In Reply to: Given our travel woes, being in the West is key posted by Pyperkub on January 29, 2025 at 15:09:59
You are not playing on your opponent's home floor. In most cases your opponent has had to travel, too.
You will have up to a week to rest up for your first game, and if you win, you don't have to move for your second game.
There is definitely some advantage to playing near home and in your normal time zone, but I don't think it is as great as in conference games.