In team sports, it is difficult for individual players to influence the outcome of their bets. It becomes much easier when the stakes relate directly to individual players.
This is the reality of prop bets, bets tied to a specific player's performance over five games. This is (in my personal opinion) a bet that devastates the concept of sports and turns players into literal props in an organic casino, no different than the dice on a craps table, the cards on a blackjack table, or the steel ball in a game. No change. roulette wheel.
They are also particularly susceptible to undue influence. If the interest in gambling can creep up on the player and, at the right time, cause him to quit the game early. phantom injuryall of the player's underprops are hit.
As a result, the NCAA is asking states where sports betting is legal to ban all prop bets.
“Sports betting issues with prop bets are increasing nationally. continues to threaten the health of competition This has led to student-athletes and professional athletes being harassed,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement via TheHill.com. “The NCAA is working with states to address these threats, and many states have responded by banning college prop bets. “While we draw the line at sports betting to protect integrity, the challenging situation in recent days across the country shows that there is still work to be done.”
It is certainly so. NBA player Jontay Porter Currently under investigation He left early with an injury and won the award from the league in two games in which there was a lot of action on the under-stakes.
Not only could a player fake an injury to induce an under in a particular match, but a player who fails an over could be subject to abuse by fans who bet that the player would succeed in an over. there is.
Frankly, all sports, including the NFL, should ban individual prop bets. But don't expect that to happen. Because it directly accounts for all the money the NFL counts from sports betting, both directly through sponsorships and indirectly through ownership by individual team owners of up to 5 percent of the companies that operate sports betting. This would be a serious violation. sports book.
