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Cotton Bowl: W Michigan vs. Wisconsin: Point Spread Line Movement

Monday Jan 2, 2017 1:00 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Wisconsin by 8, Total Points: 53.5

WIS -8.0 Open -7.5 High -8.5
Last -7.5 Low -7.5

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 2011-2012 college football season there have been 231 games where the closing line favored the home team by 8 to 10 points. In these games:

  • The team like Wisconsin won the game 167 times (72.3%)
  • The team like Western Michigan won the game 64 times (27.7%)
  • The team like Western Michigan did better against the spread, going 125-102-4 (55.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.1 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2013-2014 college football season there have been 343 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1.5 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Western Michigan did better against the spread, going 179-162-2 (52.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.6 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 -9.0 -8.0 --
Open -7.5 -7.5 --
History
01/02 12:53 PM -9.0 -- --
01/02 12:13 PM -- -8.0 --
01/02 12:13 PM -8.0 -- --
01/02 10:53 AM -- -8.5 --
01/02 10:33 AM -7.5 -- --
01/02 10:03 AM -8.5 -- --
01/02 09:33 AM -8.5 -- --
01/02 09:23 AM -- -9.0 --
01/02 08:53 AM -8.5 -- --
01/02 08:23 AM -8.5 -- --
01/02 08:13 AM -8.5 -- --
01/02 03:13 AM -8.5 -- --
01/01 09:43 PM -- -8.5 --
01/01 09:33 PM -8.5 -- --
01/01 08:03 PM -- -8.5 --
12/31 08:24 AM -- -8.5 --
12/31 08:04 AM -- -8.5 --
12/30 06:54 PM -- -8.5 --
12/30 09:13 AM -8.5 -- --
12/29 07:23 PM -8.0 -- --
12/28 02:14 PM -- -8.0 --
12/28 09:23 AM -7.5 -- --
12/21 08:53 PM -7.5 -- --
12/21 11:13 AM -7.5 -- --
12/16 11:33 AM -7.5 -- --
12/12 09:33 AM -7.5 -- --
12/11 04:13 PM -7.5 -- --
12/10 11:53 AM -7.5 -- --
12/09 07:14 AM -- -7.5 --
12/05 04:54 PM -- -7.0 --
12/05 02:13 AM -7.5 -- --
12/04 09:23 PM -- -7.5 --
12/04 06:13 PM -7.5 -- --