By Proloy Bhattacharyya NFLSystems.com proloy@nflsystems.com September 12, 2005 Our analysis has consistently shown us that home teams perform better against non-divisional rivals but we have always lumped Interleague teams into this category. There is reason to believe that Interleague home teams have a larger advantage. It makes sense for home teams to perform better in […]
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Home Field Advantage in the MLB (Part 1)
By Proloy Bhattacharyya NFLSystems.com proloy@nflsystems.com September 10, 2005 Of all the major sports, baseball is known for not having a great home field advantage. During the regular season, astute bettors will prey upon bookies by betting on teams that are in situations where the home field advantage is extreme. Home teams win on average 53.6% […]
Home Field Advantage in the MLB (Part 2): Tale of Two Halves
By Proloy Bhattacharyya NFLSystems.com proloy@nflsystems.com September 10, 2005 Home teams perform completely differently during the first half of the baseball season and the last half. I analyze baseball games differently based on which half of the season it is and I will demonstrate one such disparity. Baseball is a long drawn out season with so […]