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Northwestern at USC: Point Spread Line Movement

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026 11:00 pm - Los Angeles, CA
Odds: USC by 6.5, Total Points: 149.5

More Games From Jan 21, 2026
USC -6.5 Open -6.0 High -7.5
Last -6.0 Low -5.5

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 3582 games where the closing line favored the home team by 5.5 to 7.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like USC won the game 2616 times (73.0%).
  • The team like Northwestern won the game 966 times (27.0%).
  • The team like USC did better against the spread, going 1786-1746-50 (50.6% 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 -6.5 -6.5 --
Open -7.5 -6.5 --
History
01/21 10:34 PM -- -6.5 --
01/21 09:45 PM -6.5 -- --
01/21 06:37 PM -6.5 -- --
01/21 06:35 PM -- -6.5 --
01/21 03:30 PM -- -5.5 --
01/21 01:37 PM -5.5 -- --
01/21 12:28 PM -- -6.5 --
01/21 10:35 AM -6.5 -- --
01/21 10:22 AM -- -7.5 --
01/21 09:36 AM -7.5 -- --
01/21 12:05 AM -- -6.5 --
01/20 11:55 PM -- -5.5 --
01/20 11:19 PM -- -5.5 --
01/20 09:25 PM -- -6.5 --
01/20 08:10 PM -5.5 -- --
01/20 06:00 PM -5.5 -- --
01/20 04:26 PM -7.5 -- --