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A Pattern in Refereeing?

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Post by Guest Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:27 pm

Something to watch for. From a study at Indiana U., a finding that:

* The probability of a foul being called on the visiting team was 7 percent higher than on the home team.
* When the home team is leading, the probability of the next foul being called on them is about 6.3 percentage points higher than when the home team is trailing.
* The larger the foul differential between two teams, the greater the likelihood that the next call will be made against the team with fewer fouls. For example, when a home team has three or more fouls than the visiting team, the probability that the next foul call is made against the visiting team is more than 60 percent. When the foul differential is as high as five, then that probability rises to 69 percent. The researchers also observed this trend when they looked at neutral-court games.

And you thought you were just paranoid. LINK

(found via The Sporting Blog)


Last edited by up7587 on Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:36 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : add link)

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