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Harder to win on the road or at home? (college football)
Posted on 10/15/12 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 10/15/12 at 11:36 pm
Just curious.
The polls don't seem to think this way. 4 out of 6 computer polls don't take this into account.
Looking at the numbers, (this info is take from another poster)
In the current coaches poll top 25, there are a total of 17 losses.
Of those 17 losses, 11 came on the road, 1 was at a neutral site, and only 5 occured at home. So that is more than twice as many losses on road games as opposed to home games.
In last years final bcs poll there were 57 total losses among top 25 teams. 7 of those occurred at neutral sites
of the 50 remaining 31 of the 50 came on the road, and 19 came at home. over a 3:2 ratio.
Seems much harder to win on the road. So when some teams can play 8 home games, 4 road games a year, I am sure they don't care about these stats.
But just wondering, how many road games has your team played?
The polls don't seem to think this way. 4 out of 6 computer polls don't take this into account.
Looking at the numbers, (this info is take from another poster)
In the current coaches poll top 25, there are a total of 17 losses.
Of those 17 losses, 11 came on the road, 1 was at a neutral site, and only 5 occured at home. So that is more than twice as many losses on road games as opposed to home games.
In last years final bcs poll there were 57 total losses among top 25 teams. 7 of those occurred at neutral sites
of the 50 remaining 31 of the 50 came on the road, and 19 came at home. over a 3:2 ratio.
Seems much harder to win on the road. So when some teams can play 8 home games, 4 road games a year, I am sure they don't care about these stats.
But just wondering, how many road games has your team played?
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Posted on 10/15/12 at 11:40 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
This post was edited on 2/10/13 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 10/15/12 at 11:41 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
Obviously on the road. The percentage of home winners is over 60% in college football, I believe. Reference Scorecasting for the exact answer. Unintentional ref bias is the biggest factor.
One factor that Scorecasting does not look is that the home team has an easier schedule in college football because big teams like LSU have more home games, since they would never travel to Bumblefrick State.
One factor that Scorecasting does not look is that the home team has an easier schedule in college football because big teams like LSU have more home games, since they would never travel to Bumblefrick State.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 11:56 pm to ToesOnTheNose213
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Posted on 10/16/12 at 7:23 am to ToesOnTheNose213
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So when some teams can play 8 home games, 4 road games a year, I am sure they don't care about these stats.
SEC burn?
Posted on 10/16/12 at 11:49 am to ToesOnTheNose213
I looked at this a couple years ago, for just SEC games over the last 10 years, and I believe there were mixed results. A few teams had better road records. I actually think home/away is further down the list of impacts.
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