Eight teams have their sights set on four spots in Detroit next week and college basketball’s prestigious Final Four proceedings. However, that means four other teams will see their seasons end either Saturday or Sunday.

2009-03-27

Eight teams have their sights set on four spots in Detroit next week and college basketball’s prestigious Final Four proceedings. However, that means four other teams will see their seasons end either Saturday or Sunday. Still, to reach this point in the tournament, a team has truly reached elite status. What does it take to make it one step further? Take a look at the following trends for the Elite 8 round to see if you can get a jump start on your weekend college hoops betting. Of course, Sportsbook.com has all the betting action for you. Get the latest lines, totals, and more on the LIVE ODDS page.

- Favorites covered three of the four Elite 8 games in ’08, slowing a stretch of 22-9-1 ATS (70.9%) for underdogs from ’00-07.

- #1 seeds have been involved in 32 of the last 44 games in the Elite 8 round. Their record: 19-13 SU, but 12-18 ATS (40%).

- Teams favored by 8-points or more in the quarterfinal round have lost just two of the last 12 games outright, but are just 3-9 ATS (25%).

- Worse seeds hold an advantage in this round since 1998, going 27-15-2 ATS (64%). Those playing as underdogs of less than 7-points are 12-10 SU & 15-7 ATS (68%)!

- OVER the total is on a 21-10 run (68%) in this highest scoring of any round. In games with totals of 145 or less, the OVER has been spectacular, 20-6 (77%).

- For those looking for a nice parlay in the Elite 8 round, in the L15 games that the favorite has covered, the OVER is 13-1-1 (93%), including three times in ‘08.

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