For all NFL games, and pretty much every other major sport for that matter, handicappers will set a point spread- essentially how much better they think the favored team is. read more
Point shaving is an illegal endeavor where someone who can impact the results of a game does so to improve the betting odds. This could include any of the betting parameters that can be bet on including the final score. The idea is to pervert the integrity of the game for reasons of ilicit gambling profits. read more
In organized sports, point shaving is a type of match fixing where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread. Unlike other forms of sports betting, spread betting invariably motivates point shaving. read more
Point shaving is an illegal practice wherein a player, a coach or a referee involved in an athletic contest like a football or a basketball game limit the number of points scored in the particular contest. read more