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 […]
Home Field Advantage in the MLB (Part 3)
By Proloy Bhattacharyya NFLSystems.com proloy@nflsystems.com September 12, 2005 In one of our earlier articles, we demonstrated how the home field advantage was stronger in the first game of a series and qualified that by explaining how the opposing team has to travel to a visitors stadium and may struggle in the first game. I wanted […]
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 […]