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Elite 8 Round
The Elite 8 round had historically produced the biggest percentage of blowout games, that was prior to last year’s thrilling two days of basketball, when each of the four Elite Eight games went to the wire. In fact, all four underdogs covered that weekend. In addition, the Elite 8 round has also produced some higher scoring games, with 19 of the 28 totaled games going OVER, including all four of last year’s thrillers. Here are a few other interesting points regarding the Elite 8 round:
- 19 of the 28 games in the round have involved #1 seeds. They are 13-8 SU but just 7-12-2 ATS. In fact, over the last two years, #1 seeds have advanced past this round in just half of 8 games.
- #5 and #8 seeds have combined for a 5-2 SU & 6-1 ATS record in Elite 8 action. The only two teams to not advance to the final four from this group were Rhode Island, a # 5 seed in ’98 who fell 2 points shy of Stanford, and Alabama in ’04, who lost to eventual champion Connecticut by 16.
- The only one of the eight favorites of more than 7 points to lose straight up was Arizona in ’98, who lost to Utah by 25 points. That game marks the second “easiest” ATS wager over the past five years as the 35-1/2 point differential from the game spread fell just shy of the 38-1/2 point difference in UCLA’s 105-70 second round upset over Maryland in 2000.
- The ACC & Big Ten have made the most of their Elite 8 opportunities. The ACC is 9-1 SU & 5-4-1 ATS, while the Big Ten is 8-4 SU & 7-4-1 ATS since ’98.
- Underdogs have held a large advantage in this round since 2001, going 14-4-2 ATS.
The Elite 8 round had historically produced the biggest percentage of blowout games, that was prior to last year’s thrilling two days of basketball, when each of the four Elite Eight games went to the wire. In fact, all four underdogs covered that weekend. In addition, the Elite 8 round has also produced some higher scoring games, with 19 of the 28 totaled games going OVER, including all four of last year’s thrillers. Here are a few other interesting points regarding the Elite 8 round:
- 19 of the 28 games in the round have involved #1 seeds. They are 13-8 SU but just 7-12-2 ATS. In fact, over the last two years, #1 seeds have advanced past this round in just half of 8 games.
- #5 and #8 seeds have combined for a 5-2 SU & 6-1 ATS record in Elite 8 action. The only two teams to not advance to the final four from this group were Rhode Island, a # 5 seed in ’98 who fell 2 points shy of Stanford, and Alabama in ’04, who lost to eventual champion Connecticut by 16.
- The only one of the eight favorites of more than 7 points to lose straight up was Arizona in ’98, who lost to Utah by 25 points. That game marks the second “easiest” ATS wager over the past five years as the 35-1/2 point differential from the game spread fell just shy of the 38-1/2 point difference in UCLA’s 105-70 second round upset over Maryland in 2000.
- The ACC & Big Ten have made the most of their Elite 8 opportunities. The ACC is 9-1 SU & 5-4-1 ATS, while the Big Ten is 8-4 SU & 7-4-1 ATS since ’98.
- Underdogs have held a large advantage in this round since 2001, going 14-4-2 ATS.
