Wednesday NBA Referee Assignments

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Washington at Orlando: (Orl -10 and 184.5) Derrick Stafford is 4-8 o/u in games with totals below 185 points since the start of last season, and ref Scott Wall is 2-4 o/u in that same category. Washington is 3-7 o/u with Stafford and 1-7 o/u with Wall. Orlando is 1-4 o/u with Stafford and 3-6 o/u with Wall.

Chicago at Philadelphia: (Chi -2 and 180.5) Some mixed trends here. Ref Ken Mauer is 11-4 o/u this season, including 5-1 o/u in games with totals below 185 points. However, he is a neutral 5-5 o/u in Chicago games and leans to the Under in Philly games, going 2-6 o/u in his last 8 with them.

Toronto at Boston: (Bos -9 and 173) This crew has a general lean to the Under this season: James Capers is 6-9 o/u, David Jones is 4-12 o/u, and Courtney Kirkland is 3-11 o/u. Boston is not particulary strong ATS with this crew (5-5 ATS, 5-5 ATS, 3-7 ATS), but Toronto is on a bad run with all three refs. The Raptors are 0-9 ATS with Capers, 1-7 ATS with Jones, and 0-5 ATS with Kirkland.

Detroit at New Jersey: (NJ -6.5 and 182) Lots of conflicting referee trends for this game.

Indiana at Minnesota: (Min -3 and 196) Tony Brothers is always good for the road team and the Under. Road dogs getting fewer than 5 points are 10-2 ATS with Brothers since the start of last season. Tony Brothers is 4-14 o/u this season, including 0-8 o/u in games with totals above 195 points. Indy is 1-7 o/u in their last 8 games with Brothers, and Minny is 0-5 o/u with him. Brother will be helped by ref Leroy Richardson, who is 6-11 o/u this season, including 1-6 o/u in games with totals above 195 points. Indy is 1-5 o/u with Richardson, and Minny is 2-4 o/u with him.

Miami at Milwaukee: (Mia -6.5 and 196) Some weak or conflicting trends for this crew. Road faves of more than 5 points are 3-0 ATS with ref Leon Wood this season, but both Miami and Milwaukee are on runs of 8-1 ATS with him.

Phoenix at New Orleans: (NO -2 and 182) Some conflicting trends for this crew. Dick Bavetta went under last night in Memphis, although he was a missed-3-pointer away from the over in OT. He was on a 0-6 o/u run in games with totals below 185 points until he started a 5-2 o/u run in those games this season. New Orleans is 2-8 o/u with Bavetta, but Phoenix is 6-4 o/u with him. Ref Eli Roe has conflictin o/u trends as well, with New Orleans being 2-8 o/u in their last 10 with Roe, and Phoenix being 8-2 o/u with him. Conflicting ATS trends, too.

Oklahoma City at Dallas: (Dal -2 and 197.5) More mixed trends here. Refs Mark Ayotte and Ron Garretson are strong Under refs this season, but Ayotte has a strong Over history with OKC and Garretson leans Over with Dallas. Nothing noteworthy for the side.

Houston at San Antonio: (San -5.5 and 196) Ref Matt Boland is 9-6 o/u this season, including 2-0 o/u in games with totals above 195 points. San Antonio is 5-3 o/u with Boland, and Houston is a strong 8-0 o/u with him. San Antonio is 4-2 o/u with ref Dan Crawford, and Houston is 5-2 o/u with him.

Charlotte at Portland: (Cha -14.5 and 183) Ref John Goble is 0-4 o/u in games with totals below 185 points this season. Charlotte is 0-3 o/u in their last 3 with Goble, and Portland is 0-5 o/u with him. The other two refs with slight leans to the Under in this game. Mixed ATS trends, with 2 refs leaning to Portland and 1 to Charlotte.

L.A. Clippers at Utah: (LAC -3 and 193) Weak ATS trends and conflicting o/u trends for this game. Ref Pat Fraher is 4-10 o/u this season, but Portland is on a 4-1-1 o/u run with him, and Utah is on a 7-1-1 o/u run with him.

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Schedule info from the Newsletters forum:

-- Wizards: 4th game/6 nites. Magic: 7th game/10 nites.
-- Bulls: 4th game/6 nites. 76ers: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Raptors: 6th game/9 nites. Celtics: 5th game/7 nites.
-- Pistons: 3rd nite in row, 5th/6 nites. Nets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Pacers: 6th game/9 nites. Wolves: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Heat: 6th game/9 nites. Bucks: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Suns: 4th game/6 nites. Hornets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Thunder: 2nd game/5 nites. Mavericks: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Rockets: 4th game/6 nites. Spurs: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Bobcats: 8th game/12 nites. Blazers: 2nd game/5 nites.

No-rest trends for teams that played last night, with this season's stats listed first, then any strong long-term trends in parentheses:

Toronto: 3-3 ATS, 1-5 o/u
Boston: 2-3 ATS, 3-1-1 o/u (Celtics are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games playing on no rest)

Detroit: 4-4 ATS, 4-4 o/u
NJ: 2-5 ATS, 5-2 o/u

Indiana: 3-1 ATS, 1-2-1 o/u (Pacers are 5-17 ATS in their last 22 games playing on no rest; Pacers are 8-21-1 o/u in their last 30 on no rest)

Charlotte: 3-6 ATS, 3-6 o/u