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Cotton Bowl Playoff Quarterfinal: Miami vs. Ohio St: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Dec 31, 2025 7:30 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Ohio State by 7.5, Total Points: 39.5

More Games From Bowl Week
OSU -7.5 Open -9.5 High -10.0
Last -8.5 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 2020-2021 college football season there have been 62 neutral site games where the closing line favored one team by 6.5 to 8.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Ohio State won the game 41 times (66.1%).
  • The team like Miami won the game 21 times (33.9%).
  • The team like Miami did better against the spread, going 33-29 (53.2% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.7 points.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2022-2023 college football season there have been 220 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Miami did better against the spread, going 117-96-7 (54.9% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.7 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 -7.5 -7.5 --
Open -10.0 -9.5 --
History
12/31 07:15 PM -- -7.5 --
12/31 06:46 PM -7.5 -- --
12/31 06:16 PM -7.5 -- --
12/31 06:02 PM -7.5 -- --
12/31 04:55 PM -- -7.5 --
12/31 04:34 PM -7.5 -- --
12/31 04:15 PM -- -8.5 --
12/31 04:14 PM -8.5 -- --
12/31 04:05 PM -- -9.5 --
12/31 04:02 PM -8.5 -- --
12/24 01:25 PM -- -9.5 --
12/22 11:25 AM -- -9.5 --
12/21 10:46 PM -9.5 -- --
12/21 09:26 PM -9.5 -- --
12/21 09:35 AM -- -10.0 --
12/21 09:00 AM -10.0 -- --
12/20 08:38 PM -9.5 -- --
12/20 08:24 PM -10.0 -- --
12/20 07:36 PM -10.0 -- --
12/20 04:45 PM -- -9.5 --