Do you think it is possible that the players on underdog teams ( whole teams) could be reckless enough to bet on their team to lose in order to cover the losing spread?
From what I gather, a bet of $110 can return $100 plus the original bet of $110, if a team loses by the spread or more.
Lots of penalties if caught, but tempting if big consolidated bets of let’s say 110,000 bucks are made.
Hint: UCLA looks like a shoo-in winner to place a bet like that.
Yes that could happen although, besides the QB, it is a lot harder for a single player to impact the game than in basketball where there has been players throwing games for decades.