StatLogic Sports Daily Hoops Hustle for Day 1 of the NCAA Basketball Tournament

We are really working hard to launch our business - which will include multiple websites dedicated to sports betting, fantasy sports and more - in the next 60 to 90 days. So the last week has included a lot of travel, and we have a lot going on. Frankly, we didn't get ourselves entered in as many contests as we might have liked, and we apologize for missing bracket deadlines and not having time to impart our bracket wisdom.

Still, we are going to try to provide our recommended picks, betting edges, parlay options and dogs of the day throughout the tournament as there always is money to be made. We also will be including ALL of our projections, but please don't bet solely based on that information. Take a look at everything we post to understand what we recommend and where we feel there are edges. We are numbers guys, but there is a lot more to what we do than just blindly trusting the numbers.

Today's betting edges, parlay options and dogs of the day are listed below. Recommended picks will be added as we have them. Good luck and enjoy the madness!

Friendly Daily Reminder

When you read through today's information, keep in mind that we are extremely selective with our recommended picks as they need to have at least a 60-percent win probability or better according to our proprietary algorithm and also must pass through a stringent set of rules and parameters that we consider for each matchup. In our daily posts, you will find our recommended bets as well as games that don't quite make the cut to be recommended and which might make solid parlay options and other games where we believe there are edges favoring one side.

Parlays always will have a lower win probability than straight bets, but there are times that a parlay will meet our requirements and be recommended. We realize that many sports bettors prefer not to bet very short odds that approach and exceed -200, so as we strive to provide as much information and help as many people as possible, we do provide suggest parlay options that are strong bets and don't quite make the cut for us as recommended selections. We also may present other games that have betting edges but also don't quite meet our high standards to be recommended picks.

Our college basketball betting edges have performed well, hovering between 55 and 58 percent over a large sample size since early November, and our parlay options have been extremely successful as you can see below.

StatLogic Sports Superstar Picks for 3/20

Superstar Picks have a 70% or better win probability

TBD

StatLogic Sports All-Star Picks for 3/20

All-Star Picks have a 60% or better win probability

TBD

StatLogic Sports Bonus Bets for 3/20

Michigan money line -135 vs. UC San Diego - WIN

Parlay City

While we usually don't recommend parlays - mainly because it decreases the win probability while increasing the potential payout - for those who aren't interested in laying the juice, combining two of our money line recommended picks or pairing one of our recommended picks with other picks we think have betting edges often can be very strong plays as well. They just may not be strong enough to meet the criteria for us to recommend them, though, and are "bet at your own risk" like the other games we post that have betting edges.

Our potential money line parlay games from Jan. 4-6 were 19-1 ... they have gone 384-138 (73.6%) since Jan. 4 and were 18-2 Jan. 14-15. They were 14-1 overall Feb. 4-5 (college hoops went 12-0 those two days). On Feb. 11 they were 13-0, and for Feb. 11-13 combined they were 31-2. We closed out college hoops regular season on a 21-3 run with our parlay options.

Postseason Money Line Parlay Options: 32-7. We opened the postseason on a 29-4 run.

Potential CBB Money Line Parlay Options for 3/20

Clemson - LOSS

Missouri - LOSS

Purdue - WIN

Michigan - WIN

NBA:

Sacramento Kings - LOSS

Indiana Pacers - WIN

StatLogic Sports NCAA College Basketball Betting Edges 3/20

projected point differential in parentheses

Creighton +3.5 vs. Louisville (1.69) - WIN

Clemson -7.5 vs. McNeese (9.52) - LOSS

Michigan -2.5 vs. UC San Diego (5.83) - WIN

Georgia +6.5 vs. Gonzaga (3.45) - LOSS

Wisconsin -16.5 vs. Montana (18.55) - WIN

Utah State +5.5 vs. UCLA (4.43) - LOSS

Texas Tech -14.5 vs. UNCW (16.28) - LOSS

All Stat-Logic Sports Day 1 NCAA Tournament Projections

for informational purposes; these are not recommenced picks or edges

Clemson (9.52) vs. McNeese

Purdue (11.78) vs. High Point

Missouri (7.89) vs. Drake

Kansas (5.84) vs. Arkansas

Louisville (1.69) vs. Creighton

Gonzaga (3.45) vs. Georgia

Michigan (5.83) vs. UCSD

Wisconsin (18.55) vs. Montana

St. John's (17.93) vs. Omsha

Auburn (29.85) vs. Alabama State

Houston (25.52) vs. SIUE

Missouri (7.89) vs. Drake

Arkansas +5.5 vs. Kansas

Texas Tech (16.28) vs. UNCW

Texas A&M (10.84) vs. Yale

BYU (-2.99) vs. VCU

Wisconsin (18.55) vs. Montana

Dogs of the Day

These are the teams that we believe have the best shot at winning outright as underdogs. These are NOT recommended picks.

Creighton +150 (winner)

Utah State +195

Georgia +275

Arkansas +190 (winner)

Postseason College Basketball Record:

Parlay Options: 32-7 (82.1%)

Betting Edges: 35-26-1 (57.4%)

Bonus Picks: 7-2 (77.8%)

Last 7 Days: 35-24-1 (59.3%)

Last 57 days: 496-357 (58.1%)

Postseason Betting Edge Log

March 21; 3-4

March 18: 3-2

March 16: 1-2

March 15: 5-2

March 14: 4-3-1

March 13: 11-8

March 12: 8-5

NCAA Basketball Season Betting Edges

Final Regular-Season Record:

875-662-19 (56.9%)

March 9 Record: 7-7

March 8 Record: 10-6

March 7 Record: 9-5

March 6 Record: 8-8

March 5 Record: 7-5

March 4 Record: 13-6

March 3 Record: 3-1

March 2 Record: 7-3

March 1 Record: 17-14

Feb. 28 Record: 6-5

Feb. 27 Record: 4-3

Feb. 26 Record: 9-7

Feb. 25 Record: 10-6

Feb. 24 Record: 5-2

Feb. 23 Record: 6-2-1

Feb. 22 Record: 13-13

Feb. 21 Record: 5-2

Feb. 20 Record: 4-7

Feb. 19 Record: 8-8

Feb. 18 Record: 3-6

Feb. 17 Record: 3-1

Feb. 16 Record: 5-2

Feb. 15 Record: 23-14-2

Feb. 14 Record: 5-2

Feb. 13 Record: 9-5

Feb. 12 Record: 8-7-1

Feb. 11 Record: 11-3

Feb. 10 Record: 4-0

Feb. 9 Record: Off Day

Feb. 8 Record: 17-17-1

Feb. 7 Record: 1-3

Feb. 6 Record: 7-8

Feb. 5 Record: 14-8-1

Feb. 4 Record: 9-8

Feb. 3 Record: 8-5

Feb. 2 Record: 3-3

Feb. 1 Record: 20-19-1

Jan. 31 Record: 6-3

Jan. 30 Record: 13-5-1

Jan. 29 Record; 15-12-1

Jan. 28 Record: 13-7

Jan. 27 Record: 8-1

Jan. 26 Record: 0-4

Jan. 25 Record: 21-17

Jan. 24 Record: 3-4

Jan. 23 Record: 8-6

Jan. 22 Record: 7-10

Jan. 21 Record: 12-6-1

Jan. 20 Record: 6-3

Jan. 19 Record: 2-4

Jan. 18 Record: 20-14

Jan. 17 Record: 6-4

Jan. 16 Record: 15-6