
Website founded by U of I professor helps find ‘Bracket Odds’
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — If you are not sure you have got your bracket right, there is a website to help. It can tell you about your team’s chance of winning.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — If you are not sure you have got your bracket right, there is a website to help. It can tell you about your team’s chance of winning.
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University of Illinois professor Sheldon Jackson is a bracket expert who runs bracket odds at U of I.
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