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I’ve always wondered if the home team advantage is mostly caused by sleep deprivation. I know baseball stadiums have idiosyncrasies (home run distance varies),

by strstr 7y ago

I’ve always wondered if the home team advantage is mostly caused by sleep deprivation. I know baseball stadiums have idiosyncrasies (home run distance varies), but I’m not aware if anything similar for basketball. The home team advantage is also pretty striking for win rates in the NBA: 58% of games are were won by the home team in the 2017-2018 season[0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage

mcgrath_sh 7y ago
That is actually relatively low for the NBA. In 87-88, home teams won 67% of games. Baxter Holmes wrote another piece about two years ago about how Tinder, better sleep, and less drinking has eroded the home court advantage in the NBA. It was a great piece. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/presents18969358/tinderization-today-nba https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/presents18969358/tinde...
- tcj_phx 7y ago
  I don't particularly care about the NBA, but I followed your link anyways, and came across this gem: > A recent study by WHOOP, a biometric device company with NBA clients, found what researchers called a "four-day hangover" in the post-drinking health metrics of 148 student-athletes. Heart rates were 16 percent higher after a night of drinking, and a measurement of heartbeat interval variation was 23 percent lower. According to the researchers, the effects are "a change of similar magnitude to that of aging 12 years." Searching for "four day hangover" had this link at the top: https://www.whoop.com/the-locker/the-four-day-hangover/ https://www.whoop.com/the-locker/the-four-day-hangover/ Searching some more, this page has information about lab tests that provide evidence of chronic alcohol consumption: https://arupconsult.com/content/alcohol-abuse https://arupconsult.com/content/alcohol-abuse I've observed how it takes some people days to fully recover from their drinking episodes. Thanks for the link.
  - tP5n 7y ago
    You can test this out yourself, if you're into an endurance sport and have a heart rate monitor nearby. Even low to moderate drinking the night before a run has a significant effect on my heart rate at rest (around 5%) and during exercise (up to 10% higher). Where moderate drinking means a glas of wine, or two, not a bottle (or two).
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awad 7y ago
The Blazers have to travel more than any other team by virtue of their isolated PNW home base: https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1028025414671843328/photo/1 https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1028025414671843328/phot...
lazyant 7y ago
From some studies I've seen [citation needed] biggest home advantage is due in general to subconscious bias by referees. In the case of the crazy NBA schedule, traveling surely is an effect.
- mooreds 7y ago
  Actually the refs are getting better (more fair that is) due to sustained effort by the NBA. Source: https://atrpodcast.com/episodes/ref-you-suck-s1!c5106 https://atrpodcast.com/episodes/ref-you-suck-s1!c5106

by strstr 7y ago

mcgrath_sh 7y ago

That is actually relatively low for the NBA. In 87-88, home teams won 67% of games. Baxter Holmes wrote another piece about two years ago about how Tinder, better sleep, and less drinking has eroded the home court advantage in the NBA. It was a great piece. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/presents18969358/tinderization-today-nba https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/presents18969358/tinde...

tcj_phx 7y ago
I don't particularly care about the NBA, but I followed your link anyways, and came across this gem: > A recent study by WHOOP, a biometric device company with NBA clients, found what researchers called a "four-day hangover" in the post-drinking health metrics of 148 student-athletes. Heart rates were 16 percent higher after a night of drinking, and a measurement of heartbeat interval variation was 23 percent lower. According to the researchers, the effects are "a change of similar magnitude to that of aging 12 years." Searching for "four day hangover" had this link at the top: https://www.whoop.com/the-locker/the-four-day-hangover/ https://www.whoop.com/the-locker/the-four-day-hangover/ Searching some more, this page has information about lab tests that provide evidence of chronic alcohol consumption: https://arupconsult.com/content/alcohol-abuse https://arupconsult.com/content/alcohol-abuse I've observed how it takes some people days to fully recover from their drinking episodes. Thanks for the link.
- tP5n 7y ago
  You can test this out yourself, if you're into an endurance sport and have a heart rate monitor nearby. Even low to moderate drinking the night before a run has a significant effect on my heart rate at rest (around 5%) and during exercise (up to 10% higher). Where moderate drinking means a glas of wine, or two, not a bottle (or two).

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awad 7y ago

The Blazers have to travel more than any other team by virtue of their isolated PNW home base: https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1028025414671843328/photo/1 https://twitter.com/EdKupfer/status/1028025414671843328/phot...

lazyant 7y ago

From some studies I've seen [citation needed] biggest home advantage is due in general to subconscious bias by referees. In the case of the crazy NBA schedule, traveling surely is an effect.

mooreds 7y ago
Actually the refs are getting better (more fair that is) due to sustained effort by the NBA. Source: https://atrpodcast.com/episodes/ref-you-suck-s1!c5106 https://atrpodcast.com/episodes/ref-you-suck-s1!c5106