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We have a lot to discuss today:

• 4 spicy upset picks for your NCAAW bracket

• Compete in Gaming Society’s Bracket Challenge to win signed Chelsea Gray merch

• 2 bets you can make on the NCAAW tourney

• 3 NCAAW teams to pick for your bracket because they have good vibes

• 10 winners and losers from the NCAAW bracket reveal

• The 6 times you can be the ultimate WNBA & NWSL fan

Let’s start with some bracket tips…

4 upset picks in the NCAA women’s tournament

If you haven't filled out a bracket with us, Gaming Society, please do so for a chance at $100,000 and signed Chelsea Gray merch!

Anywho, here are some potential upsets we're looking at.

NO. 3 SEED NOTRE DAME COULD FALL EARLY

• The Fighting Irish have had crap luck. Star guard Dara Mabrey tore her ACL in January, and now the team's best overall player, Olivia Miles, is sidelined with a knee injury.

• It's unclear if Miles, who averages 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists will return in the tournament.

• Notre Dame lost 64-38 in the ACC Tournament against Louisville without her. Yikes.

NO. 11 SEED UNLV COULD BE A CINDERELLA

• It's difficult to gauge how good the 31-2 Runnin' Rebels are because of their weak schedule.

• But this team hasn't lost in 2023 and has a true star.

• Desi-Rae Young is Her Hoops Stats' seventh-best player by win share numbers, averaging 18.0 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

• In the opening round, UNLV plays No. 6 seed Michigan, which has lost four of its last six games.

NO. 5 SEED LOUISVILLE'S LOOKIN' VULNERABLE

• The Cardinals reached last year's Final Four, but after losing both Emily Engstler and Kiana Smith to the WNBA Draft, they’re struggling.

• Louisville's lost by 18 to Middle Tennessee and 19 to Ohio State. Even unranked Gonzaga and South Dakota State were able to pull off early season double-digit wins against them.

• A 5-seed feels generous for the Cards.

• In the opening round, Louisville will face No. 12 seed Drake, which took No. 4 overall Iowa to overtime, lost by just four points to No. 18 Creighton, and beat No. 22 Nebraska this year.

WILL THE REAL NO. 4 SEED TENNESSEE SHOW UP?

• With a pair of future WNBA players in Jordan Horston and Rickea Jackson, the preseason No. 5 overall Volunteers have too much talent to be as so-so as they were this season.

• The team showed what they can do when they play to their potential, handing LSU its second loss of the season to reach the SEC tournament final last week.

• But they've also lost to the other eight ranked teams they've played this year.

• Tennessee plays No. 13 seed Saint Louis in the first round, and would face either No. 5 seed Iowa State or No. 12 seed Toledo to reach the Sweet 16.

Bet on the Tennessee Lady Vols to win the National Championship

The No. 4 seed is tied for the 12th-best odds to win the title, according to FanDuel. At +13000, a $10 bet on the Vols would win $1,300.

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🏀 See You In The Lobby: Matt and Marissa break down Selection Sunday 💰

2006 Maryland NCAA Champion Marissa Coleman and also her co-host Matt Ellentuck discuss the their initial reactions to the bracket, where they see upsets, and who they’re picking in their brackets.

💰 Play Gaming Society’s Bracket Challenge, win $100,000 and signed Chelsea Gray merch 💰

We partnered with On Her Turf and Rough and Tumble Pub for the ultimate bracket competition. What are you waiting for?

😁 10 winners & losers from the women’s tourney bracket reveal 🙁 

From South Carolina’s No. 1 overall seed to Virginia Tech’s surprising top seed to Maryland’s awful luck, Matt Ellentuck breaks down who’s feeling what while looking at the bracket ahead.

🎰 2 bets you can make on the women’s tourney 🎰

There isn’t much available at the sportsbooks so far, which is… fascinating considering the countless betting options on the table for the men’s tournament. Still, there are two types of futures bets you can take, one of which you don’t see every year.

Bet on the Stanford Cardinal to win the National Championship

Tara Vanderveer’s team is tied for the second-best odds to win the title according to FanDuel. At +800, a $10 bet on the Cardinal could win $80.

New to sports betting? Learn more from our Betting Academy.

😎🤙 3 teams to pick in your bracket because their players have good vibes 😎🤙

How many of you know about LSU’s hoops, rapping, and America’s Got Talent sensation, Flau’jae Johnson?

🟠 Rickea Jackson to return to Tennessee for 5th year 🟠

Jackson was considered a first-round pick for next month’s WNBA draft, with the potential to be taken in the lottery. This is a surprising decision, but one that should make Vols fans happy!

See You In The Lobby’s Marissa Coleman gave advice to players with a fifth-year option due to the Covid-19 pandemic:

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🐐 Sue Bird & Diana Taurasi will return for live Final Four broadcast 🐐

Let’s goooo!

⚽️ FIFA dropped the NWSL pace rankings and WHERE IS SARAH GORDEN? ⚽️

We repeat 🗣️

⚽️ 6 WEEKENDS YOU CAN BE THE ULTIMATE NWSL & WNBA FAN 🏀

As part of André Carlisle’s Hash Tag Go To Games campaign, he and Matt Ellentuck teamed up to hype the six weekends WNBA and NWSL teams are in the same city playing on the same weekend.