Sweet 16 Final Tally: Underdogs 5-3 ATS Before looking ahead, the full Sweet 16 deserves its final accounting. Over two nights of regional semifinal action, underdogs covered the spread in five of eight games. Two won outright. The public kept loading up on favorites, and the contrarian side kept cashing. Thursday delivered a 3-1 underdog … Read more
Thursday’s Scoreboard: Underdogs Own the Sweet 16 Four Sweet 16 games tipped off Thursday night. Three of the four underdogs covered the spread, and two won outright. The betting public took another hit in a tournament that keeps rewarding the contrarian side of the ledger. Here’s what happened, and why public perception keeps getting it … Read more
After Florida Fell, the Public Switched Sides When No. 9 Iowa knocked off defending champion and No. 1 seed Florida 73-72 on Sunday, something shifted in the betting market. Alvaro Folgueiras’ go-ahead three-pointer with 4.5 seconds left didn’t just end Florida’s title defense. It rewired public sentiment heading into the Sweet 16. For the first … Read more