It's an incredibly low scoring sport with a single-elimination bracket. A fluke goal can swing the whole bracket. In the NBA, NHL, or MLB, seven game series te

It's an incredibly low scoring sport with a single-elimination bracket. A fluke goal can swing the whole bracket. In the NBA, NHL, or MLB, seven game series tend to even out the variance, so the best team usually wins. And even in NCAA basketball, there's enough scoring that any individual play loses significance.