Saturday NBA Referee Assignments

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Going to do just the 7pm through 8pm ET starts for now, then gotta run out for a couple hours. Will be back later to do the rest.

Orlando at Indiana: (Ind -5.5 and 186.5) Neutral ATS trends. 2-against-1 conflict with the o/u here. In games with totals between 185 and 195 points this season, Derrick Collins is 3-6 o/u and Kevin Fehr is 1-3 o/u, but Marat Kogut is 9-2 o/u. Indiana is 1-6-1 o/u with Collins and 1-7-1 o/u with Fehr, but the Pacers are 6-1 o/u with Kogut.

Philadelphia at Atlanta: (Atl -3.5 and 179) Tony Brothers is 6-14 o/u this season, including 1-4 o/u with totals below 185 points. Philly is a neutral 3-3 o/u with Brothers, and Atl is 3-5 o/u with him. Ref Scott Wall is 5-9 o/u this season, and he is great for the under with these teams. Philly is 1-6 o/u with Wall, and Atl is 1-8 o/u with him. Home faves of fewer than 5 points are on a 2-11 ATS run with Tony Brothers, but both teams have fairly good ATS histories with him.

L.A. Clippers at Washington: (LAC -8.5 and 201.5) Neutral or conflicting trends for this game.

New Jersey at New York: (NYK -6 and 195.5) Home faves of between 5 and 10 points are 5-1 ATS with ref Matt Boland this season. NJ is 4-5 ATS with Boland, while NY is 7-2 ATS with him.

New Orleans at Detroit: (NO -1 and 176) This crew is mixed, leaning to the Under in NO games, and to the Over in Det games. NO is 2-4 o/u with Violet Palmer, 3-7 o/u with Bill Spooner, and 2-3 o/u with Josh Tiven. Det is 6-0 o/u with Palmer, 6-2 o/u with Spooner, and 6-2 o/u with Tiven.

Dallas at Cleveland: (Dal -6 and 190) Road faves are 12-4 ATS with ref Curtis Blair since the start of last season. Dallas is 5-3 ATS with Blair, including 3-1 ATS on the road. Cleveland is 3-7 ATS with Blair, including 1-5 ATS at home. Monty McCutchen is neutral with the general ATS trends, but favors Dallas in the team-specific trends. Dallas is 7-2-1 ATS with McCutchen, including 4-0 ATS on the road. Cleveland is 3-6 ATS with McCutchen, including 1-3 ATS at home.

Houston at Minnesota: (Min -1 and 204.5) Brian Forte is 5-11 o/u this season, including 2-4 o/u in games with totals above 195 points. Minny is 2-7 o/u with Forte, 1-8 o/u with ref Tom Washington, and 0-3 o/u with ref Nick Buchert.

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Chicago at Milwaukee: (Chi -5 and 187.5) Some mixed trends with this crew. Courtney Kirkland is a strong Under ref, going 4-12 o/u this year, including 1-6 o/u in games with totals between 185 and 195 points. Chicago is 0-4 o/u with Kirkland, but Milwaukee is 4-3 o/u with him. Ref Joe Crawford is more neutral with general o/u trends, and Chicago is 6-1 o/u with him.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio: (San -3 and 194.5) Dick Bavetta is 12-5 o/u this season, including 4-1 o/u with totals between 185 and 195 points, and San Antonio is a strong 6-1 o/u with Bavetta, but OKC is a strong 1-9 o/u in their last 10 with him. Ref Eli Roe leans slightly to the Over, going 11-7 o/u this season, including 6-3 o/u with totals between 185 and 195 points, and he leans slightly Over with these teams.

Charlotte at Phoenix: (Pho -9.5 and 188) Ron Garretson is 5-12 o/u this season, including 1-5 o/u in games with totals between 185 and 195 points. Eric Lewis is 5-13 o/u this season, including 2-4 o/u between 185 and 195.

L.A. Lakers at Utah: (Utah -2 and 187) A couple more good Under refs. Jason Phillips is 2-13 o/u this season, including 0-5 o/u with totals between 185 and 195 points. James Williams is 5-11 o/u this season, including 3-7 o/u between 185 and 195 points. However, the third ref is Zach Zarba, who is 11-6 o/u overall and 6-3 o/u in this point range.

Golden State at Sacramento: (Sac -1.5 and 199) Tony Brown is 6-11 o/u this season, and Golden State is 1-4 o/u with him. Bill Kennedy is 7-11 o/u this season, and Golden State is 2-8 o/u with him. Gary Zielinski is 6-10 o/u this season, and Golden State is 2-8 o/u with him, too. Two refs have neutral o/u histories with Sacto, but the Kings are 6-0 o/u in their last 6 with ref Bill Kennedy. Neutral ATS trends here.

Denver at Portland: (Por -6 and 200.5) Neutral or conflicting trends for this crew with these teams.