Phish kicks off its three-night stand tonight at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Would you like to be there on Sunday? Well, you’re just one easy step away for a chance to get yourself and a friend into Sunday’s (9/2) show in Commerce City, CO. for free! Click here or on the...

Bobbleheads are consistently some of the hottest giveaways of the MLB season. Whether it be of a current star player, a team legend, or notable announcer or coach, fans young and old enjoy these characteristic collectibles. The Dodgers are one of the teams that have really embraced the...

The 2012 College football season kicks off in ten days, and as they have been doing since the days of the leatherheads, the Associated Press has named its #1. This year’s choice was USC. Despite the chest thumping that erupts each year after the poll is released, the data says Trojans fans...

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For tickets to any NFL game this year, click here or on the “view tickets” button on the image above. (We’ve set the link to the highest priced Chicago Bears, but to see your favorite team’s games just select them from the drop down menu in the top left.) Check...

27 years ago, the Royals were on top of the baseball world. They made the postseason in 7 of the previous 10 seasons, and had just won their first World Series title in franchise history. Since then, however, Royals baseball has seen its share of some rough times, with many seasons ending...

With interleague play coming to an end for the 2012 season, we wanted to see how much each division is paying to see games against teams in the opposing league’s counterpart (AL East vs NL East, AL Central vs. NL Central and AL West vs. NL West). As you can see in the image above, the AL...

Last Friday night, Johan Santana threw the 1st no hitter in the 50 year history of the New York Mets. While fans in attendance will never forget the history they witnessed, fans that didn’t make it to Citi are now paying up for piece of history, even if it comes second-hand. With any...

Whether it’s the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, or in this case, the Stanley Cup Finals, tickets to a championship event are never cheap. With ticket prices for all seven games between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings averaging $1,232/seat secondary market, this year’s...

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Is there anything more exciting in sports then a game 7? One game for the chance to advance or win a championship–very few events live up to the hype like a game 7. The NHL playoffs are considered some of the most intense sporting events around and a game 7 only make them that more...

The Stanley Cup playoffs are well underway, so we at TiqIQ wanted to take the temperature of the country and see which team’s tickets are the hottest. To get a better view of things we put together this ticket price heat index graphic. As you can see above, the dark red, or hottest...

It’s April and baseball season is upon us. With the beginning of the season comes the hope of fans that this year will be the year their team puts it all together and wins it all. Opening is the day on the calendar that all fans circle, with the hopes that it is the beginning of...

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  March Madness may usually come down to two powerhouse teams, but the thing that makes it one of the greatest sporting events in the World has always been the Cinderella stories. As Tebowmania and Linsanity reminded us, fans still love an underdog, and this year it’s those...

For two straight seasons one of the biggest stories in the NBA season has belonged to the New York Knicks. Last year, it was The Melodrama and Carmelo Anthony’s trade to New York after months of rumor and speculation. This year, it’s Linsanity. While the two stories couldn’t be...

Between the Knicks early season struggles and Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony both sidelined, ticket prices for Friday’s game vs. the Lakers took a major hit. The average price for the game fell from $544 in mid-January down to $400 on Tuesday, a drop of over 25%. That all...

Super Bowl XLVI lived up to the all hype and then some as the Giants and Patriots faced off in another classic. Four years removed from their 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII, the Giants once again got the best of Brady and the Pats, this time winning 21-17. Based on the above chart, fans that...

Here at TiqIQ we aggregate tickets from all major sellers and then deliver ticket prices data for events, both big and small. There is no bigger event in the world of sports or tickets than the Super Bowl. To commemorate XLVI in Indianapolis this weekend, we decided to crunch not just data...

After a Sunday of drama-filled Conference Championships, the Super Bowl XLVI match up is set, and the New York Giants and New England Patriots are headed to Indianapolis. Behind two memorable kicks, the New York-Boston rivalry is set for another epic installment. In all their excitement...

It’s been 14 years since the 49ers last played in the NFC Championship game and, as a result, tickets for this weekend’s game are in very high demand. The Giants-49ers game is currently selling at a 451% premium to the 49ers regular season average. Fans in New England, on the other hand,...

At TiqIQ we are in the business of tracking ticket prices to your favorite events, and this week’s Giants Playoff game is no different. Tickets for the divisional match-up in Green Bay are down 21% this week, and have fallen 33% in the last three days. For value hunters, there are now...

While the NFL playoffs is always reason for excitement amongst fans, for this weekend’s wild cards weekend, Texans fans are most excited of all. To calculate excitement, we look at the premium–% above regular season average–for each game. As shown above, everything is bigger in...

The BCS title game is just over two weeks away, and while excitement for the rematch continues to build, prices have begun to drop over the last week. The average listing price for BCS title game in New Orleans is down 24% since 12/15, from an average of $2742 to $2075 today. The get-in...

As you can see above, this weekend’s NFL action is full of games that will have a major impact on many of the remaining playoff races around the league. For tickets to any of these holiday weekend NFL games, click on the buy tickets button...

The story of this shortened NBA offseason has obviously been the Chris Paul saga. Originally, he was all ready to join up with Kobe and the Lakers, but then David Stern, in all his tyrannical wisdom, killed the deal. Then, finally, after many days of rumors the Hornets were able to get a deal...

Following Sunday’s win over the Vikings in Minnesota, the Broncos are now 6-1 with Tim Tebow as a starter, and out of nowhere, in pole position for the AFC West title.  In addition lifting the Broncos in the standing, Tebow’s impact has been felt off the field as well.  ...

With the College Football regular season coming to and end, football fans around the country turn their attention to bowl season which kicks off in about two weeks. Here at TiqIQ we’re doing the same. Below you will find a chart highlighting the top 5 priced bowl games. As expected,...

Conference Championship weekend in College Football is just days away as 5 of the top conferences will play their championship games either Friday or Saturday. In the chart on the right you will see the average and low prices for those 5 games. As expected, the SEC championship between...

When The Galaxy Beat the Real Salt Lake to secure the 7th trip to the MLS Cup final, it marked another notch for the 2nd most storied franchise in MLS History. With this finals, the Galaxy will have participated in 43% of all MLS finals, an impressive number that eclipses even the mighty...

Already being called the “Game of the Century”, this weekend’s clash between #1 ranked LSU and #2 ranked Alabama is the top story in the sports world. But besides the X’s and O’s, the “keys to victory”, and all that surrounds the game itself, the story...

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When it comes to winning, Texans have always prided themselves on being just a little bigger and better than everyone else. Over the last year, Texas sports has been just that, with three finals appearances and one title as evidence of their dominance. At TiqIQ, we’re always interested...

With the Rangers’ pursuit of #1 and the Cardinals in pursuit of #11, a lot is at stake, and as always, it’s expensive to see the Fall Classic in perso. The good news for buyers is that it’s not as expensive as last year. Overall, the Rangers fans seem to want it a bit more, as...

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Since College Gameday first aired in 1987, it has grown into a national event, and a weekly glimpse into collegelife in the throes of a sports, media and alcohol binge. It also makes for some expensive tickets. 4 of the first 5 College Gameday choices have been the most expensive game of the...

When we created the TiqIQ Top 25 at the beginning of this season as a way to track the highest average price for all college football teams, we expected some movement. We did not, however, expect anything as meteoric as Texas A&M’s rise from #21 to #3 over the course of just four...

After rain washed out Tuesday at the US Open, action is set to resume Wednesday. If you’re looking to get to the Men’s finals, the weather delay may save you a few dollars, as the average price has dropped from $753 to $663 in the last 36 hours.  The most expensive session remains...

While a Hurricane watch is not typical end of summer activity for New Yorkers, Irene made it front-page news across the entire tri-state area. With Irene having passed, New Yorkers, and tennis fans, can turn their attention to more leisurely, and typical, end-of-summer fare, namely The U.S....

College football kicks off a week from today, and as they have been doing for almost 75 years, the Associated Press has named a #1. This year’s choice was Oklahoma. Despite the chest thumping that erupts each year after the poll is released, the data says Sooner fans need to couch their...

Monday night, Jim Thome became only the 8th player in MLB history to hit 600 home runs. With Thome entering the elite company of only 7 others, we decided to take a look at how ticket prices for his chase compared with the last player to reach the milestone, Alex Rodriguez’s in 2010. To...

We at TiqIQ thought it would be interesting to take a look at how much it costs on average for a person to go to a professional sporting event.  Our analysis found that the northeast had the highest premium in terms of average ticket price at $119 and the West surprisingly was the lowest at...

With a career HR/ABs of 15.5 at Comerica Park, it isn’t expected that Thome will get 600 in Detroit. Anyone who has followed baseball over the last 15 years knows that Thome is as capable as anyone of launching two in a game, let alone a series. If it is happens in Rock City,...

With the distinct possibility of a prolonged NBA Lockout, we decided to look at the economic implications of both a full and a half season of lost ticket sales, for each team and the league overall. To do this, we used the below calculation:1) Average ticket price for each 30 NBA teams from...

UFC 133 is coming up this Saturday in Philly, but are fans excited? The average ticket price for this event is $161, which is 8.8% higher than UFC 131 in Canada. Neither of these compare to the average prices for the last two UFC events in Las Vegas which went for over $330 a pop. This...

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With the NFL Lockout over, it is time to start getting ready for meaningful football soon. If you thought fans might have been upset regarding this prolonged Lockout, think again. NFL ticket prices as a whole on the secondary market are up 22.74% to $186.62 from 2010′s average of...

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With the Pirates in 1st place this late in the season for the first time since since July 17, 1997, fans in Pittsburgh are clearly excited about their Bucs. As you can see above, ticket prices are starting to reflect the Pirates play on the field. If the Pirates can continue to surprise...