Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: UCLA vs. Illinois

Since the start of the 2006-2007 college football season there have been 415 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2 to 4 points. In these games:

• The team like Illinois won the game 223 times (53.7%)
• The team like UCLA won the game 192 times (46.3%)
• The team like UCLA did better against the spread, going 218-188-9 (53.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.3 points

Since the start of the 2008-2009 college football season there have been 377 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by the same as the opening line.

In these games, the team like UCLA did better against the spread, going 187-185-5 (50.3% ATS).

Since the start of the 2006-2007 college football season there have been 415 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2 to 4 points. In these games:

• The team like Illinois won the game 223 times (53.7%)
• The team like UCLA won the game 192 times (46.3%)
• The team like UCLA did better against the spread, going 218-188-9 (53.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.3 points

Since the start of the 2008-2009 college football season there have been 377 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by the same as the opening line.

In these games, the team like UCLA did better against the spread, going 187-185-5 (50.3% ATS).

Since the start of the 2006-2007 college football season there have been 380 games with over/under lines between 43.5 and 45.5. In these games:

• Games have gone over the line 176 times (46.3%)
• Games have gone under the line 197 times (51.8%)
• Games have pushed the line 7 times (1.8%)

Since the start of the 2008-2009 college football season there have been 127 games where the closing over/under line moved 2 points lower than the opening over/under line.

In these games, the under performed better, going 71-54-2 (56.8%). Game totals went under the line by an average of 12.3 points.