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Investigating Allegations of Pointshaving in NCAA Basketball Using Actual Sportsbook Betting Percentages

Paul, Rodney J., Weinbach, Andrew P.·2011·Journal of Sports Economics
DOI 10.1177/1527002510385904
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Abstract

Detailed gambling market data are used to investigate allegations of pointshaving in college basketball by Wolfers. Data on actual sportsbook betting percentages on favorites and underdogs and changes in pointspreads are used to test for evidence of corruption by players and/or coaches of NCAA basketball teams. After establishing a rejection of the balanced book hypothesis, the authors test for corruption in a variety of ways by investigating the games that Wolfers describes as likely situations for pointshaving, specifically games involving big underdogs. In a variety of tests, which include differences in betting percentages on big underdogs who cover and do not cover the pointspread, betting simulations based on thresholds of percentage bet on underdogs, analysis of pointspread movements toward big underdogs, and an analysis of coaches and programs that meet the conditions of Wolfers, little evidence is found to suggest rampant pointshaving in this market.

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  1. Dietl, H.M., 2009, Journal of Sports Economics, OnlineFirst
  2. Gil, R., 2007, Journal of Prediction Markets, 1, 255
  3. Paul, R., 2008, International Journal of Sports Finance, 3, 2
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Authors
Paul, R. J., & Weinbach, A. P.
Affiliations
  • St. Bonaventure University (US)
  • Coastal Carolina University (US)
Corresponding author
Paul, Rodney J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Sports Economics
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-10-28
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
432-447
ISSN
  • 1527-0025 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7794
DOI
10.1177/1527002510385904
OpenAlex
W2170544900
Cited by
20
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Sports Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Doping in Sports
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection
Keywords
NCAA basketball, corruption allegations, underdog, sports betting

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