Episode 169: How to Win March Madness Pools

Adam Levitan is joined by Jason Lisk and David Hess of TeamRankings to discuss optimal strategy for NCAA Tournament bracket pools. Much like in DFS tournaments or Best Ball, there's a lot more than just "picking the right players."

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TIMESTAMPS: The right bracket strategy (1:50) | Approaching standard bracket pools (5:13 ) | Projecting bracket ownership (8:31) | Taking every favourites (13:09) | Projecting future round win probability (16:28) | Using final four odds to project wins (23:13) | Undervalued teams (25:29) | COVID bracket adjustment (28:28) | How strong are the top teams? (35:01) | Winners and best value (39:42) |