Q&A with Jon Wertheim: Safe NCAA bracket picks trump shockers
Brandon Triche of the Syracuse drives to the basket against Dion Dixon of the Cincinnati. (Getty) Credit: Brandon Triche of the Syracuse drives to the basket against Dion Dixon of the Cincinnati. (Getty)
Bracketologists are peddling bombshell upset picks to a nation of NCAA pool entrants, but "Scorecasting" co-author Jon Wertheim has some less sexy advice: "Don't worry about being lame." Wertheim's myth-busting research into sports has led him to the conclusion that a good bracket will roll with the heavyweights rather than the fabulous upsets.
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