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Big CatBig Cat

Bet Arizona moneyline against Michigan in the Final Four

I would like Arizona Money line. It's plus 105 right now... The fact that they're underdogs is crazy to me. Michigan's really, really good. Arizona has looked unstoppable.

Outcome of the 2026 Final Four game.
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HankHank

Houston will beat Illinois by 18 points in the Sweet 16

I think Houston and I think they do it decisively. 18. [Blowout?]. 18.

Pending outcome of the 2026 Sweet 16.
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Big CatBig Cat

Betting Houston -13.5 in the first half against Idaho

I'm gonna go Houston first half minus 13 and a half.

The outcome of the 2026 tournament game is pending.
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HankHank

Betting Arkansas team total under 87.5

I'm gonna go Arkansas team total under 87 and a half.

The outcome of the 2026 tournament game is pending.
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Betting Michigan State -16.5

I'm gonna go Michigan State minus 16 and a half.

The outcome of the 2026 tournament game is pending.
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Big CatBig Cat

My Early Final Four: Duke, Arizona, Houston, and Virginia

I'm gonna go with Duke, Arizona, Houston, Virginia. Duke obviously winning the whole thing.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

My Early Final Four: Michigan State, Houston, Arkansas, and Michigan

I'm gonna go with Michigan State. I'm gonna go with Houston. Arkansas and I think I'm just gonna go Michigan... I got Houston win it all.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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HankHank

My Early Final Four: Duke, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

Duke, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin... with Duke beating Wisconsin in Indie.

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The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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MaxMax

My Early Final Four: St. John's, Florida, Arizona, and Iowa State

St. John's, Florida, Arizona, Iowa State... I will do Iowa State over St. John's.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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ZacZac

My Early Final Four: UConn, Florida, BYU, and Akron

I'm gonna go Yukon, Florida, BYU, Akron... I'm gonna take Akron to win it all.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jaxon Smith-Njigba will have more receptions than Ohio State made threes vs Michigan

JSN [Jaxon Smith-Njigba] more receptions than Ohio State made threes against Michigan earlier in the day. I looked it up. Ohio state's averaging about seven and a half threes a game... Michigan has a really good three point defense.

Cross-sport prop bet. JSN had 4 receptions in the SB. Without the specific Ohio State basketball game result, this is unverifiable.
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Big CatBig Cat

Duke is going to win the NCAA Tournament

I think Duke's gonna win it all though. I'm pretty set in that thought. I mean, winning a second round game by the way they did against Baylor. Just not competitive.

Duke lost to Houston 70-67 in the Final Four semifinal. Florida won the 2025 NCAA Championship.
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Big CatBig Cat

Houston will dominate Purdue in the Sweet 16

I love Houston. I think Houston's going to dominate Purdue. I said something nice about Purdue someday this might say something mean about Purdue. You're gonna get your fucking ass kicked.

Houston defeated Purdue 62-60 in the Sweet 16, though the margin was closer than 'domination.' Houston did advance past Purdue as predicted.
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Big CatBig Cat

Duke will win the national championship.

Who do we got winning all now that we're at the Sweet 16 re-bracket? I don't know, I think it's just gonna be Duke. I think Duke's gonna win it all.

Duke did not win the national championship. They made the Final Four but lost to Houston 70-67 in the semifinal. Florida won the title.
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MaxMax

Tennessee is the best team that nobody is talking about in the tournament.

I picked Tennessee before so I'll stick with Tennessee. I feel like that's the team that has the best shot that no one's talking about.

Tennessee, a 2-seed, made it to the Elite Eight but lost to Houston 69-50. They did not win the championship. While they had a decent run, they were not 'the team no one is talking about' that won it all.
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MaxMax

Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune is a worse coach than Nick Sirianni

I will not say a bad word about Nick Sirianni for the rest of the year... You don't have to watch Kyle Neptune coach basketball. [He is worse than Sirianni] without question. They lose to everyone. He has more... seven [losses to teams above 100 on KenPom] to two for four times as many years.

This is a subjective comparison between a college basketball coach and an NFL coach, though Villanova's loss to Columbia supports Max's frustration.
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HankHank

NC State will beat Purdue on the money line in the Final Four

The DJ Burns shirts we just put on sale are, are so far that I I have to bet NC State money line. Yeah. I have no choice. You know what? Fuck it. And rooting for Purdue is just so, so it's so fun to root against them. I just have to do it.

Purdue beat NC State 63-50.
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Big CatBig Cat

UConn only needs to play a 'C-minus' game to beat most teams

UConn is just a kind of a, there's levels and they're just at a different level right now if they come out and play. Like UConn would have to play what a c minus game to give Alabama a chance. Like if I think of, if UConn plays a B game, they beat everyone.

UConn won every game in the tournament by double digits, including the championship.
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HankHank

Purdue will win the National Championship as a redemption story similar to Virginia in 2019

I love love, love love Purdue. Revenge... The UVA formula. And what, what didn't UVA win the next year? Yeah. It's happening again.

Purdue reached the National Championship game but lost to UConn 75-60, falling just short of the 'Virginia redemption' story.
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MaxMax

The Mountain West stinks and the conference's teams will lose every game in the NCAA Tournament

The Mountain West stinks. Mountain West loses every game. UAB plus six and a half. ... UAB is a pretty good program. ... I think UAB's pretty good.

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The Mountain West went 4-6 in the 2024 tournament, with San Diego State reaching the Sweet 16, though most other teams (Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico) lost early.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baylor will win the National Championship

I'm going against Joel. I'm going with Baylor. I'm going with our guy Jared [Butler].

Baylor won the national championship 86-70.
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Big CatBig Cat

Gonzaga will win the National Championship

I'm going to take Gonzaga. I think they're going to win. I think it's going to be an awesome game.

Baylor defeated Gonzaga 86-70 on the night of April 5, 2021.
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Big CatBig Cat

Loyola Chicago will reach the 2021 Final Four

Loyola has a path to the Final Four here that's not that hard. So you should have put them higher because now it's going to happen. They're going to get to the Final Four.

Loyola Chicago lost to Oregon State in the Sweet 16, falling short of the Final Four.
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Big CatBig Cat

Baylor will 'truck' Villanova in the Sweet 16

Baylor's going to truck Villanova. Put it on a board. Put it on a quote board. And I love Villanova... But yeah, Baylor, I've seen that Baylor team. They're going to truck you.

Baylor defeated Villanova 62-51, a double-digit win, on their way to the national title.
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Big CatBig Cat

Arkansas will 'kill' Oral Roberts in the Sweet 16

Oral Roberts, Arkansas. Arkansas is going to kill them. Must bust all the way.

Arkansas won 72-70, which is far from 'killing them.'
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Big CatBig Cat

Syracuse will defeat Houston in the Sweet 16

I think Syracuse is going to win on Saturday night [against Houston]. Me too. [Jake Marsh] Houston should not, like, Rutgers blew that game. I'm all over Syracuse, too, because, like, the zone. That's what you need to know.

Houston defeated Syracuse 62-46 on March 27, 2021.
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HankHank

Creighton will upset #1 overall seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16

I think they're [Gonzaga] getting upset. Yep. Against Creighton? Yep. With the P-word [Greg McDermott's plantation comment]? Yep.

Gonzaga beat Creighton easily, 83-65.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama will reach the 2021 Final Four

I think I got to go Bama. It might just be because we interviewed Nate Oats. That actually might be what pushed me over the top. But I think they've just been scoring too. Like, 96 points against Maryland, to me, that made me feel like Alabama might reach the Final Four.

Alabama lost to UCLA 88-78 in overtime in the Sweet 16.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mick Cronin wasted the 'dad hug' momentum by seeing his father in the first round instead of the Sweet 16

The whole storyline of not seeing his dad, not hugging his dad for two years... he used it in the first weekend. He should have brought his dad out for this weekend. Then they win this game. I truly believe that. They're showing Hep Cronin in the stands and being like, man, after this game, they're going to get the hug. They somehow find a way. A dad game is a game changer.

UCLA actually beat Alabama in the Sweet 16 and went all the way to the Final Four, so the 'wasted momentum' did not apply.
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Big CatBig Cat

My Final Four picks: Gonzaga, UConn, Illinois, and Arkansas

I have Gonzaga, UConn, Huskies are back, Illinois. And Arkansas. That's my Final Four.

Only Gonzaga reached the Final Four. UConn and Illinois lost in the first and second rounds respectively, and Arkansas lost in the Elite Eight.
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HankHank

I'm taking Gonzaga -7 and North Carolina in the Final Four.

I've got Gonzaga winning. Minus seven? Yeah. And then I've got UNC.

Both Gonzaga and North Carolina won their Final Four matchups to advance to the National Championship game.
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Big CatBig Cat

Gonzaga is a team of destiny because they absorbed Northwestern's power

I do believe in teams of destiny absorbing the teams they beat and their destiny... So they took out Northwestern, which was a true team of destiny, and they absorbed all that destiny. They're double the destiny.

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Gonzaga did reach the championship game in 2017, their first ever Final Four.
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Bob Huggins will have a heart attack in the finals because of the desert heat

Bob Huggins is going to have a heart attack during the game or at the end of the game. Leave it all out on the court, and they're going to win... And it's in the desert, too. Way too hot for Huggie Bear.

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West Virginia lost in the Sweet 16, and Bob Huggins did not have a heart attack during the 2017 tournament.
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Big CatBig Cat

SMU is very good and could go to the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, or even the Final Four

I got two picks for tomorrow for you. URI, Round of Pick'em, and SMU. I love SMU. I've loved SMU all year. I think they're a very good team. I think they could go to the Elite Eight or maybe Sweet 16, or Final Four.

SMU lost in the Round of 64 to USC.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saturday Final Four games will go under because players can't shoot in the NRG Stadium dome

I told everyone i think two days ago the unders are going to come in on saturday no one can shoot in the houston [NRG] something or other dome. So take the unders.

The 2016 Final Four games in Houston were Villanova vs Oklahoma (95-51) and UNC vs Syracuse (83-66). The total for Oklahoma/Villanova was ~145 (Result: 146 - Over). The total for UNC/Syracuse was ~144 (Result: 149 - Over). Both went Over.
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Big CatBig Cat

Bet the unders for the Final Four because Houston's NRG Stadium is a very bad shooting stadium

Houston is a very, very bad shooting stadium. Very bad. It's in the big dome, the Reliant Energy Center, whatever the hell it's called. I think it went 7-1 unders last year when they played part of the tournament there.

The 2016 Final Four games both went over the total, as Villanova and UNC both shot extremely well despite the dome.

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