Boston at Cleveland: Point Spread Line Movement

Tuesday Jan 31, 2012 7:00 pm - Cleveland, OH
Odds: Boston by 4, Total Points: 179

BOS -4.0 Open -2.0 High -5.0
Last -5.0 Low -2.0

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 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 630 games where the closing line favored the away team by 4 to 6 points. In these games:

  • The team like Boston won the game 432 times (68.6%)
  • The team like Cleveland won the game 198 times (31.4%)
  • The team like Boston did better against the spread,
    going 331-288-11 (53.5% ATS).

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 50 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 3 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Cleveland did better against the spread, going 27-21-2 (56.3% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 2.0 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 -5.0 -5.0 --
Open -2.0 -3.0 --
History
01/31 07:00 PM -5.0 -- --
01/31 03:40 PM -4.0 -- --
01/31 01:20 PM -4.0 -- --
01/31 12:53 PM -- -5.0 --
01/31 11:40 AM -4.0 -- --
01/31 11:13 AM -- -4.0 --
01/31 07:40 AM -3.5 -- --
01/31 06:53 AM -- -4.0 --
01/30 11:10 PM -3.0 -- --
01/30 11:03 PM -- -3.5 --
01/30 08:13 PM -- -3.0 --
01/30 08:00 PM -3.0 -- --
01/30 05:50 PM -2.5 -- --
01/30 04:00 PM -2.0 -- --