DID YOU EVER READ THIS ?
I JUST SAW IT TODAY ON ANOTHER WEBSITE FORUM. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?
"My boys out in Vegas are telling me to be extremely careful when betting on MAC games
Anyone remember that Marshall/Akron game on ESPN 2 late last season where Marsall was up 28-7 on Akron late in the 3rd quarter, then Marshall's WR drops an easy TD pass, they turn the ball over, and Akron comes back to win that game 31-28?
Tell me that game wasn't fixed
Here's some more inportant information on the MAC:
Offshore bookmakers from both Antigua and Costa Rica told this handicapper this week they have their caution flags up on any big bet placed on games involving teams from the Mid-American Conference, noting unusual betting patterns on certain games.
?We are not saying the sky is falling,? Dutch Magnum, the bookmaker from Intertops in Antigua said. ?We are just saying the volume of betting and how it was done on a handful of MAC games were not normal.?
Magnum said bookmakers were looking at several schools and the officiating crews that handle their games.
While bookmakers had been watching MAC teams for the past four weeks, they did not begin their investigation of these unusual betting patterns until after the Toledo-Temple game in the third week of the season. Toledo won that game, 42-17, and produced the biggest score of the year for those who had been betting heavily on teams from this conference.
The same bettors, placing their wagers in different places, won with both sides in that game, taking Temple plus the 30 points early and Toledo -24 ? later in the week. The game fell 25, which meant they collected both bets.
Also
The manipulation of numbers is nothing new in the world of football betting, and bookmakers expect it. What caught their attention on this game was the fact the money was voluminous, that those betting both sides all seem to be connected and that it followed a month of unusual bets on MAC teams.
Bookmakers emphasized they are not making any accusations but for their own protection have begun studying the make up of MAC officiating crews.
?If a guy, or a group, wants to bet a middle, that?s fine with us,? Dutch said, ?But in the case of a few MAC games, things just don?t look kosher. It may mean nothing; it may mean something. We?re going to find out?.
One bookmaker from Costa Rica said this same suspicion was once cast on the Mountain West Conference but a study and investigation said the suspicious calls that changed the outcome of several games was the result of ?the most incompetent, absolutely awful, officiating crews in the business?.
This handicapper will stay on top of this situation and report the findings of those looking into the situation. In the meantime, one should approach MAC games with one?s eyes open wide. Everything may be just fine, but if bookmakers are nervous, one must respect that.""
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT SUPOSSELY CAME FROM OFFSHORE BOOKMAKERS.
I JUST SAW IT TODAY ON ANOTHER WEBSITE FORUM. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?
"My boys out in Vegas are telling me to be extremely careful when betting on MAC games
Anyone remember that Marshall/Akron game on ESPN 2 late last season where Marsall was up 28-7 on Akron late in the 3rd quarter, then Marshall's WR drops an easy TD pass, they turn the ball over, and Akron comes back to win that game 31-28?
Tell me that game wasn't fixed
Here's some more inportant information on the MAC:
Offshore bookmakers from both Antigua and Costa Rica told this handicapper this week they have their caution flags up on any big bet placed on games involving teams from the Mid-American Conference, noting unusual betting patterns on certain games.
?We are not saying the sky is falling,? Dutch Magnum, the bookmaker from Intertops in Antigua said. ?We are just saying the volume of betting and how it was done on a handful of MAC games were not normal.?
Magnum said bookmakers were looking at several schools and the officiating crews that handle their games.
While bookmakers had been watching MAC teams for the past four weeks, they did not begin their investigation of these unusual betting patterns until after the Toledo-Temple game in the third week of the season. Toledo won that game, 42-17, and produced the biggest score of the year for those who had been betting heavily on teams from this conference.
The same bettors, placing their wagers in different places, won with both sides in that game, taking Temple plus the 30 points early and Toledo -24 ? later in the week. The game fell 25, which meant they collected both bets.
Also
The manipulation of numbers is nothing new in the world of football betting, and bookmakers expect it. What caught their attention on this game was the fact the money was voluminous, that those betting both sides all seem to be connected and that it followed a month of unusual bets on MAC teams.
Bookmakers emphasized they are not making any accusations but for their own protection have begun studying the make up of MAC officiating crews.
?If a guy, or a group, wants to bet a middle, that?s fine with us,? Dutch said, ?But in the case of a few MAC games, things just don?t look kosher. It may mean nothing; it may mean something. We?re going to find out?.
One bookmaker from Costa Rica said this same suspicion was once cast on the Mountain West Conference but a study and investigation said the suspicious calls that changed the outcome of several games was the result of ?the most incompetent, absolutely awful, officiating crews in the business?.
This handicapper will stay on top of this situation and report the findings of those looking into the situation. In the meantime, one should approach MAC games with one?s eyes open wide. Everything may be just fine, but if bookmakers are nervous, one must respect that.""
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT SUPOSSELY CAME FROM OFFSHORE BOOKMAKERS.
