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How to fill a bracket that actually wins your league
Five habits that separate the office champion from everyone just hoping the favourites turn up – and the one round where most leagues are won or lost.
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How to play a 'group of death' without wrecking your bracket
Every tournament has one group nobody can call. Here's how to turn that chaos into points instead of regret.
4 min read02CommunityInside the office league that's run non-stop for six years
One spreadsheet, forty colleagues and a trophy nobody is allowed to keep.
6 min read03GuidesKnockout maths: when it actually pays to back the upset
The expected-points case for being braver than your friends in the round of 16.
7 min read04ResultsWhy the opening round wrecks more brackets than the final
The first weekend looks harmless. It quietly does more damage to your bracket than any knockout tie.
3 min read05PreviewsHow to spot a dark horse your league is sleeping on
Not every outsider is worth a punt. The ones that win you leagues share three specific traits.
5 min read06ProductNew: every tournament now has its own home
From the Premier League to Eurovision – each tournament gets a dedicated page with a countdown to when predictions open.
2 min read07CommunityFamily group chat vs. the office pool: who predicts better?
Two tribes, two completely different ways to fill a bracket. We make the case for each.
5 min read08GuidesEurovision tactics: reading the juries before the vote
Why the public and the juries rarely agree – and how to hedge your final ranking.
4 min read09ResultsWhy the perfect bracket never survives the first weekend
The odds of a flawless bracket are so absurd that the only real question is how fast it breaks.
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