Turn Your Bracket Into an Investment

Published: Wed, 03/19/25

Updated: Wed, 03/19/25

By The Numbers: College Basketball Newsletter
Turn Your Bracket Into an Investment
At PoolGenius, we take a strategic, data-driven approach to bracket picking—much like a smart investor navigates the stock market. While luck plays a role in any single March Madness pool, long-term success is driven by skill and strategy. The smarter your picks, the less luck you need to win.
This means bracket pools aren’t just fun—they’re real investment opportunities. If you’re skilled (and using our NCAA Bracket Picks product), your long-term returns on bracket pools can outperform traditional investments like stocks, bonds, and real estate.
The Investment Profile of Bracket Pools
Bracket pools offer high-reward opportunities. Consider a 30-person pool with a $100 entry fee, generating $3,000 in total prize money. If the winner takes the entire pot, that’s a 9,900% profit on their entry in just one month. That’s an incredible return—but winning isn’t easy.
If all entrants are equally skilled, you have a 1-in-30 chance to win each year, meaning you’d expect to win once every 30 years. That’s not a great investment—unless you increase your odds through smarter bracket strategies.
The Edge of Smart Bracket Picking
The good news? You don’t have to be average. Our NCAA Bracket Picks product is built on millions of simulations and over 100 billion bracket scenarios. The result? Players using our data-driven approach win their pools at a rate 3.1 times higher than expected.
What does that mean for you?
Double your win odds: Expect to win a 30-person pool every 15 years instead of 30, averaging $200 in winnings annually.
Triple your win odds: Win every 10 years on average, earning $300 annually.
Quadruple your win odds: Win every 7-8 years, taking home $400 per year on average.
Even with an edge, you’ll lose more often than you win, but over time, a skilled bracket picker can expect returns of 100%–200% on their entry fees—rivaling or exceeding stock market returns.
Why Are the Returns So High?
Unlike stocks or traditional sports betting, bracket pools are inefficient markets. That means sharp players can capitalize on common inefficiencies:
Lack of Pros: Most pools aren’t open to professionals, so you’re competing against casual players.
Dead Weight: Many participants don’t research their picks, increasing your edge.
No Fees: Unlike sportsbooks or daily fantasy sites, most bracket pools don’t take a cut of your winnings.
Should You Pay for Better Bracket Picks?
Let’s crunch the numbers. If you enter a 30-person, $100 buy-in, winner-take-all pool and pay $39 for PoolGenius picks:
If our picks double your odds: Over 30 years, you’d earn $3,000 in extra prize money after fees—a 56% return on investment.
If our picks triple your odds: You’d earn $6,000, yielding a 313% ROI.
Play multiple pools? Your ROI skyrockets since our product covers up to 30 different entries at no additional cost.
More Than Just Money—The Real Value of Smart Picks
Winning money is great, but using a data-driven approach has additional perks:
Bragging rights: Beat your co-workers and spouse with confidence.
Time savings: Avoid spending hours researching picks.
Stress reduction: Make your selections confidently, knowing they’re backed by rigorous analysis.
Winning Takes Patience and Strategy
The reality? Even with the best strategy, you won’t win every year. But occasional big wins outweigh years of losses, creating long-term profits.
Many people abandon smart strategies due to short-term bad luck. But those who stay patient—trusting the process—see the best results. That’s true in investing, and it’s true in bracket picking.
Make smarter picks. Maximize your edge. Let’s turn March Madness into an investment worth making.
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College Hoops Picks for Friday, March 21:
  • ⭐⭐⭐ Pick
    Uconn -5.5 (vs. Oklahoma)

    FRI @ 9:25 PM (ET)

  • ⭐⭐⭐ Pick
    New Mexico vs. Marquette UNDER 153

    FRI @ 7:25 PM (ET)

  • ⭐⭐⭐ Pick
    Liberty vs. Oregon UNDER 139

    FRI @ 10:10 PM (ET)
View All Model Picks

📈 Public Pick % to Win National Championship

  1. Duke: 26.7%
  2. Florida: 22.7%
  3. Auburn: 11.5%
  4. Houston: 9.7%
  5. St John's: 5.5%

💰 Final Four Odds

  1. Duke: 55%
  2. Florida: 47%
  3. Auburn: 40%
  4. Houston: 38%

🔎 Value Picks to Reach Final Four

  1. Texas Tech: +7%
  2. Iowa State: +6%
  3. Gonzaga: +6%
  4. Maryland: +6%
  5. Arizona: +5%

🏆 Odds to Win Tourney

  1. Duke: 27%
  2. Florida: 19%
  3. Auburn: 11%
  4. Houston: 10%
March Madness First-Round Tip Times:

Friday Afternoon, March 21
  • 12:15 PM ET | CBS | Raleigh
    (9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State

  • 12:40 PM ET | truTV | Cleveland
    (15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Alabama

  • 1:30 PM ET | TNT | Milwaukee
    (14) Lipscomb vs. (3) Iowa State

  • 2:00 PM ET | TBS | Seattle
    (12) Colorado State vs. (5) Memphis

  • 2:50 PM ET* | CBS | Raleigh
    (16) Mount St. Mary's/American vs. (1) Duke

  • 3:15 PM ET* | truTV | Cleveland
    (10) Vanderbilt vs. (7) Saint Mary's

  • 4:05 PM ET* | TNT | Milwaukee
    (11) North Carolina vs. (6) Ole Miss

  • 4:35 PM ET* | TBS | Seattle
    (13) Grand Canyon vs. (4) Maryland

March Madness First-Round Tip Times -

Friday Evening, March 21
  • 6:50 PM ET | TNT | Raleigh
    (16) Norfolk State vs. (1) Florida

  • 7:10 PM ET | CBS | Milwaukee
    (14) Troy vs. (3) Kentucky

  • 7:25 PM ET | TBS | Cleveland
    (10) New Mexico vs. (7) Marquette

  • 7:35 PM ET | truTV | Seattle
    (13) Akron vs. (4) Arizona

  • 9:25 PM ET* | TNT | Raleigh
    (9) Oklahoma vs. (8) UConn

  • 9:45 PM ET* | CBS | Milwaukee
    (11) Xavier/Texas vs. (6) Illinois

  • 10:00 PM ET* | TBS | Cleveland
    (15) Bryant vs. (2) Michigan State

  • 10:10 PM ET* | truTV | Seattle
    (12) Liberty vs. (5) Oregon

(*Approximate tip times)

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