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Data Science Project #1: Sports Betting

DS_Project_1

Data Science Project #1: Sports Betting

Problem Statment: The goal of this project is to identify betting spreads and the success probability rate. It helps the better know who to bet on by projecting the difference.

Data Source:

Approach: (Since the data is imbalanced, I used Python and SQL to preprocess data. Run linear regression models for runs by each team. Then,

Results:

1. Project Planning- A. make it accessible to work on (i.e. github) B. make it appropriately scoped C. make it accessible to automate parts D. Sports to test: 1. MLB 2. Soccer 3. NFL 4. Horse Racing

2. Data Collection

3. Data Cleaning

4. EDA

5. Model Building

6. Production

Conclusion: