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In team sports , the term home advantage -- also called home ground , home field , home-field advantage , home court , home-court advantage or home-ice advantage -- describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team .. home team. home ( sports ). visiting team. road ( sports ). This benefit has been attributed to psychological effects supporting fans have on the competitors or referees ; to psychological or physiological advantages of playing near home in familiar situations ; to the disadvantages away teams suffer from changing time zones or climates , or from the rigors of travel ; and , in some sports , to specific rules that favor the home team directly or indirectly .. home team. home ( sports ). In baseball , in particular , the difference may also be the result of the home team having been assembled to take advantage of the idiosyncrasies of the home ballpark , such as the distances to the outfield walls ; most other sports are played in standardized venues .. home team. home ( sports ). baseball. baseball. ballpark. ballpark. The term is also widely used in `` best-of '' playoff formats -LRB- e.g. , best-of-seven -RRB- as being given to the team that is scheduled to play one more game at home than their opponent if all necessary games are played .. In many sports , such designations may also apply to games played at a neutral site ; as the rules of various sports make different provisions for home and visiting teams .. In baseball , for instance , the team designated the home team bats second in each inning , whereas the `` visiting '' team bats first .. home team. home ( sports ). baseball. baseball