There is always talk of changing the playoffs here in MO. Many state they would prefer to see a method similar to IL. One argument for such a change is that MO sees top many first round blowouts. I went through first round games looking at margin of victory for the first round in both states. I did not include 8-man.
MO IL
Avg margin of victory: 29.0 28.2
% of games with "turbo" clocks (mov >=35) 41.2 38.2
% of games within 1 score (<=8) 19.8 19.9
% of games within 2 scores (<=16) 32.8 33.8
Is there a difference worth discussing?
MO IL
Avg margin of victory: 29.0 28.2
% of games with "turbo" clocks (mov >=35) 41.2 38.2
% of games within 1 score (<=8) 19.8 19.9
% of games within 2 scores (<=16) 32.8 33.8
Is there a difference worth discussing?
