Accurately Predicting Football with Python & SQL
And betting on the outcomes
“I’ve got a hunch that Chelsea is going to win” isn’t a very good argument for why you should place a bet.
“I’m using an algorithm that is proven to accurately predict outcomes better than the bookmakers” is much better.
To predict these outcomes I’ve created a data warehouse with my co-developer (Estèphe Corlin) throughout the 2021/22 football season to store: bookies odds, our own odds, player stats, fixture outcomes and more. Below is an example of…