Maryland at Northwestern: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Feb 18, 2026 8:00 pm - Evanston, IL
Odds: Northwestern by 7.5, Total Points: 142

More Games From Feb 18, 2026
NW -7.5 Open -8.5 High -8.5
Last -8.0 Low -7.5

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 3286 games where the closing line favored the home team by 6.5 to 8.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 2501 times (76.1%).
  • The team like Maryland won the game 785 times (23.9%).
  • The team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 1624-1606-56 (50.3% 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 2980 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 1 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern 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 -- -7.5 --
Open -- -8.5 --
History
02/18 06:41 PM -- -7.5 --
02/18 06:06 PM -- -7.5 --
02/18 05:44 PM -- -7.5 --
02/18 04:31 PM -- -7.5 --
02/18 11:26 AM -- -8.5 --
02/18 11:01 AM -- -8.5 --
02/18 10:59 AM -- -8.5 --
02/18 10:11 AM -- -8.5 --
02/18 09:21 AM -- -7.5 --
02/18 07:09 AM -- -8.5 --
02/18 01:39 AM -- -8.5 --
02/17 10:21 PM -- -8.5 --