NBA Referee Profile
Tyler Ricks
Tyler Ricks has worked 90 NBA games as an official, building a profile that bettors should treat as a signal to fade the whistle. His personal foul rate sits 1.3% below league average at 38.2 per game, and his free throw attempt average of 43.5 is running 4.0% under the league norm — both numbers pointing in the same direction. Ricks lets play run. Physical defenders get the benefit of the doubt, offensive players looking to draw contact find less sympathy, and the pace of stoppages stays low. For bettors, that combination historically pressures totals downward, since fewer fouls mean fewer free throws and less dead time for offenses to reset. On the home-court question, Ricks is a flat 50.0% for home team wins — no lean, no thumb on the scale. Home-court advantage priced into the line gets no boost from this crew. Adjust accordingly.
Career stats
Games officiated
90
Personal fouls / g
38.2
-1.3% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
43.5
-4.0% vs league
Combined points / g
224.8
-1.7% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 50.0% of games officiated by Tyler. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40 | 39.6 | 46.0 | 226.9 | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 36.5 | 41.2 | 225.9 | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 41.6 | 46.4 | 228.8 | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 37.5 | 42.0 | 222.3 | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 210.0 | 66.7% |
Top team splits
Teams Tyler has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 100.8 | 107.6 |
| ORL | 12 | 2-10 | 16.7% | 98.2 | 102.6 |
| NYK | 9 | 5-4 | 55.6% | 97.5 | 112.5 |
| CHA | 9 | 3-6 | 33.3% | 96.9 | 114.2 |
| ATL | 9 | 4-5 | 44.4% | 101.2 | 116.0 |
| CLE | 8 | 6-2 | 75.0% | 97.1 | 120.6 |
| DET | 8 | 6-2 | 75.0% | 99.6 | 114.5 |
| MIA | 7 | 4-3 | 57.1% | 94.1 | 105.3 |
| OKC | 7 | 6-1 | 85.7% | 99.4 | 114.7 |
| PHI | 7 | 2-5 | 28.6% | 99.7 | 109.6 |
| UTA | 6 | 1-5 | 16.7% | 101.3 | 111.4 |
| GSW | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 99.8 | 112.7 |
| NJN | 6 | 4-2 | 66.7% | 99.9 | 110.2 |
| NOH | 6 | 2-4 | 33.3% | 98.7 | 110.3 |
| TOR | 6 | 1-5 | 16.7% | 98.7 | 107.2 |
| LAC | 6 | 3-3 | 50.0% | 98.0 | 107.0 |
| LAL | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 98.9 | 125.0 |
| HOU | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 100.3 | 117.0 |
| SAS | 3 | 2-1 | 66.7% | 95.3 | 104.3 |
| BOS | — | — | — | — | — |