Predicting NFL outcomes using Deep Learning

Author: Dhruv Iyer

Using deep learning for a few ML-related NFL prediction tasks:

1. Predict the winner of a game given the records of each team
2. Predict the point spread between the teams

An interesting implication of (2) is you can use this to deicde whether to make a "cover" bet. The notebook explores this as well.

Data Sources:

NFL Betting Data

Scores

Caution

This repo is for entertainment purposes only. Betting always runs the risk of loss.