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The NCAA Wrestling National Tournament begins tomorrow at 12:00 EST. Finals are Saturday at 8:00 pm.

TrackWrestling Direct Link - Verify Password - (Just enter in as a viewer, password is for tournament workers and admins).

All matches on WatchESPN or whatever they cal. it now. Not sure what is on actual TV.

Session 1: 03/15/2018 (12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Pigtails and First Round Competition
Session 2: 03/15/2018 (07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET) - Prelims (wrestleback prelims if needed), Wrestleback 1st round, Championship first round, Consolation round
Session 3: 03/16/2018 (11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Quarterfinals and Consolation 2nd and 3rd round.
Session 4: 03/16/2018 (08:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET) - Semifinals and Consolation 4th and 5th round
Session 5: 03/17/2018 (11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Consolation Semifinals and 7th, 5th, and 3rd Place
Session 6: 03/17/2018 (08:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET) - Finals

My bets

http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-125-weight-class.1807/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Iowa's Spencer Lee wins the bracket.
  • 1st Seed Lehigh's Darian Cruz is undefeated but hasn't faced any of the Top 4 seeds.
  • 2nd seed Ohio State's Nathan Tomasello was B1G Champ and is 1-1 vs 3rd seed Iowa's Spencer Lee, both really close match.
  • 4th seed Rutger's Nick Suriano was 1st seed in B1G, but finished 6th as he got injured in semifinals. Suriano gave Spencer Lee's his 1st loss, but Lee got injured in the match.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-133-weight-class.1808/ - I bet (100) 1st seed SDSU Seth Gross wins this bracket
  • Not very familiar with this bracket
  • 2nd seed Michigan's Stevan Micic defeated 3rd seed Ohio State's Luke Pletcher at B1G Finals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-141-weight-class.1809/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Wyoming's Bryce Meredith wins this bracket.
  • Bryce Meredith's only loss was to 149 pounder.
  • 2nd seed Missouri's Jaydin Eierman pinned 2x NCAA Champion 6th seed Oklahoma State's Dean Heil in their dual this season.
  • 6th seed Oklahoma State's Dean Heil defeated Meredith last year in the finals. If both were to face each other on the winner's side, it would be in the finals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-149-weight-class.1810/ - I bet (100) 2nd seed Iowa's Brandon Sorenson is (+5) vs 1st seed Penn State's Zain Retherford.
  • If somebody beat either of those wrestlers before Finals, it would be an upset. Retherford has beaten Sorenson every time they wrestled, but Sorenson beating Retherford would not be considered a huge upset.
  • On the betting page, I added stipulation in the comment section.
 

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The NCAA Wrestling National Tournament begins tomorrow at 12:00 EST. Finals are Saturday at 8:00 pm.

TrackWrestling Direct Link - Verify Password - (Just enter in as a viewer, password is for tournament workers and admins).

All matches on WatchESPN or whatever they cal. it now. Not sure what is on actual TV.

Session 1: 03/15/2018 (12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Pigtails and First Round Competition
Session 2: 03/15/2018 (07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET) - Prelims (wrestleback prelims if needed), Wrestleback 1st round, Championship first round, Consolation round
Session 3: 03/16/2018 (11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Quarterfinals and Consolation 2nd and 3rd round.
Session 4: 03/16/2018 (08:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET) - Semifinals and Consolation 4th and 5th round
Session 5: 03/17/2018 (11:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. ET) - Consolation Semifinals and 7th, 5th, and 3rd Place
Session 6: 03/17/2018 (08:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET) - Finals

My bets

http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-125-weight-class.1807/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Iowa's Spencer Lee wins the bracket.
  • 1st Seed Lehigh's Darian Cruz is undefeated but hasn't faced any of the Top 4 seeds.
  • 2nd seed Ohio State's Nathan Tomasello was B1G Champ and is 1-1 vs 3rd seed Iowa's Spencer Lee, both really close match.
  • 4th seed Rutger's Nick Suriano was 1st seed in B1G, but finished 6th as he got injured in semifinals. Suriano gave Spencer Lee's his 1st loss, but Lee got injured in the match.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-133-weight-class.1808/ - I bet (100) 1st seed SDSU Seth Gross wins this bracket
  • Not very familiar with this bracket
  • 2nd seed Michigan's Stevan Micic defeated 3rd seed Ohio State's Luke Pletcher at B1G Finals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-141-weight-class.1809/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Wyoming's Bryce Meredith wins this bracket.
  • Bryce Meredith's only loss was to 149 pounder.
  • 2nd seed Missouri's Jaydin Eierman pinned 2x NCAA Champion 6th seed Oklahoma State's Dean Heil in their dual this season.
  • 6th seed Oklahoma State's Dean Heil defeated Meredith last year in the finals. If both were to face each other on the winner's side, it would be in the finals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-149-weight-class.1810/ - I bet (100) 2nd seed Iowa's Brandon Sorenson is (+5) vs 1st seed Penn State's Zain Retherford.
  • If somebody beat either of those wrestlers before Finals, it would be an upset. Retherford has beaten Sorenson every time they wrestled, but Sorenson beating Retherford would not be considered a huge upset.
  • On the betting page, I added stipulation in the comment section.

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http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-157-weight-class.1811/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Penn State Jason Nolf wins the bracket.
  • Even though Nolf has been a finalist at 157 last 2 seasos (Champ last season), he missed a big part of 2nd half of the season due to injury. It was really hard for me to pick him as I think 6th seed Iowa's Michael Kemerer can beat him, but Kemerer was disappointing in B1G Tourney. They would meet in Quarterfinals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-165-weight-class.1812/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Penn State's Vincento Joseph wins this bracket.
  • This is an intense bracket. 1st seed Illinois' Isaiah Martinez is a 3x NCAA Finalist (2x NCAA Champ), but lost to Joseph in last year's finals. Martinez did beat Joseph at the B1G Tourney a few weeks ago.
  • 2nd seed VT's David McFadden is undefeated, but hasn't wrestled anybody.
  • 5th seed Iowa's Alex Marinelli beat Joseph in the dual meet, but did get 4th in the B1G Tourney. He could be a dark horse.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-174-weight-class.1813/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Arizona State's Zahid Valencia wins this bracket.
  • If Valencia wins, 2nd seed Penn State Mark Hall would face his 1st defeat for State or NCAA Championship match. Hall is a 6x HS State Champ as 7th and 8th graders could wrestle and he is a 2x NCAA Champ.
  • Hall beat Valencia 4-3 last year in the NCAA Semis.
  • 3rd seed Missouri's Daniel Lewis is also undefeated
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-184-weight-class.1814/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Penn State's Bo Nickal wins this bracket.
  • I don't really know much about this bracket. Bo Nickal has been dominant this season.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-197-weight-class.1815/ - I bet (50) 2nd seed Cornell's Ben Darmstadt wins this bracket.
  • I wasn't super impressed with 1st seed Ohio State's Kollin Moore in the B1G Tourney.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-285-weight-class.1816/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Ohio State's Kyle Snyder beats 2nd seed Michigan's Adam Coon in OT or later.
  • In order for me to win - (1) Snyder and Coon both make the finals, (2) Snyder wins, (3) match goes into OT.
  • Snyder is an Olympic Gold Medalist and a 2x NCAA Finalist (2017 Champ).
  • Adam Coon beat Snyder in the dual meet, which makes this a huge match-up, as he took down the monster.
  • Snyder won in OT at the B1G Tourney with a controversial call on his takedown.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-team-champ.1817/ - I bet (100) Penn State wins the tournament.
  • It really is between Ohio State and Penn State. Ohio State won the B1G Tournament. Michigan has the 3rd best shot, but everything will need to fall in place for them.
 

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http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-157-weight-class.1811/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Penn State Jason Nolf wins the bracket.
  • Even though Nolf has been a finalist at 157 last 2 seasos (Champ last season), he missed a big part of 2nd half of the season due to injury. It was really hard for me to pick him as I think 6th seed Iowa's Michael Kemerer can beat him, but Kemerer was disappointing in B1G Tourney. They would meet in Quarterfinals.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-165-weight-class.1812/ - I bet (100) 3rd seed Penn State's Vincento Joseph wins this bracket.
  • This is an intense bracket. 1st seed Illinois' Isaiah Martinez is a 3x NCAA Finalist (2x NCAA Champ), but lost to Joseph in last year's finals. Martinez did beat Joseph at the B1G Tourney a few weeks ago.
  • 2nd seed VT's David McFadden is undefeated, but hasn't wrestled anybody.
  • 5th seed Iowa's Alex Marinelli beat Joseph in the dual meet, but did get 4th in the B1G Tourney. He could be a dark horse.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-174-weight-class.1813/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Arizona State's Zahid Valencia wins this bracket.
  • If Valencia wins, 2nd seed Penn State Mark Hall would face his 1st defeat for State or NCAA Championship match. Hall is a 6x HS State Champ as 7th and 8th graders could wrestle and he is a 2x NCAA Champ.
  • Hall beat Valencia 4-3 last year in the NCAA Semis.
  • 3rd seed Missouri's Daniel Lewis is also undefeated
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-184-weight-class.1814/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Penn State's Bo Nickal wins this bracket.
  • I don't really know much about this bracket. Bo Nickal has been dominant this season.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-197-weight-class.1815/ - I bet (50) 2nd seed Cornell's Ben Darmstadt wins this bracket.
  • I wasn't super impressed with 1st seed Ohio State's Kollin Moore in the B1G Tourney.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-285-weight-class.1816/ - I bet (50) 1st seed Ohio State's Kyle Snyder beats 2nd seed Michigan's Adam Coon in OT or later.
  • In order for me to win - (1) Snyder and Coon both make the finals, (2) Snyder wins, (3) match goes into OT.
  • Snyder is an Olympic Gold Medalist and a 2x NCAA Finalist (2017 Champ).
  • Adam Coon beat Snyder in the dual meet, which makes this a huge match-up, as he took down the monster.
  • Snyder won in OT at the B1G Tourney with a controversial call on his takedown.
http://sportshoop.la/betting-exchange/ncaa-wrestling-team-champ.1817/ - I bet (100) Penn State wins the tournament.
  • It really is between Ohio State and Penn State. Ohio State won the B1G Tournament. Michigan has the 3rd best shot, but everything will need to fall in place for them.
The only bets that I lost heading into the Finals is 149 weight class and 197 weight class. Luckily, nobody accepted those bets.

149 - I bet Retherford (PSU) would win by 5 or less over Brandon Sorenson (Iowa). I was right that Retherford could win the bracket, but Sorenson was upset in the 2nd round.

197 - I bet Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) would win the bracket. He lost and is in the consolation semis (best 3rd, worst 6th)
 
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