How home advantage has changed since before the pandemic

For the "Big Four" North American men's pro leagues, home winning percentages (overall and relative to neutral expectations based on Elo ratings) in the regular season and playoffs, broken into three eras: Pre-Covid (2010-19), Covid (2020-21) and Post-Covid (since 2022)

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* Percentage point change from home team’s expected win percentage at a neutral location. In the playoffs, better teams are awarded more home games, so expected home win percentage is higher than 50 percent.

Chart: Neil PaineSource: Neil's Substack, Sports-ReferenceCreated with Datawrapper