Home Field Advantage

Home Field Advantage refers to the edge a team has when playing at its own stadium or venue. This advantage comes from factors like familiarity with the field, fan support, travel fatigue for the away team, and referee bias.

Bookmakers often adjust odds to reflect home field advantage, making the home team slightly more favored than they would be on neutral ground. In sports like football and basketball, home teams statistically perform better, though the strength of this advantage varies by league and team.