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◆ Rest vs Result · Liberty ◆

Does Rest
Win Games?

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

-100-90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10+10+20+30+40+50+60+70+80+90+100-40-35-30-25-20-15-10-5+5+10+15+20+25+30+35+40← Opp more rested · Rest edge (Fatigue Index) · NYL more rested →← NYL loss · Point differential · NYL win →FRESH · WIN · 8TIRED · WIN · 12FRESH · LOSS · 8TIRED · LOSS · 6

When fresher: won 50% (8–8) · when more tired: won 67% (12–6)

Correlation r = -0.06 · no correlation · best-fit slope -0.02 pts per rest-point · n = 40