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(01-06-2023 08:31 AM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(01-05-2023 10:26 PM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  College officiating is making the sport unwatchable. Last night there were 4 games on TV at Providence, Butler, Northwestern, and Michigan.

The four home teams shot a combined for 118 free throw attempts
Away teams shot 49

Bolded, an excellent statistic that corroborates what I've believed for years. Home cooking is alive and well with officials and if someone charted every game over the course of a season I bet something close to this ratio would hold.

Do teams actually foul more when they put on road uniforms? I doubt it. Are officials letting the fan reaction dictate the foul calls? I hope not. I believe it's a problem for college basketball but I guess the rationale is in most conferences teams play home and home and it all evens out. Thankfully, the postseason is on neutral courts.

UC has played 10 home games and 3 away games (3 neutral site).

UC has committed 248 fouls
Opponents have committed 255 fouls

UC has shot 266 free throws
Opponents have shot 271 free throws

So despite the 10 to 3 home vs away schedule, the fouls and free throws are virtually the same.