NBA Referee Profile
Scott Bolnick
Scott Bolnick has officiated 25 NBA games, a small sample but enough to establish some tendencies worth tracking. His personal foul rate sits at 41.2 per game, running 3.0% above league average — Bolnick reads a tight game and is not shy about the whistle. That elevated foul rate feeds directly into his free throw attempts number: 47 per game, 2.2% above average. More fouls means more trips to the line, which means more scoring variance and longer game flow interruptions. Bettors targeting totals should note that Bolnick's games carry genuine over pressure built through foul accumulation, not pace. The more notable number is his home team win rate of 44.0%. The league baseline for home teams winning sits around 58%, which means home sides under Bolnick are losing ground at a significant clip. This is not a ref who rewards home-court advantage. Fade the home team or look for inflated home-side spreads when Bolnick is on the crew.
Career stats
Games officiated
25
Personal fouls / g
41.2
+3.0% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
47.0
+2.2% vs league
Combined points / g
198.3
+1.2% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 44.0% of games officiated by Scott. That's below the league baseline — his crews trend more neutral than most on 50/50 whistles.
Recent seasons
| Season | Games | PF/g | FTA/g | PTS/g | Home W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 8 | 43.5 | 47.9 | 194.5 | 37.5% |
| 2011-12 | 9 | 36.7 | 39.4 | 189.4 | 44.4% |
| 2010-11 | 8 | 44.1 | 54.5 | 212.0 | 50.0% |
Top team splits
Teams Scott has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 5 | 1-4 | 20.0% | 97.7 | 100.6 |
| NJN | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 88.5 | 91.8 |
| WAS | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 91.4 | 97.2 |
| UTA | 3 | 1-2 | 33.3% | 95.2 | 102.0 |
| ORL | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 88.5 | 104.7 |
| SAS | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 91.1 | 102.3 |
| ATL | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 87.4 | 92.7 |
| HOU | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 91.8 | 95.5 |
| NOH | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 87.5 | 81.5 |
| IND | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 95.2 | 100.5 |
| CHA | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 89.3 | 83.5 |
| NYK | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 98.4 | 116.0 |
| PHI | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 94.1 | 102.5 |
| MIL | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 88.7 | 84.0 |
| DEN | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 94.4 | 113.0 |
| TOR | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 91.3 | 120.0 |
| GSW | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 89.7 | 72.0 |
| DET | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 84.3 | 91.0 |
| DAL | 1 | 1-0 | 100.0% | 94.0 | 107.0 |
| CLE | — | — | — | — | — |