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Cotton Bowl: Michigan St vs. Baylor

  Thursday Jan 1, 2015 - 12:30 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site) | Odds: Baylor by 3, Total Points: 69.5 | Team Pages: MSU | BAY

BAY -3.0 Open -2.5 High -3.0
Last -2.5 Low -2.5

Line Movement

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2009-2010 college football season there have been 424 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2 to 4 points. In these games:

  • The team like Baylor won the game 233 times (55.0%)
  • The team like Michigan State won the game 191 times (45.0%)
  • The team like Michigan State did better against the spread, going 214-203-7 (51.3% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.6 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2011-2012 college football season there have been 335 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1.5 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Michigan State did better against the spread, going 178-151-6 (54.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.0 points.