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VMI at Mercer: Point Spread Line Movement

Saturday Jan 31, 2026 2:00 pm - Macon, GA
Odds: Mercer by 17.5, Total Points: 153.5

More Games From Jan 31, 2026
MER -17.5 Open -18.5 High -18.5
Last -18.0 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 2020-2021 NCAA Basketball season there have been 927 games where the closing line favored the home team by 16.5 to 18.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Mercer won the game 876 times (94.5%).
  • The team like VMI won the game 51 times (5.5%).
  • The team like VMI did better against the spread, going 464-451-12 (50.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.6 points.

Historical Results of Games with Similar Line Movement

Since the start of the 2022-2023 NCAA Basketball season there have been 2980 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Mercer did better against the spread, going 1482-1443-55 (50.7% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.1 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 -17.5 -18.5 --
Open -18.5 -17.5 --
History
01/31 01:44 PM -- -18.5 --
01/31 01:41 PM -- -18.5 --
01/31 01:07 PM -17.5 -- --
01/31 12:19 PM -- -17.5 --
01/31 11:44 AM -- -17.5 --
01/31 11:34 AM -- -17.5 --
01/31 11:02 AM -18.5 -- --
01/31 09:09 AM -- -18.5 --
01/31 08:31 AM -16.5 -- --
01/31 07:41 AM -- -16.5 --
01/31 03:34 AM -- -17.5 --
01/31 01:42 AM -17.5 -- --
01/31 12:49 AM -- -17.5 --
01/30 09:39 PM -- -17.5 --
01/30 09:24 PM -17.5 -- --
01/30 08:59 PM -- -17.5 --
01/30 08:46 PM -- -18.5 --
01/30 08:01 PM -- -17.5 --
01/30 07:29 PM -- -17.5 --
01/30 07:08 PM -18.5 -- --