Home field in college HAS to be worth more than 3.

[MrKennedy]

Come on.. I see people with their formulas saying home field is wroth 3 points.

NO WAY. not in college.. Homefield is worth something more like 10. maybe I am on the high end.. but it is much more than 3.

for example..

If the Michigan/Oh St game was in Columbus.. you think the line would have been Mich-1??

no way.. would have been Ohio St -3

Would Ohio St lose by 14 to Michigan at home? no way.

this game made me think of that, as I am still shedding tears over my alma maters loss. but hey, we we still be top 5 BCS.. which sucks..cuz I would love another game with Miami.. so we could pound them again.

 

[lander]

For once, I agree with you. I imagine it depends on the field, but you're right - no way Talahassee or Happy Valley is only worth 3 when they have strong teams.

 

[RobFunk]

it definatly varies. i'd say its anywhere between 2.5 and 6, depending. a team like duke would be a 6. a team like mcnessee st. would be like 2.5

 

[Otherwize]

Home field in NCAA is very different than NFL. If you crunch Boise at 3 you will have a very bad number. The same way this year if you use a 3 for Wyoming at home. Jazz will be certain to correct me on this but the general home-field number for crunching these games has gone up over the last two years. 3.14 was pretty regular but this year I've seen CRIS open with at least 3.7 across the board. Often times I'm thinking that Pinnacle is using a 2.9 number on certain games.
Give me some feedback you number crunchers, please! Jazz I know you have it in you to correct my math, and I'm sure I need it. But, the number she is a risin'.

 

[BuckNaked]

depends on school. some schools have huge home field edge:

oregon
byu
texas tech
iowa
va tech
boise state
missouri


other schools have none:

rutgers
ucla
temple
uab
ucf
cincinnati
indiana

 

[winkyduck]

i would have to give the nebraska steroid m0ngers a huge HF edge because that huge sea of red is worth a lot.

i think it was the gold sheet who said RIGHT NOW the biggest HF advantage belongs to...

Kansas State

and that might make some sense. from all indications - manhattan is clear in the middle of NOWHERE! it is something like a 2-hour bus ride from the nearest airport.

of course - this is right now - for before snyder got there - FSU (fraud state U - what i call them since they always beat up on puppies and lose to the big dogs) was along the line of rutgers/temple/etc.

when they are playing well - might also put BYU up there, too as well as "touchdown jesus," ohio state and, believe it, or not, hawaii.

HI doesn't get it because of the fans - but because of the fact most teams that play there are so stoked about being in HI. for teams from cold weather areas the fact it can be 80+ degrees warmer is a factor because the heat wears them down as well as the fact they are near the beach and all of the pretty young ladies. add in the fact that for a team like this past week (army) think about how long of a trip that is (10-11 hours?) and by the time they get there it takes a few days to get used to the travel and up to a 6 hour time difference.

 

[Railbird]

I think altitude is worth more than people as far as home court or field, places like NAU,Afa,byu,utah, Utes never lose at the Marriott, NAU is 7000 feet. I also think fan energy is more important than capacity. When the ticket demand is high that team generally covers.

 

[Mr.Jones]

FWIW, Massey ratings lists specific homefield/homecourt advantages unlike Sagarin where a blanket number is used.

In college foots Bowling Green is currently rated #1 with 3.67 and Connecticut is #117 with 1.99.

In college baskets, way way to early of course, Colorado is #1 with 4.96 and UNC Wilmington is #326 with 2.79.

Whether you pay any attention to the actual power ratings, the home advantage is something IMO worth taking a peek at.