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Ball St at Northwestern: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Sep 26, 2015 8:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Northwestern by 17.5, Total Points: 48.5

More Games From Week 4
NW -17.5 Open -18.0 High -20.5
Last -17.0 Low -17.0

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 2010-2011 college football season there have been 176 games where the closing line favored the home team by 16.5 to 18.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 162 times (92.0%)
  • The team like Ball State won the game 14 times (8.0%)
  • The team like Ball State did better against the spread, going 90-85-1 (51.4% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.8 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2012-2013 college football season there have been 463 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 0.5 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Ball State did better against the spread, going 247-208-8 (54.3% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.2 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 -17.5 -18.0 --
Open -18.0 -18.5 --
History
09/26 08:04 PM -- -18.0 --
09/26 07:52 PM -17.5 -- --
09/26 07:34 PM -- -17.0 --
09/26 07:32 PM -17.0 -- --
09/26 04:32 PM -17.0 -- --
09/26 11:24 AM -- -17.0 --
09/26 11:12 AM -17.0 -- --
09/26 08:42 AM -18.5 -- --
09/26 05:42 AM -19.5 -- --
09/26 04:42 AM -19.5 -- --
09/25 08:14 PM -- -19.0 --
09/25 08:02 PM -19.5 -- --
09/25 04:32 PM -19.5 -- --
09/25 01:44 PM -- -19.5 --
09/24 06:52 PM -19.5 -- --
09/24 01:14 PM -- -20.0 --
09/24 01:12 PM -20.0 -- --
09/24 09:21 AM -20.5 -- --
09/23 06:32 PM -20.5 -- --
09/23 06:24 PM -- -20.5 --
09/23 01:04 PM -- -19.5 --
09/23 01:02 PM -19.5 -- --
09/21 09:42 AM -18.5 -- --
09/21 12:03 AM -- -18.5 --
09/20 07:12 PM -18.0 -- --