FatSlowOldGuy wrote:
Unfortunately the limits are so low you really can't hammer lines.
Exactly. That's what everyone fails to recognize. And it holds up in other sports as well. Betting limits have not come close to keeping up with the pace of salary inflation.
That's why it's so laughable when simpleton cynics try to claim the NFL is fixed. Yeah, that would be pure genius. Risking salary and rest of your life reputation/earning potential for the comparative pittance available via wagering on a sporting event.
Besides, fixes aren't guaranteed to work. The more players involved the greater the uncertainty. American football is incredibly complicated with 22 guys out there at all times. That's why fixes have involved one-on-one sports like boxing or tennis.
College basketball is far easier than football but it doesn't always work. I remember an obscure Northwestern fixing scandal when I lived in Las Vegas and worked in sportsbooks. This was probably mid or late '90s. Not only wasn't much money involved but some of the games didn't cooperate. One was particularly hysterical because it was a push. Northwestern was 14 point underdog at home to Michigan State and lost by 14. I think it was 58-44. I remembered the game because I found the only -13.5 in town and won on Michigan State.