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Steve Freeman
Scoring
How high or low his games runSlight Over lean: games trend a bit higher-scoring than the market expects.
% Games Over the Total
53%
+4.2ppleague 49% · 72 priced games
Avg Total Points
47.2
+1.6league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesFavorites cover well above the league rate in his games.
Favorites Cover %
60%
+11ppleague 49% · 72 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
49%
-0.2ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameWhistle-heavy crew: penalty rate runs well above league average.
Penalties / Game
14.2
+1.6league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
121.9
+0.3league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
123
+17league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Dec 29, 2019PHI@NYG34–17Spread PHI -3.5Total 45Penalties 11 (103 yd)51favover11 (103 yd)
- Dec 22, 2019BAL@CLE31–15Spread BAL -10Total 49Penalties 14 (112 yd)46favunder14 (112 yd)
- Dec 15, 2019NWE@CIN34–13Spread NWE -10Total 41.5Penalties 9 (55 yd)47favover9 (55 yd)
- Dec 1, 2019LAR@ARI34–7Spread LAR -3Total 47.5Penalties 10 (88 yd)41favunder10 (88 yd)
- Nov 24, 2019CAR@NOR31–34Spread NOR -9.5Total 46.5Penalties 15 (148 yd)65dogover15 (148 yd)
- Nov 17, 2019HOU@BAL7–41Spread BAL -4.5Total 52Penalties 13 (125 yd)48favunder13 (125 yd)
- Nov 11, 2019SEA@SFO27–24Spread SFO -6Total 47Penalties 14 (115 yd)51dogover14 (115 yd)
- Nov 3, 2019MIN@KAN23–26Spread MIN -5.5Total 46.5Penalties 7 (50 yd)49dogover7 (50 yd)
- Oct 20, 2019LVR@GNB24–42Spread GNB -5Total 47.5Penalties 11 (117 yd)66favover11 (117 yd)
- Oct 13, 2019TEN@DEN0–16Spread DEN -1.5Total 40.5Penalties 14 (91 yd)16favunder14 (91 yd)
FAV covered · DOG covered · OVER hit · UNDER hit · PUSH
Source: nflverse officials release joined to games. Vegas-controlled signals use the betting market as matchup adjustment. Penalty + plays averages limited to 2012+ when per-team box data is available. Sample-size floor: 30 games.