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Night-game emotion provides an edge

By By Rich Podolsky
Special to ESPN Insider

Tuesday, November 4, 2003

In the beginning of Monday Night Football, home teams had a tremendous advantage. The excitement generated by Howard Cosell & Co. coming to town was enormous, and there were many, many upsets on Monday nights. Today a similar thing happens in college football when ESPN comes to town for a nationally televised night game. This week Miami of Ohio, TCU, New Mexico, Clemson and Pittsburgh benefit from that emotional lift. A lift that we don't think is adequately accounted for by Las Vegas yet. T ...

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