Revealed: Teams with the Best Home-Field Advantage

Which top sports teams benefit the most from playing on home
turf? And which excel away from home?

There are a number of factors that can contribute to your team winning, and one of the most important of those factors is the fans. The fans in the stands can give the athletes that extra motivation to push for victory.

With this in mind, you would think that playing at your home stadium would give you the best advantage, with the majority of fans that fill the stadium being your own. However, that is not always the case. That’s why we’ve used our expertise in sports betting to research the data to reveal the teams that perform the best in front of their own fans, so you know who to back when playing at home, or when playing away.

We’ve looked at home and away records over the last five seasons to find out which teams have the highest win rate at home, and to determine which team has the best home-field advantage.

Which teams have the best NFL home-field advantage?

1. Green Bay Packers – 26.39% higher win percentage at home

The Green Bay Packers take top spot winning 26.39% more games at home.

2. Miami Dolphins – 25.83% higher win percentage at home

Another new entry into an NFL top three is the Miami Dolphins who have won 25.83% more games at their home, the Hard Rock Stadium.

3. Cleveland Browns – 23.33% higher win percentage at home

The Cleveland Browns complete our top three winning 23.33% more games at their home ground, FirstEnergy Stadium.

Which NFL teams have the best home record?

1. Green Bay Packers – 77.5% win percentage at home

Our football fortress is the Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, who have won 77.5% of their games at their home.

2. Kansas City Chiefs – 75.56% win percentage at home

The Arrowhead Stadium, home to the Kansas City Chiefs takes second place in our list. The Chiefs narrowly take the top spot winning 75.56% of their games at home.

3. New England Patriots – 71.39% win percentage at home

The New England Patriots complete our top three with just over 71% of their games won at home. The 2017 and 2019 NFL Championship winners play their home games at the Gillette Stadium, which has a capacity of 65,000.

Which NFL teams have the best away record?

1. New Orleans Saints – 73.33% win percentage away

The New Orleans Saints were one of the few teams who won more games away from home than they did at home. The Saints won 70% of their home games, compared to the 73.33% of games they won on the road.

2. Kansas City Chiefs – 72.5% win percentage away

The Kansas City Chiefs come second in their games won away from home, winning 72.5% of their games on their travels.

3. Los Angeles Rams – 68.06% win percentage away

Winning 68.06% of their games away from home, the Los Angeles Rams complete our top three.

Which teams have the best home field advantage in college football?

1. Army Black Knights – 52% higher win percentage at home

The Army Black Knights make their first entry into the top three, with a massive 52% more home games won, and 2% higher than second place.

2. Virginia Cavaliers – 50% higher win percentage at home

Virginia Cavaliers take second place, winning 50% more games at their home stadium, Scott Stadium

3. Oregon Ducks – 45.29% higher win percentage at home

Oregon Ducks complete a top three of all new teams, winning 45.29% more home games.

Which College Football teams have the best home record?

1. Clemson Tigers – 100% win percentage at home

The Clemson Tigers, based in South Carolina, play at the Memorial Stadium which has a capacity of 81,300. When playing here, The Tigers have won every game over the last five seasons, and in three of those seasons, 2017-2019, they were Division winners.

2. Alabama Crimson Tide – 97.14% win percentage at home

The four-time Heisman Trophy winners take joint second place in our list, with a home win percentage of 97.14%. The Bryant-Denny Stadium has a capacity of just over 100,000 and is named in honor of Paul H. Denny and Paul Bryant.

3. Georgia Bulldogs- 97.14% win percentage at home

The other team in joint second place is the Georgia Bulldogs who play their home games at the Sanford Stadium. When playing here, the Bulldogs have won 97.14% of their games.

Which College Football teams have the best away record?

1. Georgia Bulldogs – 87% win percentage away

The Georgia Bulldogs take top spot in our list, with 87% of games away from home ending in a victory for the Bulldogs.

2. Ohio State Buckeyes – 87% win percentage away

Ohio State Buckeyes share the top spot with a win rate of 87% away from home.

3. Alabama Crimson Tide – 85% win percentage away

The Alabama Crimson Tide complete our top three winning 85% of games on their travels.

Which teams have the best home field advantage in the NBA?

1. Philadelphia 76ers – 24.2% higher win percentage at home

The Philadelphia 76ers top our list of NFL teams with the best home advantage, with their win percentage being 24.2% higher at their home stadium.

2. Atlanta Hawks – 21.31% higher win percentage at home

Second place goes to the Atlanta Hawks who have won just over with a win percentage of 51.39% at home, compared to 30.09% away.

3. Utah Jazz – 19.54% higher win percentage at home

Utah Jazz make the top three again, with their home record being 19.54% higher than that on the road.

Which NBA teams have the best home record?

1. Philadelphia 76ers – 75.29% win percentage at home

The Sixers top our list of basketball teams with the highest win rate at home winning 75.29% of their games at the Wells Fargo Center over the past five seasons.

2. Milwaukee Bucks – 73.05% win percentage at home

Playing their home games at the Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Bucks take second place winning just over 73.05% of their games at home.

3. Utah Jazz – 72.32% win percentage at home

Our third place goes to Utah Jazz winning just under 72.32% of their games at home. The Jazz play their home games at the Vivint Arena, which has a capacity of 18,300.

Which NBA teams have the best away record?

1. Milwaukee Bucks – 58.94% win percentage away

No team in the NBA had a higher win percentage away from home, showing just how important playing at home is in basketball. However, the Milwaukee Bucks had the best away record winning almost 59% of their games away from home.

2. Toronto Raptors – 57.7% win percentage away

Coming in second place is the Toronto Raptors who won 57.7% of their games on their travels.

3. Boston Celtics – 55.68% win percentage away

The Boston Celtics complete our top three winning 55.68% of games away from home.

Which teams have the best MLB home-field advantage?

1. Philadelphia Phillies – 15.51% higher win percentage at home

Philadelphia Phillies top our list with 15.51% more games won at their home stadium, Citizens Bank Park.

2. New York Yankees – 13.7% higher win percentage at home

The New York Yankees take second place with a great record at Yankee Stadium.

3. Texas Rangers – 13.06% higher win percentage at home

The Texas Rangers complete our top three winning 13.06% more games at home.

Which MLB teams have the best home record?

1. New York Yankees – 68.17% win percentage at home

The New York Yankees top our list of Baseball teams winning 68.17% of games over the last five seasons at Yankee Stadium.

2. Los Angeles Dodgers – 67.82% win percentage at home

The 2020 World Series Championship winners take second place on our list. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who play at Dodger Stadium, have won almost 67.82% of their games at home over the last five seasons.

3. Houston Astros – 66.9% win percentage at home

The Houston Astros complete our top three winning 66.9% of their games at the home ground, The Minute Maid Park.

Which MLB teams have the best away record?

1. Los Angeles Dodgers – 61.82% win percentage away

The LA Dodgers take the top spot in this list, winning 61.82% of their games away from home, over 5% higher than any other team.

2. Atlanta Braves – 56.52% win percentage away

Atlanta Braves enter the top three, taking second place with a win percentage on the road of 56.52%.

3. Tampa Bay Rays – 55.54% win percentage away

Tampa Bay Rays squeeze their way into the top three with a win rate of 55.54% on their travels.

Which College Basketball teams have the best home advantage?

1. North Carolina Central Eagles – 62.95% higher win percentage at home

North Carolina Central Eagles top our list with the best home advantage. Playing at the McDougald–McLendon Arena, The Eagles have won 62.95% more games at home than away.

2. Minnesota Golden Gophers – 53.3% higher win percentage at home

The Minnesota Golden Gophers take second place, winning 53.3% more games at the Williams Arena.

3. Prairie View A&M Panthers – 51.4% higher win percentage at home

Completing our top three is the Prairie View A&M Panthers, winning 51.4% more home games than on their travels.

Which College Basketball teams have the best home record?

1. Gonzaga Bulldogs – 98.75% win percentage at home

Topping our list of college basketball teams with the highest win percentage at home is the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Based in Washington, the McCarthy Athletic Center has been a fortress for The Zags, where they have won an incredible 98.75% of their home games over the last five seasons.

2. South Dakota State Jackrabbits- 96.44% win percentage at home

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits take second place with a win rate of 96.44% at their home stadium, the Dana J. Dykehouse Stadium.

3. Houston Cougars – 95.32% win percentage at home

The Houston Cougars complete our top three with a win rate of 95.32% when playing at their home ground, the Fertitta Stadium.

Which College Basketball teams have the best away record?

1. Gonzaga Bulldogs – 91.03% win percentage away

Taking top spot again is the Gonzaga Bulldogs, by a margin of almost 18%. The Bulldogs won 91.03% of their games when on their travels.

2. Virginia Cavaliers – 73.19% win percentage away

The Virginia Cavaliers take second place with a win percentage of 73.19% when on their travels.

3. Vermont Catamounts – 72.4% win percentage away

Vermont Catamounts complete our top three, winning 72.4% of games when traveling.

Which teams have the best NHL home-field advantage?

1. Pittsburgh Penguins – 15.46% higher win percentage at home

The Penguins top our list of NHL teams with the highest difference between home games won and away games won.

2. Dallas Stars – 14.25% higher win percentage at home

Dallas Stars take second place with just over 14% more games won at home.

3. Colorado Avalanche – 13.7% higher win percentage at home

Colorado Avalanche complete the top three NHL teams, winning 13.7% more home games.

Which NHL teams have the best home record?

1. Tampa Bay Lightning – 70.87% win percentage at home

The 2020-21 Stanley Cup winners top our list for ice hockey fortresses, with Tampa Bay Lightning winning 70.87% of their games at the Amalie Arena.

2. Colorado Avalanche – 66.14% win percentage at home

The Avalanche take second place winning two thirds of their games during the last five seasons at their home arena, the Ball Arena.

3. Pittsburgh Penguins – 65.93% win percentage at home

The PPG Paints Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, completes our hockey top three with the Penguins winning 65.93% of games here during the last five seasons.

Which NHL teams have the best away record?

Tampa Bay Lightning – 60.92% win percentage away

Tampa Bay Lightning top both of our lists, with a win rate away from home of 60.92%.

Washington Capitals – 60.5% win percentage away

The Washington Capitals were the only NHL team who won more games away from home. They won 57.69% of their games at the Capital One Arena and won 60.5% of their games on their travels.

Boston Bruins – 55.97% win percentage away

Coming third in both of our lists is the Boston Bruins, who won 55.97% of their games away from home.

Methodology

We used ESPN to get the home and away records for the previous five seasons for the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAM.

Using this data, we calculated the total number of home games and away games for each team during each season, and divided the number of home wins by the total home games played to get a percentage of the games won at home.

We then created an average of the percentage of home wins over the last five seasons, before subtracting the average away win percentage from the average home win percentage. Using this, we were able to get our overall percentage for each sport, to reveal which teams had the best home advantage.

We repeated this process for the away record, to find out which teams performed the best away from home.

References

1. https://www.espn.com/nba/standings
2. https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings
3. https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings
4. https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/standings
6. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings

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