2 papers
stat.AP2024
Bye-Bye, Bye Advantage: Estimating the competitive impact of rest differential in the National Football League
Michael J Lopez, Thompson J Bliss
The National Football League (NFL) sets its regular season schedule to optimize viewership and minimize competitive inequities. One inequity assumed to impact team performance is r…
stat.AP2024
A comprehensive survey of the home advantage in American football
Luke S. Benz, Thompson J. Bliss, Michael J. Lopez
The existence and justification to the home advantage -- the benefit a sports team receives when playing at home -- has been studied across sport. The majority of research on this…