****! They are they going to sell the Big12 google history!!? Bowlsby better be worried.... God only knows what he was searching for....
Realignment Megathread (All The Moves)
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Data and stats that gamblers are willing to pay for im guessing.
Wouldn't that be public information? I guess I don't know what sports bettors would be paying that isn't in public domain...
Some of the macro data might be easy to compile but not the more advanced stuff. I believe NFL and MLB make a decent penny on their official stats used in fantasy leages.
Wilner has a write up on the PAC intentions with data.
www.bostonherald.com
Pac-12 media rights: How sports gambling and the sale of statistics could fuel revenue growth
A former ESPN executive explains how sports wagering and the sale of data could add revenue to the Pac-12’s media rights.
www.bostonherald.com
I know gambling drives engagement, but for me it makes it more likely I’ll check out.
Out of curiosity, why? It’s already completely baked into sports culture.
I'm definitely pro-gambling as it drives engagement and can provide another revenue stream to help our athletes. But I will say that it's annoying watching the XFL and hearing the announcers talk about the spread on every damn drive, almost as if there isn't an actual football game being played.
As long as selling the Big 12's data rights doesn't impact the way the game is covered (which I don't see why it would), then I don't see any harm in making money off of data that we're presumably already collecting anyway.
As long as selling the Big 12's data rights doesn't impact the way the game is covered (which I don't see why it would), then I don't see any harm in making money off of data that we're presumably already collecting anyway.
“Either it’s going to be good… or it’s going to be bad. Or maybe it won’t be anything at all. Time will tell”
paraphrasing obviously
I agree with all of this. I do wonder if there is some downside or thing we’re missing as zero power conferences have this data sharing agreement yet. Could just be the Big12 is leading the way on it but it’s a bit random.
Kind of what Pick Six said. It’s invading quite a bit of the content that’s created around sports and those sports discussions.
I think you better be real careful about making agreements with data rights involving gambling entities, it can really cause some ethical concerns imo.
I promise I’m not trolling but again out of curiosity what would the ethical concerns be? The data is all public, it’s just the official data they are getting from what I understand
Remember when Brent Mussberger would tap-dance around comments on the gambling lines? "The guys in Vegas" and such, but never actually say "line" or "point spread" etc...
Pepperidge Farms remembers, but those days are GONE.
Basically you’re directly creating a financial relationship between the conference and the gambling entities, there’s no more middleman there theoretically. You now have a reason for direct communications, relationships, etc. you also create an incentive for the conference to promote gaming, and the demand for those statistics.
