Change in Home Bias Due to Ghost Games in the NFL
Stephan Starke/Lars Vischer/Alexander Dilger
June 2022

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Abstract

We analyse changes in the National Football League (NFL) due to ghost games in 2020. The home bias disappears as expected. However, referee decisions do not seem to be relevant for this. There are also no significant results for semi-ghost games with a reduced number of spectators.