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A recent study collected Twitter data to find out which team each state is picking to cut down the nets during March Madness.
BetOnline.ag analyzed more than 350,000 tweets with a geo-tracking program that contained phrases like "UNC going to win," "Iowa champs," "Purdue title," and also team hashtags. Not an exact science, but the team that had the most "championship" support in each state then "won" that state.
UConn and North Carolina are the only men's teams with double-digit support while Iowa absolutely dominated the women's study, naturally due to the Caitlin Clark effect.
Top 3 Liabilities - NCAA Tournament Title
1. Illinois
2. Auburn
3. North Carolina
Top 3 Spread Liabilities - Thursday's Games
1. Morehead State +11
2. Oregon -1.5
3. Nevada -1
Top 3 ML Liabilities - Thursday's Games
1. St. Peter's +1550
2. Long Beach State +1400
3. Wagner +1700
Michigan State vs Mississippi State (+1.5, 130.5)
59.1% of $ on Mich State -1.5
53.4% of $ on Miss State +103
52.9% of $ on UNDER
Duquesne vs BYU (-9.5, 141.5)
54.2% of $ on Duquesne +9.5
79.3% of $ on BYU -475
63.6% of $ on UNDER
Akron vs Creighton (+12, 142)
58.7% of $ on Akron +12
85.7% of $ on Creighton -850
55.6% of $ on UNDER
Brendan Haywood Picks the Tar Heels to Go All the Way
- BetOnline Press
