Memphis at New Orleans: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Jan 18, 2012 8:00 pm - New Orleans, LA
Odds: Memphis by 4, Total Points: 176.5

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 667 games where the closing line favored the away team by 3 to 5 points. In these games:

• The team like Memphis won the game 417 times (62.5%)
• The team like New Orleans won the game 250 times (37.5%)
• The team like Memphis did better against the spread, going 335-320-12 (51.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.9 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 984 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by the same as the opening line.

In these games, the team like New Orleans did better against the spread, going 492-474-18 (50.9% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.7 points.

Spread History

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