home games

Contests on turf

Home games are athletic contests played at a team's own venue, as opposed to away games at an opponent's facility.

Home teams typically enjoy advantages: familiar surroundings, supportive crowds, no travel fatigue.

The Lakers have won twelve straight home games.

A team's home game schedule is often called their home stand or home slate.

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