SEC Midweek Game Primer – Feb. 20-21

SEC Extra Joe Healy - February 19, 2024

With opening weekend behind us, it’s time for our first wave of midweek games in the SEC. Though midweek games often aren’t as exciting as their weekend counterparts and they certainly don’t draw as many fans to the ballpark, it’s important to remember that they count exactly the same as weekend games in terms of RPI points and other postseason metrics. 

The first week of midweek games brings plenty of volume but isn’t the most high-wattage group of games. That comes with downside risk thanks to the potential of losing to a team that ends up having a poor RPI, though,[…]