Penn State vs. Alabama Line
The Penn State vs. Alabama line has moved up a point-and-a-half since opening at Crimson Tide -11. BetED.com featured the -12 ½ line on Alabama heading into Saturday. Game time is 7 pm EST.
The line has held at -12 ½ all day on Friday after moving to -12 on Thursday.
Penn State vs. Alabama line movements for the week showed amazing instability, making it tough to figure out the mindset of the oddsmakers. For example, Gambling911.com reports a dip at BetED.com all the way down to -10 ½ on Tuesday. Still, more than 80 percent of the betting action was coming in on Alabama as we entered into game day. The 44 represented below is the total on this game:
09/06/10 10:10:12 AM -12/-110 (Open) OFF
09/06/10 6:00:11 PM -11/-110 OFF
09/06/10 6:40:12 PM -10.5/-110 OFF
09/06/10 6:50:12 PM -11/-110 OFF
09/06/10 9:00:10 PM -10.5/-110 OFF
09/07/10 12:20:11 PM -11/-110 OFF
09/07/10 1:50:11 PM -12/-110 OFF
09/08/10 9:40:13 AM -11.5/-110 OFF
09/08/10 11:10:13 AM -11.5/-110 44 -110 (Open)
09/09/10 12:50:14 AM -12/-110 44 -110
09/10/10 9:50:16 AM -12.5/-110 44 -110
The Nittany Lions are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win.
The Crimson Tide are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games following a S.U. win.
Both of these trends offset one another.
Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
