Also of market note is the the pressure seems to be mitigating on that Tex A&M CC spread with Nicholls money but, oddly, we have a situation where Tex A&M CC moneyline is not being mitigated.
This condition, I believe, is contributing to the overall rise in spread to -3 and above. Because the moneyline is being hit on the favorite, the spread is being pressured to rise in accordance, overwhleming the pressure of the Nicholls spread money.
This condition still exists whereby money and tickets are hitting the Nicholls St spread in the face of the same hitting the Tex A&M CC moneyline across the broader markets. In some cases though, the spread pressure may have and is helping to lower that moneyline.
It's a little unusual to have it this way, but with a spread as high as 3 or 3.5, it's a little more likely than a 2 or less spread, where you see money hit the -2, instead of laying them moneyline, and dog bettors take the plus moneyline instead of the small spread regardless of the relative value.