Back in the day there were a lot of exposed point-shaving cases, especially in US college basketball. Players messing up shots on purpose, keeping the margin just right, and all that because they got paid off.
Now my question is… do you guys think that really stopped? Or is it just happening in a quieter way today? Sports betting is way bigger now, and with live betting, props, and even crypto sportsbooks, there’s even more money floating around.
Sometimes you watch a team blow a big lead out of nowhere, or some dude just missing free throws he normally sinks easy… makes you wonder if that’s just one of those bad nights or maybe there’s something fishy, like shaving points. Idk, maybe I’m just being paranoid, but feels like it never really stopped, just harder to catch now.
definition of point shaving (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-shaving)I don't think it has stopped or will ever stop as long as humans are corruptable.
How can you catch a player messing up on purpose or not doing his best? I think it is too hard and maybe even impossible. Anyone can simply pay a player a lot of money to screw up the game and nobody would be the wiser. Although the player would have to weigh the amount of money against his team and sponsers hating him. He might do more damage to himself in the long term...