Busted Rackets, Busted Brackets?
Sports fans are suspicious that their games are rigged as NCAA men's basketball tournament begins
IMAGN/Brant James illustration It will be either an extremely jaded or supremely observant basketball fan who makes the connection on Thursday, especially given the hours at which Saint Louis and Kennesaw State tip off during the first full day of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The No. 9 Billikens commence against No.
8 Georgia in Buffalo, New York at 7:45 p. m. ET, and the 14th-seeded Owls against No.
3 Gonzaga in Portland, Oregon at 10 p. m. ET.
Those times do not make for sharp thinking after a day of brackets, beers, and so many appetizers. But those still conscious and looking for a little perk-up may end up down a Google rabbit hole plumbing whether a 21-13 Kennesaw State team may have a chance against the spread. They’ll find a link to a local story about the adversity the team overcame, with one of its starters being injured in a preseason car accident and some other detail they didn’t scroll far enough to read.
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