{"id":1599228,"date":"2024-10-09T09:27:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1599228"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:27:36","slug":"ncaa-study-links-angry-sports-bettors-to-abuse-of-collegiate-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/ncaa-study-links-angry-sports-bettors-to-abuse-of-collegiate-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Study Links ‘Angry Sports Bettors’ to Abuse of Collegiate Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NCAA partnered with data science company Signify Group, which analyzed social media accounts for more than 3,000 college athletes, about 500 coaches, 200 event officials, and 165 teams during the 2024 College Football Playoff<\/a>, men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, men’s and women’s College World Series<\/a>, and volleyball and gymnastics championships.<\/p>\n According to ESPN’s David Purdum, the NCAA will publish the study Thursday, revealing that “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.<\/p>\n The study defined “angry sports bettors” as individuals who “engage in problematic and intrusive communications due to match events and results contradicting bettors’ predictions.”<\/p>\n Athletes received abusive messages before, after, and during events. The survey listed sexual abuse, racism, and homophobia as among other common harassment categories, according to Purdum.<\/p>\n Additionally, analysis flagged 743 abusive or threatening messages referencing betting or match-fixing allegations, with 73% of them occurring during March Madness.<\/p>\n Women athletes received approximately 59% more abusive messages than men, the analysis found. The issue was prevalent in less popular sports with gamblers, such as softball, where 24% of abusive messages flagged were from angry bettors.<\/p>\n The NCAA noted that the analysis covered just “public-facing threats,” not private messages, where, according to Signify Group executives, harassment is probably worse.<\/p>\n Signify’s research on social media harassment in global sports found that angry sports bettors contribute as much as 45% of all abuse involving major sports tournaments.<\/p>\n “It’s clear to us too … as the prevalence of sports betting went up, so did the prevalence of sports betting-related abuse,” Clint Hangebrauck, the NCAA’s managing director of enterprise risk, told ESPN.<\/p>\nNCAA study shows “angry sports bettors” account for at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse of collegiate athletes<\/h2>\n
Analysis covered only public-facing threats, not private messages<\/h2>\n