The overall picture after Day 1 is strong. Across all Rithmm brackets:
99% still have their champion alive
89% have both championship game teams still in
74% have all last four picks still standing
45% have every last 8 team alive
11% have every single last 16 team still in the tournament
That champion number is the one to hold onto. When you go into a bracket with an AI model picking your title game team, Round 1 is where you find out fast whether the foundation is solid. 99% still intact heading into Day 2 is a good sign.
One Rithmm user hit every game on Thursday's slate. All 16. That puts them in the top 0.1% nationally for Day 1 accuracy — and they did it running Rithmm's house model, the same one available to every subscriber.
The odds of a perfect bracket across the full 63-game tournament are 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Nobody has ever done it. But Day 1 alone is its own benchmark, and 16 for 16 against a field that included real upsets is the kind of start that makes the rest of the tournament interesting.
While CBB had the attention, Rithmm's NBA props model quietly had a great night.
At open line: 42-28, +11.18 units. At close: 42-30, +8.57 units.
Round 1 is not over. Day 2 games are running today, and the bracket picture will look different by tonight.
Open the app for today's predictions — the models are updated and ready for every game on the Day 2 slate.
