Home Teams in Round 1
ByHome teams have a significant advantage in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Since 1991, home teams are 383-329-24 ATS, or 53.8% on the blind. Higher seeds at home are 219-181-12 ATS, 54.8%, while lower seeds are 164-148-12 ATS for a winning mark of 52.6%.
The first round has simply the biggest mismatches in the NBA Playoffs as the cream of the crop who have had playoff spots clinched for a while and may have been resting their players face off against marginal teams that had to fight their way into the playoffs coming down the stretch and are more than likely physically drained when doing so.
One of the seeds in the first round has actually posted a 66-34-4 ATS mark, 66% winners at home since 1991. Find out what seed is the big home money winner by signing up to the 2011 NBA Playoffs Trend Book.
