1. 02-27-11 07:28 AM #1
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    Do you think game previews may be slanted to sway bettors?

    I've wondered about this for years and I was just reading the preview for the Suns-Pacers game and I think it's heavily slanted towards the Suns:

    http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=310227011

    After I read that I was convinced the Suns would win BUT...

    It's not a crazy conspiracy theory because look who wrote that preview, it's a company called "STATS, Inc.":

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STATS,_Inc.

    Fox sports owns Stats Inc. and Fox sports is owned by News Corp. which has an "online gaming unit": http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...03-706815.html I just spent some researching what the online gaming unit does but I couldn't find an explanation.

    It doesn't matter because you know the same people who own Vegas own tons of stock in News Corp.

    Why would "they" be steering us towards the Suns? Accuscore has the Pacers winning by an average of 6 points and the line is only Pacers -3 and that's just the kind of information Stats Inc. would know and use for the analyses, right?
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  2. 02-27-11 07:43 AM #2
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    I actually thought about this too, I feel better when i bet against who the preview thinks has the upper hand.
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  3. 02-27-11 07:45 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by GroundnPound View Post
    I actually thought about this too, I feel better when i bet against who the preview thinks has the upper hand.
    What kind of results do you get using that strategy?
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  4. 02-27-11 07:55 AM #4
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    I'm not sure if they are or not, but I always look at the predicted outcome on sportsnetwork before I place a big bet.

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  5. 02-27-11 08:01 AM #5
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    I use sports network previews and they throw me off
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  6. 02-27-11 08:08 AM #6
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    Years ago I used to read the MLB previews on Sportsline.com and go against the perceived lean. I didn't track it but the results seemed OK - not great. It took too much time so I stopped.
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  7. 02-27-11 08:27 AM #7
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    So now not only are the games fixed but the previews too What next subliminal messages in commercials throughout the week?
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  8. 02-27-11 08:42 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by cap dat 4ss View Post
    so now not only are the games fixed but the previews too What next subliminal messages in commercials throughout the week?
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  9. 02-27-11 08:45 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I use sports network previews and they throw me off
    You don't seem too bright so that's not a shocker
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  10. 02-27-11 08:45 AM #10
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    I think they do throw off your opinions

    Sportsnetwork ones seem neutral and not for gaming purposes
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  11. 02-27-11 08:50 AM #11
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    Fox sports is owned by News Corp. which has an "online gaming unit"

    Just consider that fact when you're watching Fox sports and ALL the ways they can sway people's opinions, before, during, and after a game.

    The statement represents a HUGE conflict of interest but no one will do anything about it in this screwed up world.
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  12. 02-27-11 08:52 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by FuzzyDunlop View Post
    yvan eht nioj
    I don't speak pakistanese.

    On a side note has anyone ever considered joining the navy?
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