Originally Posted by
arpeggiomeister
Game fixing is real. Anyone who does not believe it happens is a fool. There is too much money on the line for people not to try and get an edge aka fixing a game.
You can get angry or you can start trying to predict these fixes. There are two different kinds of fixes. The mob fixes games. If you could get the info on how much money is riding on what sides it would be possible to predict a fix. Knowing what percentage of the public is not enough. 85% of public money could be on one side but the books are balanced because big money from sharps are on the other side. If you can find out when the books are truly unbalanced you can predict a mob fix. This is extremely difficult.
The other kind of fix comes from the TV networks. This fix is not influenced by sports betting money. A network fix is motivated by advertising dollars. Ad money is motivated by ratings. Ratings are all about great storylines. If you can predict what story the networks want to push you can gain valuable betting insights on multiple games. 9/11 - Patriots win Superbowl. Hurricane Katrina - Saints win Superbowl. Announcer mentions "Harbaugh-Bowl", 49ers and Ravens face off in Superbowl, Ray Lewis announces retirement, Ravens win. Each instance by itself is mere coincidence but there are way too many of these coincidences to be just random chance. These storylines can be sniffed out and used to increase your bankroll.