Results Based on Opening Point Spread

Opening Favorite of 1-2.5
Movement # Games Opening Fav Record Cover %
3+ toward the Opening Favorite 179 85-93-1 47.8%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Favorite 277 146-125-6 53.9%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Favorite 1144 553-577-14 48.9%
Closing line is the same as the opening line 603 285-311-7 47.8%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Underdog 565 287-270-8 51.5%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Underdog 263 118-141-4 45.6%
3+ toward the Opening Underdog 581 291-278-12 51.1%
Total 3612 1765-1795-52 49.6%
Opening Favorite of 3-6.5
Movement # Games Opening Fav Record Cover %
3+ toward the Opening Favorite 345 169-171-5 49.7%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Favorite 500 239-249-12 49.0%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Favorite 2697 1347-1293-57 51.0%
Closing line is the same as the opening line 1452 750-683-19 52.3%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Underdog 2225 1134-1060-31 51.7%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Underdog 403 184-210-9 46.7%
3+ toward the Opening Underdog 451 196-248-7 44.1%
Total 8073 4019-3914-140 50.7%
Opening Favorite of 7-9.5
Movement # Games Opening Fav Record Cover %
3+ toward the Opening Favorite 113 58-51-4 53.2%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Favorite 220 109-107-4 50.5%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Favorite 1191 582-593-16 49.5%
Closing line is the same as the opening line 682 352-317-13 52.6%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Underdog 1182 552-607-23 47.6%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Underdog 205 105-92-8 53.3%
3+ toward the Opening Underdog 132 60-69-3 46.5%
Total 3725 1818-1836-71 49.8%
Opening Favorite of 10-13.5
Movement # Games Opening Fav Record Cover %
3+ toward the Opening Favorite 66 29-36-1 44.6%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Favorite 141 73-68-0 51.8%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Favorite 679 315-353-11 47.2%
Closing line is the same as the opening line 432 211-215-6 49.5%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Underdog 771 374-383-14 49.4%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Underdog 124 64-54-6 54.2%
3+ toward the Opening Underdog 116 57-57-2 50.0%
Total 2329 1123-1166-40 49.1%
Opening Favorite of 14+
Movement # Games Opening Fav Record Cover %
3+ toward the Opening Favorite 4 2-2-0 50.0%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Favorite 20 7-12-1 36.8%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Favorite 138 67-68-3 49.6%
Closing line is the same as the opening line 76 37-38-1 49.3%
.5 to 1.5 toward the Opening Underdog 148 68-79-1 46.3%
2 or 2.5 toward the Opening Underdog 33 17-16-0 51.5%
3+ toward the Opening Underdog 26 13-13-0 50.0%
Total 445 211-228-6 48.1%