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How Big Data is revolutionising the world of fantasy football: analysing player performance and predicting your team’s chances of success
Fantasy football is a simulation game in which participants create a team of players and compete against each other based on the players’ real-life performances. The world of fantasy football also uses the concept of big data to gain competitive advantages.
Big data is a large amount of data that can be analysed to obtain useful information. In the case of fantasy football, big data can be used to analyse the performance of players and predict their future performance. This can help participants make better decisions when it comes to selecting players for their team.
For example, data can be used to identify the best performing players in certain roles or positions. Data can also be used to analyse players’ statistics based on their performance against specific teams or in specific leagues.
In addition, the use of big data can also enable participants to identify trends and patterns in players’ performances. This can help participants make more informed decisions when it comes to buying or selling specific players.