Down Judge· also: Line Judge, Head Linesman
Michael Spanier
Scoring
How high or low his games runSlight Under lean: games trend a bit lower-scoring than the market expects.
% Games Over the Total
44%
-4.8ppleague 49% · 68 priced games
Avg Total Points
43.2
-2.4league 45.6 · both teams combined
Spread Outcomes
Who covers the line in his gamesSpread outcomes match the league baseline: no actionable betting edge.
Favorites Cover %
50%
+1.1ppleague 49% · 68 priced games
Home Teams Cover %
50%
+1.2ppleague 49% · home-vs-road tilt
Penalties & Pace
How the crew calls + paces the gameAverage penalty and pace signals: no tendency stands out.
Penalties / Game
13.0
+0.4league 12.6 · both teams combined
Plays / Game
122.6
+1.0league 121.6 · pass + rush attempts
Penalty Yards / Game
109
+3.0league 106
Penalties: home vs road
Flags split roughly evenly between home and road.
Recent Games Worked
- Dec 29, 2019WAS@DAL16–47Spread DAL -12Total 46.5Penalties 12 (91 yd)63favover12 (91 yd)
- Dec 22, 2019CAR@IND6–38Spread IND -6.5Total 46.5Penalties 6 (46 yd)44favunder6 (46 yd)
- Dec 1, 2019PHI@MIA31–37Spread PHI -10Total 45Penalties 17 (150 yd)68dogover17 (150 yd)
- Nov 24, 2019DET@WAS16–19Spread DET -3.5Total 40Penalties 14 (128 yd)35dogunder14 (128 yd)
- Nov 17, 2019DEN@MIN23–27Spread MIN -10.5Total 40Penalties 11 (84 yd)50dogover11 (84 yd)
- Nov 3, 2019IND@PIT24–26Spread IND -1Total 40.5Penalties 12 (159 yd)50dogover12 (159 yd)
- Oct 27, 2019CIN@LAR10–24Spread LAR -12Total 47.5Penalties 15 (99 yd)34favunder15 (99 yd)
- Oct 20, 2019MIA@BUF21–31Spread BUF -17Total 41.5Penalties 15 (138 yd)52dogover15 (138 yd)
- Oct 13, 2019HOU@KAN31–24Spread KAN -4.5Total 55Penalties 21 (149 yd)55dogpush21 (149 yd)
- Oct 6, 2019NYJ@PHI6–31Spread PHI -13.5Total 44Penalties 18 (128 yd)37favunder18 (128 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.