NBA Referee Profile
Tom O'Neill
Tom O'Neill has officiated 44 NBA games, and the numbers he's put up in that sample are worth tracking. His personal foul rate sits 4.3% above league average at 48.5 per game — O'Neill reads a tight game and keeps his whistle active. That translates directly to the free throw line, where he's averaging 57.6 FTA per game, running 1.1% above league norms. If you're betting totals, foul trouble is a real variable under O'Neill, and extra free throw possessions add points in ways that don't always show up in pace metrics. The number that demands the most attention is his home team win rate: 72.7%. That is not noise — that is a significant lean toward the home side that bettors need to price in when O'Neill is assigned. Fade road teams aggressively in his games until that number regresses. With only 44 games in the books, monitor this figure as his career expands.
Career stats
Games officiated
44
Personal fouls / g
48.5
+4.3% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
57.6
+1.1% vs league
Combined points / g
214.9
+0.4% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 72.7% of games officiated by Tom. That's well above the league's ~57% home-court baseline — a signal his crews lean home when the game is close.