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TicketCity Bowl: Penn St vs. Houston: Point Spread Line Movement

Monday Jan 2, 2012 12:00 pm - Dallas, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Houston by 7, Total Points: 56

HOU -7.0 Open -8.0 High -8.0
Last -7.5 Low -5.5

Line Movement

The chart above graphs odds data from a leading global sportsbook. Chart times are your local time zone.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 college football season there have been 380 games where the closing line favored the home team by 5.5 to 7.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Houston won the game 274 times (72.1%)
  • The team like Penn State won the game 106 times (27.9%)
  • The team like Houston did better against the spread, going 190-187-3 (50.4% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.5 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 college football season there have been 487 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Penn State did better against the spread, going 256-227-4 (53.0% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.8 points.

Spread History

The table below lists odds from three leading global sportsbooks. Times below are Eastern time zone.

Book 1 Book 2 Book 3
Current -6.5 -7.0 --
Open -5.5 -6.0 --
History
01/02 12:06 PM -6.5 -- --
01/02 11:03 AM -- -7.0 --
01/02 06:46 AM -7.0 -- --
01/02 03:36 AM -7.0 -- --
01/02 03:23 AM -- -7.5 --
01/01 12:45 PM -- -7.0 --
01/01 10:03 AM -- -7.0 --
12/31 02:16 AM -7.0 -- --
12/25 07:14 PM -- -6.5 --
12/24 06:24 PM -- -6.5 --
12/12 04:33 PM -- -5.5 --
12/11 10:04 AM -- -5.5 --
12/11 09:46 AM -7.0 -- --
12/10 06:36 PM -5.5 -- --
12/09 06:26 PM -5.5 -- --
12/09 09:26 AM -5.5 -- --
12/07 05:06 PM -5.0 -- --
12/07 02:54 PM -- -5.0 --
12/06 02:34 PM -- -6.0 --
12/06 01:16 PM -5.0 -- --
12/06 12:16 PM -5.5 -- --
12/05 06:14 PM -- -6.0 --