When it comes to sports, there is no question teams would rather play in front of a home crowd than at a hostile road venue, especially in the playoffs. But which cities offer the best home field advantages? Do some sports have a bigger advantage than others?
To find out, the team over at Casino.org analyzed the historical win data of all the major pro teams to determine which sports and teams have the best home advantage and which have the worst.
Here’s some of what they discovered…
• All 4 of the top cities by home winning percentage only have NBA teams.
• San Antonio ranks 1st with a home winning percentage over 73 percent.
• The average home winning percentage for NBA teams is 61 percent. No other major sport was over 56 percent.
As for which sport has the biggest home team advantage, much is made over being able to play at home when it comes to the NFL playoffs, but historically it turns out that it matters the most to NBA teams.
Read on to learn which cities are most likely to witness a win at home, and which teams leave fans frustrated.
According to the stats, overall the home team wins nearly 56 percent of the time, but some cities and their fans seem to provide a little extra boost.
San Antonio led all cities in the percentage of home games won, chalking up the win in almost three-quarters of contests. Curiously enough, all of the winningest home cities were one-team towns, and all except Green Bay are home to NBA franchises.
Chicago and Washington, D.C. were particularly tough places for spectators with win percentages below average for a sports city. Hockey towns had it the worst, however, when it came to witnessing losses. The bottom five cities on the list all host hockey teams.
