Do you like rooting for your home team at college basketball games? So do the refs, according to a new study. After studying 365 games in 2004-05, two professors found there’s a 7% higher chance of a ref calling a foul on the visiting team.

They also found refs tend to keep the foul count even — although one team might play more aggressively than the other.

Here are some more results of the study:

• If the home team has five or more fouls than its opponent, there’s a 69% chance the next foul will be called on the visitors.
• If the game is on national TV, more calls will be made against the team that’s ahead.

For more details of the study, click here.

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