At the beginning of the NCAA Tournament, Texas Tech was given a 65-70 percent chance of reaching the Sweet 16 by various analytical sources. Though by no means a guarantee, thankfully what was likely has indeed come to fruition. The Red Raiders tip off against a very sound Michigan team with many similarities between the […]
Staking The Plains Bracket Challenge Update | After the Field of 64
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By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament Odds (Second Round)
The first round is in the books, and Texas Tech is on to the Round of 32 to face Buffalo. Texas Tech’s 15-point win over Northern Kentucky was almost exactly as expected. Opening lines in Vegas were around 14.5 points in favor of the Red Raiders, while BPI estimated Tech would win by 15.3 points. […]
By the Numbers: Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament Odds
I had so much fun tracking analytics during Texas Tech’s Big 12 run, I decided I’ll do the same thing for their NCAA Tournament Region. As most of you know, I primarily looked at BPI during conference play which wound up being quite accurate. In fact, of all the publicly available analytics models, BPI did […]
Eats & Bounds: Tournament Edition (Boston)
If you’re reading this, Zhaire Smith is currently mid-air.
March Madness | Q&A with ‘Gator Country’ about Florida Hoops
Eric Fawcett (@Efawcett7) of GatorCountry.com joins me (@DanSwany) to give us a little more info on our next NCAA tournament opponent, Florida. Let’s do this… Dan: Based on the stats, this Florida team seems to be very balanced on offense and defense. Can you help us out with telling the strengths and weaknesses of this […]
March Madness | #3 Red Raiders playing #14 SFA in Dallas
It’s all set, our Texas Tech men’s basketball team will be going to Dallas in the Big Dance!!! There you have it. See you soon, Dallas. 😏#WreckEm #4To1 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OO9VuandcU — Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) March 11, 2018 I had made a bet with my wife that had 2 parts. First, if we made the […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Perpetual Bubble Team for the Season
A loss last weekend to Oklahoma on the road seemed to bum everyone out, and got a knee-jerk reaction by some that this team was not up to snuff to get an invite to the Big Dance. Then a home win against a talented TCU at home rejuvenated all hopes. I hate to say this, […]
March Madness – Butler beats Texas Tech 71-61
Butler outpaced Texas Tech for the win on their 3-point shooting.
March Madness – Texas Tech is the Underdog
Most everyone is predicting Texas Tech to lose in the Big Dance, time to show them what we’re all about!