If you can shift the odds you have an edge that increases your chances of winning

Might not happen every time; but often enough to give a profit. Would imply that there are an *awful* lot of influenced matches to make it worthwhile...

Posted By: BerlinCanary on October 16th 2008 at 22:50:33

Message Thread

Match fixing......... my opinion. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 21:56:30
- NCFC Keeper to blame! (NCFC) - ncfc1902, Oct 16, 22:52:37
  - how does that explain all the money on us then?! (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:53:45
    - Asians thought we were playing in white (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Oct 16, 22:55:59
- An interesting link................... (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:35:59
  - ah... he brought Lita down cos he was pissed (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Oct 16, 22:48:55
  - yeah saw that earlier (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:37:37
    - He's been following your tips (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:41:20
      - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:42:56
- There is one posibility that has not been discussed....... (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:20:19
  - yeah but the price movements were seen during HT (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:21:15
    - agree but................. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:32:42
- That Derby game...my view (NCFC) - Reg Presley, Oct 16, 22:08:23
  - but people were betting on us based on something at HT (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:10:11
    - so say your sources (NCFC) - grimsbycanary3, Oct 16, 22:23:18
      - well it'll come out if the fa choose to mention it (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:25:02
        
        if that happens fair enough (NCFC) - grimsbycanary3, Oct 16, 22:29:23
        
        ok (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:31:27
        
        But it was Marshall wot done it (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:42:39
        
        it was for norwich to win (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:43:28
        
        Never have I caught an easier fish (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:50:56
        
        what about the uphill racetrack? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:51:38
        
        ok, on here! (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:53:08
    - Well I took a neutral to the match (NCFC) - Reg Presley, Oct 16, 22:13:46
      - From my view from the River End Upper Tier (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Oct 16, 22:19:11
      - yeah the marshall thing defo looked far dodgier (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:17:56
        
        He is lucky that the money was not on Derby! (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:28:22
        
        indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:31:52
    - it's on the football league site (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:13:30
- "A lot of past matches were rigged either by the Goalkeepers or the Referee" (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 16, 22:03:40
  - Not that many that have been proved though (NCFC) - Reg Presley, Oct 16, 22:11:10
    - Ah, forgot the Bundesliga one! (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 16, 22:30:17
      - There was one against (NCFC) - Reg Presley, Oct 16, 22:40:07
        
        Ah, don't remember the Derby one (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 16, 22:46:05
        
        Yes it's very good (NCFC) - Reg Presley, Oct 16, 22:49:36
        
        Surely the Italians are the most guilty, what with all the sanctions last year (NCFC) - shoddy, Oct 16, 22:43:31
  - it's virtually impossible to prove (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:04:39
    - Bingo............... (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:14:47
      - there are plenty of end of season fixes in italy (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:20:30
      - it was 3-1? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:16:54
- I don't understand match fixing (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:01:32
  - market equity............... (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:10:07
    - but it's much harder to rig a match result (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:11:56
      - Nothing is certain.................. (NCFC) - usacanary, Oct 16, 22:25:52
        
        suppose so (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:28:33
      - match influencing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:18:55
        
        ok, but if you bet on Norwich to win (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:26:06
        
        What SCC is saying is that it's about shifting the odds (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 16, 22:35:16
        
        Shifting the odds is all well and good (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:43:50
        
        If you can shift the odds you have an edge that increases your chances of winning (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 16, 22:50:33
        
        well they took big odds on norwich not losing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:52:48
        
        yep (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:51:55
        
        LOL (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:54:09
        
        they don't (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:46:34
        
        home team (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:46:44
        
        asians are not banned from betfair (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Oct 16, 22:46:18
        
        Aren't they? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 16, 22:48:43
        
        stop fishing ffs (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:49:42
        
        well that's irrelevant (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:47:17
        
        only the 2nd i think (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:36:40
- indeed (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:00:35
  - From your resident West Ham fan... (NCFC) - Cradle of Liberty, Oct 16, 22:05:26
    - sadly that would appear the case (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 16, 22:08:33

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