I Almost Got Rich From a Sports Betting Algorithm

Take an inside look into the world of high-frequency, quantitative betting.

Westgate Sportsbook, Las Vegas

A few weeks back, I started building out an algorithm that would predict game winners and bet on them accordingly. The system notched over 60% accuracy across 20 years of data. However, I found that just betting on the game winners alone wouldn’t be sustainable after accounting for sportsbook fees, so I…