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Michigan vs. Alabama: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Sep 1, 2012 8:00 pm - Arlington, TX (Neutral Site)
Odds: Alabama by 13, Total Points: 48.5

More Games From Week 1
ALA -13.0 Open -11.5 High -14.0
Last -13.5 Low -11.5

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 2007-2008 college football season there have been 224 games where the closing line favored the home team by 12 to 14 points. In these games:

  • The team like Alabama won the game 179 times (79.9%)
  • The team like Michigan won the game 45 times (20.1%)
  • The team like Michigan did better against the spread, going 122-100-2 (55.0% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.0 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2009-2010 college football season there have been 377 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Michigan did better against the spread, going 198-176-3 (52.9% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 1.1 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 -13.0 -13.5 --
Open -12.0 -12.0 --
History
09/01 08:14 PM -- -13.5 --
09/01 08:02 PM -13.0 -- --
09/01 12:52 PM -13.5 -- --
09/01 11:54 AM -- -13.0 --
09/01 11:02 AM -13.5 -- --
09/01 01:54 AM -- -13.5 --
09/01 12:12 AM -13.5 -- --
08/31 08:42 PM -13.5 -- --
08/31 06:32 PM -13.5 -- --
08/31 05:44 PM -- -13.5 --
08/31 05:02 PM -14.0 -- --
08/30 08:12 AM -14.0 -- --
08/29 09:44 PM -- -14.0 --
08/29 06:42 PM -14.0 -- --
08/29 07:52 AM -14.0 -- --
08/28 11:42 PM -14.0 -- --
08/28 07:24 PM -- -13.5 --
08/28 07:12 PM -14.0 -- --
08/28 05:34 PM -- -14.0 --
08/28 05:22 PM -14.0 -- --
08/28 04:12 PM -13.5 -- --
08/28 03:32 PM -14.0 -- --
08/27 08:32 PM -14.0 -- --
08/27 06:34 PM -- -13.5 --
08/27 06:22 PM -13.0 -- --
08/27 05:54 PM -- -13.0 --
08/24 04:12 PM -13.0 -- --
08/24 04:02 PM -12.5 -- --
08/24 12:44 PM -- -12.5 --
08/24 12:22 PM -12.5 -- --
08/24 03:32 AM -12.5 -- --
08/23 09:32 PM -12.5 -- --
08/21 06:06 PM -- -12.0 --
08/21 05:14 PM -- -12.5 --
08/19 10:54 AM -- -13.0 --
08/17 12:44 PM -- -12.5 --
08/16 04:42 AM -12.5 -- --
08/09 03:24 AM -- -12.0 --
08/07 12:13 PM -12.5 -- --
08/03 11:43 AM -12.0 -- --