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a lot of games are fixed in the NBA, NCAA, and NFL any1 who thinks different is simply ignorant. This world is ruled by money its no suprise that these games r fixed. I'll bet anything that the Lakers will face the Cavs in the finals cuz thats what stern wants.The NBA conspiracy theory is real. If u bet on the games u can't complain that its fixed cuz u should know it is. U just got 2 b on the right side at the end.
 
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games are fixed off course..but having fun with betting...fbi workers are also earning money with betting on nba or any other american sports..thats why they didnt want catch referee or player ...which they can easily can catch...just let me know how much money that fbi workers have money in other country banks..
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Gambleholic:



One must ask themselves, turned a profit for who? 

I have the answer to who fixed the overs.  Not the books, not the referee's (for themselves), and not the NBA.  Let's think about this... Depending on how wide spread the corruption is in referee business, it may only take a couple grand going to each referee to make this happen (I could afford this). Remember, people can be pretty fucking desperate, even NBA zebras. Plus, you'd be surprised just how easy it is to intimidate (put the fear of God in them) someone.

It was 1 party.  Either an organized crime group, or a handful of non criminal gamblers.  Its that simple.  How in the world could any book be in on this?? It would be to difficult for a book to say, "oh, I have lots of action on the unders, we need to call in the overs."  This is something that has to be planned out ahead of time and not on the fly.  I highly doubt the books are able to plan ahead on public perception on a line.


 

 

I agree.

 
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Posted: #154
Quote Originally Posted by rousseau:

The average Utah Jazz road game this season was going OVER the Total by +6.5 points. This one went OVER the Total by 9 points. So, what's the big deal?
 

 

 

What's the big deal?  The big deal is that a team that shot 36% still wound up with 104 points.  Do the Jazz average well under 40% shooting on the road while still scoring more than 100 points?  Doubt it.  The big deal is that 30% of the points in an NBA game were scored at the free throw line.  The big deal is that this travesty raised the suspicions of a LOT of people. Wake up!

 
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Quote Originally Posted by PokerBroker:

Reminds me of a gig I remember reading about years ago, and one of the old timer locals confirmed it. I think it was involving the Detroit Pistons in the Seventies, but I'm not entirely sure. ( It doesn't change the story anyway who was actually involved )
 
The mob paid off the guy who ran the clock. After every inbounds play he would "forget" to start it for maybe a second or two. Have no idea how many inbound plays there are in a pro basketball game, but it would definitely add up to some serious time.
 
Books noticed that for Pistons' home games, the games were going over the total on a regular basis. They started shading the lines upwards. They still went over. There were some big bets coming in on the over and eventually some outfits/locals even stopped taking bets on the total.
 
Somebody figured out the play, and everything went back to normal. Nice little scam, and only a select few knew what was going on in the beginning.
 

 

 

True story!

 
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Posted: #156
Hey Bator...I'm really liking the Denver 1st Half Over 110. That baby jumped up like crazy. I really think we're in for a 115-120 ponit 1st half and a Denver thromping in the 2nd half to land right around the game total of 215.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Jjc27:

a lot of games are fixed in the NBA, NCAA, and NFL any1 who thinks different is simply ignorant. This world is ruled by money its no suprise that these games r fixed. I'll bet anything that the Lakers will face the Cavs in the finals cuz thats what stern wants.The NBA conspiracy theory is real. If u bet on the games u can't complain that its fixed cuz u should know it is. U just got 2 b on the right side at the end.

 

That's some considerable brainpower at work.       

 
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I am sure no one has looked at the link I posted in MrB's other thread about the Eric Lewis clap, but that's old news now.  I did a TINY bit of research into Eric Lewis and how he calls games with the likes of Steve Javie and/or Dick Bavetta, and all of those games had very few fouls called. 
 
Sure, that could be coincidence.  But whenever Eric Lewis works with a top veteran official it appears as though he calls a better (more loose? more flowing?) game. 
 
That could be a number of things either for or against his case.  But, you can be somewhat certain Steve and Dick would never get involved in such a thing.
 
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mr bator, people are asking about you on baseball threads?
are you playimg 1st 5 inning this year?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by LetsDoThisRight:

I am sure no one has looked at the link I posted in MrB's other thread about the Eric Lewis clap, but that's old news now. 
 
 
 
 
I looked at it.  Can't explain it.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by LetsDoThisRight:

That could be a number of things either for or against his case.  But, you can be somewhat certain Steve and Dick would never get involved in such a thing.

 

 

"Somewhat certain" must mean it's one of those things that makes you go "Hmm........"

 
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Hey Bator Taking the hawks tonight against O town ?
 
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This is great stuff !!!
 
Bator I agree 10000 %
 
That game was joke
 
86 free throw attempts ??  LMAO
 
FIX !!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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I didn't read all the posts, but wouldn't you think the NBA would do a lot more to investigate this kind of stuff. You would think they would. I mean the NBA is obviously big business and they have a lot of incentive to prevent this stuff. I mean, they don't benefit at all from this (unless you're talking about sides and big market teams and playoffs, but not totals on midseason games) but it absolutely kills their reputation. So, why wouldn't they devote more resources to this or maybe they do, I don't know. Just saying, you'd think they would spend a lot of money preventing this. And if so, how come they can't prevent it. Or is what you're saying, they don't want to report it if they discover it, because then they'll look even worse, that it did happen. Maybe they have to pay the refs more money, so that they're not influenced as easily.
 
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I've said it a thousand times and I'll say it again..........

......betting on a sport in which NON-PLAYERS (refs) have SO MUCH CONTROL of the game is no better than flipping a coin.

Think about it...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MrBator:

Here'a  guy who's basically saying he thought the game was fixed without actually flat out saying it.  He covers himself legally in the very first sentence, but then he gets into it.  Too bad no one at ESPN.com or FoxSports.com would ever have the balls to write something like this the day after.  I'm glad Thursday night's farce in Denver wasn't completely ignored, anyway.
 
 
 
 
 
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wouldn't you think the NBA would do a lot more to investigate this kind of stuff. You would think they would.
 
No, absolutely the opposite. If they were seen to be accepting that the possibility of multiple Donaghy's being a widespread phenomenon by holding such regular investigations (because this shit happens regularly in this joke of a league0 then people would start to assume it's no better than the WWF, and all the lustre that the NBA likes to believe is invested in former team and player achievements would be undermined.
 
The NBA wants nothing to do with investigating the likes of this, or being seen to, which is why the Donaghy affair was swept under the carpet asap and why the uproar that should've resulted from his being exposed never erupted.
 
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I had the under in that Jazz game as well. I have been saying the NBA is fixed since Jordan started winning championships. The NBA is ENTERTAINMENT, they even advertise as that. Its almost like the WWE.
 
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The same suspicious trio of Eric Lewis, Tom Washington, and Phil Robinson is back in action today in Oklahoma City to, uh.........."work" the Pacers/Thunder game.  Let's see if they're on a special assignment again or if they instead chill with the whistles until the furor dies down.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MrBator:

The same suspicious trio of Eric Lewis, Tom Washington, and Phil Robinson is back in action today in Oklahoma City to, uh.........."work" the Pacers/Thunder game.  Let's see if they're on a special assignment again or if they instead chill with the whistles until the furor dies down.
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Hey Bator....I guess the early start didn't affect the Mavericks or Suns...huh? LOL...you jump on that 1st half over?
 
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The NBA is fixed?


 
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Quote Originally Posted by robertgould79:

Hey Bator....I guess the early start didn't affect the Mavericks or Suns...huh? LOL...you jump on that 1st half over?

 

 

No.  I had the second half under.       

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by johnswb:

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