ATS Situational Trends

Record NIU adv BALL
Season 6-7-0 7-4-1
vs Conference 4-4-0 6-2-0
Streak W1 W6
Last 5 2-3-0 5-0-0
Last 10 5-5-0 7-3-0
Home 2-4-0 5-1-0
Away 4-3-0 2-3-1

N Illinois Detailed ATS Performance

Date H/A/N Opponent Line Result +/-
09/02 Away Boston Col +8.0 W by 3 +11.0
09/09 Home S Illinois -7.5 L by 3 -10.5
09/16 Away Nebraska +11.5 L by 24 -12.5
09/23 Home Tulsa -3.5 L by 8 -11.5
09/30 Away Toledo +13.5 L by 2 +11.5
10/07 Away Akron -4.0 W by 41 +37.0
10/14 Home Ohio +5.5 W by 10 +15.5
10/21 Home E Michigan -11.5 W by 7 -4.5
10/31 Away Central Mich -6.5 L by 6 -12.5
11/07 Home Ball St -9.0 L by 3 -12.0
11/14 Home W Michigan -4.5 W by 24 +19.5
11/25 Away Kent St -20.5 W by 10 -10.5
12/23 Neutral Arkansas St +2.5 W by 2 +4.5

Ball St Detailed ATS Performance

Date H/A/N Opponent Line Result +/-
09/02 Away Kentucky +25.5 L by 30 -4.5
09/09 Away Georgia +42.0 L by 42 0.0
09/16 Home Indiana St -26.5 W by 38 +11.5
09/23 Home GA Southern +5.5 L by 37 -31.5
09/30 Away W Michigan +1.5 L by 18 -16.5
10/07 Away E Michigan +2.0 L by 14 -12.0
10/14 Home Toledo +17.5 L by 7 +10.5
10/21 Home Central Mich +5.5 W by 7 +12.5
11/01 Away Bowling Grn +5.0 L by 3 +2.0
11/07 Away N Illinois +9.0 W by 3 +12.0
11/18 Home Kent St -10.5 W by 31 +20.5
11/25 Home Miami (OH) +4.0 L by 2 +2.0
NIU Spread BALL Spread
NIU -3.5 Open -3.0 High -4.5
Last -4.5 Low -3.0

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 2017-2018 college football season there have been 362 games where the closing line favored the away team by 2.5 to 4.5 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northern Illinois won the game 196 times (54.1%).
  • The team like Ball State won the game 166 times (45.9%).
  • The team like Ball State did better against the spread, going 188-166-8 (53.1% 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 2019-2020 college football season there have been 504 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 0.5 points more than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northern Illinois did better against the spread, going 254-240-10 (51.4% ATS) and covering the spread by an average of 0.4 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 -3.5 -3.5 --
Open -3.0 -3.5 --
History
10/01 01:59 PM -3.5 -- --
10/01 01:45 PM -- -3.5 --
10/01 01:38 PM -3.5 -- --
10/01 11:26 AM -4.5 -- --
10/01 09:17 AM -4.5 -- --
10/01 09:05 AM -4.5 -- --
10/01 07:58 AM -4.5 -- --
09/30 10:08 AM -4.5 -- --
09/30 08:56 AM -4.5 -- --
09/29 02:24 PM -- -4.5 --
09/29 02:15 PM -- -5.0 --
09/29 01:14 PM -- -4.5 --
09/29 01:02 PM -4.0 -- --
09/29 09:38 AM -3.5 -- --
09/28 05:32 PM -3.5 -- --
09/28 02:23 PM -3.5 -- --
09/28 01:08 AM -3.5 -- --
09/27 02:44 PM -- -3.5 --
09/27 01:34 PM -- -3.0 --
09/27 12:34 PM -- -3.0 --
09/27 12:14 PM -- -3.0 --
09/27 11:15 AM -- -3.0 --
09/26 03:34 PM -- -3.5 --
09/26 03:13 PM -3.5 -- --
09/26 11:34 AM -- -3.0 --
09/26 11:31 AM -3.0 -- --
09/26 08:26 AM -3.5 -- --
09/25 05:22 PM -3.0 -- --
09/25 05:14 PM -- -3.5 --