Home Field Advantage — ATS Analysis | Punt and Rally
Home Field Advantage — ATS Analysis
The gap between straight-up win rate and ATS cover rate reveals where Vegas underprices (or overprices) the home edge.
# Team Conf Games SU Win % ATS % ATS Edge ▲ Avg Spread Avg Margin vs Spread
1 Mid-American 54 50.0% 32.7% -17.3 -6.0 -3.55
2 Mid-American 54 38.9% 33.3% -16.7 1.7 -3.99
3 Big Ten 64 57.8% 34.9% -15.1 -5.5 -5.33
4 Conference USA 55 32.7% 36.4% -13.6 3.4 -2.77
5 Mid-American 52 36.5% 36.7% -13.3 2.0 -4.09
6 SEC 60 91.7% 37.3% -12.7 -25.6 -1.84
7 Sun Belt 57 43.9% 38.2% -11.8 -1.2 -4.48
8 Mid-American 52 25.0% 38.5% -11.5 6.5 -3.66
9 Big Ten 66 53.0% 39.1% -10.9 -8.1 -2.87
10 ACC 57 45.6% 39.3% -10.7 0.9 -1.52
11 American Athletic 57 49.1% 39.3% -10.7 -2.6 -2.80
12 Big Ten 62 53.2% 39.3% -10.7 -4.4 -2.96
13 SEC 64 45.3% 40.3% -9.7 -4.5 -6.15
14 American Athletic 58 75.9% 40.4% -9.6 -14.1 -0.56
15 American Athletic 56 39.3% 41.1% -8.9 2.1 -4.95
16 Mountain West 57 45.6% 41.1% -8.9 0.8 -1.15
17 Sun Belt 63 68.3% 41.3% -8.7 -10.5 -2.37
18 Big Ten 63 42.9% 41.3% -8.7 0.4 -2.00
19 Mountain West 56 50.0% 41.8% -8.2 -3.1 -3.27
20 ACC 62 54.8% 41.9% -8.1 -8.7 -1.95
21
TCU
Big 12 63 65.1% 41.9% -8.1 -13.0 -1.83
22 Sun Belt 60 43.3% 42.4% -7.6 0.4 -1.18
23 Sun Belt 54 50.0% 42.6% -7.4 3.5 +0.58
24 Big 12 63 68.3% 42.9% -7.1 -10.8 -0.19
25 Big Ten 64 70.3% 42.9% -7.1 -13.4 -2.06
26 SEC 65 47.7% 43.1% -6.9 1.9 -1.66
27 Big Ten 64 50.0% 43.3% -6.7 -1.2 -0.77
28 Sun Belt 62 82.3% 43.5% -6.5 -16.5 -0.26
29 Sun Belt 53 56.6% 44.2% -5.8 -1.8 +1.65
30 Conference USA 54 48.1% 44.4% -5.6 -0.7 -2.66
31 American Athletic 57 40.4% 44.6% -5.4 2.4 -1.32
32 Mountain West 57 49.1% 44.6% -5.4 -3.0 -2.34
33 ACC 68 86.8% 44.8% -5.2 -24.3 -1.58
34 ACC 59 55.9% 44.8% -5.2 -3.9 -3.42
35 Sun Belt 61 70.5% 45.0% -5.0 -10.9 -1.93
36 Big 12 63 55.6% 45.2% -4.8 -8.9 -3.06
37 Big 12 57 61.4% 45.6% -4.4 -7.4 -0.65
38 Mountain West 59 50.8% 45.6% -4.4 -1.0 -0.03
39 SEC 70 68.6% 45.7% -4.3 -13.9 -0.98
40 American Athletic 62 61.3% 45.8% -4.2 -6.5 +0.52
41 Big Ten 61 50.8% 45.9% -4.1 -4.3 -2.82
42 ACC 64 60.9% 46.0% -4.0 -12.3 -1.95
43 Mountain West 57 68.4% 46.4% -3.6 -9.8 +1.54
44 American Athletic 58 56.9% 46.6% -3.4 -5.0 -1.23
45 American Athletic 61 47.5% 46.7% -3.3 -1.3 +1.14
46 Sun Belt 61 49.2% 46.7% -3.3 -5.4 -2.20
47 ACC 63 55.6% 46.7% -3.3 -3.1 -0.13
48 ACC 66 74.2% 47.0% -3.0 -17.1 -1.61
49 Sun Belt 55 63.6% 47.2% -2.8 -5.4 -2.59
50 Mid-American 56 55.4% 47.3% -2.7 -4.6 -3.48
51 ACC 63 60.3% 47.6% -2.4 -8.0 -0.13
52 SEC 70 72.9% 47.8% -2.2 -13.1 +0.33
53 Mid-American 54 50.0% 48.1% -1.9 -0.6 -0.30
54 ACC 63 49.2% 48.4% -1.6 -1.3 -0.56
55 Big Ten 65 36.9% 48.4% -1.6 3.3 -2.52
56 Mountain West 62 67.7% 48.4% -1.6 -8.1 -1.86
57 SEC 68 61.8% 48.5% -1.5 -5.0 +0.62
58 Big 12 56 37.5% 49.1% -0.9 4.7 -0.67
59 Big Ten 55 54.5% 49.1% -0.9 -1.8 +0.44
60 Big 12 62 51.6% 49.2% -0.8 -3.0 -1.04
61 Big 12 65 67.7% 49.2% -0.8 -9.2 -1.06
62 Sun Belt 60 53.3% 49.2% -0.8 -3.6 +0.42
63 Sun Belt 57 61.4% 50.0% +0.0 -4.5 +0.75
64 Mid-American 53 62.3% 50.0% +0.0 -6.1 -0.14
65 Mid-American 47 44.7% 50.0% +0.0 -0.6 +0.13
66 Conference USA 49 79.6% 50.0% +0.0 -12.9 -0.65
67 ACC 64 65.6% 50.0% +0.0 -10.1 +2.50
68 Big Ten 66 69.7% 50.0% +0.0 -7.9 +1.39
69 Mountain West 56 58.9% 50.0% +0.0 -1.9 -1.37
70 FBS Independents 55 45.5% 50.0% +0.0 3.6 -0.27
71 SEC 71 66.2% 50.7% +0.7 -14.2 +0.50
72 SEC 71 64.8% 50.7% +0.7 -8.6 +0.09
73 Big Ten 67 86.6% 50.8% +0.8 -18.5 +1.48
74 American Athletic 61 65.6% 50.8% +0.8 -5.5 +2.54
75 Big Ten 63 88.9% 50.8% +0.8 -18.8 +1.45
76 SEC 68 76.5% 50.8% +0.8 -15.8 +0.10
77 American Athletic 62 72.6% 50.8% +0.8 -6.7 +3.85
78 ACC 59 59.3% 50.9% +0.9 -2.8 +0.37
79 American Athletic 56 66.1% 50.9% +0.9 -3.2 +1.21
80 Conference USA 53 54.7% 51.0% +1.0 -5.5 -1.05
81 American Athletic 67 82.1% 51.5% +1.5 -12.4 +1.73
82 ACC 67 67.2% 51.5% +1.5 -7.5 +1.19
83 Big Ten 66 74.2% 51.6% +1.6 -9.1 +3.16
84
UCF
Big 12 65 75.4% 51.6% +1.6 -15.8 +1.85
85 Big Ten 64 81.3% 51.6% +1.6 -15.0 +1.77
86
LSU
SEC 67 82.1% 52.3% +2.3 -15.3 +0.87
87
USC
Big Ten 62 75.8% 52.5% +2.5 -12.6 -0.06
88 Sun Belt 58 70.7% 52.6% +2.6 -8.6 +1.06
89 Conference USA 54 66.7% 52.8% +2.8 -8.5 +0.94
90 Mid-American 51 70.6% 52.9% +2.9 -8.9 +0.82
91 SEC 68 57.4% 53.0% +3.0 -8.0 -0.40
92 Big Ten 63 61.9% 53.2% +3.2 -7.1 +2.13
93 Mid-American 58 81.0% 53.4% +3.4 -16.5 +1.76
94 Mid-American 56 76.8% 53.6% +3.6 -11.3 +1.39
95 Mountain West 55 67.3% 53.7% +3.7 -11.7 +1.56
96 Mid-American 54 70.4% 53.7% +3.7 -9.4 +0.81
97 ACC 63 60.3% 54.0% +4.0 -5.6 +0.12
98 ACC 62 58.1% 54.1% +4.1 -5.2 -2.16
99 SEC 61 75.4% 54.1% +4.1 -14.0 +1.32
100 Mountain West 64 60.9% 54.1% +4.1 -0.7 +0.54
101 American Athletic 61 54.1% 54.1% +4.1 -0.5 -0.02
102 Big 12 61 65.6% 54.2% +4.2 -4.7 -1.14
103
BYU
Big 12 57 71.9% 54.4% +4.4 -10.1 +1.01
104 Big 12 66 63.6% 54.7% +4.7 -7.3 +3.02
105 SEC 64 85.9% 54.7% +4.7 -21.1 -0.04
106 SEC 62 77.4% 55.0% +5.0 -14.5 +1.40
107 Conference USA 49 53.1% 55.1% +5.1 0.6 +2.82
108 Big 12 61 65.6% 55.2% +5.2 -7.6 +0.41
109 Conference USA 58 67.2% 55.2% +5.2 -10.6 +0.33
110 Big 12 58 55.2% 55.4% +5.4 -2.2 +0.09
111 Mountain West 63 82.5% 55.7% +5.7 -15.1 -0.17
112 Pac-12 62 51.6% 55.7% +5.7 -0.8 +0.65
113 ACC 68 76.5% 56.1% +6.1 -9.6 +1.51
114 Big Ten 69 81.2% 56.1% +6.1 -17.8 +1.99
115 Big 12 65 69.2% 56.3% +6.3 -8.1 +3.84
116 FBS Independents 65 83.1% 56.3% +6.3 -16.7 +2.77
117 ACC 64 59.4% 57.1% +7.1 -5.3 -0.98
118 Mid-American 56 55.4% 57.4% +7.4 -5.2 +1.62
119 SEC 69 72.5% 57.4% +7.4 -9.8 +2.14
120
UAB
American Athletic 50 76.0% 58.3% +8.3 -7.4 +1.68
121 Big 12 63 63.5% 60.3% +10.3 -9.3 +0.99
122 Big 12 60 78.3% 60.3% +10.3 -13.1 +3.08
123 Big Ten 68 94.1% 60.6% +10.6 -26.1 +4.46
124 Mountain West 58 65.5% 61.4% +11.4 -1.5 +3.74
125 Mountain West 56 58.9% 61.8% +11.8 -4.5 +2.28
126 American Athletic 64 67.2% 61.9% +11.9 -7.7 +4.18
127
SMU
ACC 59 76.3% 62.1% +12.1 -9.6 +4.01
128 Pac-12 60 75.0% 62.7% +12.7 -10.8 +2.93
129 Sun Belt 58 67.2% 63.0% +13.0 -4.8 +3.22
130 SEC 68 95.6% 64.2% +14.2 -29.0 +1.76
Methodology: Home field advantage measured by ATS (against the spread) performance. The spread equalizes talent differences, so consistent outperformance = genuine home field edge. Neutral-site games excluded. FCS opponents excluded. Minimum 30 home games required for the selected range. ATS Cover % excludes pushes from the denominator. Data: 2016–2025.