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Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 21:18

RotoGuru Market Madness is up and running!

This is the oldest of all of the RotoGuru game formats, now in its 20th year.

If you are new to the Market Madness format, don’t despair when you read the scoring rules. Even if you don’t “get it”, fill out a set of picks and try it for a year. Once you’ve lived through a tournament, you’ll catch on, and be much better prepared next year. If you want a few simple tips, try these:

  • For your shorts, look for first round upsets, and short the loser. For example, if you think that S. Dakota St.(16) will beat Gonzaga(1), then short the Zags. You might also try shorting one or two of the top seed baskets (1-3). For example, shorting the #1 seeds gives you plenty of opportunities to profit from an early upset - as long as the tournament doesn't go too “chalky”!
  • For longs, pick the 4 teams you expect to survive to the Final Four. In many instances, it's good to take those teams not only as single teams, but also in their basket forms - unless you think the other teams in those baskets are really overrated.
  • Pick one or two double-digit seeds as longs. These will pay off well if they make it to the Sweet 16.
Actually, my best advice is to use the scoring simulator. Pick each of the games as you would for a typical bracket, and then let the simulator calculate the returns under your scenario. Use those returns as a basis for your picks - picking your longs from the top of the listing, and your shorts from the bottom. Or let the simulator do that for you (if you're running it while logged in to the contest site).

Every year, there is a lot of attrition between the contest registrations and the actual entries. It's not unusual for as many as 25%-30% of the registrants to not submit a set of picks. I'm sure that some of that is simply forgetfulness, but I suspect a larger issue is the confusion factor. One of the dominant feedbacks that I get from people who play for the first year is that they felt pretty befuddled when making selections, but once they see how the tournament and the scoring play out, they can't wait for next year. The simulator was designed to help you get over that initial hump.

1weykool
      ID: 386101420
      Wed, Mar 15, 2017, 16:18
Here is a recap of newly stored selections for entry Mad Marchness. Because the tournament has already started, this entry will not be included in the contest standings. However, you can still track your progress using the "My Score" link at the left, just to see how this set of picks would have fared against the official field..

Doesn't the tourney start on Thursday?
2Chuck
      ID: 40247167
      Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 08:48
I'm getting the same error message as of last night. Just checking to see if all is working correctly on the back end...
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