Point shaving: Corruption in NCAA college football?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 90-92

Authors (2)

Schmidt, Martin B. (College of William) Stuck, Lee M. (not in RePEc)

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Several recent studies suggest the presence of point shaving in NCAA college basketball. While similar asymmetric incentives between athletes and gamblers exist, evidence for point shaving in college football does not appear to exist.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:1:p:90-92
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29