Table 4.

Regression results for the impact of the magnitude of blowouts on subsequent game outcomes and goal differentials.

	Subsequent game outcome				Subsequent game goal differential
	Blowout winners (R2 = .08)		Blowout losers (R2 = .08)		Blowout winners (R2 = .12)		Blowout losers (R2 = .07)
Variable	χ2	p	χ2	p	χ2	p	χ2	p
Goal differential (Magnitude of blowout)	0.34	.56	1.46	.23	0.12	.73	2.04	.15
Covariates
Location of subsequent game	0.76	.38	2.71	.10	0.51	.47	4.40	.04
Number of time zones away from home for team	3.54	.74	4.77	.57	8.03	.24	2.51	.87
Number of time zones away from home for opponent	5.61	.47	2.01	.92	5.53	.48	1.10	.98
Back-to-back game for team	2.19	.14	0.41	.52	0.67	.41	0.69	.41
Back-to-back game for opponent	2.65	.10	11.36	<.001	4.27	.04	3.98	.05
Team winning percentage	7.76	.01	4.26	.04	8.46	.004	2.76	.10
Opponent winning percentage	4.85	.03	7.64	.01	4.44	.04	6.33	.01