Underdogs

The Underdog squad bids farewell to our beloved Cinderellas, Saint Peter's and Miami, before we look ahead to a Tobacco Road first: UNC vs. Duke in the NCAA tournament! Can the little-engine-that-could Tar Heels pull off the upset? Jordan tries to keep it together as we preview the Final Four matchups, including the agent of chaos: Justin Moore's injury. Also, we play around in Peter Keating's fru...

Who saw the Iowa State Cyclones making the Sweet 16? The Underdogs crew did. Though Iowa State is not quite the Saint Peter's Peacocks, Tom, Jordan and Peter dig into the underdog story of the Cyclones making the Sweet 16 after a 2-22 season. After the crew relishes in Wisconsin's defeat, Tom jumps on the Saint Peter's bandwagon and Jordan reluctantly sings the praises of Carolina. Plus, the panel...

After an underdog drought on Friday, Jordan, Peter and Tom debate whether they should rename the show. After recapping the Friday slate, the Underdog crew see major upset potential in the Sunday’s second-round but not without major groaning in the panel’s puns.  Subscribe to Underdogs on Apple and Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Underdogs crew tries to make sense of the Saint Peter’s historic upset over the Kentucky Wildcats. Can they keep the magic alive? Jordan, Peter and Tom identify the most likely upsets of the Saturday second-round and warn about matchups that are not underdog-friendly.  Subscribe to Underdogs on Apple and Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The brackets are here, and it’s time to go upset-hunting. Using a proprietary statistical model, Peter Keating, Jordan Brenner and Tom Haberstroh go region-by-region to highlight the most likely upsets, and which matchups to avoid. Is Providence now — gasp! — underrated? Is there a 1-16 upset on the board? Does the committee hate Cinderellas? The Underdogs squad dives in.  Subscribe to Underdogs o...

After Jordan mourns a monster upset in the Duke-Carolina rivalry, the Underdogs crew go through their list of vulnerable giants. North Texas coach Grant McCasland joins the show and slays the interview as if we were the Purdue Boilermakers. Then Tom, Peter and Jordan pick their NBA title sleepers and recap the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference. The big question: Can Peter make overdogs a thing...

March Madness is here. With conference tournaments around the corner, the upset experts Tom Haberstroh, Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner give the scoop on which teams have what it takes to be Cinderellas come bracket time. In Stats 101, Peter explains how variance is a key ingredient for upsets. Also, the Underdog crew investigate the real reason why underdogs in the NBA went on a run during a COV...

Everyone loves an underdog. Three pioneers in studying and projecting Cinderella runs in the NCAA Tournament -- Tom Haberstroh, Peter Keating and Jordan Brenner -- combine forces to figure out the why and the how upsets occur across sports -- and beyond. What's their secret sauce? And can you predict the unpredictable? The weekly Underdogs podcast is on the case. Part of the Le Batard And Friends...