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Northwestern at Rutgers: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Oct 20, 2018 12:00 pm - Piscataway, NJ
Odds: Northwestern by 20, Total Points: 48.5

More Games From Week 8
NW -20.0 Open -21.0 High -21.5
Last -20.5 Low -20.0

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 2013-2014 college football season there have been 50 games where the closing line favored the away team by 19 to 21 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 45 times (90.0%)
  • The team like Rutgers won the game 5 times (10.0%)
  • The team like Rutgers did better against the spread, going 26-23-1 (53.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.5 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2015-2016 college football season there have been 315 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1.5 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 158-153-4 (50.8% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.2 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 -20.0 -20.0 --
Open -21.5 -21.0 --
History
10/20 12:04 PM -20.0 -- --
10/20 11:34 AM -- -20.0 --
10/20 09:23 AM -20.0 -- --
10/20 08:23 AM -20.0 -- --
10/19 11:23 PM -20.5 -- --
10/19 05:53 PM -20.0 -- --
10/19 04:56 PM -20.0 -- --
10/19 04:54 PM -- -20.5 --
10/19 11:53 AM -20.0 -- --
10/19 02:53 AM -20.0 -- --
10/18 08:43 PM -20.0 -- --
10/18 03:43 AM -20.0 -- --
10/17 03:24 PM -20.5 -- --
10/17 09:14 AM -20.5 -- --
10/16 07:23 PM -20.5 -- --
10/16 04:43 PM -20.5 -- --
10/16 12:55 PM -- -20.0 --
10/16 11:34 AM -- -20.5 --
10/16 11:23 AM -20.5 -- --
10/16 11:05 AM -20.5 -- --
10/15 09:05 AM -20.5 -- --
10/14 07:13 PM -20.5 -- --
10/14 06:34 PM -- -20.5 --
10/14 05:53 PM -- -21.0 --
10/14 05:33 PM -21.5 -- --