Table 3.

Descriptive statistics for sampled games.

Variable	M	SD	Minimum	Maximum
Goal differential (magnitude of blowout)	6.44	0.77	6	10
Winners
Subsequent game goal differential	0.24	2.32	−9	6
Team winning percentage	56.64	13.97	25.00	100.00
Subsequent game opponent winning percentage	49.66	15.18	0.00	100.00
Losers
Subsequent game goal differential	−0.05	2.31	−6	7
Team winning percentage	45.13	13.83	0.00	83.30
Subsequent game opponent winning percentage	49.84	15.85	0.00	100.00

n = 286 games.