Based on a very cursory search at the Seattle P-I site, it looks like alleged game fixing ref Tim Donaghy officiated at least three Sonics games in 06-07 and three in 05-06, the two seasons in which the fixing allegedly occurred.
I couldn't figure out a way to get point spread info on these games, maybe some of you can. Note--the dates on the P-I boxscores are incorrect, they indicate when the box score was published in print. The dates I've indicated are correct.
Here are the games I found:
2005-06
12/2/05--Sonics 115, Cavs 108 at Key Arena. Donaghy ejected Danny Fortson from this game. [Game story]
3/8/06--Grizzlies 99, Sonics 74 at Key Arena. [boxscore]
3/29/06--Rockets 115, Sonics 87 at Houston [boxscore]
2006-07
12/20/06--Mavericks 103, Sonics 95 at Key Arena [boxscore]
12/30/06--Mavericks 122, Sonics 102 at Dallas [boxscore]
2/10/07--Kings 114, Sonics 93 at Key Arena [boxscore]
Now, again, I don't have the point spreads in front of me, but of these six games, four were losses by 20 points or more, where the point spread couldn't have been a factor.
For the other two games it seems like the point spread might've come into play.
How about the December '05 game against Cleveland. The Sonics, only at 6-8 but still just off their playoff run, would've been about 6 or 7 point favorites in that home game, right? They won by seven.
And the December '06 home game against Dallas, I can imagine the Sonics being about a 6-8 point underdog. They lost that game by eight.
Someone who knows more about sports betting, please, help me out here.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Did Allegedly Crooked Ref Tim Donaghy Fix Sonics Games?
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Hey Seth --
Did you get my e-mail?
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