When is the last time both Underdogs covered ATS in the Final 4? I have a strong feeling it's 1998 when Utah upset a solid North Carolina club and Stanford lost by 1 point to eventual National Champion Kentucky. I was doing some research, but didn't have point spreads from this game and don't know if there is a Final 4 archive with regards to ATS. I would be very interested as it seems like chalk does very well in the Final 4 and probably decent in National Championship games over the years. I believe in National Title games going off recent memory...
2011 UConn covered as chalk 2010 Bulter covered as Underdog 2009 UNC covered as chalk 2008 KU covered as closing line Underdog, but opened as favorite 2007 Florida covered as chalk 2006 Florida covered as small chalk 2005 UNC covered as chalk 2004 UConn covered as chalk 2003 Syracuse covered as Underdog 2002 Maryland covered as chalk 2001 Duke covered as chalk 2000 Michigan State covered as chalk 1999 UConn covered as Underdog 1998 Kentucky covered as chalk
So past 14 years, chalk has gone 10-4 ATS as closing line chalk and 11-3 SU with only Butler covering and losing. Please correct if I'm wrong.
1997 - Pretty sure Arizona covered as Dog (believe everyone was a 1 seed except them) and 1996 - Syracuse covered as 13 point dog against Kentucky. Sick of going back any further as UCLA's 1995 title and Arkansas 1994 title are hard to even remember seeds, etc. Damn, I could probably go back to 70's remembering the champ every year.
2011 UConn covered as chalk 2010 Bulter covered as Underdog 2009 UNC covered as chalk 2008 KU covered as closing line Underdog, but opened as favorite 2007 Florida covered as chalk 2006 Florida covered as small chalk 2005 UNC covered as chalk 2004 UConn covered as chalk 2003 Syracuse covered as Underdog 2002 Maryland covered as chalk 2001 Duke covered as chalk 2000 Michigan State covered as chalk 1999 UConn covered as Underdog 1998 Kentucky covered as chalk
So past 14 years, chalk has gone 10-4 ATS as closing line chalk and 11-3 SU with only Butler covering and losing. Please correct if I'm wrong.
1997 - Pretty sure Arizona covered as Dog (believe everyone was a 1 seed except them) and 1996 - Syracuse covered as 13 point dog against Kentucky. Sick of going back any further as UCLA's 1995 title and Arkansas 1994 title are hard to even remember seeds, etc. Damn, I could probably go back to 70's remembering the champ every year.
