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Evaluating Projections And Developing Projection Models For Daily Fantasy Basketball, Eric C. Evangelista
Evaluating Projections And Developing Projection Models For Daily Fantasy Basketball, Eric C. Evangelista
Master's Theses
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) has grown in popularity with millions of participants throughout the world. However, studies have shown that most profits from DFS contests are won by only a small percentage of players. This thesis addresses the challenges faced by DFS participants by evaluating sources that provide player projections for NBA DFS contests and by developing machine learning models that produce competitive player projections.
External sources are evaluated by constructing daily lineups based on the projections offered and evaluating those lineups in the context of all potential lineups, as well as those submitted by participants in competitive FanDuel DFS …