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Your Bracket Is Already Wrong | 2026 March Madness Picks with Moneyline Mac | Stephie Smalls Show (Ep 212)
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Stephie Smalls is joined by Moneyline Mac from The College Experience on SGPN for a loaded 2026 March Madness preview episode packed with NCAA Tournament picks, bracket strategy, Final Four predictions, upset alerts, futures bets, and first-round best bets. If you are filling out a bracket, betting college basketball, or just trying to survive the annual avalanche of fake tournament experts, this episode is for you.
Stephie and Moneyline Mac react to Selection Sunday, break down the most controversial tournament draws, and talk through why Miami (Ohio) got a brutal First Four path after a huge season. They dig into Arizona’s bracket and debate whether Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats finally have the path to make a real Final Four run. They also hit Alabama news, UConn concerns, Iowa State futures value, Purdue skepticism, and why some trendy upset picks may already be getting too public.
Teams discussed include Arizona, Alabama, Miami (Ohio), SMU, Arkansas, Purdue, Wisconsin, High Point, Duke, Michigan, Florida, UConn, Furman, Queens, UCLA, UCF, Kansas, Houston, Cal Baptist, Texas Tech, Akron, TCU, Ohio State, Northern Iowa, St. John’s, Michigan State, and Iowa State. Players and names mentioned include Holloway, Frank Kaminsky, Blades Brown, and Jordan Spieth, with shoutouts to coaches Tommy Lloyd, Rick Pitino, Kelvin Sampson, Mick Cronin, and more.
Moneyline Mac also gives out his favorite first-round bets, including Miami (Ohio), TCU, and Northern Iowa, plus his full Final Four and national championship prediction. And yes, Arizona fans will absolutely want to hear the ending.
If you want March Madness best bets, NCAA Tournament upset picks, Arizona Wildcats tournament talk, UConn fade discussion, Iowa State futures value, and SGPN bracket chaos, this is the episode.
TIMECODES
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - March Madness Vegas plans
1:45 - SGPN schedule and Circa party
2:46 - Alabama arrest news
4:04 - Selection Sunday first reactions
4:15 - Miami (Ohio) got disrespected
5:05 - Miami (Ohio) vs SMU betting angle
5:48 - Arizona bracket superstition talk
7:24 - Arizona’s path through the bracket
11:11 - Trend bros and fake experts
13:06 - Futures bets: fade UConn, like Iowa State
15:09 - Most vulnerable 1 and 2 seeds
16:42 - Round of 64 ATS trend discussion
18:07 - Best first-round bets
18:37 - Miami (Ohio) best bet
19:38 - TCU vs Ohio State pick
20:49 - Northern Iowa vs St. John’s upset call
22:07 - Final Four predictions
23:49 - Big 12 tournament court rant
25:11 - Why Arizona says Bear Down
28:01 - National title pick
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