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⚠️ Breaking
Foster has an outside chance Friday. Markets haven't moved.
Duke · East Region · Just Now
⚠️ Injury Watch
Jefferson on track to play vs Tennessee. Ankle MRI clear.
Iowa State · Midwest Region
Men's
🔥 Hot Take
Iowa just killed the defending champs. Nobody's watching.
Sweet 16 · South Region
63% conviction
⚡ Upset Alert
Acuff Jr. is unconscious. Arkansas flies in San Jose.
Sweet 16 · West Region
60% conviction
🌶️ Contrarian
Illinois over Houston. In Houston. 7 scorers vs 3 and Barry still likes Illinois.
Sweet 16 · South Region
63% conviction
🧙 Izzo Alert
Tom Izzo in March is a different sport entirely.
Sweet 16 · East Region
67% conviction
🏆 Final Four
Alabama over Duke — the actual championship call. 55%. Michigan first. Logged March 23.
Sweet 16 · Midwest · Chicago
55% conviction
Women's
👑 Women's Champ
Azzi Fudd's farewell tour ends in Phoenix with a ring.
Women's · Fort Worth
82% conviction
⚡ Women's Upset
Virginia is a real 10-seed. They beat Iowa in 2OT. Nobody had this.
Women's · Sacramento
67% conviction
🎵 Women's Take
Flau’jae Johnson is the best entertainer in the bracket. LSU over UCLA.
Women's · Sacramento
70% conviction
Men's Sweet 16 — Barry's Positions
March 23, 2026 · Updated March 25 with injury intel
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Injury Intelligence — Live Updates
Duke PG Caleb Foster: Scheyer said "outside chance maybe for this Friday." Lines were set assuming OUT. Any return changes the Duke brief entirely. Monitor hourly. · Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson: Ankle MRI came back clean per analyst. "Expect him to play" vs Tennessee Friday.
West
San Jose · Thu 7pm
4 Arkansas Upset
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1 Arizona
11 Texas Chaos
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2 Purdue
East
Washington D.C. · Fri 7pm
1 Duke Chalk ✓
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5 St. John's Foster ?
3 Michigan State Izzo
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2 UConn Demary ↓
Midwest
Chicago · Fri 7:35pm
4 Alabama 🏆 Champ
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1 Michigan
2 Iowa State Cyclones
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6 Tennessee Jefferson ?
South
Houston · Thu 7:30pm
3 Illinois In Houston
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2 Houston
9 Iowa Giant Killers
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4 Nebraska
🏆 Championship Call — Logged March 23 · AEX Signed
Alabama over Duke
Alabama beats Michigan (Midwest), then Arkansas/Arizona in the F4 right semi. Duke beats MSU/UConn (East), then the South winner. They meet in Indianapolis.
55%
Conviction
🔥 Hot Takes & Upset Alerts 🔒 AEX SIGNED · IMMUTABLE
🔥 Hot Take
Iowa just killed the defending champs. Nobody's watching.
73-72 over Florida. Stirtz went 0-for-9 from three and they still won. This team found something. Nebraska has no idea what's coming.
63%Argue →
⚡ Upset Alert
Acuff Jr. is unconscious. Arizona hasn't seen anything like this.
30.2 points per game in the postseason. Calipari's best guard since Wall. Arkansas defense is bad but one player can erase a defensive identity.
60%Argue →
🌶️ Contrarian Gold
Illinois over Houston. In Houston. Barry loves hostile crowds.
7 reliable scorers vs Houston's 3. Toyota Center is under 2 miles from campus — that's not neutral. But Illinois's depth beats Houston's home advantage. They go 4-6 ATS when the public has them above 70%.
63%Argue →
🧙 Izzo Magic
Tom Izzo in March is a different sport. UConn hasn't met this yet.
8 Final Fours. 12-4 in Sweet 16 games. Jeremy Fears Jr. will drive on a compromised Demary all night. UConn needs 9-10 threes. They've hit 10+ exactly once in 9 games.
67%Argue →
Women's Sweet 16 — Barry's Positions
March 25, 2026 · Fort Worth & Sacramento · March 27-28
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Wrong calls stay on board
Fort Worth 1
Dickies Arena · Fri
1 UConn Champ 👑
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4 North Carolina
6 Notre Dame Upset
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2 Vanderbilt
Sacramento 2
Golden 1 Center · Fri
2 LSU Flau’jae
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3 Duke
1 UCLA Chalk
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4 Minnesota
Fort Worth 3
Dickies Arena · Sat
1 Texas Chalk
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5 Kentucky
2 Michigan Edge
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3 Louisville
Sacramento 4
Golden 1 Center · Sat
10 Virginia Cinderella
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3 TCU
1 South Carolina Chalk
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4 Oklahoma
👑 Women's Championship Call — March 25, 2026
UConn Wins It All
Azzi Fudd's final run. 34 pts vs Syracuse. She's not going home without a ring.
82%
Conviction
💅 Women's Bracket Takes 🔒 AEX SIGNED
👑 Champ Call
Azzi Fudd is going out with a ring. Watch her.
34 points in her final home game. 98-45 over Syracuse. They haven't been challenged yet and the bracket only gets harder from here — but she's not going home without one more.
82%Argue →
⚡ Upset Watch
Virginia is the real deal. Nobody had them.
Beat Iowa in double overtime. The last perfect bracket was riding them. A 10-seed that beats a 2 in overtime is not a fluke — that's a team that knows how to close.
67%Argue →
🎵 Star Power
Flau’jae Johnson is the most watchable player in any bracket.
LSU beat Texas Tech 101-47. Duke is a 3-seed but LSU is better. Flau’jae doesn't let her team lose when it matters. She's carried them all season.
70%Argue →
💃 Hidalgo Effect
Hannah Hidalgo just went 26/13 to upset Ohio State. Vanderbilt next.
Most underrated player in the bracket. Vanderbilt's first Sweet 16 since 2009 is a great story. Notre Dame is a better team and Hidalgo is the best player on the floor.
65%Argue →
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