the only number i was able to find was .31. unfortunatly, i don't know if that means .31 goals or what. any help is appreciated.

They dont play on fields.

I'm assuming that number represents the average home/road scoring differential.

20 cents

A considerable amount.

The other team will be expecting to play on ice. You'll catch them completely off guard.

During the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons the home team won 56.2% of the time.

It would help if you told us where you got the .31.

It could be goals or it could be a modifier for the power rating of the person you got that number from.

I like this answer.

If the .31 refers to what I think it is, then I would disagree with it. Sorry to be not much help.

A field goal.

the only real sport that the fans come into affect is college hoops and sometimes college football

3 points

lol

I have no datamined evidence but from what I've observed over the last two years the lines are shaded for home teams by around 20 cents (which is what I meant in my previous post). That's an approximation based off of Bodog lines though so take it fwiw

I have no idea what the right answer is, but I do know that "20 cents" has absolutely no meaning. Speak in terms of percentages. Do you mean that -2000 faves should be -2020 at home and -1980 on the road?

I don't believe he asked about how the fans affect the game. He asked about home field (ice) advantage.

Percentages aren't accurate for all faves and dogs.

NE doesn't get the same HFA and two teams that are even on a neutral field.

to henry17, who asked where i got the .31, it came from wikipedia-ing "home field advantage in hockey." to quote:
The following are recent statistical calculations of the home field advantage:

National Basketball Association: 3.2
NCAA Men's College basketball: 4.2
National Football League: 1.44
NCAA Men's College football: 1.94
National Hockey League: 0.31

i appologize for my previous laziness. i clicked the footnote for the nhl number and it was gibberish. had i clicked on any of the other numbers, i would have seen that it is indeed a power rating modifier.

to the first person who caught me misspeaking by being absolutely literal: hey yo! point for you.
to the second: did you see his post made an hour before you and say, "hey, can i make that joke funnier?"
to the third and the fourth: did you see his and say "hey, i can make their joke way less funny!" or was it a post count thing?

hahaha