In the world of college sports, where student-athletes are inseparable from campus community and frequently interact with fans, concerns have arisen that prop bets may negatively influence players.
A prop bet is a wager in which bettors place individual bets on a player to score higher or lower than a certain number of points, and the same goes with assists, rebounds, blocks and steals. San Diego State University Athletic Director J.D. Wicker acknowledged that outside pressures may lead players to try and cater to fans’ bets.
“Our student-athletes are going to class, (and) they’re more available in the community,” Wicker said in an ESPN story on the subject.