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It makes complete sense if you’re a Duke fan to root against Duke if they’re playing a 1-seed this season, as long as UNC is still alive in the Tournament. We could go through the math, but I don’t think it’s necessary - it’s a very obvious conclusion based on typical utility curves/happiness from Duke winning vs. UNC losing and the chances of Duke playing and beating UNC vs. a 1-seed playing and beating UNC.
It makes emotional hedging very weird, though. I would actually bet on Duke to win vs. the 1 seed parlayed with UNC to win their game to compensate for the sadness.
It makes emotional hedging very weird, though. I would actually bet on Duke to win vs. the 1 seed parlayed with UNC to win their game to compensate for the sadness.