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05-09-2007, 02:06 PM
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
When gambler Ghazi "Gary" Manni allegedly bribed University of Toledo running back Harvey "Scooter" McDougle Jr. and other players to rig football and basketball games from 2003-06, he didn't ask them to deliberately lose, according to federal law authorities.
The alleged game-fixer's pitch to McDougle was more insidious — and psychologically effective: Play to win, just by fewer points than the betting line set by the oddsmakers of Las Vegas. Don't beat yourself, beat the spread....
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-05-08-point-shaving-cover_N.htm
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2007/05/08/mcdouglex-large.jpg
By Andy Morrison, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade
Toledo's Harvey "Scooter" McDougle Jr., seen here carrying the ball during a 2004 game, faces federal charges of participating in a bribery scheme to influence games.
When gambler Ghazi "Gary" Manni allegedly bribed University of Toledo running back Harvey "Scooter" McDougle Jr. and other players to rig football and basketball games from 2003-06, he didn't ask them to deliberately lose, according to federal law authorities.
The alleged game-fixer's pitch to McDougle was more insidious — and psychologically effective: Play to win, just by fewer points than the betting line set by the oddsmakers of Las Vegas. Don't beat yourself, beat the spread....
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-05-08-point-shaving-cover_N.htm
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2007/05/08/mcdouglex-large.jpg
By Andy Morrison, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade
Toledo's Harvey "Scooter" McDougle Jr., seen here carrying the ball during a 2004 game, faces federal charges of participating in a bribery scheme to influence games.