Home-court advantage is one of the factors that some sports bettors are looking for picking a team alongside stats, match history, injuries, and current standings.
Not that the team with that advantage will win 100% but the psychological contribution of a live audience really boosts the morale of any players, at any sports, making it an effective recipe to win.
Looking at the home-away stats in the previous season at these leagues at different sports, we can see how being in a home advantage benefited a team.
Baseball (2018 Major League Baseball)
Home team won 1,277 games (52.6%)
Away team won 1,149 games (47.4%)
Basketball (2018-19 NBA Season)
Home team won 1,230 games (71%)
Away team won 501 games (29%)
Soccer (2018–19 Premier League)
Home team won 181 matches (47%)
Away team won 128 matches (34%)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantageWith some sports likely to resume in next month or few, or being resumed recently, after being suspended or halted due to Covid-19 pandemic spread, one safety measure that will be imposed is a no-live-audience, literally playing without audience presence and we can see some sports already feel the experience of playing on that environment.
What do you think, does this home-court advantage, still an advantage now? Do you think Moneyline odds will now be different from now on especially if both teams are equal in strength?
Yeah Audience is a big factor for every Game that happened in Home court but i believe that team will still win even there are no fans shouting and cheering each game like what they use to have.
I have been playing basketball for lifetime now and sometimes in our Court there are few fans that attending because the opponents mostly brings their big group yet we are winning you know why?Because Our heart is Field of dedication and focus that we need to win inside our court,i think these Players will have the same views whenever the game needs to happen because of no option now but to obey the rules of social distancing and no social groupings.