ATS Situational Trends

Record MSU adv NW
Season 5-6-1 9-4-0
vs Conference 3-5-1 7-2-0
Streak L1 W7
Last 5 2-3-0 5-0-0
Last 10 3-6-1 8-2-0
Home 3-4-0 4-2-0
Away 2-2-1 5-2-0

Michigan St Detailed ATS Performance

Date H/A/N Opponent Line Result +/-
09/01 Home Central Mich -14.0 W by 24 +10.0
09/09 Home Richmond -29.0 W by 31 +2.0
09/16 Home Washington +15.0 L by 34 -19.0
09/23 Home Maryland +7.0 L by 22 -15.0
09/30 Away Iowa +10.0 L by 10 0.0
10/14 Away Rutgers +4.0 L by 3 +1.0
10/21 Home Michigan +25.5 L by 49 -23.5
10/28 Away Minnesota +6.5 L by 15 -8.5
11/04 Home Nebraska +3.0 W by 3 +6.0
11/11 Away Ohio St +32.0 L by 35 -3.0
11/18 Away Indiana +3.5 W by 3 +6.5
11/24 Home Penn St +22.5 L by 42 -19.5

Northwestern Detailed ATS Performance

Date H/A/N Opponent Line Result +/-
09/03 Away Rutgers +5.0 L by 17 -12.0
09/09 Home TX El Paso -1.0 W by 31 +30.0
09/16 Away Duke +17.0 L by 24 -7.0
09/23 Home Minnesota +12.0 W by 3 +15.0
09/30 Home Penn St +26.5 L by 28 -1.5
10/07 Home Howard -23.0 W by 3 -20.0
10/21 Away Nebraska +10.5 L by 8 +2.5
10/28 Home Maryland +14.5 W by 6 +20.5
11/04 Neutral Iowa +5.0 L by 3 +2.0
11/11 Away Wisconsin +12.5 W by 14 +26.5
11/18 Home Purdue -2.5 W by 8 +5.5
11/25 Away Illinois +6.5 W by 2 +8.5
12/23 Neutral Utah +7.0 W by 7 +14.0
NW -3.0 Open -6.0 High -6.0
Last -3.5 Low -2.5

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 2016-2017 college football season there have been 315 games where the closing line favored the home team by 2 to 4 points. In these games:

  • The team like Northwestern won the game 180 times (57.1%).
  • The team like Michigan State won the game 135 times (42.9%).
  • The team like Michigan State did better against the spread, going 162-141-12 (53.5% 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 2018-2019 college football season there have been 106 games where the closing line favored the initial favorite by 3 points less than the opening line.

In these games, the team like Northwestern did better against the spread, going 55-51 (51.9% ATS).

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 -3.0 -3.5 --
Open -4.0 -6.0 --
History
09/03 09:05 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 08:56 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 08:45 PM -- -3.5 --
09/03 07:56 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:54 PM -- -3.5 --
09/03 07:32 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:08 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:47 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:14 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 06:12 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 06:05 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 05:54 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 05:35 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 04:54 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 04:05 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 04:04 PM -- -3.0 --
09/03 01:59 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 01:32 PM -3.5 -- --
09/03 01:17 PM -3.0 -- --
09/03 10:52 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 10:44 AM -- -3.0 --
09/03 10:01 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 09:14 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 08:45 AM -- -3.5 --
09/03 08:26 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 07:51 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 03:23 AM -3.0 -- --
09/03 02:14 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 09:23 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 06:17 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 03:47 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 12:26 PM -3.0 -- --
09/02 10:02 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 05:44 AM -3.0 -- --
09/02 01:59 AM -3.0 -- --
09/01 08:02 AM -3.0 -- --
08/31 10:46 PM -- -3.5 --
08/30 12:47 PM -3.0 -- --
08/25 10:26 AM -3.0 -- --
08/24 12:41 AM -3.0 -- --
08/23 08:44 PM -- -3.0 --
08/23 01:08 PM -3.5 -- --
08/22 11:05 PM -3.5 -- --
08/21 11:53 PM -3.5 -- --
08/17 01:14 PM -- -3.5 --
08/06 04:24 PM -- -4.0 --
08/06 11:53 AM -4.0 -- --
07/07 01:04 PM -- -6.0 --