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Illinois at Northwestern: Point Spread Line Movement

Thursday Feb 27, 2020 8:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Illinois by 6.5, Total Points: 133

More Games From Feb 27, 2020
ILL -6.5 Open -5.0 High -7.0
Last -6.0 Low -5.0

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 2014-2015 NCAA Basketball season there have been 1053 games where the closing line favored the away team by 6 to 8 points. In these games:

  • The team like Illinois won the game 784 times (74.5%).
  • The team like Northwestern won the game 269 times (25.5%).
  • The team like Illinois did better against the spread, going 523-512-18 (50.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.1 points.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2016-2017 NCAA Basketball season there have been 1079 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 2 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 549-504-26 (52.1% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.4 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 -7.0 -6.5 -6.5
Open -6.5 -6.5 -6.0
History
02/27 08:04 PM -- -6.5 --
02/27 07:55 PM -7.0 -- --
02/27 07:47 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 07:15 PM -- -- -6.5
02/27 05:55 PM -- -7.5 --
02/27 05:55 PM -- -- -6.5
02/27 05:51 PM -6.5 -- --
02/27 05:35 PM -6.5 -- --
02/27 04:46 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 04:45 PM -- -- -6.5
02/27 04:22 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 03:55 PM -- -6.5 --
02/27 03:11 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 02:26 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 01:08 PM -6.0 -- --
02/27 12:06 PM -6.5 -- --
02/27 09:44 AM -- -6.0 --
02/27 09:35 AM -- -- -6.0
02/27 09:26 AM -6.5 -- --
02/27 09:04 AM -7.0 -- --
02/27 07:54 AM -7.0 -- --
02/27 07:35 AM -- -- -6.5
02/27 07:02 AM -6.5 -- --
02/27 02:35 AM -- -- -6.0
02/27 01:18 AM -6.5 -- --
02/26 06:44 PM -- -6.5 --
02/26 06:30 PM -6.5 -- --