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W Michigan at Northwestern: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Sep 3, 2016 12:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Northwestern by 3.5, Total Points: 53

More Games From Week 1
NW -3.5 Open -6.5 High -6.5
Last -4.0 Low -3.5

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 363 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2.5 to 4.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 212 times (58.4%)
  • The team like Western Michigan won the game 151 times (41.6%)
  • The team like Western Michigan did better against the spread, going 183-175-5 (51.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.3 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2013-2014 college football season there have been 149 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 3 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Western Michigan did better against the spread, going 82-66-1 (55.4% 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 -3.5 -4.5 --
Open -6.5 -6.5 --
History
09/03 11:52 AM -3.5 -- --
09/03 11:23 AM -3.5 -- --
09/03 10:03 AM -4.5 -- --
09/03 06:42 AM -4.5 -- --
09/02 09:44 AM -- -4.5 --
09/02 09:33 AM -4.5 -- --
08/29 03:24 PM -- -5.0 --
08/29 03:12 PM -5.0 -- --
08/29 09:42 AM -6.0 -- --
08/23 09:24 PM -- -6.0 --
08/23 08:43 PM -6.0 -- --
08/23 03:04 PM -- -5.5 --
08/23 02:42 PM -6.0 -- --
08/23 12:54 PM -- -6.0 --
08/23 12:44 PM -- -6.5 --
08/16 05:24 PM -- -6.5 --
08/09 01:22 PM -6.5 -- --