Study - 'Angry bettors' behind growing abuse of NCAA athletes - ESPN

08.10.2024 - 16:43 espn.com

Abuse by «angry sports bettors» is one of the most common types of harassment college athletes receive, making up at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse, according to a new analysis conducted on behalf of the NCAA.

The NCAA partnered with data science company Signify Group, which analyzed social media accounts for more than 3,000 college athletes, approximately 500 coaches, 200 event officials and 165 teams during the 2024 College Football Playoff, men's and women's basketball tournaments, men's and women's College World Series and volleyball and gymnastics championships.

The NCAA, which will publish the full findings Thursday, released an excerpt on sports betting to ESPN on Tuesday. The study defined «angry sports bettors» as individuals who «engage in problematic and intrusive communications due to match events and results contradicting bettors' predictions.» Athletes received abusive messages before, after and during events.

The survey listed sexual abuse, racism and homophobia as among other common harassment categories. Signify analysts found some abusive posts that did not overtly mention gambling still had ties to betting.

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