New Orleans at Minnesota: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Mar 10, 2012 8:00 pm - Minneapolis, MN
Odds: Minnesota by 8, Total Points: 189

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 1103 games where the closing line favored the home team by 7 to 9 points. In these games:

• The team like Minnesota won the game 858 times (77.8%)
• The team like New Orleans won the game 245 times (22.2%)
• The team like Minnesota did better against the spread, going 554-522-27 (51.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.2 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 880 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like New Orleans did better against the spread, going 435-427-18 (50.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.1 points.

Spread History

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