New Year's Day Referee Assignments

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Boston at Washington: (Bos -7 and 186) Ref Bill Spooner is 0-2 o/u so far this season, and he was 27-44 o/u last season, including 8-23 o/u in games with totals below 195 points.

Toronto at Orlando: (Orl -11.5 and 186) No strong general trends for this crew, but two refs lean to the Over with Toronto. Monty McCutchen's last 4 with Toronto went Over. Toronto is 7-2-1 o/u in their last 10 with Leroy Richardson, including 5-1 o/u in their last 6.

Charlotte at Miami: (Mia -15 and 197) No noteworthy ref trends for this one.

New Jersey at Cleveland: (Cle -2 and 185) Very neutral crew generally, with some team-specific leans to the Under. NJ is 1-6 o/u in their last 7 games with Derek Richardson, and Cleve is 3-6 o/u in their last 9 with him. Cleve is 3-7 o/u in their last 10 with Mark Lindsay.

Dallas at Minnesota: (Dal -3 and 202) Home teams are 2-1 ATS this season with Tony Brothers, but he has been the best road team ref in the NBA for a long time, with road teams going a combined 92-48 ATS over the last two seasons. Dallas is 5-1 SU & 6-0 ATS in their last 6 with Brothers, including 4 ATS wins on the road. Minny is 1-9 SU & 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games with Brothers, but that includes 0-3 ATS at home. Dallas is 8-2 SU & 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games with ref David Guthrie, while Minny is 2-8 SU & 4-6 ATS in their last 10 with him, currently on a 0-3 SU & ATS run.

Memphis at Chicago: (Chi -7.5 and 188) Home favorites of between 5 and 10 points were 13-5 ATS with ref Eli Roe last season, and the Bulls are 9-1 SU & 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 with Roe. Memphis is 5-5 SU & 4-6 ATS in their last 10 with Roe.

L.A. Lakers at Denver: (Den -5.5 and 198) Home faves of between 5 and 10 points were just 6-16 ATS with ref Leon Wood last season, and Wood was 5-13 o/u last year in games with totals between 195 and 205. Wood is basically neutral with these two teams, though. Ref Bill Kennedy is more neutral generally, but he leans to Denver and the Over with these two teams. Denver is 5-1 ATS with Kennedy, and LAL is 1-5 ATS with him. The Lakers are 5-1 o/u in those 6 games with Kennedy, and Denver is 6-2 o/u in their last 8 with him.

New Orleans at Sacramento: (Sac -4 and 183) Underdogs were 44-17 ATS last season with ref Marat Kogut, including 10-3 ATS as road dogs of fewer than 5 points. Road teams are 2-0 ATS with him already this season. New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 with Kogut, with all 4 wins as underdogs. Sacto is 1-3 ATS in their last 4 with him. New Orleans is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 with ref Matt Boland, while Sacto is 3-5 ATS in their last 8 with him, but they've never been favored in his games.

Portland at L.A. Clippers: (LAC -3.5 and 202) Brian Forte was 11-7 o/u in games with totals between 195 and 205 last season, and the Clippers are 8-2 o/u in their last 10 games with him. Ref John Goble was 13-7 o/u with totals between 195 and 205 last season, and LAC is 4-2 o/u in their last 6 with him.

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