Putting the NFL at a disadvantage is a Sunday walk in the zoo along with the analysis of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

It’s more like a long weekend trip to an amusement park, complete with roller coaster peaks and valleys, a fun house, and plenty of thrill rides.

Of course, college basketball handicappers have plenty of time to study first-round games.

Seedings, pairings and lines are available on Sunday with the first game starting on Thursday morning.

Once the scores from those 32 matchups start rolling in (upsets are guaranteed), it’s the crucial moment.

‘The cappers have to analyze the 16 games on Saturday and Sunday, and do it quickly.

It’s kind of like the tax preparer on April 15.

Some sports analysts say they are up 24/7 for a couple of days, watching TV, studying stats, and emptying the coffee pot every hour.

Others, like ProCappers’ Scott Spreitzer, try to keep a more “sensible” schedule.

Sunday is “family day” for Spreizter, his wife Vickie and their daughter Sarah, against all odds, the NFL playoffs or March Madness.

However, he was in his office bright and early on Monday morning to start his marathon week of handicapped college (and pro) basketball, heading home and a night out with Vickie and Sarah around 5:30pm (PST). just as it was getting dark. in.

“It takes a long time to handicap in the first round,” Spreitzer said.

Scott will follow a similar schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday, then switch gears on Thursday.

“I’m usually awake from the time games start around 9 a.m. (PST) on Thursday until 2 a.m. on Friday morning,” Spreitzer said.

“I like to finish the second-round games on Saturday while his first-round performances on Thursday are fresh in my mind.”

Spreitzer signs UConn to dethrone national champion North Carolina and recapture the title he won in 2004.

The Huskies are putting up 22 points at Albany on Friday.

His dark horse is UCLA, which won the Pac 10 Tournament and saw its future sub from 1/25 to 12/1 in a single week.

The Bruins, a No. 2 seed, open against 20-point underdog Belmont on Thursday night.

“I’ve been promoting them since January, so I’m sticking with them,” Spreitzer said.

“If they make it to the Final Eight, they’ll probably have to face Kansas or Memphis.

“I think their excellent defensive play gives them a chance to get to the Final Four.”

Las Vegas Hilton tournament futures list the Huskies as 5/2 tournament options, with Duke at 4/1, Villanova at 7/1 and Memphis at 10/1.

They are the four No. 1 seeds for the event, with the Blue Devils earning the top seed overall.

Spreitzer’s support has Duke and UConn advancing to the Final Four, to be joined by the outside Bruins and 40/1 Boston College.

He links the Huskies and Bruins for the title game.