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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Why would any coach be stupid enough to take risks in a tied game when he can just tell his players to trap away till the clock runs out, and still have an even-money chance of getting two points? But if going to OT meant losing out on the chance of three points, it would take away the incentive to drag the game out.
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Well losing in regulation would still get you zero points so I feel like the coaches would still have incentive to leave the game tied until OT unless they absolutely have to have the 3 points which is going to be a relatively rare situation IMO.