What Gary Sutton has said about Home advantage
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 11, 2026
Gary Sutton, Business intelligence and analytics leader and author of data science and statistics books including Statistics Slam Dunk, has been quoted on Home advantage 2 times in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on June 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sutton found home teams are called for fewer fouls and attempt more free throws, a difference unlikely to be random.
“home teams are called for fewer fouls and home teams attempt more free throws as a result than visiting teams”
Digital Social Hour: The Project Management Problem Nobody Talks About... | Gary Sutton | DSH #2013 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 30:47
Sutton noted that even in the 2020 Orlando bubble the designated home team shot more free throws.
“even during the COVID games in Orlando, the designated home team also shot more free throws”
Digital Social Hour: The Project Management Problem Nobody Talks About... | Gary Sutton | DSH #2013 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 32:59
Episodes
The Project Management Problem Nobody Talks About... | Gary Sutton | DSH #2013Digital Social Hour · Jun 11, 2026 · 1 h 1 min
Sean Kelly talks with analytics author Gary Sutton about NBA data on the draft, tanking, salary cap, hot hand and betting, plus AI and project management.
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