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To: cuban leaf
Since college players aren't paid nearly as much as pro athletes, they are much more tempted to point-shave. The economist Justin Wolfers has estimated that about 1% of men's college basketball games (which is dozens of games a year) may be manipulated through point-shaving.
10 posted on 01/25/2012 1:43:48 PM PST by untenured
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To: untenured

Would that mean that 0.01% have both sides trying to shave
at the same time? :)

That would be something to watch ;)


13 posted on 01/25/2012 2:21:04 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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