Miami at Portland: Point Spread Line Movement

Thursday Mar 1, 2012 10:30 pm - Portland, OR
Odds: Miami by 4.5, Total Points: 198.5

Historical Results of Games with Similar Lines

Since the start of the 2006-2007 NBA season there have been 726 games where the closing line favored the away team by 2.5 to 4.5 points. In these games:

• The team like Miami won the game 433 times (59.6%)
• The team like Portland won the game 293 times (40.4%)
• The team like Miami did better against the spread, going 363-355-8 (50.6% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.9 points

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season there have been 874 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Portland did better against the spread, going 432-424-18 (50.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.1 points.

Spread History

The table below lists odds from three leading global sportsbooks. Times below are Eastern time zone.