“Black Sunday”
In Super Bowl XIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys in 1979, the Steelers opened as 3.5-point favorites, but money poured in on Pittsburgh, resulting in a closing spread of -4.5. Final score of that game: Steelers 35, Cowboys 31.
It was a devastating result for books that took significant amounts of money on both Pittsburgh -3.5 and, later, Dallas +4.5.
In Super Bowl XIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys in 1979, the Steelers opened as 3.5-point favorites, but money poured in on Pittsburgh, resulting in a closing spread of -4.5. Final score of that game: Steelers 35, Cowboys 31.
It was a devastating result for books that took significant amounts of money on both Pittsburgh -3.5 and, later, Dallas +4.5.
In the first 33 Super Bowls, the spread had come into play only 5 times, but the last 13
have seen 4 such instances: Tennessee (+7) losing 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV;
Carolina (+7) losing 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVII, Philadelphia (+7) losing 24-
21 in Super Bowl XXXIX, & Arizona (+7) losing 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. The
underdog has gone 10-5-2 ATS in the last 17 Super Bowls.
have seen 4 such instances: Tennessee (+7) losing 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV;
Carolina (+7) losing 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVII, Philadelphia (+7) losing 24-
21 in Super Bowl XXXIX, & Arizona (+7) losing 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. The
underdog has gone 10-5-2 ATS in the last 17 Super Bowls.
