2008/04/01 by Richard Borghesi
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Sports Analytics and Performance #Gambling Behavior and Treatments #Sports, Gender, and Society
paper · doi:10.1002/j.2325-8012.2008.tb00881.x
We examine whether point‐shaving is widespread in National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball by comparing bet and game outcomes with those in professional sports. Results suggest that unusual patterns previously suspected to be indicators of point‐shaving are ubiquitous throughout sports and unlikely to be caused by corruption. We suggest that line shading by sports books may explain the anomalies in game and bet outcome distributions.