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Northwestern vs. Ohio St: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Dec 19, 2020 12:00 pm - Indianapolis, IN (Neutral Site)
Odds: Ohio St. by 16.5, Total Points: 56.5

OSU -16.5 Open -20.0 High -21.0
Last -17.5 Low -16.5

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 2015-2016 college football season there have been 205 games where the closing line favored the home team by 15.5 to 17.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Ohio State won the game 183 times (89.3%).
  • The team like Northwestern won the game 22 times (10.7%).
  • The team like Ohio State did better against the spread, going 112-88-5 (56.0% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 2.2 points.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2017-2018 college football season there have been 3 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 4 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Ohio State did better against the spread, going 3-0 (100.0% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 30.8 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 -16.5 -17.0 --
Open -21.0 -19.5 --
History
12/19 12:17 PM -16.5 -- --
12/19 12:14 PM -16.5 -- --
12/19 12:14 PM -- -17.0 --
12/19 11:54 AM -- -17.0 --
12/19 11:53 AM -16.5 -- --
12/19 11:35 AM -16.5 -- --
12/19 11:14 AM -- -17.0 --
12/19 11:11 AM -16.5 -- --
12/19 10:53 AM -17.5 -- --
12/19 10:29 AM -17.5 -- --
12/19 10:05 AM -18.5 -- --
12/19 09:04 AM -- -19.0 --
12/19 08:44 AM -18.5 -- --
12/19 08:24 AM -- -18.5 --
12/19 08:11 AM -18.5 -- --
12/19 07:08 AM -18.0 -- --
12/19 01:17 AM -18.0 -- --
12/19 12:34 AM -- -18.5 --
12/18 09:02 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 07:44 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 04:36 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 03:53 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 02:34 PM -- -18.5 --
12/18 02:08 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 01:54 PM -- -18.5 --
12/18 01:44 PM -18.0 -- --
12/18 11:38 AM -20.0 -- --
12/18 11:11 AM -20.0 -- --
12/17 07:23 PM -20.0 -- --
12/17 06:11 PM -20.0 -- --
12/17 04:14 PM -20.0 -20.0 --
12/17 02:32 PM -20.0 -- --
12/17 12:14 AM -20.0 -- --
12/16 03:14 PM -20.0 -- --
12/16 02:41 PM -20.0 -- --
12/16 08:02 AM -20.0 -- --
12/15 11:11 PM -20.0 -- --
12/15 05:35 PM -20.0 -- --
12/15 04:29 PM -21.0 -- --
12/15 04:26 PM -21.0 -- --
12/14 03:26 PM -21.0 -- --
12/14 02:32 PM -21.0 -- --
12/14 09:24 AM -- -20.5 --
12/14 03:04 AM -- -21.0 --
12/14 02:23 AM -21.0 -- --
12/13 09:54 PM -- -21.0 --
12/13 09:24 PM -- -21.0 --
12/13 08:24 PM -- -21.0 --
12/13 07:35 PM -21.0 -- --
12/13 07:34 PM -- -21.0 --
12/13 05:23 PM -21.0 -- --
12/13 04:44 PM -- -20.5 --
12/13 12:44 PM -- -20.0 --
12/13 12:35 PM -19.5 -- --
12/13 11:24 AM -- -19.5 --
12/13 11:14 AM -- -19.5 --
12/13 10:54 AM -- -19.5 --
12/13 10:29 AM -19.5 -- --
12/13 09:32 AM -21.0 -- --