March 19, 2025 • 27 mins
The Sharp Action Daily Podcast breaks down the East Region of March Madness, analyzing key matchups and offering betting insights on potentially undervalued teams.
• Region features Duke, Alabama, Arizona and Wisconsin but hosts describe it as "the softest region in the tournament"
• Cooper Flagg's injury status for Duke remains uncertain but likely won't matter until Sweet 16
• Vanderbilt +4 against St. Mary's emerges as a consensus favorite upset pick
• Mississippi State -1.5 over Baylor stands out as a value bet opportunity
• Hosts analyze Vanderbilt's unusual shot chart showing heavy concentration up the middle
• Alabama projected to score 100+ points in early rounds before meeting tougher competition
• VCU identified as a potential bracket-buster with tournament experience
• Bold prediction claims tournament champion will emerge from this region despite its perceived weakness
• Wisconsin's three-point shooting capability makes them dangerous against Alabama
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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hello and welcome to the Sharp Action Daily Podcast.
This podcast.
You will hear some of the bestpicks given by top-of-the-line
analysts, as well as interviewswith athletes and gambling gurus
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them.
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(00:35):
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.
Gambling is an addictive habitand can spiral at any time.
But please sit back and enjoythe ride as we take you through
the rigorous world of sportsbetting.
Cheers, welcome back.
(01:01):
If you're listening to thisepisode, you already already
know who I'm with, so I'm notgoing to introduce them.
It is everybody's favoriteseason, except for Bags.
Bags prefers prom season.
That's when he can, you know,get his airline miles up.
But you know that's neitherhere nor there.
(01:25):
So let's get into the Eastregion.
What, joe?
I haven't said a word to youall night.
It's fine, I'll start loadingthe clip, don't you worry.
Oh my, is Cooper Flag going toplay?
And does Cooper Flag need toplay before the Sweet 16?
We'll start off with that.
(01:50):
He doesn't need to play thisgame For sure.
You might be right.
No and no, it could be untilthe Elite Eight.
Yeah, I mean you probably wanthim to play some in the second
(02:13):
round game just to knock alittle rust off.
Get out there.
Yeah, yeah, this is the.
I think this is the softestregion in the tournament.
Uh, yeah, I think this is thesoftest region in the tournament
.
I would say this or the South.
(02:33):
The South, there's only twoteams in it.
I mean the South has Auburn,michigan, who won their
conference, texas A&M, ole Miss,iowa State, michigan State I
(02:55):
mean it's a lot more loaded thanI heard.
Auburn and Michigan State,michigan can be.
We already talked about thatfucking region.
All right Over here you gotWisconsin, alabama, duke,
arizona.
Arizona is trash.
(03:21):
I mean, granted, I have Akronbeating them, but I have Akron
making the Sweet 16, baby,they're not a terrible team, but
I don't know that that's athing that's going to happen.
(03:41):
I will be putting a heftyamount of money on them, plus 14
.
More than Michigan.
I want that Michigan line tomove down.
It's not going to, but I feellike a lot of people are going
to take UC San Diego.
(04:05):
Yeah, take UC San Diego.
Yeah, uc San Diego.
I want that Michigan line tomove To.
What A pick-em.
Yeah, you're so confident yousaid they're going to win by 30.
You should be happy with theminus three.
I am happy with the minus three, but to put as much money as
I'm thinking about, yeah, I'dlike a pick them Minus one.
(04:26):
I can't wait for the odds Iwant.
I don't know what the issue ishere, brad, oh, I thought we're
done talking about that fuckingregion.
But you know, go ahead, keepbringing it up.
It's already dropped to two anda half.
It's going to drop.
Chris, do you have anythingproductive to say?
Yeah, I do.
(04:48):
I should give Hazard pay fordealing with you two.
We don't get paid at all, chris.
You guys aren't getting paid, Ithink.
Byu, I think, is apparentlybeing overlooked by Bags because
they're pretty good.
That is the one game.
(05:11):
I don't know which way it'sgoing to go between VCU and BYU.
I will not be betting on thatgame.
Chris is just a Mormon.
That's the only reason why helikes him.
No, just Polly a Mormon.
That's the only reason why helikes him.
Nah, just Polly, not Mormon.
Let's talk about a game I knowChris cares about a lot with
(05:33):
Oregon and Liberty.
Liberty is 7.5 point dogs.
Love the 7.5 points here.
Horseshit, they love it.
How many Liberty basketballgames have you watched this year
?
Four, you're a liar.
Four Liberty basketball games,and they were all within the
last week.
(05:54):
What is Liberty's mascot?
The Eagles?
No, it's like an eagle, it's abird.
They're the flames, I believe.
Yeah, that's correct.
No, it's like an eagle, it's abird.
They're the flames, I believe.
Yeah, that's correct.
No, it's a bird.
It may be a bird, they are theLiberty Flames.
(06:17):
Yeah, you asked what theirmascot was, joey.
What conference are they in?
Sorry, it's Sparky the Eagle.
Go fuck yourself.
They're still the Flames.
Whatever, joey, what conferenceare they in?
It's Sparky the Eagle, joeConference.
(06:45):
Usa.
What?
What conference is?
What conference are they in USA?
Nice that you got the answer.
It's neither here nor there.
I like VCU to the Sweet 16,taking down BYU and Wisconsin on
(07:06):
their way into Alabama.
Who's going to put up 100 intheir first three games and then
lose to Duke?
Why do you like VCU?
Curiosity, good program, beenthere before.
Older team Coach that's tryingto prove himself.
What does UCU stand for?
Brad, virginia CommonwealthUniversity?
(07:28):
Alright, just gotta make sure.
Team mascot Rams.
Atlantic Town Conference.
What is the majority of majorson the basketball team?
Underwater basket weaving,rhythmic gymnastics,
communication, underwater basket, weaving, rhythmic gymnastics,
(07:49):
exploratory studies, generalgeneral knowledge studies
whatever dinosaur class he tookat Iowa, that's what they're
taking.
Aww, the hard rock just paid mefifteen hundred dollars.
How nice of them, I guess youat.
(08:12):
I mean you just pass money frombubble craps to back to
yourself.
I, that's, that's cool.
No, I bought a seven on a sevenhundred dollar shoot.
Today I had to pull out a doublefrom the hard rock just to make
myself feel better.
You didn't have to buy a $700suit.
Oh geez, we got weddings comingup this year.
(08:33):
Man, I got to have shit.
I don't have a suit.
I don't own a suit.
That wedding's in November.
I don't think you need a $700suit.
It's a suit.
It's shoes, pants.
It's got shoes, pants, shirt,suit, coat, tie, belt.
(08:55):
Alright, gotta wear somethingfor a stay at the new job, right
?
Are you sure you're not goingto?
Gotta look pretty to sign thecontracts.
Chris, we'll see if you passyour physical.
Is there a psyche valve?
As long as the doctor rolls toohard, I'll be fine.
(09:17):
What'd you say?
You're on bad lag.
You should join on your phone.
All right, we're putting bagsin the box, cause I can't
understand him and he's likefive seconds behind.
Is he lagging on your end too?
(09:39):
Yeah, okay, all right, now wecan talk productively.
Chris, outside of VCU, who'syour upset pick of this region?
I don't like VCU.
You like VCU?
(09:59):
Okay, alright, I'm back um forthe first round.
See you.
All right, I'm back For thefirst round.
I'm not sure there's too big ofan upset here.
Oregon just has to scoreagainst Liberty, as long as they
get over 77, I think, to winWisconsin.
(10:21):
I don't know that they're goingto cover 16 and a half, but
that's neither here nor there.
I like the way scale minus 16and a half.
I feel like that's just one ofthose games that gets blown way
out of proportion.
Montana starts trying to chuckup threes with 10 minutes left
in.
It Can't do it, joey, can weget Montana's mascot please?
(10:41):
No, the Grizz, thank you.
Glad someone came prepared.
These are just things you know,I think.
Yeah, just you know.
We haven't even gotten to talkabout my favorite team in this
conference, in this, in thisregion.
(11:02):
Excuse me, my favorite team inthis region it's Alabama, it is
Alabama.
It is Alabama.
I know they just got theirbacks blown out by Florida, but
they're still really good.
They still beat yourquote-unquote 1-1.
Your first number one at homeor, excuse me, on the road in
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Auburn a week and a half ago,not even A week ago.
You're not concerned that RyanNelson may have a serious knee
injury.
He's their second best player,same way that Cooper Flagg might
have a serious ankle injurythat we don't know about.
We know he's hurt.
We don't know how bad.
He's the best player in thecountry.
(11:52):
What else do you want to talkabout Alabama?
That's really it.
We just really haven't saidmuch about it.
Minus 23 years free againstRobert Morris, like you said,
they're just going to put up 100in the first three games.
The issue with them is theydon't have a smoking gun this
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year, so I don't know how farthey'll go.
Well, they made it to what?
The Sweet 16 last year.
Which one Final Four Lost toPurdue?
Didn't they lose to Purdue?
Oh no, you're right.
You're correct.
Sorry, they looked good lastyear.
(12:36):
Yeah, that's because they had alot of money on them losing to
UNC.
So that's where I got confused.
Yeah, this is one of thosethings we talked about, chris,
earlier.
It's just bizarre that we'regoing to get an SEC matchup the
(12:58):
first game, or, sorry, thesecond round.
Who's that?
Vanderbilt, alabama, bama andVandy?
I think the only upset thatseems logically like it should
happen is Vanderbilt over StMary's.
(13:18):
Vandy with the plus four.
Yeah, that's enough.
Maybe we can work our way downa bracket.
Duke beats whoever they play.
Mississippi State beats Baylor.
Oregon probably beats Liberty.
Are you sure Mississippi Statebeats Baylor?
Yeah, I'm looking at thebracket.
Okay, the spread is one and ahalf.
(13:45):
Did you see, uh, vanderbilt'sshot chart that I put out there?
No, I did not look at theirs.
It did not look at theirseither.
Right in the lane, then nothingelse inside of three, and then
like just off top of the key,either direction and then
nothing else.
They're so up the middle.
It's ridiculous.
It's almost xavier's.
(14:06):
Xavier's is directly up themiddle.
It's the second one.
I didn't.
Oh my god, that's insane.
It's the second.
It's the second picture on themiddle right.
Power football up the gut.
It's the second picture on themiddle right Power football Up
the gut.
It is just the minute.
That is hard-nosed basketballif I've ever seen it.
(14:30):
Don't care Where's Vandy?
I'm rooting for you guys.
Settle down Pointing out a factman, I still don't see Vandy in
here.
That's the east region with Duke.
I don't know how they cameacross.
(14:54):
They got like two eyes and anose going With a frowny face.
Oh my, yeah, what is that Dude?
Looks like he's winking at mereal weird.
It's interesting.
Looks like Brad trying to hiton a girl at a bar.
At least he's trying, justsuper confused.
He doesn't try.
(15:14):
I mean he tries, but you gottaget out there first.
I can see it now.
The two of you, ten years fromnow, you're gonna be living
together like frickin' Bert andErnie.
No, never living together.
No, no, no.
(15:35):
I don't wanna go to jail formurdering Joey.
Anyway, I don't wanna to go tojail for murdering Joey.
I don't want to get killed byBrad anyway.
It'll be interesting to see,because you know, vanderbilt,
they don't play a lot of.
It'll be interesting to seewhat their.
(15:55):
You know, the benches at theirhome gym are behind the
backboard, so it's alwaysinteresting to see when they
have to go on the road and plana neutral site.
But is this one of theMilwaukee games, chris?
I don't have the site on here.
That's dumb.
Now they should have the sitesand everything else up.
(16:18):
Well, at least we have the tiptimes now.
That's good.
I can't wait for this.
I can't wait for this 9, 10 pmtip Tonight For the Xavier Texas
game.
I, yeah, and then time and thengoing into work.
(16:42):
The next morning is going to be.
It's going to be interesting.
Where do you stay?
So I'm going to drive halfwayback.
I got a hotel outside of Indy,in Lebanon, indiana, lebanon.
It's a global start calling youMr 30 at you.
It's a global.
It's a good start calling youMr 305.
(17:03):
It's worldwide Dollar, butBrad's going to the games this
week.
So I should be going tomultiple games this week.
If I'm not, I'm going to bepissed.
I already started watching tapefor Kentucky, but we can get to
(17:25):
that with our next preview.
I mean, we got to be going.
What do you want to say overthere, baboon?
Well, I'm just trying to seewho makes it to the final four
out of these teams, out of thisregion, duke, yeah, they're the
(17:46):
best team in the country, whenhealthy and Bracketologists.
Which bracketologists do youfollow?
The ones that made the fuckingbracket, the committee, the only
(18:06):
people that have the right tocall themselves bracketologists.
I'm a bracketologist.
You're not.
You are far from it, my friend.
You're a trollologist.
Alright.
Anything else on this region.
This one sucks.
(18:28):
Akron you said they all suckbecause David's not in it.
I liked the other two.
You said the other one waschalk.
You said it sucked that thesouth was chalked.
Pick a fucking side, brad.
Worse than a politician withthe flip-flops you got going on
(18:50):
right now You're like an11-year-old running around the
pool Flip-flop, flip-flop,flip-flop.
Pick a side.
Speaking of pools, do you knowhow to swim?
Pick a team.
Let's get our one pick.
Let's get our one pick.
Akron plus 14.
Vandy plus 4.
(19:17):
I'm very confused.
Brad tried to steal my pickbecause he thinks he's slick,
but I was just setting him upfor failure.
Arizona's going to win by 30.
You just said you had Akron onthe Sweet 16.
I'm just setting Brad up forfailure.
Mind games he's playingcheckers, I'm playing chess.
He also has VCU winning thegame, but didn't take them.
(19:40):
Like I said yeah and you guysleft me with nothing.
I'll take VCU money line.
You can have Akron if you want.
No, it's fine, I'll take.
Why are you not taking Ori?
The game will end up beingcloser than six and a half.
(20:05):
Seven and a half.
Is it up to seven and a half?
Yeah, I'll take Alabama minusthe 22 and a half.
I love it.
Mississippi State was my otherpick, minus one and a half over
Baylor.
Why Mississippi State was myother pick, minus one and a half
over Baylor?
Why Mississippi State's good,baylor's not?
(20:27):
They put a bunch of shittyteams in the West for the last
three months.
Congratulations, who'd you beatBoise State?
They won at St John's.
It's a good win.
Okay, sure, arkansas.
(20:50):
St John's.
Yeah, kansas, nobody else.
West Virginia I feel like theplay in that game might just be
the over, probably, but I don'tknow.
(21:15):
I'm sick of watching St Mary'sin the tournament.
They bore me.
But I'm excited to see theWisconsin-Montana game.
Wisconsin's offense is sick.
If they just bang a bunch ofthrees, I could see them
upsetting Alabama and meetingDuke again.
They shoot so many threes.
But the only reason I likeBaylor is because I want to see
(21:36):
the Jeremy Roach revenge gameagainst Duke.
It's the only reason why Iplayed there for a couple years.
Alright, I think that wraps upthe East Bold take is that the
winner of March Madness comesout of this region.
(21:56):
You just said it's the softestregion in the tournament and you
want to say the winner comesfrom correct, okay, that one's
hitting pen and paper going inthe Bradley book?
Yeah, that one's getting.
How'd you say my last name?
(22:18):
No, it's in the book once itgets named.
How did you say my last name?
No, it's in the Brad's Braddingbook.
Can we get an update of what?
Making bold, nonsensicalstatements is a Bradding?
Can we get what else is inthere?
Sure, what up For the kids athome listening.
(22:39):
Don't be a Brad.
Okay, chris, what else is inbrat?
Oakland Raiders will make theplayoffs in 2025.
Still like that.
Zach Wilson, sneaky MVP pick.
Patrick Mahomes is not good.
The winner will come out of theEast.
Patrick Mahomes is not good.
(23:01):
The winner will come out of theEast.
Let's see.
Can we add another one to thelist?
He's not even a sneaky starter.
Yeah, what do you want?
Mick Cronin will coachVillanova next year and Carson
Beck will lead Notre Dame toback-to-back national
championship appearances.
(23:21):
He's transferring already afterhe got dumped.
Yeah, probably he's run out ofgirls to snatch at Miami already
, so he's going somewhere else.
(23:43):
What was the first one MickCronin to be the Villanova head
coach next year?
Got it?
Should we put White Sox to makethe playoffs?
(24:06):
Do you want it?
No, white Sox to win thedivision, plus $50,000.
I got that.
I have a bad one Out of yourmind.
Anything else on this region?
No, that's it.
I got nothing.
I'm excited to see how thesegames play out, although these
(24:28):
are more relatively, I think,similar styles, unlike some of
the other ones, like drake,missouri, where they're super
victory.
But I'm interested to see howthis goes.
Yeah, and it'll also beinteresting if st mary's does
somehow beat vanderilt.
St Mary's is the second or theslowest team in the country in
(24:52):
pace of play, and Alabama's thefirst, so that's going to be
electricity.
Either way, chris, howproductive is your work going to
be during Thursday and Friday,at least first round games?
I will be extremely productivebecause I will not be watching
(25:14):
basketball games during workhours.
I have a job to do.
Bradley, I like what theypreach over there at TTS.
I heard there.
Brad, I work for the Presidentof the United States.
You think I'll be watching?
Brad, I work for the presidentOf the United States.
You think I'll be watchingBasketball During work hours?
(25:34):
So my federal, let's get towork at home.
Not all of us get to work Fromhome like you.
One could argue that you are thereason he won that golf
tournament.
One could argue I'm the reasonhe won the election.
Well, wait, wait, I don't knowthat.
We could argue that if hedidn't win miami, dade county,
(25:58):
he might not have won florida,and if he didn't win florida he
might not have won all thoseother states he won, making him
the president.
I don't know what's happeningright now.
Not saying I voted in Florida.
What was the golf tournamentcomment about?
(26:19):
I don't know.
He was bragging on Twitterabout winning something.
Who, trump?
His golf swing sucks.
I still better golfer than you.
I knew that was coming.
Well, everybody, make sure youfollow us on the social medias
(26:41):
at sharp action daily oninstagram and at sharp action
dolly on x.
Joe, are you gonna do the xbracket pool?
No, I didn't even know itexisted.
Yeah, just start it.
If you win it, you get a freetrip to Mars.
You need a perfect bracket forthat.
(27:04):
I don't know if I want no.
If you just have to win, no,chris, you might be right.
I think it's a perfect bracketyou get the free trip to Mars.
The perfect bracket are one in9.2 quintillion or something
like that.
Yeah, remember that one kid gotit.
You're more likely to win thePowerball twice in a year.
Remember when that one kid gotit and then sent it in and it
(27:28):
was like they did this big newsstory about it, but there were
pencil marks all over it.
It was erased.
It was in pencil like how isthis legitimate at all?
Not legit.
But that's gonna do it for thisepisode.
We will see you tomorrowbreaking down the Midwest region
(27:49):
.
We will get that one out earlybecause the game started at 11.
So until then, cheers.
Hello and welcome to the Sharp Action Daily Podcast.
This podcast.
You will hear some of the bestpicks given by top-of-the-line
analysts, as well as interviewswith athletes and gambling gurus
, because, at the end of the day, we are all on the same team.
Our bets are given as adviceand you are not forced to take
them.
We give them to you as asuggestion.
If you have a gambling problem,please call 1-800-522-4700.
(00:35):
Also, if you do not have themoney to bet, do not place a bet
.
Gambling is an addictive habitand can spiral at any time.
But please sit back and enjoythe ride as we take you through
the rigorous world of sportsbetting.
Cheers, welcome back.
(01:01):
If you're listening to thisepisode, you already already
know who I'm with, so I'm notgoing to introduce them.
It is everybody's favoriteseason, except for Bags.
Bags prefers prom season.
That's when he can, you know,get his airline miles up.
But you know that's neitherhere nor there.
(01:25):
So let's get into the Eastregion.
What, joe?
I haven't said a word to youall night.
It's fine, I'll start loadingthe clip, don't you worry.
Oh my, is Cooper Flag going toplay?
And does Cooper Flag need toplay before the Sweet 16?
We'll start off with that.
(01:50):
He doesn't need to play thisgame For sure.
You might be right.
No and no, it could be untilthe Elite Eight.
Yeah, I mean you probably wanthim to play some in the second
(02:13):
round game just to knock alittle rust off.
Get out there.
Yeah, yeah, this is the.
I think this is the softestregion in the tournament.
Uh, yeah, I think this is thesoftest region in the tournament
.
I would say this or the South.
(02:33):
The South, there's only twoteams in it.
I mean the South has Auburn,michigan, who won their
conference, texas A&M, ole Miss,iowa State, michigan State I
(02:55):
mean it's a lot more loaded thanI heard.
Auburn and Michigan State,michigan can be.
We already talked about thatfucking region.
All right Over here you gotWisconsin, alabama, duke,
arizona.
Arizona is trash.
(03:21):
I mean, granted, I have Akronbeating them, but I have Akron
making the Sweet 16, baby,they're not a terrible team, but
I don't know that that's athing that's going to happen.
(03:41):
I will be putting a heftyamount of money on them, plus 14
.
More than Michigan.
I want that Michigan line tomove down.
It's not going to, but I feellike a lot of people are going
to take UC San Diego.
(04:05):
Yeah, take UC San Diego.
Yeah, uc San Diego.
I want that Michigan line tomove To.
What A pick-em.
Yeah, you're so confident yousaid they're going to win by 30.
You should be happy with theminus three.
I am happy with the minus three, but to put as much money as
I'm thinking about, yeah, I'dlike a pick them Minus one.
(04:26):
I can't wait for the odds Iwant.
I don't know what the issue ishere, brad, oh, I thought we're
done talking about that fuckingregion.
But you know, go ahead, keepbringing it up.
It's already dropped to two anda half.
It's going to drop.
Chris, do you have anythingproductive to say?
Yeah, I do.
(04:48):
I should give Hazard pay fordealing with you two.
We don't get paid at all, chris.
You guys aren't getting paid, Ithink.
Byu, I think, is apparentlybeing overlooked by Bags because
they're pretty good.
That is the one game.
(05:11):
I don't know which way it'sgoing to go between VCU and BYU.
I will not be betting on thatgame.
Chris is just a Mormon.
That's the only reason why helikes him.
No, just Polly a Mormon.
That's the only reason why helikes him.
Nah, just Polly, not Mormon.
Let's talk about a game I knowChris cares about a lot with
(05:33):
Oregon and Liberty.
Liberty is 7.5 point dogs.
Love the 7.5 points here.
Horseshit, they love it.
How many Liberty basketballgames have you watched this year
?
Four, you're a liar.
Four Liberty basketball games,and they were all within the
last week.
(05:54):
What is Liberty's mascot?
The Eagles?
No, it's like an eagle, it's abird.
They're the flames, I believe.
Yeah, that's correct.
No, it's like an eagle, it's abird.
They're the flames, I believe.
Yeah, that's correct.
No, it's a bird.
It may be a bird, they are theLiberty Flames.
(06:17):
Yeah, you asked what theirmascot was, joey.
What conference are they in?
Sorry, it's Sparky the Eagle.
Go fuck yourself.
They're still the Flames.
Whatever, joey, what conferenceare they in?
It's Sparky the Eagle, joeConference.
(06:45):
Usa.
What?
What conference is?
What conference are they in USA?
Nice that you got the answer.
It's neither here nor there.
I like VCU to the Sweet 16,taking down BYU and Wisconsin on
(07:06):
their way into Alabama.
Who's going to put up 100 intheir first three games and then
lose to Duke?
Why do you like VCU?
Curiosity, good program, beenthere before.
Older team Coach that's tryingto prove himself.
What does UCU stand for?
Brad, virginia CommonwealthUniversity?
(07:28):
Alright, just gotta make sure.
Team mascot Rams.
Atlantic Town Conference.
What is the majority of majorson the basketball team?
Underwater basket weaving,rhythmic gymnastics,
communication, underwater basket, weaving, rhythmic gymnastics,
(07:49):
exploratory studies, generalgeneral knowledge studies
whatever dinosaur class he tookat Iowa, that's what they're
taking.
Aww, the hard rock just paid mefifteen hundred dollars.
How nice of them, I guess youat.
(08:12):
I mean you just pass money frombubble craps to back to
yourself.
I, that's, that's cool.
No, I bought a seven on a sevenhundred dollar shoot.
Today I had to pull out a doublefrom the hard rock just to make
myself feel better.
You didn't have to buy a $700suit.
Oh geez, we got weddings comingup this year.
(08:33):
Man, I got to have shit.
I don't have a suit.
I don't own a suit.
That wedding's in November.
I don't think you need a $700suit.
It's a suit.
It's shoes, pants.
It's got shoes, pants, shirt,suit, coat, tie, belt.
(08:55):
Alright, gotta wear somethingfor a stay at the new job, right
?
Are you sure you're not goingto?
Gotta look pretty to sign thecontracts.
Chris, we'll see if you passyour physical.
Is there a psyche valve?
As long as the doctor rolls toohard, I'll be fine.
(09:17):
What'd you say?
You're on bad lag.
You should join on your phone.
All right, we're putting bagsin the box, cause I can't
understand him and he's likefive seconds behind.
Is he lagging on your end too?
(09:39):
Yeah, okay, all right, now wecan talk productively.
Chris, outside of VCU, who'syour upset pick of this region?
I don't like VCU.
You like VCU?
(09:59):
Okay, alright, I'm back um forthe first round.
See you.
All right, I'm back For thefirst round.
I'm not sure there's too big ofan upset here.
Oregon just has to scoreagainst Liberty, as long as they
get over 77, I think, to winWisconsin.
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I don't know that they're goingto cover 16 and a half, but
that's neither here nor there.
I like the way scale minus 16and a half.
I feel like that's just one ofthose games that gets blown way
out of proportion.
Montana starts trying to chuckup threes with 10 minutes left
in.
It Can't do it, joey, can weget Montana's mascot please?
(10:41):
No, the Grizz, thank you.
Glad someone came prepared.
These are just things you know,I think.
Yeah, just you know.
We haven't even gotten to talkabout my favorite team in this
conference, in this, in thisregion.
(11:02):
Excuse me, my favorite team inthis region it's Alabama, it is
Alabama.
It is Alabama.
I know they just got theirbacks blown out by Florida, but
they're still really good.
They still beat yourquote-unquote 1-1.
Your first number one at homeor, excuse me, on the road in
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Auburn a week and a half ago,not even A week ago.
You're not concerned that RyanNelson may have a serious knee
injury.
He's their second best player,same way that Cooper Flagg might
have a serious ankle injurythat we don't know about.
We know he's hurt.
We don't know how bad.
He's the best player in thecountry.
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What else do you want to talkabout Alabama?
That's really it.
We just really haven't saidmuch about it.
Minus 23 years free againstRobert Morris, like you said,
they're just going to put up 100in the first three games.
The issue with them is theydon't have a smoking gun this
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year, so I don't know how farthey'll go.
Well, they made it to what?
The Sweet 16 last year.
Which one Final Four Lost toPurdue?
Didn't they lose to Purdue?
Oh no, you're right.
You're correct.
Sorry, they looked good lastyear.
(12:36):
Yeah, that's because they had alot of money on them losing to
UNC.
So that's where I got confused.
Yeah, this is one of thosethings we talked about, chris,
earlier.
It's just bizarre that we'regoing to get an SEC matchup the
(12:58):
first game, or, sorry, thesecond round.
Who's that?
Vanderbilt, alabama, bama andVandy?
I think the only upset thatseems logically like it should
happen is Vanderbilt over StMary's.
(13:18):
Vandy with the plus four.
Yeah, that's enough.
Maybe we can work our way downa bracket.
Duke beats whoever they play.
Mississippi State beats Baylor.
Oregon probably beats Liberty.
Are you sure Mississippi Statebeats Baylor?
Yeah, I'm looking at thebracket.
Okay, the spread is one and ahalf.
(13:45):
Did you see, uh, vanderbilt'sshot chart that I put out there?
No, I did not look at theirs.
It did not look at theirseither.
Right in the lane, then nothingelse inside of three, and then
like just off top of the key,either direction and then
nothing else.
They're so up the middle.
It's ridiculous.
It's almost xavier's.
(14:06):
Xavier's is directly up themiddle.
It's the second one.
I didn't.
Oh my god, that's insane.
It's the second.
It's the second picture on themiddle right.
Power football up the gut.
It's the second picture on themiddle right Power football Up
the gut.
It is just the minute.
That is hard-nosed basketballif I've ever seen it.
(14:30):
Don't care Where's Vandy?
I'm rooting for you guys.
Settle down Pointing out a factman, I still don't see Vandy in
here.
That's the east region with Duke.
I don't know how they cameacross.
(14:54):
They got like two eyes and anose going With a frowny face.
Oh my, yeah, what is that Dude?
Looks like he's winking at mereal weird.
It's interesting.
Looks like Brad trying to hiton a girl at a bar.
At least he's trying, justsuper confused.
He doesn't try.
(15:14):
I mean he tries, but you gottaget out there first.
I can see it now.
The two of you, ten years fromnow, you're gonna be living
together like frickin' Bert andErnie.
No, never living together.
No, no, no.
(15:35):
I don't wanna go to jail formurdering Joey.
Anyway, I don't wanna to go tojail for murdering Joey.
I don't want to get killed byBrad anyway.
It'll be interesting to see,because you know, vanderbilt,
they don't play a lot of.
It'll be interesting to seewhat their.
(15:55):
You know, the benches at theirhome gym are behind the
backboard, so it's alwaysinteresting to see when they
have to go on the road and plana neutral site.
But is this one of theMilwaukee games, chris?
I don't have the site on here.
That's dumb.
Now they should have the sitesand everything else up.
(16:18):
Well, at least we have the tiptimes now.
That's good.
I can't wait for this.
I can't wait for this 9, 10 pmtip Tonight For the Xavier Texas
game.
I, yeah, and then time and thengoing into work.
(16:42):
The next morning is going to be.
It's going to be interesting.
Where do you stay?
So I'm going to drive halfwayback.
I got a hotel outside of Indy,in Lebanon, indiana, lebanon.
It's a global start calling youMr 30 at you.
It's a global.
It's a good start calling youMr 305.
(17:03):
It's worldwide Dollar, butBrad's going to the games this
week.
So I should be going tomultiple games this week.
If I'm not, I'm going to bepissed.
I already started watching tapefor Kentucky, but we can get to
(17:25):
that with our next preview.
I mean, we got to be going.
What do you want to say overthere, baboon?
Well, I'm just trying to seewho makes it to the final four
out of these teams, out of thisregion, duke, yeah, they're the
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best team in the country, whenhealthy and Bracketologists.
Which bracketologists do youfollow?
The ones that made the fuckingbracket, the committee, the only
(18:06):
people that have the right tocall themselves bracketologists.
I'm a bracketologist.
You're not.
You are far from it, my friend.
You're a trollologist.
Alright.
Anything else on this region.
This one sucks.
(18:28):
Akron you said they all suckbecause David's not in it.
I liked the other two.
You said the other one waschalk.
You said it sucked that thesouth was chalked.
Pick a fucking side, brad.
Worse than a politician withthe flip-flops you got going on
(18:50):
right now You're like an11-year-old running around the
pool Flip-flop, flip-flop,flip-flop.
Pick a side.
Speaking of pools, do you knowhow to swim?
Pick a team.
Let's get our one pick.
Let's get our one pick.
Akron plus 14.
Vandy plus 4.
(19:17):
I'm very confused.
Brad tried to steal my pickbecause he thinks he's slick,
but I was just setting him upfor failure.
Arizona's going to win by 30.
You just said you had Akron onthe Sweet 16.
I'm just setting Brad up forfailure.
Mind games he's playingcheckers, I'm playing chess.
He also has VCU winning thegame, but didn't take them.
(19:40):
Like I said yeah and you guysleft me with nothing.
I'll take VCU money line.
You can have Akron if you want.
No, it's fine, I'll take.
Why are you not taking Ori?
The game will end up beingcloser than six and a half.
(20:05):
Seven and a half.
Is it up to seven and a half?
Yeah, I'll take Alabama minusthe 22 and a half.
I love it.
Mississippi State was my otherpick, minus one and a half over
Baylor.
Why Mississippi State was myother pick, minus one and a half
over Baylor?
Why Mississippi State's good,baylor's not?
(20:27):
They put a bunch of shittyteams in the West for the last
three months.
Congratulations, who'd you beatBoise State?
They won at St John's.
It's a good win.
Okay, sure, arkansas.
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St John's.
Yeah, kansas, nobody else.
West Virginia I feel like theplay in that game might just be
the over, probably, but I don'tknow.
(21:15):
I'm sick of watching St Mary'sin the tournament.
They bore me.
But I'm excited to see theWisconsin-Montana game.
Wisconsin's offense is sick.
If they just bang a bunch ofthrees, I could see them
upsetting Alabama and meetingDuke again.
They shoot so many threes.
But the only reason I likeBaylor is because I want to see
(21:36):
the Jeremy Roach revenge gameagainst Duke.
It's the only reason why Iplayed there for a couple years.
Alright, I think that wraps upthe East Bold take is that the
winner of March Madness comesout of this region.
(21:56):
You just said it's the softestregion in the tournament and you
want to say the winner comesfrom correct, okay, that one's
hitting pen and paper going inthe Bradley book?
Yeah, that one's getting.
How'd you say my last name?
(22:18):
No, it's in the book once itgets named.
How did you say my last name?
No, it's in the Brad's Braddingbook.
Can we get an update of what?
Making bold, nonsensicalstatements is a Bradding?
Can we get what else is inthere?
Sure, what up For the kids athome listening.
(22:39):
Don't be a Brad.
Okay, chris, what else is inbrat?
Oakland Raiders will make theplayoffs in 2025.
Still like that.
Zach Wilson, sneaky MVP pick.
Patrick Mahomes is not good.
The winner will come out of theEast.
Patrick Mahomes is not good.
(23:01):
The winner will come out of theEast.
Let's see.
Can we add another one to thelist?
He's not even a sneaky starter.
Yeah, what do you want?
Mick Cronin will coachVillanova next year and Carson
Beck will lead Notre Dame toback-to-back national
championship appearances.
(23:21):
He's transferring already afterhe got dumped.
Yeah, probably he's run out ofgirls to snatch at Miami already
, so he's going somewhere else.
(23:43):
What was the first one MickCronin to be the Villanova head
coach next year?
Got it?
Should we put White Sox to makethe playoffs?
(24:06):
Do you want it?
No, white Sox to win thedivision, plus $50,000.
I got that.
I have a bad one Out of yourmind.
Anything else on this region?
No, that's it.
I got nothing.
I'm excited to see how thesegames play out, although these
(24:28):
are more relatively, I think,similar styles, unlike some of
the other ones, like drake,missouri, where they're super
victory.
But I'm interested to see howthis goes.
Yeah, and it'll also beinteresting if st mary's does
somehow beat vanderilt.
St Mary's is the second or theslowest team in the country in
(24:52):
pace of play, and Alabama's thefirst, so that's going to be
electricity.
Either way, chris, howproductive is your work going to
be during Thursday and Friday,at least first round games?
I will be extremely productivebecause I will not be watching
(25:14):
basketball games during workhours.
I have a job to do.
Bradley, I like what theypreach over there at TTS.
I heard there.
Brad, I work for the Presidentof the United States.
You think I'll be watching?
Brad, I work for the presidentOf the United States.
You think I'll be watchingBasketball During work hours?
(25:34):
So my federal, let's get towork at home.
Not all of us get to work Fromhome like you.
One could argue that you are thereason he won that golf
tournament.
One could argue I'm the reasonhe won the election.
Well, wait, wait, I don't knowthat.
We could argue that if hedidn't win miami, dade county,
(25:58):
he might not have won florida,and if he didn't win florida he
might not have won all thoseother states he won, making him
the president.
I don't know what's happeningright now.
Not saying I voted in Florida.
What was the golf tournamentcomment about?
(26:19):
I don't know.
He was bragging on Twitterabout winning something.
Who, trump?
His golf swing sucks.
I still better golfer than you.
I knew that was coming.
Well, everybody, make sure youfollow us on the social medias
(26:41):
at sharp action daily oninstagram and at sharp action
dolly on x.
Joe, are you gonna do the xbracket pool?
No, I didn't even know itexisted.
Yeah, just start it.
If you win it, you get a freetrip to Mars.
You need a perfect bracket forthat.
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I don't know if I want no.
If you just have to win, no,chris, you might be right.
I think it's a perfect bracketyou get the free trip to Mars.
The perfect bracket are one in9.2 quintillion or something
like that.
Yeah, remember that one kid gotit.
You're more likely to win thePowerball twice in a year.
Remember when that one kid gotit and then sent it in and it
(27:28):
was like they did this big newsstory about it, but there were
pencil marks all over it.
It was erased.
It was in pencil like how isthis legitimate at all?
Not legit.
But that's gonna do it for thisepisode.
We will see you tomorrowbreaking down the Midwest region
(27:49):
.
We will get that one out earlybecause the game started at 11.
So until then, cheers.
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