Toronto Raptors<\/a> forward Jontay Porter.<\/p>\nPorter, 24, was banned from the league for divulging confidential information to bettors and placing bets on games while playing in the G League. He placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate\u2019s online betting account.<\/p>\n
Porter was on a two-way contract with the Raptors<\/h2>\n Furthermore, Porter was on a two-way contract with the Raptors at the time. He exited a Jan. 26 game against the Los Angeles Clippers and a March 20 game against the Sacramento Kings after playing just a few minutes.<\/p>\n
On July 10, Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In fact, the Missouri product is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 18 in New York.<\/p>\n
Two-way contracts are given to players who go back and forth between the G League and the NBA. Ten-day contracts allow teams to add players for up to 10 days or three games.<\/p>\n
Additionally, one bettor had placed an $80,000 same-game parlay bet that featured unders on Porter\u2019s statistics and won $1.1 million. Porter played three minutes before leaving the game with an illness.<\/p>\n
FanDuel told Purdum that it is “always working with our partners to [ensure] the markets adhere to their standards.” DraftKings “is in alignment with the NBA and thankful for the opportunity” to help the league as well.<\/p>\n
Sportsbooks flagged suspicious betting patterns on the under on Porter’s statistics in games in January and March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Five U.S. sportsbooks on Friday said they would not be offering under prop bets on NBA players who are on two-way or 10-day contracts. This decision was made in efforts to curb attempts at manipulation. Sportsbooks BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, and FanDuel cut under bets for NBA players on two-way, 10-day deals BetMGM, Caesars, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":305,"featured_media":1601254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447607,2,447316],"tags":[66144,447423,91,447424,447426],"class_list":["post-1601253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","category-nba","category-sports-betting","tag-gambling","tag-main-page","tag-nba","tag-news","tag-sports-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sportsbooks Cut Under Bets for NBA Players on Short-Term Deals<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n