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What Is Point Shaving? How the Scheme Works and Why It’s So Hard to Catch

what is point shaving

Point shaving is when a player on a favored team deliberately holds the winning margin below the betting spread, letting his team win while a bettor cashes against the number. Economists have argued for two decades over how often it happens, and they still disagree. That argument is the real story, because a scheme designed … Read more

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