Rest vs Result · Lynx

Does Rest
Win Games?

Each dot is a completed Minnesota Lynx game. Horizontal: the rest edge going into tip-off (positive = MIN fresher). Vertical: point differential (positive = MIN won). Click dot for game details.

-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10+10+20+30+40+50+60+70+80+90-35-30-25-20-15-10-5+5+10+15+20+25+30+35 Opp more rested · Rest edge (Fatigue Index) · MIN more rested MIN loss · Point differential · MIN win FRESH · WIN · 15TIRED · WIN · 12FRESH · LOSS · 6TIRED · LOSS · 1

When fresher: won 71% (156) · when more tired: won 92% (121)

Correlation r = -0.04 · no correlation · best-fit slope -0.02 pts per rest-point · n = 39