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NBA · Scoring extreme
76.6-point spread between hottest and coldest ref–team pairs
Why it matters: League average is 222. The hot pair runs 40.5 above; the cold pair -36.1 below.
Highest: Dannica Baroody on Indiana Pacers (262.5 avg). Lowest: Gary Zielinski on Utah Jazz (185.9 avg).
- Hottest avg
- 262.5
- Dannica Baroody · IND
- Coldest avg
- 185.9
- Gary Zielinski · UTA
- Gap
- 76.6
- vs 222 league avg
Methodology
- Findings ranked by effect size × √sample size with category deduplication.
- Sample gates: 30+ ref games, 8+ team splits, 30+ ATS decisions where applicable.
- Estimated closing lines disclosed where applicable, not betting advice.
- Full methodology →