Team identity
Extra wins live in the close ones
Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.
This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.
What the record says
Held in 27 of 27 seasons, from 145 records measured.
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- Your Team's Record in Close Games Is Luck, Not ClutchThe same roster that goes 6-1 in one-score games routinely goes 3-4 in them a year later. If you want to know who a team really is, look at its blowouts.
- Your Record Is What Your Points Say It IsPoint differential and win percentage are the same fact in different clothes. When they disagree, the points are telling the truth, and next season usually collects the debt, at a rate of about 37 points per win.
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