PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Saint Peter’s is on a radiator. The Peacocks are on the most unlikely NCAA Tournament run ever, the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

They made history Friday night, upsetting No. 3 seed Purdue 67-64 despite being a 12.5-point underdog. Only 10 No. 15 seeds have won a match in 37 years, and eight of them straight into the second round. Nobody had won in the third round – the regional semifinals – until the Peacocks stunned the basketball world again (For my story on the 15-seeded story, CLICK HERE)

But here’s the crazy number on Saint Peter’s. Of the 68 teams that have participated in the NCAA Tournament, Saint Peter’s has the BEST point spread record, covering 23 of 32 games, including the last 10 in a row. They’re 19-5 against the spread since a 28-day COVID-related break helped them hit the reset button.

Teams just don’t win and cover 10 games in a row. Saint Peter’s is the only school to do so all year round. They beat Kentucky as an 18.5-point underdog and Murray State as an 8-point underdog.

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Saint Peter’s is 22-11 overall and finished 14-6 in the Metropolitan Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season. They will face No. 8 seed North Carolina on Sunday afternoon in the regional final, with a trip to New Orleans for the Final Four on the line. They are 8.5-point underdogs in this game, according to FanDuel.com game website.

Here’s their full schedule and what they’ve done in relation to the points spread:

• November 9 — Lost at VCUs 57-54 as 9-point underdog (won)
• November 13 — Lost at St. John’s 91-70 as 13.5 point underdog (lost)
• November 17 – AT Wagner… cancelled, covid
• November 23 – To beat Long Island 64-62 as 9-point favorite (lost)
• November 27 — Lost at Providence 85-71 as 12.5 point underdog (lost)
• December 3— Won at Quinnipiac 69-59 as 4.5 point favorite (won)
• December 5– Lost at His 60-58 as 8.5 point favorite (won)
• December 8 – Lost at Saint-Francois-Brooklyn 71-60 as 13-point favorite (lost)
• December 12 – To beat Nyak 87-48…no line
• December 18 — Lost at stony stream 64-63 as 4-point underdog (won)
• December 22 – AT Fairleigh Dickinson… cancelled, covid
• December 28 – Vs Connecticut College … cancelled, covid
• December 31st – Vs Canisius … postponed, COVID
• January 7– Vs Iona … postponed, COVID
• January 9– AT manhattan … postponed, COVID
• January 14– To beat monmouth 67-62 as 5.5 point underdog (won)
• January 16— Won at Rider 58-51 as 3.5 point favorite (won)
• January 18 – To beat Canisius 65-57 as 7.5 point favorite (lost)
• January the 21st — Won at niagara 74-68 in OT as a 1.5 point underdog (won)
• January 23 — Lost at Canisius 63-60 as 3.5 point favorite (lost)
• January 26 — Won at Marist 69-62 as 2-point underdog (won)
• January 28 – To beat manhattan 77-51 as 6.5 point favorite (won)
• January 30 — Lost at Iona 85-77 as 10.5 point underdog (won)
• February 4 – To beat Quinnipiac 83-74 as 6.5 point favorite (won)
• February 6 – To beat Marist 66-50 as 5.5 point favorite (won)
• February 11th – Lost at Rider 58-49 as 6.5 point favorite (lost)
• February 15 – Lost at Iona 70-61 as 4.5 point underdog (lost)
• February 18 — Won at Fairfield 70-59 as 1.5 point underdog (won)
• February 20 — Lost at His 84-70 as 2-point favorite (lost)
• February 25 — Won at monmouth 70-65 as a 4.5 point underdog (won)
• February 27 – To beat niagara 63-36 as 5.5 point favorite (won)
• 1st of March — Won at manhattan 73-51 as 4.5 point favorite (won)
• March 5 – To beat Fairfield 57-41 as 7.5 point favorite (won)
• March 9 – To beat Fairfield 77-63 at Atlantic City in MAAC Tournament as 5-5 point favorite (won)
• March 11 – To beat Quinnipiac 64-52 at Atlantic City in MAAC Tournament as 7.5 point favorite (won)
• 12th of March – To beat monmouth 60-54 at Atlantic City in MAAC Tournament as 2.5 point favorite (won)
• the 17th of March – To beat Kentucky 85-79 in OT at Indianapolis in NCAA Tournament as 18.5-point underdog (won)
• March 19 – To beat Murray State 70-60 at Indianapolis in NCAA Tournament as 8-point underdog (won)
• March 25 – Beat #10 Purdue 67-64 at Philadelphia in NCAA Tournament as 12.5-point underdog (won)

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