Northwestern at Illinois: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Feb 4, 2026 9:00 pm - Champaign, IL
Odds: Illinois by 15.5, Total Points: 150

More Games From Feb 4, 2026
ILL -15.5 Open -15.0 High -15.5
Last -15.0 Low -14.5

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 2020-2021 NCAA Basketball season there have been 1258 games where the closing line favored the home team by 14.5 to 16.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Illinois won the game 1153 times (91.7%).
  • The team like Northwestern won the game 105 times (8.3%).
  • The team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 667-575-16 (53.7% 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 2022-2023 NCAA Basketball season there have been 4285 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 0.5 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 2135-2076-74 (50.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.2 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 -- -15.5 --
Open -- -15.5 --
History
02/04 07:49 PM -- -15.5 --
02/04 07:21 PM -- -15.5 --
02/04 06:56 PM -- -15.5 --
02/04 06:49 PM -- -15.5 --
02/04 05:21 PM -- -14.5 --
02/04 02:59 PM -- -15.5 --
02/04 12:06 PM -- -14.5 --
02/04 10:16 AM -- -15.5 --
02/04 09:54 AM -- -14.5 --
02/04 09:11 AM -- -15.5 --
02/04 07:54 AM -- -14.5 --
02/04 12:06 AM -- -14.5 --
02/03 09:06 PM -- -15.5 --
02/03 08:29 PM -- -14.5 --
02/03 07:51 PM -- -15.5 --