how much is homefield advantage worth in the NHL?

[rjp]

3 points

lol

[CrushinFelt]

I have no datamined evidence but from what I've observed over the last two years the lines are shaded for home teams by around 20 cents (which is what I meant in my previous post). That's an approximation based off of Bodog lines though so take it fwiw

[TooTallT]

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I have no datamined evidence but from what I've observed over the last two years the lines are shaded for home teams by around 20 cents

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I have no idea what the right answer is, but I do know that "20 cents" has absolutely no meaning. Speak in terms of percentages. Do you mean that -2000 faves should be -2020 at home and -1980 on the road?

[TooTallT]

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the only real sport that the fans come into affect is college hoops and sometimes college football

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I don't believe he asked about how the fans affect the game. He asked about home field (ice) advantage.

[Thremp]

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I have no datamined evidence but from what I've observed over the last two years the lines are shaded for home teams by around 20 cents

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I have no idea what the right answer is, but I do know that "20 cents" has absolutely no meaning. Speak in terms of percentages. Do you mean that -2000 faves should be -2020 at home and -1980 on the road?

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Percentages aren't accurate for all faves and dogs.

NE doesn't get the same HFA and two teams that are even on a neutral field.

[twistedbeats]

to henry17, who asked where i got the .31, it came from wikipedia-ing "home field advantage in hockey." to quote:
The following are recent statistical calculations of the home field advantage:

National Basketball Association: 3.2
NCAA Men's College basketball: 4.2
National Football League: 1.44
NCAA Men's College football: 1.94
National Hockey League: 0.31

i appologize for my previous laziness. i clicked the footnote for the nhl number and it was gibberish. had i clicked on any of the other numbers, i would have seen that it is indeed a power rating modifier.

to the first person who caught me misspeaking by being absolutely literal: hey yo! point for you.
to the second: did you see his post made an hour before you and say, "hey, can i make that joke funnier?"
to the third and the fourth: did you see his and say "hey, i can make their joke way less funny!" or was it a post count thing?

[warrantofice]

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A considerable amount.

The other team will be expecting to play on ice. You'll catch them completely off guard.

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hahaha