Thousands of NCAA tourney brackets may already be busted, and with them, dreams of office supremacy. But for Matt Fischer, the madness is a prime opportunity for SportsFormulator.com to gain credibility. He quit his job last year to launch the Columbia, Mo., startup, which provides advanced analytics—schedule strength and scoring margin are favored over record—for all the major professional and collegiate sports. He hopes his bracket predictions, including Kansas in the Final Four and Indiana winning it all, will bring a lot of eyes to his five-month-old venture. — Source: Columbia Daily Tribune
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