January and the playoffs

Close playoff games are a toss-up

Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.

This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.

Held in 15 of 24 seasons, from 120 records measured.

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Your Team's Record in Close Games Is Luck, Not ClutchThe same roster that goes 6-1 in one-score games routinely goes 3-4 in them a year later. If you want to know who a team really is, look at its blowouts.

FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.