What's the easiest sport to fix...

[Doug]

by a player ( USA sports) ? I'm thinking NHL. The goalie could let a puck or 2 by virtually making the over a lock. 2 " extra" goals on an over 4.5 ought to do it. I don't think it happens, but the hockey boys may be getting hungry, when they return.

Baseball players make too much already. A rookie ( pitcher) doesn't want to lose, may get demoted, never to return. A veteran likely couldn't be bought, and giving up a few runs doesn't guarantee losing.

Football and hoops are iffy too. I think the goalie is the guy that could most easily fix a game, and not look to terrible while doing it. Lowest paid of the big 4, Plus, they will need $$$.

 

[Rainbow]

I would say Harness racing.

 

[oldirtyku]

NHL players make loot. Has to be College sport where players are not rich. Try college bball. Easy to bribe won player to play like crap. 1 player can screw up your entire team.

Ku

 

[Doug]

I intended to mean human athletes, but racing definetly is way up there.

 

[Fishhead]

BOXING

 

[jjgold]

College basketball with big spread

Easy to make dog cover but win game

Point guard is the key to shaving

 

[Rainbow]

by a player ( USA sports) ? I'm thinking NHL. The goalie could let a puck or 2 by virtually making the over a lock. 2 " extra" goals on an over 4.5 ought to do it. I don't think it happens, but the hockey boys may be getting hungry, when they return.

Baseball players make too much already. A rookie ( pitcher) doesn't want to lose, may get demoted, never to return. A veteran likely couldn't be bought, and giving up a few runs doesn't guarantee losing.

Football and hoops are iffy too. I think the goalie is the guy that could most easily fix a game, and not look to terrible while doing it. Lowest paid of the big 4, Plus, they will need $$$.

I have to agree with you 100%. they can take a pitcher out in time for his team to come back and win. but in Hockey the goldie can let the opposing team score whenever, he controls everything, and he can make it look good where its not noticeable.

 

[RobFunk]

fish is right. .has to be boxing. we'd like it to be a comlicated, but it really isnt.

plus in ASU hoops scandal, the last game where they got caught kid tried to throw the game and they still covered

 

[Doug]

College basketball with big spread

Easy to make dog cover but win game

Point guard is the key to shaving

That's probably the best answer, I was thinking pros, but CBB is a big betting sport. The college kids are ripe for a bribe ( little money). You might have the refs fixing it the other way though.

 

[HiloBoy]

boxing... how many sports can you say i feel sick to my stomach so i must quit and it is perfectly acceptable? no questions asked.

 

[sherman]

boxing of course, but for a team sport, college basketball

 

[Doug]

The boxer that dives will not rise to the top. You have to be like 30-0 to get a shot at the big boys. Tennis is suspect.

 

[RobFunk]

what happens when they both want to dive and they dont know it. or in hockey game what if both teams have a few players that are trying to lose

 

[valueman]

all individual sports are easy to fix - boxing, snooker, darts, tennis etc and tennis probably has the biggest incentives to throw a game with the worldwide betting opportunities.

Horse racing is fixed on a daily basis - i say that as a winner at the game and not out of sour grapes and is so very easy to do especially by a jockey.

team sports are much harder to do but it does happen - look at Italian Soccer - where some matches near the end of season trade at -140 for the draw whereas normally would be aroung +225.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Hoops. A whistle here and a whistle there. That is the officials and any big star player can take a dive.

 

[wilheim]

Bass fishing - there are certain fisherman that use the same trained huge bass every week. I know I have regognized one 4 pounder at 3 or 4 different TV tournaments.. Their easy to train, smart fish.

A copuple of young Iowa trained Bass students.



wil.:drink:

 

[Woody0]

Definitely curling. They play for the "fun" of the game. Just one key missed takeout is all you need to throw a game.

 

[Ego74]

College basketball with big spread

Easy to make dog cover but win game

Point guard is the key to shaving

Definately. Remember "Blue Chips"??

 

[aceduecetrey]

I agree with JJ on basketball. I believe I remember one of the ASU guys saying how eaasy it is to just let your guy beat you when you are on defense.

 

[wilheim]

Jai-Alai.




wil.