Data Leaders

Sports Analytics, Betting, & Team Building Using Data Science

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Sinopsis

Richard Demsyn-Jones has an extensive experience building predictive models. Currently, Richard is at Google Trust and Safety Analytics, Prior to that Richard helped Capital One with their data science opportunities as a principal data scientist. Richard has an academic background in economics. I bumped into Richard when he was presenting on sports analytics, and despite zero interest or prior experience in watching in Hockey, I found myself deeply immersed in Richard’s presentation where he discussed data analytics around goalie quality...This goes to show Richard’s compelling storytelling abilities. Couple of fun facts about Richard: He thinks cereal is good for any meal, also he’s from Canada, but doesn’t want you to hold that against other Canadians. In this podcast, Richard shares his thoughts on: When it comes to betting, is natural talent more important than quantitative skills Nate Silvers story on why he left the poker world... A key area for a sports analyst to focus on (even if you are a hobbyist,