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Show HN: CFP – Android app that uses AI to optimize long-term profit in soccer

3 pointsby boggioalmost 7 years ago

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boggioalmost 7 years ago
INTRO<p>The App uses Artificial Intelligence (evolutionary algorithms) with a main objective of obtaining long-term profit from betting on football (soccer) games. The AI has access statistical models and learns from past mistakes so that it optimizes future reward.<p>With over 1 year in testing the results of the algorithm&#x27;s predictions show that there is no magical solution that makes you win 100% of the time. However it has learned to exploit a couple of strategies and has achieved its objective of obtaining long-term profit.<p>- It bets on matches where it thinks there are increased chances for a surprise result. (betting against the favorite)<p>- Uses one match it thinks is [a value bet](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pinnacle.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;betting-articles&#x2F;educational&#x2F;what-is-a-value-bet&#x2F;MDFJ8GATUVW3M3MW" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pinnacle.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;betting-articles&#x2F;educational&#x2F;wha...</a>) combined with other matches to multiply profitability.<p>- Prefers to skip betting on most matches.<p>Some disadvantages of its strategies:<p>- Picks risky solutions that are more profitable on the long-run.<p>- Accuracy is between 32-60% depending on bet type. The low accuracy compensates with the increased rewards. ( average win odds of 2.7 and 3.5)<p>- Due to small sample bias <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=sgZQMJQRwRM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=sgZQMJQRwRM</a> and the accuracy it&#x27;s main vulnerability is short-term bankruptcy when choosing a stake that is too big in terms of % from the total amount available.<p>FAQ:<p>- Does it work only on Android?<p>Yes, at least for the moment. I plan to see how this goes and then release for iOS.<p>- Why are you using Facebook for authentification?<p>It was easy to implement (firebase auth) and I worked on it before the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It didn&#x27;t require extra costs and servers and had good enough protection against spamming accounts. I use the most minimum permissions from Facebook (just the email which is opt-out). Also planning to market it through Facebook ads so most of the potential users already have an Facebook account.
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