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◆ Rest vs Result · Fire ◆

Does Rest
Win Games?

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

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

When fresher: won 45% (5–6) · when more tired: won 38% (5–8)

Correlation r = -0.01 · no correlation · best-fit slope -0.00 pts per rest-point · n = 25