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Michigan St at Northwestern: Point Spread Line Movement

Friday Sep 3, 2021 9:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Northwestern by 3, Total Points: 45

More Games From Week 1
NW -3.0 Open -6.0 High -6.0
Last -3.5 Low -2.5

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 2016-2017 college football season there have been 315 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2 to 4 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 180 times (57.1%).
  • The team like Michigan State won the game 135 times (42.9%).
  • The team like Michigan State did better against the spread, going 162-141-12 (53.5% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.3 points.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2018-2019 college football season there have been 106 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 3 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 55-51 (51.9% ATS).

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 -3.0 -3.5 --
Open -4.0 -6.0 --
History
09/03 09:05 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 08:56 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 08:45 PM -- -3.5 --
09/03 07:56 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:54 PM -- -3.5 --
09/03 07:32 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:08 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:47 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:14 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 06:12 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:05 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 05:54 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 05:35 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 04:54 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 04:05 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 04:04 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 01:59 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 01:32 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 01:17 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 10:52 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 10:44 AM -- -3.0 --
09/03 10:01 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 09:14 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 08:45 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 08:26 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:51 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 03:23 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 02:14 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 09:23 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 06:17 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 03:47 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 12:26 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 10:02 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 05:44 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 01:59 AM -3.0 -- --
09/01 08:02 AM -3.0 -- --
08/31 10:46 PM -- -3.5 --
08/30 12:47 PM -3.0 -- --
08/25 10:26 AM -3.0 -- --
08/24 12:41 AM -3.0 -- --
08/23 08:44 PM -- -3.0 --
08/23 01:08 PM -3.5 -- --
08/22 11:05 PM -3.5 -- --
08/21 11:53 PM -3.5 -- --
08/17 01:14 PM -- -3.5 --
08/06 04:24 PM -- -4.0 --
08/06 11:53 AM -4.0 -- --
07/07 01:04 PM -- -6.0 --