Thursday Referee Info

[Mendoza Line]

Yesterday's thread was a goldmine! Not much action tonight, and some rookie refs working. Expect some of our favorite refs to be working Friday night's full slate.

Here's a little for tonight....

Atl/Wash: Home dogs are 11-3 ATS with ref Sean Corbin, and 4-0 ATS as dogs of more than 5 pts. However, rookie ref Marat Kogut has home dogs going just 3-10 ATS this year, and 2-4 ATS as dogs of more than 5 pts. I would guess that the rookie won't influence the flow of the game as much as the crew chief, though. This ref crew tends to favor the over. (Lots of bettors seem to be on the over as well....just FYI)

Chi/Orl: Ref Matt Boland is 23-31 o/u on the year, and 6-13 o/u with totals above 205. His last 5 Magic games have gone under, but those were all on the road. Rookie ref Kane Fitzgerald is 19-24 o/u in his 1st year, and 7-10 o/u with the high totals.

Port/GS: Ref Mark Ayotte likes the road teams this year, with a 31-19 ATS mark and 4-1 ATS when the road team is favored by 5 or more. He also has a 28-21 over/under mark, including 9-2 o/u when the total is above 205. His last 5 GS games have gone over. Ref Bill Spooner is 27-16 o/u this year, and 9-6 o/u with totals above 205. His last 5 GS games have also gone over. 3rd ref Zach Zarba is 28-25 o/u this year, but only 6-11 o/u with the high totals. He is 5-2 o/u in his last 7 GS games. This crew has worked 2 games together this season, with both games going over and averaging 65.5 FTs per game! They worked a Portland-Chicago game in November that went over by 37.5 pts.

[herb_cat1]

doza, golden st. over?

[Mendoza Line]

Originally Posted by herb_cat1

doza, golden st. over?

Seems nice, but the total has moved up 3-4 pts, and personally think GS may have trouble holding up their end of the deal. They might have 8 guys dressed tonight, and I have seen them struggle this year when their chronic injury problems leave them short-handed. Their D should allow Port to break out for a big game, though. I've been leaning Port all day, even though the line has gone from -5 to -6 or more. I think this sets up for Port to have a much-needed blowout win.

Only other lean would be to fade the consensus on the Washington over. Just a gut feeling.

Better chances tomorrow.