home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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His availability for Monday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors is of course in question.
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Florida enters its home game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday atop the Atlantic Division with a 39-21-3 record with 19 games left in the regular season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Duke phenom Cooper Flagg got a standing ovation from the Cameron Indoor faithful on Monday night in what may have been his final home game in a Blue Devil uniform.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The memories might continue to flow this week as Reese approaches Saturday’s game against Northwestern, which will mark his final home game in a Maryland uniform.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Florida enters its home game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday atop the Atlantic Division with a 39-21-3 record with 19 games left in the regular season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Duke phenom Cooper Flagg got a standing ovation from the Cameron Indoor faithful on Monday night in what may have been his final home game in a Blue Devil uniform.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The memories might continue to flow this week as Reese approaches Saturday’s game against Northwestern, which will mark his final home game in a Maryland uniform.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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