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Playoff National Championship: Clemson vs. Alabama: Point Spread Line Movement

Monday Jan 7, 2019 8:00 pm - Santa Clara, CA (Neutral Site)
Odds: Alabama by 5, Total Points: 57.5

ALA -5.0 Open -6.0 High -6.5
Last -5.5 Low -5.0

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 2013-2014 college football season there have been 226 games where the closing line favored the home team by 4 to 6 points. In these games:

  • The team like Alabama won the game 154 times (68.1%)
  • The team like Clemson won the game 72 times (31.9%)
  • The team like Alabama did better against the spread, going 114-109-3 (51.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.5 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2015-2016 college football season there have been 445 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Clemson did better against the spread, going 221-217-7 (50.5% ATS).

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 -5.0 -5.0 --
Open -6.0 -6.5 --
History
01/07 08:13 PM -5.0 -- --
01/07 08:04 PM -5.0 -- --
01/07 07:43 PM -- -5.0 --
01/07 07:43 PM -5.0 -- --
01/07 06:43 PM -5.5 -- --
01/07 06:13 PM -5.5 -- --
01/07 04:23 PM -5.5 -- --
01/07 03:53 PM -5.5 -- --
01/07 02:13 PM -- -5.5 --
01/07 01:23 PM -5.5 -- --
01/07 09:33 AM -5.5 -- --
01/07 09:23 AM -5.5 -- --
01/06 08:13 PM -5.5 -- --
01/06 03:53 PM -5.5 -- --
01/06 11:34 AM -5.5 -- --
01/05 05:14 PM -- -5.5 --
01/05 03:53 PM -5.5 -- --
01/05 03:44 PM -- -5.0 --
01/05 01:23 AM -5.5 -- --
01/04 10:05 PM -5.5 -- --
01/04 08:33 PM -5.5 -- --
01/04 06:43 PM -5.5 -- --
01/04 11:45 AM -5.5 -- --
01/03 05:45 PM -5.0 -- --
01/03 03:43 PM -5.0 -- --
01/03 09:43 AM -5.0 -- --
01/02 09:44 PM -- -5.5 --
01/02 07:23 PM -- -5.5 --
01/02 01:04 PM -- -5.5 --
01/02 12:53 PM -5.0 -- --
01/02 10:44 AM -- -5.0 --
01/02 10:33 AM -5.0 -- --
01/01 07:54 PM -- -6.0 --
01/01 07:43 PM -- -6.5 --
12/31 10:44 PM -- -6.0 --
12/31 08:15 PM -- -6.5 --
12/31 01:29 PM -- -5.5 --
12/31 12:03 AM -- -6.0 --
12/30 06:14 PM -- -6.5 --
12/30 11:53 AM -- -6.0 --
12/30 09:24 AM -- -6.5 --
12/30 01:13 AM -6.0 -- --