One sports betting site says its research shows Patriots fans are among the happiest in the NFL, only ranking below the New Orleans Saints. The site, OLBG, said its results were based on social media activity of U.S. professional teams — the Red Sox ranked seventh in baseball, and the New England Revolution were sixth in MLS. Second-ranked Patriots fans are likely seeing an additional boost in joy as players will report to training camp in Foxborough on July 26, with practice set to start the following day.

OLBG said the Patriots fan base ranks high in happiness, based on the team’s average likes on its Twitter and Instagram pages, and the ratio of “love” to “angry” reactions on content published about them on Facebook through BuzzSumo. Social media tracker Social Blade was also used to compare the team’s number of followers, likes and posts to further determine the happiness ratio. Overall, NBA fans are happiest, followed by the MLB and NFL. Continue reading →