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NCAA Sweet 16 Round Notes:
#1 Seeds off BB SUATS wins are 12-4 ATS
#2 Seeds are 12-5 ATS vs opponents off a SU dog win
#4 Seed dogs are 2-6 ATS vs opponents off BB SUATS wins
#5 Seeds are 5-1 ATS versus #1 Seeds
#6 Seeds off a DD ATS win are 1-8 ATS
#7 Seed or worse dogs are 1-7 ATS
Favorites of 9 > points are 17-8-1 ATS vs opp off BB SUATS wins (0-1 LY)
Underdogs of 11 > points are 6-1 ATS
Underdogs off BB ATS losses are 9-3-1 ATS
Teams off a one-point SU win are 1-4 ATS
Favorites off BB ATS losses are 3-8-1 ATS
BEST team ATS records in this round:
Memphis 4-0, Michigan State 4-0, Louisville 3-0, West Virginia 3-0, Wisconsin 3-0, Indiana 3-1, Kentucky 8-3
WORST team ATS records in this round:
Pittsburgh 0-4, Gonzaga 0-2, UCLA 1-5, Georgetown 1-4, Kansas 2-7. Duke 2-5, Connecticut 3-7
BEST Conference ATS records in this round:
Conf USA: 4-0 as favs… Pac 10: 5-1 as favs… Big 10: 14-3… Southeastern: 8-2 as dogs / 7-2 as favs 7 > pts… Atlantic 10: 6-2 vs opp off ATS win
WORST Conference ATS records in this round:
Big 12: 0-5… Pac 10: 1-5 as dogs… Big East: 3-10 as favs… MAC: 1-3… ACC: 6-14-1 as favs… Missouri Valley: 2-5
NCAA Elite 8 Round Notes:
#1 Seeds are 3-11 ATS
#2 Seeds are 2-7-1 ATS off a DD ATS win
#3 Seeds are 6-2 ATS
#4 Seeds are 8-1 SU & 7-1-1 ATS
#5 Seeds are 4-0 SU and ATS
#6 Seeds are 0-6 SU
#7 Seeds are 0-5 SU
#8 Seeds are 3-1 ATS
Teams that score 67 < points are 8-30 SU & 8-29-1 ATS
Teams that score 85 > points are 26-7 SU & 23-8-2 ATS
Teams off BB ATS losses are 5-1 ATS
Teams with same-season Revenge are 5-1-1 ATS
Teams off a SU win 21 > pts are 3-7 ATS
Favs off BB DD SU wins are 2-8-2 ATS
BEST Conference ATS records in this round:
Atlantic 10: 4-1-1… Southeastern: 4-1 as favs off DD ATS win… Pac 10: 6-2-1 vs opp off DD SU win… Big 10: 6-2-1 vs opp off DD SU win
WORST Conference ATS records in this round:
Big East: 0-4-1 off SU dog win… WAC: 0-2… ACC: 1-5… Big 12: 1-5… Pac 10: 1-4 as favs… Conf USA: 1-4-1