5) Who will get it right, the committee or the oddsmakers?

The tournament committee doesn't address the fact that sometimes they don't demonstrably appear to know what they are doing. It doesn't take a genius to tell a #1 seed from a #16 seed. Anybody can do that. The measure of expertise lies in whether the #8 seeds beat the #9 seeds, the #7 seeds beat the #10 seeds, and whether the #6 seeds beat the #11 seeds. If the underdogs win these match-ups as often as the favorites, then the committee doesn't really know what it is doing. It would be evidence that they're simply throwing darts and making a big fuss about it. We will track these results on this thread.

Also, there are a number of games each year where the linesmakers and the committee do not agree on who should be favored. If the linesmakers outperform the committee, there really isn't a need for a committee at all as simple power ratings or point spreads could be employed instead of a bunch of guys in a room claiming they know what they are doing. It really is that simple. If you claim to have expertise, then you should demonstrate expertise. We'll track the spreads versus seedings outcomes and post them here also.