Dallas at New Orleans: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Jan 21, 2012 8:00 pm - New Orleans, LA
Odds: Dallas by 5.5, Total Points: 170.5

DAL -5.5 Open -5.5 High -5.5
Last -- 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 NBA season there have been 695 games where the closing line favored the away team by 2.5 to 4.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Dallas won the game 417 times (60.0%)
  • The team like New Orleans won the game 278 times (40.0%)
  • The team like Dallas did better against the spread, going 352-335-8 (51.2% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.8 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 153 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Dallas did better against the spread, going 80-69-4 (53.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.9 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 -3.5 -6.0 --
Open -5.5 -5.5 --
History
01/21 07:56 PM -3.5 -- --
01/21 07:03 PM -- -6.0 --
01/21 06:16 PM -5.5 -- --
01/21 06:13 PM -- -6.0 --
01/21 02:56 PM -5.5 -- --
01/21 01:34 PM -- -6.0 --
01/21 12:26 PM -5.5 -- --
01/21 11:44 AM -- -6.0 --
01/21 06:56 AM -5.5 -- --
01/21 05:04 AM -- -5.5 --
01/20 04:26 PM -5.5 -- --