs. (3) Washington State: Washington State - 66.51%
(7) Boston College vs. (2) Georgetown: Georgetown - 82.55%
(9) Michigan State vs. (1) North Carolina: North Carolina - 91.86%
South Region:
(9) Xavier vs. (1) Ohio State: Ohio State - 73.44%
(6) Louisville vs. (3) Texas A&M: Texas A&M - 78.68%
Enjoy the games
Copyright 2007 by MRISports.com. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted March 17, 2007 9:00 AM
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