Which sport(s) does home field advantage make the biggest difference?

[bruenc]

Anyone have stats on this? Obviously in the NFL we love home dogs, but what about NCAAB, NBA, NHL?

[jjgold]

Nba by far

nhl the least

[Chi_archie]

In their book Scorecasting, Toby Moscowitz and Jon Wertheim helpfully compile the percentage of home games won by teams in all the major sports. Some data sets go back further than others (MLB figures are since 1903; NFL figures are “only” from 1966, and MLS since 2002), but they are all large enough to be conclusive:

League	Home Games Won
MLB	53.9%
NHL	55.7%
NFL	57.3%
NBA	60.5%
MLS	69.1%

[lakerboy]

You said homefield.

[bruenc]

Archie-does that also have college? I feel like it makes a bigger difference is college basketball and football

[daneblazer]

college basketball

[daneblazer]

Pro Wrestlers in their home towns have an abnormally high win rate too

[pavyracer]

Soccer. Teams like Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich can go undefeated for decades at home.

[k13]

college.....

[k13]

Soccer. Teams like Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich can go undefeated for decades at home.

That's cause they don't play anyone good all year except like 1 or 2 teams.