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Central Mich at Ball St: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Oct 21, 2017 3:00 pm - Muncie, IN
Odds: Central Michigan by 3.5, Total Points: 48.5

More Games From Week 8
CMU -3.5 Open -2.5 High -3.5
Last -3.0 Low -2.5

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

  • The team like Central Michigan won the game 232 times (64.6%)
  • The team like Ball State won the game 127 times (35.4%)
  • The team like Central Michigan did better against the spread, going 196-158-5 (55.4% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.8 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2014-2015 college football season there have been 389 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Ball State did better against the spread, going 197-185-7 (51.6% 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 -3.5 -3.0 --
Open -2.5 -3.0 --
History
10/21 03:04 PM -- -3.0 --
10/21 02:53 PM -3.5 -- --
10/21 02:14 PM -- -3.5 --
10/21 12:54 PM -- -3.0 --
10/21 12:44 PM -- -3.5 --
10/21 12:33 PM -3.0 -- --
10/21 12:13 PM -3.5 -- --
10/21 10:14 AM -- -3.0 --
10/21 09:13 AM -3.0 -- --
10/21 07:03 AM -3.0 -- --
10/21 03:33 AM -3.0 -- --
10/20 06:53 PM -3.0 -- --
10/20 06:03 PM -3.0 -- --
10/20 02:23 PM -2.5 -- --
10/20 06:03 AM -2.5 -- --
10/19 07:24 PM -- -2.5 --
10/19 12:54 PM -- -2.5 --
10/19 12:33 PM -2.5 -- --
10/19 10:23 AM -2.5 -- --
10/18 10:04 PM -2.5 -- --
10/18 02:43 PM -3.0 -- --
10/18 01:14 AM -- -3.0 --
10/17 10:04 PM -- -3.0 --
10/17 06:54 PM -- -3.5 --
10/17 06:44 PM -- -3.5 --
10/17 06:43 PM -3.0 -- --
10/17 05:44 PM -- -3.0 --
10/17 05:14 PM -- -3.0 --
10/17 05:13 PM -3.0 -- --
10/17 04:03 PM -3.0 -- --
10/17 03:54 PM -- -3.0 --
10/17 03:43 PM -2.5 -- --
10/17 10:13 AM -2.5 -- --
10/16 10:14 PM -- -2.5 --
10/15 06:24 PM -- -3.0 --