Atlanta at New York: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Feb 22, 2012 7:30 pm - New York, NY
Odds: New York by 7, Total Points: 187

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 1201 games where the closing line favored the home team by 6 to 8 points. In these games:

• The team like New York won the game 897 times (74.7%)
• The team like Atlanta won the game 304 times (25.3%)
• The team like New York did better against the spread,
  going 604-569-28 (51.5% ATS).

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 159 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Atlanta did better against the spread, going 83-72-4 (53.5% 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.