Of course some games are fixed

homerplayer

I apologize if this comes as old news to most, but it certainly slipped under my radar for 8 years. So if you are familiar with Justin Wolfers, stop reading now, but feel free to add any insight. But I was reading about Quetelet's anomaly and this study was mentioned:

Link to PDF

underwraps

Favorites are more likely to shave points than
are underdogs: For an underdog to commit
not to cover the spread implies committing to
losing the game, while the favorite can both
win and not cover. Thus, the payment required
to motivate the underdog not to cover
is typically larger than that required to induce
the favorite to shave points.

Wow, who of though even college kids need money.. oh well, another day another dollar.