I put a not insignificant amount of programming man hours into fantasy sports, and often get asked what the point is. This post is an attempt to answer why I think creating software-driven DFS strategies are worth the time.
New games require new strategies. DraftKings launched Pick’Em mid way through 2017 via this Legal Sports Report article, and I just completed my first week of playing it for NBA games.
One useful mental model I have when playing DraftKings is multiples. A multiple for an NBA player is simple to compute. The basic implementation in the DraftKings library I maintain is below:
Three years ago, you couldn’t walk around South Station in Boston without seeing a DraftKings ad. They were everywhere. I like to think advertising doesn’t work on me, but I gave it a try.