We tend to focus only on NFL referees after a controversial decision or a bad no-call.

Yet, each head NFL referee and his respective crew interprets the game differently.

Gaining insight into the way a game will be officiated can have immense value in the betting market.

A referee who calls more penalties for defensive holding and roughing the passer has a far different impact on game flow than a ref who focuses more on offensive holding and false starts.

Referee style one week may hide a team's weakness (defensive backs), but a different official who leans heavily on calling pass interference will compound that weakness the next week.

Same team. Different outcomes.

Throughout this 2026 NFL season, we'll help to identify important trends and tendencies by different NFL referees to help you gain an edge when placing a bet.

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2026 NFL Referees Stats & Their Historical Betting Trends

A comprehensive breakdown for every NFL Referee working games for the 2026 season, plus a deeper look at their penalty-calling historical trends, statistics, and how it may impact betting opportunities, plus the pace of gameplay.

Adrian Hill: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 57-55 ATS in true home games with Hill officiating.
  • Hill is 62-50-1 to the under in his career.
  • In divisional games, Hill is 19-12-1 to the under in his career.

Alan Eck: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 33-16 on the money line and 28-21 ATS in Eck’s head referee career.
  • Eck was 11-6 to the over in the 2025 season.

Alex Kemp: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 65-67-2 ATS in Kemp's career.
  • Divisional home teams are 19-22 on the money line and 17-24 ATS in Kemp’s career.
  • Totals in Kemp's career divisional games sit at .500 with a 20-20-1 record.

Alex Moore: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams were 10-6 on the money line and 10-6 ATS with Moore in 2025, his first season as a head referee.

Bill Vinovich: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • True home teams are 57-73-4 ATS with Vinovich since 2018, including a 7-10 ATS record in 2025.
  • Vinovich is 73-59-3 to the under since 2018, although he went 11-6 over in 2025.

Brad Allen: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 83-59-1 on the money line with Allen since 2016.
  • Home teams are 73-67-3 ATS in those Allen-officiated games since 2016.
  • Allen is 83-60-1 to the under since 2016.

Brad Rogers: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • True home teams are 53-54 on the money line and 54-53 ATS in Rogers' career.
  • Rogers is 58-50 over the total in his career.
  • Rogers is 22-20 over in career divisional games.

Carl Cheffers: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 101-64 on the money line since 2016 with Cheffers officiating.
  • Home teams are 87-75-3 ATS with Cheffers since the start of the 2016 NFL season.
  • Divisional home teams are 33-22-1 ATS with Cheffers since 2016.

Clay Martin: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Martin is 64-61-3 under in his career.
  • True home teams in Martin's career are 64-61 on the money line and 55-67-3 ATS.
  • Divisional home teams are 21-27 on the money line & 17-31 ATS in Martin-officiated contests.

Clete Blakeman: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 77-84-3 ATS with Blakeman since the start of 2016.
  • Divisional home teams are 31-28 on the money line since 2016 in Blakeman-officiated contests.
  • Blakeman is 30-29 over the total in divisional games since 2016, including a 4-2 under mark in 2025.

Craig Wrolstad: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 81-80 on the money line and 67-91-3 ATS since 2016 in Wrolstad-officiated games.
  • Home underdogs are 26-45-2 ATS with Wrolstad since 2016, including 5-4 ATS in 2025.

John Hussey: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 113-51 on the money line with Hussey since 2016.
  • Home teams are 98-61-5 ATS with Hussey since 2016.
  • Home teams were 11-6 on the money line and 9-8 ATS with Hussey in 2025.

Land Clark: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 38-55-2 ATS in Clark’s career.
  • Clark is 50-45-1 under the total in his career, although Clark was 10-6 over in 2025.

Ron Torbert: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Torbert-officiated games are 75-60-1 under the total since 2018.
  • True home teams are 58-73-1 ATS in Torbert-officiated contests since 2018.

Scott Novak: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • Home teams are 44-64-3 ATS in Novak's career, the lowest ATS percentage of any referee since his debut in 2019.
  • Divisional home teams are 13-22-1 ATS in Novak's career.

Shawn Hochuli: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • True home teams are 58-68-4 ATS in Hochuli’s career, including a 7-10 ATS record in 2025.
  • Hochuli is 74-55-2 under the total in his career.
  • In divisional games, Hochuli is 31-16-1 under the total in his career.

Shawn Smith: Referee Penalty Trends & How It May Impact Betting

  • True home teams are 61-62-5 ATS in Smith’s career.
  • Smith officiated contests sit at .500 on totals, with a 65-65-1 record in his career, including a 9-8 under record in 2025.
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