Record: 0-0-0 (+)
I scraped it all. I am now writing this at the end. At the end of one of the best tournaments for me personally. It was a chalk tournament and not the best entertainment wise but great financially. I know the final four was pretty good but it felt like it was too little too late. And I love the sport with my entire soul but it wasn’t the best year. I still enjoyed every second because its still the tournament. R64 and R32 went pretty solid for me. Looking back at it I was hot. I was hot on the chalk. The first day was pretty solid. I was bricking games I didn’t have a good feel for and bet late but that’s what happens when you bet every game. Had a bad beat on Montana/Wisconsin spread and I don’t know what I was thinking betting overs. Never again. Day 2 it kind of went the same way. I battled and when you bet every game as long as you are able to battle you are fine. I still was not prepared as much as I should have been. Rebet was massive for me. I am winning so much money on these free bets and that is the main summary of this tourney. I came back to earth Saturday. My only main bet loss. I couldn’t be fully invested into the tourney which could have been a factor. I still watched every second of the game but couldn’t be as crazy. I blame my losses because of this. Houston’s only blemish was that Gonzaga game. Don’t double up when you are hot. Sunday on an absolute heater. I was hitting everything. Everything I touched Sunday was gold. One of my best days of the year because I hit everything and again thank you rebet. I was on top of the world. So of course I ate shit in the Sweet 16. I chased the first day and got torched. It was also opening day where I had a horrific beat that snowballed into the tourney. Not a single win. The Opening Day loss should have been a sign. Friday torched again. Had an all time garbage time three in Ole Miss/Michigan State but then had an all time win in Kentucky/Tennessee. Michigan torched me not covering +9.5 even though they had ten point lead with twelve minutes left. Houston fucked around with Purdue and that also fucked me. Terrible Sweet Sixteen. I came back to Earth this round. Saturday torched once again. Texas Tech fucked me early. Terrible side of them being hot early and that fucked me. It was the case of them not being able to miss. Bad day. Sunday I turned it around. Michigan State was great to me all tourney. Michigan State and Houston were my MVP’s. Houston/Tennessee was an all time bet for me. So so so so good. Now Final Four. Great for Underia but horrific for my other betting. I don’t know if I can ever get over that Duke loss. I had not only bets but futures and parlays ruined in one of the biggest choke jobs. I still can’t believe it happened. I was worried I was hitting the spread with thirty seconds left and instead they loss outright. Still so puzzling what happened. Hit easy on Florida/Auburn. Final game. Easy win with Houston under. What a tournament I will cherish this run. This is back to back years I have predicted the final matchup before the tourney. What I learned from this tourney is that watching games matter. I watched games and I know things the public doesn’t because I watch. I have to remember that.
Things I would like to be reminded for next year:
- It isn’t always chalk.
- When in doubt just go under.
- I watch ball. Trust I watch ball.
- Stick to the units. Try and avoid doubling
- Go with pre tourney instincts
- Be more prepared
- Follow the money