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1978–79 Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal

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925:, in collaboration with Douglas Looney. This article purported to be Hill's first-hand account of the point shaving scheme. Hill claimed he paid Kuhn and Sweeney to shave points in nine games between December 16, 1978, and March 1, 1979. Hill won six games, but didn't begin to win wagers until Boston College's star Ernie Cobb joined the scheme for the last five games. Hill claimed he made between $ 75,000 to $ 100,000 in eleven weeks. He estimated his partners made $ 250,000. Hill said the players involved made about $ 10,000 each. 192:. The conspirators decided that these games presented especially good opportunities because New York bookmakers generally accepted large bets for New York teams. They reintroduced the original strategy, which proved successful for the February 3 Fordham game when Boston College, a ten-point favorite, won by seven points. The February 6 game against St. John's was a "push" (winning back exact bets), as the syndicate neither won nor lost when St. John's prevailed 85–76, the exact point spread (nine) the bookmakers had offered. 157:
nineteen points. Enraged by their gambling loss, the Perla brothers, along with Mazzei, Burke and Hill, decided to recruit additional Eagles players to enhance their control over the outcome of the games. They had Kuhn approach Ernie Cobb, the leading scorer on the team, but it has never been proven if Cobb agreed to cooperate. Burke instructed Hill to warn the players to keep to their end of the deal because "you can't play basketball with broken hands."
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games he thought we could fool around with, and gave the card to me. They kept saying that they liked the idea of just shaving points and not blowing the games." However, as noted below, the scheme also worked in games where the Eagles were expected to lose anyway, with them shaving points so that the syndicate could bet on the other team winning by more than the point spread.
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with the scheme, were bet on to win by a margin greater than the seven-point spread. Holy Cross ultimately won by only two points, as Cobb scored eight points in the final minute to bring the Eagles close, and everyone involved lost a substantial amount of money. Hill stated that, at the time, he and Burke were watching the game on television at Burke's home in
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as an opportunity to reap the full benefits of their scheme. They were aware that bookmakers generally accepted large bets on this game both because Boston College and Holy Cross were traditional rivals and because the game was being nationally televised. Holy Cross was favored to win and, consistent
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Suspecting that some bookmakers might be getting wise to the scheme, the conspirators temporarily revised their strategy after the UCLA game. To allay any suspicions of foul play, they decided to bet on Boston College to win by more than the point spread ("cover the spread") in a game that they were
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was chosen as the second test for the scheme. Boston College was favored by twelve to thirteen points, but won the game by only a three-point margin, 86–83. The syndicate was very happy with this result, and Kuhn was given cash to distribute to the players for their efforts. The scheme continued to
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before being discovered to have been involved), Kuhn and Sweeney from playing in the NBA. As of 2024, they would be the last three individuals to have been permanently banned from the NBA following major scandals coming to light during their college basketball careers. Since then, other players to
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on December 6, 1978, Boston College's team was favored to win by six to seven points. Kuhn was thus expected to keep the score below the six- to seven-point margin. However, the test run for the scheme proved unsuccessful when Boston College established an early lead and ultimately won the game by
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and spread the bets among a number of unsuspecting bookmakers around the country so as not to arouse suspicion. They would also ensure protection for the enterprise in the event that the unsuspecting bookmakers, all of whom had toughs at their disposal to collect unpaid debts, discovered they were
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on the scandal, naming former player Joe Streater as an accomplice in the point-shaving, claiming he had been recruited by Kuhn alongside Sweeney. No source was given for this claim, with Streater's last appearance for the team occurring in the 1977–78 season, but the claim remained for more than
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determined Boston College to be an eight-point favorite in a particular game, Kuhn would be paid a bonus, usually $ 2,500, if they won by less than eight points. In addition, they were given the opportunity to bet the money they were paid and double their winnings. Kuhn agreed to participate, and
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indicted Burke, Mazzei, Kuhn and the Perla brothers. Hill was listed as a co-conspirator but was not named as a defendant. At trial in 1981, the government's case consisted primarily of the testimony of Hill and three other witnesses: Sweeney and Joseph Beaulieu, both Boston College players, and
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on November 16, 1978, to meet with Mazzei, Kuhn, Tony Perla, and any other member of the Eagles team interested in participating in their scheme. Said Hill, "I asked the players which of the upcoming games they felt we could shave. Sweeney took out one of those little schedule cards, circled the
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The syndicate was able to lay nine points when the game was first available to be bet, and therefore pushed. Bookmakers, on seeing the heavy action, moved the line as high as twelve to discourage bets on the favorite (St. John's) and attract more bets on the underdog. Those later betters on St.
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Boston College's basketball team ended their 1978–79 season with a 22–9 record. The players involved in the scandal were paid between $ 500 and $ 1,000 for each game and were given the chance to double it betting on the games. Hill reportedly cleared over $ 100,000 ($ 419,800 today) and bettors
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and interstate travel with the intent to commit bribery. Burke was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment. Kuhn was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, later reduced to 28 months. Mazzei and Tony Perla were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Rocco Perla was sentenced to four years'
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Barbara Reed, a 23-year-old nurse who lived with Kuhn during the 1978–79 Eagles season. The government presented telephone records showing evidence of extensive communications between the conspirators during the 1978–79 season and records provided by
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Burke, through Hill, would front the money to pay the players, forwarding the money through Mazzei and the Perla brothers. The same channels would be used for the passing of the point spread from Burke and Hill to the players. Burke had Hill fly to
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agents inadvertently mentioned Hill's frequent trips to Boston around the time of the Lufthansa heist. Hill revealed his involvement in the point-shaving scheme, offering to relate the full story if federal officials would guarantee him full
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associate from New York who had befriended Mazzei while both men were serving sentences in a federal prison. Mazzei and the Perla brothers were particularly hopeful that Hill would enlist the support of his associate,
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In this case, while the line may have opened, or at one time gone to two, because of the heavy betting on Holy Cross, the syndicate had to lay as many as seven points and therefore lost their bet.
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as a perfect opportunity to earn a lot of money. Needing an inside man, the brothers wanted to recruit Rick Kuhn, a high school friend of Rocco who was entering his senior year at
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separating Boston College from its opponent was expected to be significant. Kuhn would be responsible for ensuring, by his play on the court, that Boston College
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syndicate to maximize their potential gain from the scheme. They contacted a local friend, Paul Mazzei, who was known to have influence within major
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While the line may have been as low as 13 at some point, the syndicate had to lay 15, and therefore lost their bet when Rhode Island won by only 13.
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to implement this plan. Their strategy was effective – Boston College, a five-point favorite, covered the spread with a 90–80 win over Connecticut.
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Following the results of the Boston College point-shaving scandal, the NBA would permanently ban Cobb (who had previously been drafted by the
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In this case, while the spread was as high as 5, the syndicate was able to lay just 2 points, and therefore pushed when Holy Cross won by 2.
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is either a single number or a range of numbers when bets had to be made at different spreads as the line moved due to action.
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The Perla brothers proposed a simple scheme: they, along with Kuhn, would select certain basketball games where the projected
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and would agree to intercede on his behalf to convince state officials to drop the drug charges pending in state court.
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in exchange for avoiding prison and possible execution by Burke and the Lucchese family. While he was being questioned,
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being swindled. Hill and Burke were brought into the scheme, after receiving approval from Lucchese family
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of any wrongdoing, despite Kuhn giving Cobb's girlfriend an allegedly unsolicited envelope with $ 1,000.
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confident the Eagles would win handily. The conspirators chose the January 17, 1979, game against
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The conspiracy unraveled in 1980 after Hill was arrested by New York State authorities on
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Confident from their recent success, the conspirators viewed the February 10 game against
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John's lost money because they laid more than the eventual nine point margin of victory.
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have been discovered in some serious scandals during their college careers, such as
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higher up the line were said to have made up to $ 250,000 ($ 1,049,500 today).
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After a four-week trial, each conspirator was convicted on charges of
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and various hotels which further corroborated government testimony.
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The scheme was conceived by Rocco Perla and his brother Anthony in
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and was expected to be a key member of the 1978–79 Eagles team.
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beforehand to understand many of the references in the story.
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five years, resulting in a number of media sites including
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in the know to place wagers against that team and win.
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Index

American Mafia
Boston College
Eagles men's basketball
not win by the required margin
point spread
gamblers
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
gamblers
1978–79 Boston College Eagles basketball season
Boston College
point spread
fell short of the point spread
bookmakers
Jim Sweeney
betting
New York
Henry Hill
Lucchese crime family
James Burke
lay them off
capo
Paul Vario
Boston
Providence
Harvard
UCLA
Connecticut
New York State
Fordham

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