make the result less predictable for the favored team. Now it can hurt either team but I feel the favored team would like less x factors. So if we are the home team and are supposed to win, I don't want x factors coming into play. This is not to say that it might not work in the actual game in the favor of the perceived better team, I just think the risk for the better team is less if every condition was perfect. And there is not that much of a difference come playoff time other than rain or wind unless a southern team comes up north in a cold, nasty environment. I promise, I am not lost in the sauce.