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Capstone Projects

Predictive Modeling for PGA DraftKings Contests

Program: Data Science Master's
Location: Not Specified (remote)
Student: Jarrod Pelkofer

Building off prior golf and daily fantasy research a simulation model is developed to predict the performance DraftKings fantasy performances of golfers in an upcoming tournament. Using summary statistics from the simulation model, optimal DraftKings lineups are constructed based on the rules of constructing a lineup. The model is evaluated based on ROI performance in actual DraftKings contests.