Philadelphia at New Orleans: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Jan 4, 2012 8:00 pm - New Orleans, LA
Odds: Philadelphia by 5.5, Total Points: 181.5

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 571 games where the closing line favored the away team by 4.5 to 6.5 points. In these games:

• The team like Philadelphia won the game 401 times (70.2%)
• The team like New Orleans won the game 170 times (29.8%)
• The team like Philadelphia did better against the spread, going 303-261-7 (53.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.5 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 149 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like New Orleans did better against the spread, going 77-68-4 (53.1% 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.