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Playing the Percentages: Sweet Sixteen Friday
March 23, 2007 | By Benjamin Miraski
Four more game on Friday await. The MRI got a huge lift with Ohio State coming back from 17 down at halftime to make the computer perfect in the four games Thursday. I can't say I am shocked, but I am very surprised that Ohio State had that kind of comeback in them, especially after they had to battle back against Xavier. That is one heck of a halftime adjustment. Friday's games look to be a little bigger margin for the favored team.
Updated statistics for the tournament so far:
1st Round: 25 for 32 overall, 2 for 6 upsets
2nd Round so far: 11 for 16 overall, 1 for 2 upsets (Only 1 off the expected value of wins - 12)
Sweet Sixteen: 4 for 4 overall
Tournament overall: 40 for 52, 76.9%
Let's go to the numbers for Friday:
Midwest Region:
(5) Butler vs. (1) Florida: Florida - 86.00%
(7) UNLV vs. (3) Oregon: Oregon - 59.30%
East Region:
(6) Vanderbilt vs. (2) Georgetown: Georgetown - 82.61%
(5) USC vs. (1) North Carolina: North Carolina - 93.93%
Expected wins for Friday: 3
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 23, 2007 8:00 AM
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