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Ball St at Illinois: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Sep 2, 2017 12:00 pm - Champaign, IL
Odds: Illinois by 5.5, Total Points: 55.5

More Games From Week 1
ILL -5.5 Open -8.5 High -8.5
Last -6.5 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 2012-2013 college football season there have been 238 games where the closing line favored the home team by 4.5 to 6.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Illinois won the game 158 times (66.4%)
  • The team like Ball State won the game 80 times (33.6%)
  • The team like Illinois did better against the spread, going 119-118-1 (50.2% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.1 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2014-2015 college football season there have been 223 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Ball State did better against the spread, going 121-99-3 (55.0% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.4 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 -5.5 -5.0 --
Open -7.0 -7.5 --
History
09/02 11:53 AM -5.5 -- --
09/02 11:44 AM -- -5.0 --
09/02 11:23 AM -5.5 -- --
09/02 10:24 AM -- -6.0 --
09/02 10:23 AM -5.5 -- --
09/02 07:13 AM -6.5 -- --
09/02 03:44 AM -- -6.5 --
09/02 02:13 AM -6.5 -- --
09/01 07:04 PM -- -6.0 --
08/30 08:34 PM -- -6.5 --
08/29 09:44 PM -- -7.0 --
08/29 09:33 PM -6.5 -- --
08/28 01:24 PM -- -7.0 --
08/28 01:23 PM -7.0 -- --
08/28 12:53 PM -7.5 -- --
08/28 12:44 PM -- -7.5 --
08/28 12:33 PM -7.0 -- --
08/24 07:04 PM -- -7.0 --
08/23 06:14 PM -7.0 -- --
08/23 01:24 PM -- -7.5 --