Optimizing Fantasy Sports Team Selection with Deep Reinforcement Learning
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| author | Bhattacharjee, Shamik Marathe, Kamlesh Kapoor, Hitesh Patil, Nilesh |
| author_facet | Bhattacharjee, Shamik Marathe, Kamlesh Kapoor, Hitesh Patil, Nilesh |
| contents | Fantasy sports, particularly fantasy cricket, have garnered immense popularity in India in recent years, offering enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in strategic team-building and compete based on the real-world performance of professional athletes. In this paper, we address the challenge of optimizing fantasy cricket team selection using reinforcement learning (RL) techniques. By framing the team creation process as a sequential decision-making problem, we aim to develop a model that can adaptively select players to maximize the team's potential performance. Our approach leverages historical player data to train RL algorithms, which then predict future performance and optimize team composition. This not only represents a huge business opportunity by enabling more accurate predictions of high-performing teams but also enhances the overall user experience. Through empirical evaluation and comparison with traditional fantasy team drafting methods, we demonstrate the effectiveness of RL in constructing competitive fantasy teams. Our results show that RL-based strategies provide valuable insights into player selection in fantasy sports. |
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| spellingShingle | Optimizing Fantasy Sports Team Selection with Deep Reinforcement Learning Bhattacharjee, Shamik Marathe, Kamlesh Kapoor, Hitesh Patil, Nilesh Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning I.2.1 Fantasy sports, particularly fantasy cricket, have garnered immense popularity in India in recent years, offering enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in strategic team-building and compete based on the real-world performance of professional athletes. In this paper, we address the challenge of optimizing fantasy cricket team selection using reinforcement learning (RL) techniques. By framing the team creation process as a sequential decision-making problem, we aim to develop a model that can adaptively select players to maximize the team's potential performance. Our approach leverages historical player data to train RL algorithms, which then predict future performance and optimize team composition. This not only represents a huge business opportunity by enabling more accurate predictions of high-performing teams but also enhances the overall user experience. Through empirical evaluation and comparison with traditional fantasy team drafting methods, we demonstrate the effectiveness of RL in constructing competitive fantasy teams. Our results show that RL-based strategies provide valuable insights into player selection in fantasy sports. |
| title | Optimizing Fantasy Sports Team Selection with Deep Reinforcement Learning |
| topic | Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning I.2.1 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.19215 |