(Ebook free) Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball (Sport and Society)
·•●- Albert J. Figone ·•●-
| #746016 in Books | 2012-11-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.60 x6.00l,.65 | File Name: 0252078756 | 216 pages
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent stories and research, weak analysis|By Aaron C. Brown|This book is an interesting account of the major betting scandals in college basketball (with a few football ones thrown in) from the 1930s to 2010. It's heavy on facts, with long lists of names and games revealed in court cases, legislative hearings and published insider accounts. It's weaker on personalities and|From Booklist|College sports and point-shaving have a long history. No surprise, given that college athletes are often cash-strapped kids on scholarship from poor backgrounds. In the current environment, they exi
Delving into the history of gambling and corruption in intercollegiate sports, Cheating the Spread recounts all of the major gambling scandals in college football and basketball. Digging through court records, newspapers, government documents, and university archives and conducting private interviews, Albert J. Figone finds that game rigging has been pervasive and nationwide throughout most of the sports' history. The insidious practice has spread to... [PDF.pm98] Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball (Sport and Society) Rating: 3.90 (593 Votes)
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