Are major sports RIGGED? Betting on the “Script” vs Stats

[Kelvinid]

There’s always been speculation that some sports are rigged, not just small leagues but even the big ones like the NBA, NFL, MLB, boxing, even soccer.
Every season you’ll see fans and bettors pointing to “scripted” moments, questionable referee calls, or outcomes that feel too perfect for TV ratings.

Some bettors don’t believe in this at all. For them, stats and analytics are the only way to bet, and if you crunch the numbers right, you’ll find value.
But on the other side, there are gamblers who think differently, they look for spots where a game could be rigged. Instead of analyzing every stat, they try to read the “angle” of the game. For example: a league wanting a series to go 7 games, or a star player getting a “protected” win. These bettors just follow the possible rigged side, believing it’s the easier and less energy-consuming strategy than drowning in data.

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

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whether or not there are fixed matches in any sport would probably not change people's perspective on the matter at all. think about it this way. in any one of dozens of sports, in any one of dozens of weeks, and in any one of thousands of matches, a perfectly ordinary match is played without any foul play. those watching the match see the clear favorite team lose and claim it was fixed.

but what we call the “favorite” is a team that is superior to another. aside from the fact that a certain victory is not guaranteed, there will be many matches every season where the clear favorites lose. and also, no one would react to a situation where the favorites win match after match by saying, “the favorite won this match too.” yet, the favorite team winning too many games in a row is a much less likely event than them losing a single game.

this is selective perception. whether there is cheating or not doesn't affect anyone. people believe what they want to believe.

[Porfirii]

We have talked about rigged sports in the past and, while games in major leagues may be fixed, many users believe that fixed games are much more common in minor ones where there's less money at stake but it's also easier. I don't know, as an outsider I'll never know how these rigged games work, if there are any, and about the script you mentioned, well, who knows which is the right one? For a few to gain a lot, many have to lose at least a little...

[Wiwo]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Sure bets that are spread around the sport betting market are thought to be products of fix matches and games and that is the reason why those bet codes are expensive and must be paid for before service.

If you ask if there is such thing as fix matches/games i will say yes but just like the other guy said, is rare and only happens in local leagues this days but international football leagues have technical tool to detect any fowl play form any officials that can fix a match to favor a particular team.

Btw i will say that fix games are not to be taken seriously as you may likely not have it the way you thought it to be in the end and you lose your bet money and the money's you spent to get access to those rigged bets.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

And the big question now is, how will you know which side is rigged? Because inasmuch as you still do not have the perfect answer to this, you still stand a 50/50% chance to either win or lose. Because there is absolutely no magic about it. Because for me, one sport I have always known to have the most rigged matches is "WWE WrestleMania", thereby they go into the ring to ack, entertain the audience, and end the match as scripted, which is always obvious to the public. Followed by smaller leagues, who most times rig match, as there own way of generating revenue, unlike big leagues who generate revenue from sponsorship deals from betting platforms and lots more. So it is 100% certain that rigged matches exist, but identifying it is always the biggest challenge, unless if you are among the cabinets that rigged the game. So it's always not easy, which is why gamblers depends on statistics of previous performances.

[Davidvictorson]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Before a person starts to betting on the "rig side" which I do not really know about, they must have been gambling for long and losing too. I am acting like a judge here but it is what it is. And that takes away the whole fun of the game. Do you think so? These people are no longer even gambling for fun they are just doing it for the money and will pick up on some bad gambling habits. Definitely.

[7juju]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Finding games that are fixed is not an easy something, if you are lucky to find it this week you might end up not finding it again for a long time on your own because it's not always easy to detect fixed matches, unless you have an insider information.

The claims of match fixing are not an excuse from people who lose when stats fails them, it is actually a real something that is happening. I will say relying on fixed matches it is an effective strategy if you have a direct link to an insider information because not many are privileged to this information. But if your source is not from an insider, it's better to rely on your stats in finding winnings on your own because you might end up losing money to scammers claiming to have fixed games and lose at the casino at same time.

[crwth]

I don't think large syndicates are orchestrating this all. Yes, there are suspicious referee calls, but maybe it's just human error. Is there any proof that scripts are actually being done? I think these are all speculation, and nothing is really sure.

This type of behavior should not be tolerated and should be prevented. I suppose there are historical cases of match fixing, but I don't think it's the majority. Teams would really want to win on their own.

[aoluain]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Finding games that are fixed is not an easy something, if you are lucky to find it this week you might end up not finding it again for a long time on your own because it's not always easy to detect fixed matches, unless you have an insider information.

The claims of match fixing are not an excuse from people who lose when stats fails them, it is actually a real something that is happening. I will say relying on fixed matches it is an effective strategy if you have a direct link to an insider information because not many are privileged to this information. But if your source is not from an insider, it's better to rely on your stats in finding winnings on your own because you might end up losing money to scammers claiming to have fixed games and lose at the casino at same time.

Yea I was going to ask that - how does anyone know what games/matches are
fixed before they take place? I hear calls about fixed matches after they are played but
how do you know beforehand, how do you prove afterwards too?

Personally I think its impossible to know this, its out of our control so I dont think
about it and it doesnt bother me even when i'm betting I never ask myself "this
match could be rigged"

[danherbias07]

There are strategies when it comes to this, and it's not called rigged.

Say a team in the NBA has the top spot, and next to them is just one game behind to claim the top spot. When fewer games are coming before the end of the season, they will manipulate the standings by losing the game to avoid a certain team that is a weakness of theirs. It happens mostly in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th spots.
If they needed to lose a game to avoid a rival team with a high winning percentage against them, they would intentionally lose the game to avoid them. It's still a strategy, just in a bad way. With that, we as sports bettors must consider those kinds of happening and avoid money loss.

[Fortify]

There’s always been speculation that some sports are rigged, not just small leagues but even the big ones like the NBA, NFL, MLB, boxing, even soccer.
Every season you’ll see fans and bettors pointing to “scripted” moments, questionable referee calls, or outcomes that feel too perfect for TV ratings.

Some bettors don’t believe in this at all. For them, stats and analytics are the only way to bet, and if you crunch the numbers right, you’ll find value.
But on the other side, there are gamblers who think differently, they look for spots where a game could be rigged. Instead of analyzing every stat, they try to read the “angle” of the game. For example: a league wanting a series to go 7 games, or a star player getting a “protected” win. These bettors just follow the possible rigged side, believing it’s the easier and less energy-consuming strategy than drowning in data.

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Very few games are really rigged, at least in the major leagues and involving more than one player, it simply does not make financial sense in most circumstances. Suspicious activity and betting patterns mean it's only viable a few times before the police might be alerted, but a player might be able to get away with it for 6 months or a year before bookmakers catch on. Besides that, most people spend their whole lives training to be the top of a sport and money is secondary to that pursuit, so they generally would not want to ruin their reputation. It's when desperation sets in caused by other reasons, sometimes a little bit of greed, that means their regular salary is not enough and they get enticed by people who rig the game. It's such a black market though and many stings have been performed on players by journalists that everybody would be extremely wary to engage in it.

[DPHOR]

As far as I know anything is possible and could rigged at any given time but they area they mostly rigged are local matches or minor team. That is why I usually do not bet on these small league because they are easily to be compromised instead I go gamble on English leagues than local leagues. If rigged the international game there could be suspicion either from referee or players most times it's what they does internally without people know.

[Frankolala]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

My question ia how will you know that a match was fixed especially, in big leagues like EPL, Laliga, Bundesliga and the rest because I find it difficult to believe that match fixing is possible in these leagues. It becomes pointless to stress yourself on something that the chance of it happening ia very slim, instead do your research and analysis to predict the game. Only boxing can be fixed because it's easy and profitable.

[goldkingcoiner]

There’s always been speculation that some sports are rigged, not just small leagues but even the big ones like the NBA, NFL, MLB, boxing, even soccer.
Every season you’ll see fans and bettors pointing to “scripted” moments, questionable referee calls, or outcomes that feel too perfect for TV ratings.

Some bettors don’t believe in this at all. For them, stats and analytics are the only way to bet, and if you crunch the numbers right, you’ll find value.
But on the other side, there are gamblers who think differently, they look for spots where a game could be rigged. Instead of analyzing every stat, they try to read the “angle” of the game. For example: a league wanting a series to go 7 games, or a star player getting a “protected” win. These bettors just follow the possible rigged side, believing it’s the easier and less energy-consuming strategy than drowning in data.

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

I doubt the big ones are rigged. There are too many people involved and the rigging would be leaked quickly. There is too much risk for the riggers. But smaller sports events might be rigged sometimes. I have no clue how often but if we look at how often we hear about rigged games being called out, I think it is a very rare event. Unless you are talking about shady, underground sports gambling outside of the law. Those are most likely rigged.

[Dunamisx]

In other for us to have an healthy gambling experience playing, we should always gamble without being focused on what we play without thinking of being rigged, because if we fail any game being played and lose, we may not want to trust the whole system and this should not be the reason for us to not to gamble, because it can discourage when we have the feelings of being rigged.

[Dr.Osh]

It cannot be denied that there is cheating in matches, and some matches clearly show cheating, especially in the referee's decisions. One party must have paid the referee, but not all matches are rigged, most are actually not rigged, so it is difficult to see or say whether it is rigged or not.

[Agbamoni]

This is not a new discussion, weve been over this conversation in the past. Rigged sports games are common in leagues that are not popular and with limited attention by FIFA.

In popular leagues like the English Premier League, La Liga, Spanish League and Italian League etc. It is very rare to find rigged matches. If FIFA find anything like that, they will sure be penalized as written in their laws. And the players or officiators responsible for it will be banned.

[Ivystar5]

when  majority is saying one thing, there is definitely a fact in it but when it's just a mere accusations from few bettors or gamblers it's definitely the lazy ones who complain virtually about everything and just want to see themselves win without making proper analysis like going on the right stats to see which will do better. But I'm always in the part that just gamble and care less about if the game is rigged or not because even if it's rigged can I sue anyone for that ? of course it's possible but how possible it is for a mere individual (I mean the average Joe), it's really insane so I don't just pay attention to that!

[CryptSafe]

There have been news in the past as it relates to rigged games which were exposed and people involved were all penalised for their involvement in such act so I would not be surprised to hear that sports are rigged as it has long been existing in the sports industry.

I have watched some games and sometimes the referee officiating pattern speaks of his side in the match and I will be wondering how they do it that they would have the nerves to officiate in that manner before millions of fans watching that game at that moment. Do they think twice before officiating in such corrupted manners? Most times their judgements are just a clear signs of partiality because they've been compromised. So I would not doubt the fact that sports are rigged based on some matches I have watched and news 8 have read online with unveiled facts backing up such accusations.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

What do you think? Is betting on the “rig side” actually an effective strategy, or just an excuse when people lose using stats?

Before a person starts to betting on the "rig side" which I do not really know about, they must have been gambling for long and losing too. I am acting like a judge here but it is what it is. And that takes away the whole fun of the game. Do you think so? These people are no longer even gambling for fun they are just doing it for the money and will pick up on some bad gambling habits. Definitely.

To me these guys had had an insider who gives them more information on match fixing and these types of shit, they truly know what others don't and doesn't care much about too much analysis.

This rigging speculation is many in the soccer industry and those who have been into the game can truly understand and see the cheat behind, sometimes, game will not end as it suppose or total number of goal is altered too as well.