EMU 🏀 under investigation for possible Point Shaving

[LessAspin]

Apparently a firm that tracks sports betting for improprieties flagged a large bet on Central Michigan to cover the spread in the 1st half of a game with Eastern Michigan University..

Link to tweet

College Basketball has a history of point shaving.

[Mosby]

1. Now that all the leagues are in bed with the multinational gambling entities

Cheating is going to be routine. Too much money involved to stop it. It might even kill major sports. Just look at all the people who lost their shit over thar safety by KC.

[LessAspin]

2. Backdoor Cover 📔

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Good point

I was thinking about the same thing. Andy Reid gave up a backdoor cover by having his punter run time off the clock before running out of the endzone.

Of course in that case it was a legitimate piece of strategy but it does show how easy it would be to pull some shenanigans. Especially if you have someone who really needs money or is being leveraged in nefarious ways.

[Mosby]

3. And all the people who took KC to win at -9.5 lost.

You know this, just letting everyone else know.

Earlier in the week I read that you could get -7.5 and later -8.5.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. From WAY Back

The infamous CCNY point shaving scandal was 74 years ago!
I would have though N-I-L would have greatly reduced the temptation to cooperate with gamblers. I guess not.