I don’t believe it is fully fixed, but I can’t intellectually get around the influence sports betting seems to have on the league. I
s there a financial incentive to influence games, even in subtle ways? Is it really possible to have a system of fixing games without it the public knowing? Even still, we seem to live in an era where referees have a huge amount of sway in games. A few important calls go a different way, and the Bills very possibly win tonight’s game against the chiefs.
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate.
I don’t believe it is fully fixed, but I can’t intellectually get around the influence sports betting seems to have on the league. I
s there a financial incentive to influence games, even in subtle ways? Is it really possible to have a system of fixing games without it the public knowing? Even still, we seem to live in an era where referees have a huge amount of sway in games. A few important calls go a different way, and the Bills very possibly win tonight’s game against the chiefs.
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Kansas City was the first AFL team to play in a Superbowl (I know) they were also te team that evened it out NFL 2 AFL 2. ,,,,
Those Chiefs teams had the best QB in the AFL in Len Dawson and a defense with six future Hall of Famers.
Nothing in pro football is rigged or fixed and if you know the game you are well aware of that.............fact.
What would serious gamblers do if they found out they lost all that $$$$$$ because of a fixed/rigged game, yep......would get very dangerous.
These Chief teams have a great coach/QB combo the best we have seen. That is why here they are again.
People are just mad the chiefs are going to the super bowl again. The occasional random call that goes the chief's way is suddenly a conspiracy.
I don't really care who wins the super bowl. But it would be satisfying to see intolerable Eagles fans that got Andy Reid fired lose another super bowl to the obese old man with a mustache.
Rigged? No. Too many people would have to be in on it. I do think the star players get different treatment which is a finger on the scale but that isn't a rig. Brady got, and Holmes gets, borderline calls their way while other quarterback don't.
I don’t believe it is fully fixed, but I can’t intellectually get around the influence sports betting seems to have on the league. I
s there a financial incentive to influence games, even in subtle ways? Is it really possible to have a system of fixing games without it the public knowing? Even still, we seem to live in an era where referees have a huge amount of sway in games. A few important calls go a different way, and the Bills very possibly win tonight’s game against the chiefs.
discus
Kansas City was the first AFL team to play in a Superbowl (I know) they were also te team that evened it out NFL 2 AFL 2. ,,,,
Those Chiefs teams had the best QB in the AFL in Len Dawson and a defense with six future Hall of Famers.
Nothing in pro football is rigged or fixed and if you know the game you are well aware of that.............fact.
What would serious gamblers do if they found out they lost all that $$ because of a fixed/rigged game, yep......would get very dangerous.
These Chief teams have a great coach/QB combo the best we have seen. That is why here they are again.
Calls often go "for" one team. It was a problem when New England was dominant. And it's an issue now with KC.
The story is this:
Muhammed Ali was at the same time the most popular and most hated athlete. He said- people tuned in to watch him lose and he never lost.
Bowie Kuhn let George Steinbrenner back into baseball with the caveat that he make the Yankees great because people loved to hate the Yankees.
The NFL made sure the refs allowed Taylor’s boyfriend to reach the Super Bowl again this year. If Josh Allen wants to reach the promise land, he needs to date bigger pop stars. The Niners almost won the Super Bowl with their WAGs, but they were unable to overcome the Taylor Swift effect.
So the other 30 team owners are cool with rigging it for 1 owner? Bahaha that's so stupid, it's absurd!!
I don't think the league is fixing games, but I also don't think this is the appropriate rationale for why it's not fixed. It's a multi-billion dollar industry. I think the owners only care about the bottom line. If a fix was discovered, it would completely destroy the league.
Basketball is easier to fix and point shave than football. More possessions and scoring plays means more opportunities to cheat. Is there some attempted match fixing and point shaving in football? I would say probably yes in college football, probably not in the NFL.
There isn’t some referee directive to favor the Chiefs either, Mahomes is just really good.
There's fixed meaning "Hey ref please make sure KC wins" and fixed meaning "the refs are aware of the betting odds, who's expected to win and by how much, which players are expected to be better." It plays into their decisions, especially quick judgement close calls (like holding).
Ref sees KC get a big run and there's a possible hold nearby. Well of course they got a big run they're expected to win. Bills get a big pass play and could be some OPI. Some doubt about the underdog being able to get such a big play. It's not about the big calls (which do seem to favor the Chiefs in big situations) it's about the no-calls on many plays. Refs knowing the exact line introduces bias into their decision making.
What's really f#cked is that bettors will start (or have started) taking this into account in their bets. The wisdom of the crowd thinks the refs will tilt the game, so the bets fall more to one side, moving the line, further increasing potential bias. A real snake eating it's tail.
Nfl is a collection of 31 separate owners. If the entire league was owned by 1 entity then fixing would be much easier. Think Jerry Jones somehow is cool with the chiefs winning every year? Maybe his turn will come soon eh? If the fix was in, why give absurd contracts out? Waste of money.
